ON THIS DAY

I think I resent Lottery jackpot winners - because they are not me I guess! When I heard that a former Chelsea footballer had won £5,517,056 in the draw of 4th July 2015 I was even less pleased - money to money I thought. But Terry Bradbury was a player from a different era. Although he played alongside Jimmy Greaves, Terry Venables and Peter Bonetti in the Chelsea side of the early 1960's - he later played for Southend, Leyton Orient, Wrexham and Chester - he said that he had never earned more than £25 a week from the game. So I hope that he enjoys his good fortune!

At last England fans had something to shout about in a summer tournament, courtesy of the England women's team. They beat Germany 1-0 - their first-ever victory over the Germans - to claim third place in the World Cup played in Canada. Fara Williams scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in extra time.

David Beckham and Posh Spice Victoria Adams were married by the Bishop of Cork at Luttrellstown Castle in Dublin. Gary Neville was the best man at the wedding which was believed to have cost £500,000. But with an exclusive contract with OK! Magazine to cover the event I guess they made a profit!

England met West Germany in the semi-final of the World Cup. Paul Gascoigne burst into tears when he received a booking that would have kept him out of the final – but the match went to a penalty shoot-out and with Chris Waddle and Stuart Pearce failing to score the Germans won, inevitably!

Tommy Docherty was sacked as manager of Manchester United after it became known that he was having an affair with Mary Brown, the wife of the club physio.

West Germany beat Hungary 3-2 in the World Cup final in Switzerland just two weeks after Hungary had beaten the Germans 8-3 in a group match.