ON THIS DAY

The Hull City v Newcastle United Premier League match at the KC Stadium hit the headlines when a touchline spat saw Newcastle manager Alan Pardew headbutt Hull midfielder David Meyler. The incident also hit the pocket of Pardew who was fined £100,000 by the Magpies with the FA taking another £60,000 as well banning him for seven matches. 2 nd March

Everton legend Dixie Dean died at his spiritual home Goodison Park when attending an Everton v Liverpool fixture. He was the most prolific scorer in Everton’s history – 383 goals in 433 appearances including 37 hat-tricks while his 60 League goals in the 1927/28 season is an all-time League record. He only played 16 times for England – but scored 18 goals.