ON THIS DAY

It's always good to see foreign players try out some of the British traditions but when Manchester City's Mario Balotelli and friends decided to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night it hit the national headlines. No, not because he got the date wrong more to do where they let the fireworks off - in his bathroom! The resulting fire caused a reported £400,000 of damage to his rented home. The incident happened in the early hours of the day before a reasonably important Premier League fixture for City - against Manchester United at Old Trafford although amazingly it proved to be the perfect preparation for the fixture - Balotelli scored twice in City's 6-1 victory. 23 rd October

Travelling home after a session with the Stoke physio Gordon Banks was involved in a car accident which cost him his sight in his right eye and ended the playing career of one of the best goalkeepers the world has known.

Blackpool's best First Division result in the 1966/67 season came on this day in 1966 when they thumped Newcastle United 6-0 at Bloomfield Road. What made the result even more impressive was the fact that it was also their only home League victory of the season. They finished bottom!