1974
Peter Shilton makes his debut for Stoke City in a 2-2 with Wolverhampton Wanderers after his £340,000 move from Leicester City. Ex-Leicester and England keeper Gordon Banks says: “Already he is a better goalkeeper than I was at his age.
“I have never come across such agility in a tall man before. This man will definitely be better than I was.”
Manager Tony Waddington describes Peter’s debut as ‘out-of-this-world’. However, Stoke would be relegated at the end of the 1976-77 season and, in 1977, Peter was bought by Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest. Peter would later play for Southampton, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle and Bolton Wanderers, finishing at Leyton Orient, where he achieved a record 1,005 League appearances. In July 1990.
Peter finally retired from the international scene with a world record 125 caps to his name. Voted Footballer of the Year in 1978, Peter earned an MBE in 1986 and an OBE in 1991.
1987
Terry Venables takes his first training session with Spurs following his move from Barcelona. He says: “It’s a gamble for me to come back into the First Division at this stage in my career, in this way. But it is a challenge I feel I must face.”
1983
Twenty rwo-year-old Jesper Olsen signs for Manchester United from Ajax for £700,000. He says: “I have decided to join them because I think they can win the European Cup.”
1960
England beat Wales 5-1 at Wembley with two from Jimmy Greaves. The five-goal haul takes England's total to twenty-three in four matches.
1948
Frank Worthington, flamboyant much-travelled forward, is born in Halifax.
1937
Burnley, Liverpool, Arsenal and Plymouth Argyle keeper Jim Furnell is born in Clitheroe.
