October 17 – England Pole-Axed and Cash in the Attic

England get done by a clown and financial meltdown in Leeds, 80 years before Peter Ridsdale got involved with his goldfish.

1973 – England Pole-Axed

SEVEN years earlier, Sir Alf and his England side had been the toast of the nation, having reached football nirvana in the 1966 World Cup final. But today in 1973 was a different story, as England fell short in their attempts to qualify for the 1974 World Cup, as Poland held them to a 1-1 draw at Wembley. Read the full story here.

1919 – Cash in the Attic

Like a football version of Atlantis, Leeds City is the ancient lost club of football, and it was today in 1919 that the book was closed on the final sorry chapter in its history. Click here for the whole story.

The beginning of the end for Sir Alf.