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RAYNES PARK VALE                                                      UP THE VALE






 FOOTBALL ON
 THIS DAY  Wednesday beating United 4-0
 at Hillsborough in front of a Third
 Division record crowd – still – of
 49,309.
 On this day - 1999
 There was a time when a ‘foreign’
 player in the League was from
 Scotland, Ireland or Wales but
 26TH DECEMBER  on Boxing Day 1999 Chelsea
 fielded the first team in the   With over 25 years experience in all aspects of
 Over the years there have   munitions factory in the First   League to consist entirely of non-
 certainly been some ‘hang-over   World War, played St Helens   British players. They won 2-1   domestic and commercial glazing you are in safe
 results’ on Boxing Day. A look   Ladies in front of a capacity   at Southampton in the Premier
 back at Christmas 1934 saw   53,000 crowd at Goodison Park   League with a starting line-up   hanDS.
 Everton dominant enough to   with over 10,000 locked out. The   of - Ed de Goey (Netherlands),
 beat Sunderland 6-2 at Goodison   men-only Football Association   Albert Ferrer (Spain), Celestine
 on Christmas Day. A day later   were not too happy…..  Babayaro (Nigeria), Emerson
 on Boxing Day the two clubs   Thome (Brazil), Franck Leboeuf   - composite doors
 played the reverse fixture at   On this day - 1927  (France), Dan Petrescu (Romania),     bi fold doors
 Roker Park with Sunderland   Didier Deschamps (France),   Our services should inc:
 It’s never over until the final   Composite Doors
 victors this time - by 7-0. Mind   Roberto di Matteo (Italy), Gabriele     pvc french doors
 whistle blows. Syd Reid had   Bi-fold Doors
 you a month later the same two   Ambrosetti (Italy), Gus Poyet
 scored 4 goals to help Luton   PVC French Doors
 clubs met again at Goodison in   (Uruguay), and Tore Andre Flo     pvc residential doors
 Town to a 5-1 half-time lead in   PVC residential- Front and Back doors
 the FA Cup with Everton winning   (Norway). Their manager was   PVC Patio Sliding doors
 the Third Division (South) match     pvc patio sliding doors
 that one 6-4.  A few more of the   Gianluca Vialli of Italy but at least   Timber Doors
 at the County Ground against
 ‘hang-over’ results recorded over   they had English subs that day!  Windows   cALL TODAY
 Northampton Town on Boxing     timber doors
 the years on on Boxing Day, the   Repairs
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 celebrations......   6-5.  When Hull City found themselves
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 1930 –  Day Premier League fixture
 A record number of goals were
 Hull City 10  Halifax Town 0    Tigers manager Phil Brown
 scored in one day in the top
 (Division 3 North)  division – 66 goals in 10 matches   was not chuffed. He likened
 1935 –   in the old First Division. That   Hull’s efforts as a ‘Sunday
 Tranmere Rovers 13  Oldham   figure included 11 at Craven   League performance’ and with
 Athletic 4  (Division 3 North)  Cottage – Fulham 10 Ipswich   his Christmas spirit absent he   trained and skilled in repairing replacing all types
 1962 -  Town 1 – which was the last time   refused to allow his players to
 Oldham Athletic 11    a club scored double-figures in a   return to the dressing room   of Windows and doors. All our fitters are fully
 Southport 0  (Division 4)  top flight match.  during the half-time break.   qualified and FENSA registered.
 1963 -  Instead he sat them on the pitch
 Fulham 10  Ipswich Town 1    On this day - 1979  in front of the 5500 travelling
 fans and gave the players a
 (Division 1)   For the first time the two
 bollocking! Hull lost the match
 Sheffield clubs found
 On this day - 1920  themselves playing each other   5-1 but hey, that meant they had
 drawn the second half 1-1!
 in the Third Division. Boxing Day
 The Dick Kerr’s Ladies Football
 saw the first of those matches,
 team, formed in a Preston
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