Today: Previously - September 24th

Today: Previously  -  September 24th

Rugby League

Unfortunately Fev have lost nine and drawn one of the fourteen matches they have played on September 24th.

In 1921, they travelled away to Leigh and were beaten 24-0.

It was not until 1952 that they recorded a win on September 24th when they played Hull Kingston Rovers at home in the second round of the Yorkshire Cup and won 14-4.

The draw was also against Hull KR and again was a Yorkshire Cup second round tie. It was 20-20 at Craven Park in 1986. Two days later Fev won the replay 23-12 at Post Office Road.

Coincidentally, the last time Fev played on September 24th was away to Halifax in a National League One play-off tie. Halifax eliminated Fev with a 36-30 win.

The Fev team were:

Ian Hardman; Tom Saxton, Andy Kirk, Tommy Haughey, Waine Pryce; Kyle Briggs, Andy Kain; James Houston, Jack Lee, Stuart Dickens, Matty Dale, Tim Spears, Iestyn Harris. 

Subs: Tony Tonks, Joe McLocklan, Joe Hirst, Ross Divorty

The only survivor from the Halifax team that day is Rob Worrincy.

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In 1999, Castleford knocked Leeds out by 23-16 in a Super League play-off match at Headingley. In 2004 play-offs Wakefield went to Hull FC and won 28-18.

In 2015, the first year of the super 8s, Warrington were away to Saint Helens and won by 32-16 and last year, Toulouse, on route to promotion, defeated York in the League One play-offs by 62-10.

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There were two World Cup matches on September 24th 1960. Australia beat France 13-12 at Wigan and Great Britain beat New Zealand 23-8 at Odsal.

In 2016 there were three international matches. Serbia beat Spain 64-4, the Czech Republic beat Norway 12-6 and, in the Americas Cup, United States beat Canada 14-8 in Toronto.

World Events

In 1776, First St Leger horse race in Doncaster

In 1930, First NFL game under floodlights

In 1940, Luftwaffe bombs Spitfire factory in Southampton

In 1948, The Honda Motor Company is founded

In 1953, Rocky Marciano becomes world heavyweight boxing champion

In 1957, Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley) released

 

Rocky Marciano

Birthdays

1501 Girolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician and astologer

1884 Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist

1896 F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (The Great Gatsby)

1902 Ayatollah Khomeini, supreme leader of Iran (1979-1989)

1936 Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets

1976 Sean Long, Saint Helens assistant coach

Jim Henson