TRANSFERS TO EUROPE'S MAINLAND and ARCHIE GEMMILL- FIRST SUB

13th August 2023 is the day when Harry Kane made his "controversial move to Bayern Munich. 

On this day in 2004, Anfield legend Michael Owen moved from Liverpool to Real Madrid. He had a poor time in Madrid while, ironically, Liverpool won the Champions League for the first time at the end of the first season without him! Watch this space!!

Youth career
1991–1996	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2004	Liverpool	216	(118)
2004–2005	Real Madrid	36	(13)
2005–2009	Newcastle United	71	(26)
2009–2012	Manchester United	31	(5)
2012–2013	Stoke City	8	(1)
Total		362	(163)

ending briefly at Stoke....

 

1998–2008	Owen's England apps	89	(40)

13 August 1966 was when Archie Gemmill's First History-Making Moment occurred. The St. Mirren midfielder, Archie Gemmill, became the first substitute in Scotland. The use of substitutes in football dates back to the 1860s, but as the rules became codified, they became disfavored and disallowed. By the 1950s, however, people began reintroducing them, with FIFA allowing them in qualification matches for the 1954 World Cup. 

England and Scotland slowly began to reconsider the rule, with England adopting the use of a single substitute per team starting with the 1965-66 season, but even then only to replace an injured player. One year later, Scotland applied an identical rule. 

Gemmill, then just 19 years old and two years into his career with St. Mirren, was the first player in Scotland to come on as a substitute, replacing an injured Jim Clunie after 23 minutes in a Scottish League Cup match against Clyde. Unfortunately for Gemmill and St. Mirren, it was a milestone made in a losing effort, as they fell to Clyde 1-0. Gemmill went on to enjoy a lengthy career in Scotland and England (and a brief spell in the United States) that lasted until his retirement in 1984. He also earned 43 caps for Scotland, for whom he scored one of the World Cup's most memorable goals in a 1978 match against the Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4mHle333FM

Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1967	St Mirren	65	(9)
1967–1970	Preston North End	99	(13)
1970–1977	Derby County	261	(17)
1977–1979	Nottingham Forest	58	(4)
1979–1982	Birmingham City	97	(12)
1982	Jacksonville Tea Men	32	(2)
1982	Wigan Athletic	11	(0)
1982–1984	Derby County	63	(8)
Total		686	(65)
International career
1971–1981	Scotland	43	(8)
Managerial career
1994–1996	Rotherham United
2005–2009	Scotland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals