On April 29th 1961, Terry scored 52 goals in one season when leading the line with Peterborough United and on April 1961 a hat trick against Barrow at London Road, created a post-war best for the Football League, This being a Division 4 game, Barrow were bottom of the division and The Posh, as Peterborough were known, reached 134 goals in the season earning them promotion to Division Three in top position. Over 15,000 watched the game. Terry began his career at Bury Town, played for Norwich City 29 apps/4 goals, then went to the Posh 88 times and scored 81 goals. At Coventry 32 apps 25 goals, Notts County 29/4 and Grantham 199/125,not a bad investment!
On the same day in 1992, Gary Lineker scored his 48th goal for England against The CIS in Moscow. With 6 more internationals in his locker, he scored no more goals for his country, including missing a penalty against Brazil in a 1-1 draw at Wembley. This left him one short of Bobby Charlton's England record of 49 goals in 106 appearances. Wayne Rooney has since passed Charlton's record
On the 30th April 1988, Peter Shilton overtook Terry Paine's record of Football League appearances by notching his 825th match when he played in a 1-1 at Vicarage Road against Watford for Derby. Shilton went on to appear 1005 times.
In 1960 (30th April) Tom Finney played his last game for his beloved Preston North End against Luton Town in a Division One (top) match, helping his team to a 2-0 win. He made 433 appearances for North End and turned out once more in September 1963 for the Irish club, Distillery when they took on Portuguese stars, Benfica in a European Cup tie. At home the Irish lads got a brilliant 3-3 draw. They lost 0-5 away.
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