BILLY MEREDITH

Surrounded by thrown toilet rolls, this Spurs corner taker couldn't help his team get to 4th place in the Premier League on 7th March 2006. Playing West Ham, a dodgy meal of lasagne from the night before dogged the Spurs who under-performed. Arsenal got their passport into European Champions' League.

On the 7th May 1921 at Old Trafford, Manchester United met Derby County in a First Division League match, which United won 3-0. 10,000 watched the game.
At the end of the season United ended 13th out of 22 and Derby were relegated. This game was the last one played for United, by Billy Meredith, a Welsh footballing legend who appeared in two United championship sides (1907-8, 1910-11) and an FA Cup win 1909. He was the oldest player to pull on a United shirt at 46 years 281 days.

Meredith was an important part of footballing history, who with colleague Charlie Roberts, formed the "Players' Union" in 1907.
He played for Chirk (north Wales) at the start of his career, Northwich Victoria, then signed for City in 1894-1906 (339 apps 129 goals). He joined United in 1906-21 (303/35) and then went back to City 1921-4 28 games. He played 48 times for Wales (11 goals).

The first match between United (then known as Newton Heath) and County was on 31st December 1892. The first match between Manchester United (once the club changed its name) and Derby County was in 1906.

At Edgeley Park, Stockport County's home ground, there was a ban on matches being hosted there after crowd trouble, so County played their home game against Leicester City at Old Trafford after the First Division game. 13 supporters paid to get in and joined several thousands who stayed on from the watching the big game.