Football On This Day February 17th 1934 Hillsborough record attendance: What is still a record crowd for a match at Hillsborough was set when Sheffield Wednesday played Manchester City in an FA Cup 5th Round tie – 72,841. The match ended 2-2 but City won the replay and went on to win the FA Cup for the second time in their history. The beat Portsmouth on April 28th at Wembley, 2-1 in front of over a 93,000 crowd. The referee was Stanly Rous (later to be knighted and President of the FA). Frank Swift, the very well known England goalkeeper, feinted at the end of the game, having been listening to a photographer behind his goal counting down the minutes. After 50 seconds from time..."Only 50 seconds to go, you're nearly there lad, 40 seconds, you've done 'em now 30 seconds, it's your cup son...". Swift died in the Munich Air Crash in 1958.
On 17th February 1973 A pair of Hibbitts: In the First Division fixture at Molineux between Wolves and Newcastle brothers Kenny and Terry Hibbitt were on opposing sides - Kenny (in Wolves shirt) scored for Wolves and Terry (stripes) equalised for Newcastle in the 1-1 draw.
and 17th February 2018 An Earthquake: Players were literally quaking in their boots on this Saturday afternoon in South Wales. The worst earthquake to hit the country in ten years - it had a 4.4 magnitude - was felt between Liverpool and Devon but it had its epicentre in South Wales. It saw the referee in the Welsh League match between Port Talbot and Taff's Well, stop play for a spell in the first half, surely a unique experience for all concerned! Below a quake free match: 0-1!
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