On the 7th March 2000, The Forgotten Five, Alan Ball, George Cohen, Roger Hunt, Nobby Stiles and Ray Wilson became the last of England’s 1966 World Cup winners to be honoured when they received their MBEs from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
On the same date 2011, A Sending Off One of the more bizarre sendings off! When the Havant & Waterlooville v Dorchester Town Conference South match was interrupted by a home fan, Alan Young, invading the pitch wearing a mankini - for a bet - you could guess headlines were in the making. The pitch invasion came to an end when Dorchester player-manager Ashley Vickers tackled the fan to the ground - and was then promptly sent off by the ref for violent conduct. 'I'm dumbfounded and speechless' he said 'I thought I was doing them a favour'.
He appealed against the sending off, but the red card was upheld although the three-match ban he was due was dropped. Sadly for him though the match was evenly poised at 1-1 when he was sent off but Dorchester eventually lost the match 3-1, with two more of their players receiving their marching orders before the final whistle.
1920 Willie Watson (below) England cricketer 23 tests over 8 years, also a midfielder for Huddersfield, Sunderland and Halifax; a winner of 4 England football caps.
1933 Jackie Blanchflower (below), Man Utd and Nothern Ireland footballer, died in 1998. Survived Munich Air Crash, but was injured. Brother to the more famous, Danny, of Spurs and Northern Ireland.
In 1973, born on this day, Ray Parlour, in Romford: England and Arsenal and Talksport of course. Yes, this is him below....
1994 Jordan Pickford, goalkeeper-born this day.
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