May 5th 1951 A Football League first. Alex and David Herd became the first father and son to play together in the Football League – for Stockport County against Hartlepool United in Division 3 (North). Alex's career is below:
| Senior career* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1933 | Hamilton Academical | 85 | (41) |
| 1933–1948 | Manchester City | 257 | (107) |
| 1948–1951 | Stockport County | 111 | (35) |
| Total | 453 | (183) | |
| National team | |||
| 1942 | Scotland (wartime)[1][2] | 1 | (0) |
| 1951–1954 | Stockport County | 15 | (6) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–1961 | Arsenal | 166 | (97) |
| 1961–1968 | Manchester United | 202 | (114) |
| 1968–1970 | Stoke City | 44 | (11) |
| 1970–1971 | Waterford | 3 | (0) |
May 5th 1956
Probably the most famous footballing injury of them all. At the 1956 FA Cup final between Manchester City and Birmingham City, Bert Trautmann, the Manchester City 'keeper, was injured when making a save. He was treated for several minutes on the Wembley pitch but with no substitutes in those days, he played on to help his side record a 3-1 win. Three days later it was found that he had broken his neck when making the save! His surgeon was blunt in his assessment of the injury - 'You should be dead' he told the player. But Trautmann always denied that it was a brave act, 'If I had known I had broken my neck, I would have been off like a shot.' The moment below....
May 5th 1973
A major upset in the FA Cup Final at Wembley when for the first time since 1931 a club from outside of the top flight won the competition. Second Division Sunderland beat the then-mighty Leeds United, the FA Cup holders, 1-0. Memorable moments were the first half goal from Ian Porterfield and a brilliant second half double-save by Sunderland ‘keeper Jim Montgomery to foil goalscoring efforts from Trevor Cherry and Peter Lorimer. Another memorable image was that of the jubilant celebratory jog down the Wembley pitch made by Sunderland manager Bob Stokoe – a former Newcastle United player. That image has now been immortalised in a statue of Bob situated outside of Sunderland’s Stadium of Light ground.
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