On This Day In Sport

1976: Derby became the first British club to score 12 goals in a European match when they beat Ireland’s Finn Harps 12-0 in a UEFA Cup tie.

1984: Lester Piggott broke Frank Buckle’s record of 27 Classic wins when he rode Commanche Run to victory in the St Leger.

1985: Tony Jacklin’s European team inflicted defeat on the Americans in the Ryder Cup for the first time in 28 years at The Belfry.

2003: England Test batsman and wicketkeeper Alec Stewart retired from first-class cricket.

2005: Frank Hadden was confirmed as Scotland’s new coach by the Scottish Rugby Football Union after a spell as caretaker.

2011: Lancashire won the County Championship Division One title after they beat Somerset by eight wickets, while Warwickshire drew with Hampshire.

2012: Hampshire won the Clydesdale Bank 40 final by losing fewer wickets than Warwickshire after the scores finished tied on 244.

2015: Manchester United defender Luke Shaw suffered a double fracture of the right leg in a 2-1 Champions League defeat at PSV Eindhoven.

2015: England selected the uncapped duo of Alex Hales and Zafar Ansari for the Test tour against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. Surrey all-rounder Ansari suffered an open dislocation of the left thumb hours after being called up.

2018: Moeen Ali led underdogs Worcestershire to glory on their first appearance at Vitality Blast Finals Day, with Ben Cox and Pat Brown sharing the spotlight in a rousing win over Sussex in the final at Edgbaston.

2019: Mason Greenwood, 17, scored his first senior Manchester United goal in the 1-0 Europa League win over Astana.

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