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: 1899 Oldham Athletic formed. They were elected to the Second Division of the Football League in 1907 and gained promotion to the First Division in 1910 where they remained until 1923, their best position being runners-up in 1915. They have now appeared in all four divisions of the League.; 1926 One of the greatest players ever, Alfredo Di Stefano, is born in Buenos Aries Argentina. He began his playing career at River Plate in 1942 before moving to Colombia to play for Milionaros. He won four championships while there, and after a friendly against Spanish giants Real Madrid he was persuaded to make the move to Europe. He won eight Spanish titles and was an integral part of the team that won five European Cups in a row, with Alfredo scoring in all five. He was capped by three countries Argentina, Colombia and Spain but never appeared in a World Cup Finals.; 1927 Harold Pearson became a professional with W.B.A. A goalkeeper like his father Hubert, who played for Albion from 1910 to 1925, he served the club for 10 years being a member of the 1931 team which won the FA Cup and promotion from the Second Division in the same season. He played for England against Scotland in 1932 and moved to Millwall in 1937. When war came in 1939 and ended his first class career he had played in 325 League games. Between them, father and son appeared in 608 League games for Albion, 322 by Hubert and 286 by Harold.; 1954 West Germany beat Hungary 3-2 in the World Cup Final. The same two teams had met earlier with Hungary winning 8-3. This was the first time a team had lost a match and then won the World Cup.; 1956 Death of Eugene 'Taffy' O'Callaghan, Fulham coach and former Tottenham Hotspur and Wales forward. A brilliant schoolboy player he joined Spurs at 16 and made his League debut 3 years later in 1927 when Jimmy Seed was injured. He was so good that Seed never regained his place. Despite the early promise he never quite reached greatness and moved to Leicester City in March 1934 joining Fulham in 1937. The Second War ended his first class career when he had played in 375 League matches and scored 125 goals. First capped by Wales in 1929 he made a total of 11 international appearances to 1935.; 1974 Don Revie is appointed as the new manager of England replacing Sir Alf Ramsey.; 1982 France beat Northern Ireland 4-1 in Madrid in the World Cup Finals.; 1988 The first foreign manager in English soccer, Danny Bergara, is appointed at Rochdale.; 1990 England lose on penalties to West Germany in the World Cup Finals in Italy.