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: 1934 Sam Bartram signed for Charlton Athletic. It was 22 years before he left the club to become manager of York City and in the intervening years was regarded as the finest uncapped goalkeeper in the game. Played in 583 League and 30 Cup games in peace-time and won Cup winners' and runners-up medals in the seasons immediately after the War.; 1946 Albert Stubbins, Newcastle United centre forward, transferred to Liverpool. Came into the Newcastle side in 1938 and was a prolific scorer during the war years netting 245 times in 199 regional matches. Won a Championship medal in 1947 and played in the 1950 Cup Final in which Liverpool were beaten 2-0 by Arsenal. Left the game in 1953 with a peace-time League record of 82 goals in 186 games. Never capped by England but scored 5 goals for the Football League against the Irish League in October 1950.; 1956 Anderlecht 0 Manchester United 2 (Viollet, Taylor), the 1st leg of the European Champions Cup-tie played in Brussels. This was the first appearance of a Football League club in the competition. In the second leg at Old Trafford a fortnight later United won 10-0 and went on to the semifinals when they lost to Real Madrid.; 1960 Chelsea goalkeeper, Bill Robertson, transferred to Leyton Orient. Went to Stamford Bridge in 1947 but had to wait four years before his League debut. Appeared in just over half of the club's games in their 1954-55 Championship season. Spent three seasons with Orient and left the League after a total of 247 matches.; 1964 Six players sent off in Football League games - a record for one day. The six were David Gibson (Leicester City) at Leeds; R. McGarry (Newcastle United) and B. Wood (Crystal Palace) at Newcastle; Dick Renwick (Aldershot) at Notts County; Colin Bettany (Torquay United) and Ian Sandiford (Stockport County) at Torquay.