England FIFA World XI: England beat a Rest of the World side 2-1 at Wembley on 23 October 1963 for the FA centenary, Yashin and Puskas among the stars.
George Reynolds Darlington: on 21 October 2005 the safe-breaker chairman who built a 25,000-seat stadium for a fourth-tier club was jailed for tax evasion
Leicester 10-0 Portsmouth, 20 October 1928: Arthur Chandler's six goals, the six swans legend at Filbert Street, and Leicester City's record league win.
Celtic 7-1 Rangers, the Hampden in the Sun League Cup final of 19 October 1957: the full scorers, the 82,293 crowd, and the British record it still holds.
Stanley Matthews Stoke re-signing, October 1961: Blackpool set a £3,500 fee for a 46-year-old, and the home gate leapt from 8,409 to 35,974 in a fortnight.
The Leeds City auction of 17 October 1919: expelled from the Football League, the club's 16 players were sold to nine clubs at the Metropole Hotel, Leeds.
Messi Barcelona debut, 16 October 2004: a 17-year-old came on for the last minutes of a derby Barcelona won 1-0 at Espanyol, and almost nobody noticed.
Northampton Town Sixfields opened on 15 October 1994 with a 1-1 draw against Barnet, two years after supporters rescued the club from near-liquidation.
