Events Today
Goodison Park’s first football match ends in Everton victory
Everton played their first-ever match at Goodison Park in 1892, defeating Bolton Wanderers 4-2 in a friendly just days after the stadium officially opened. The occasion marked the beginning of one of English football’s most famous stadium stories.
Woolwich Arsenal play London’s first Football League match against Newcastle United
Arsenal made Football League history when they drew 2-2 with Newcastle United at the Manor Ground. The match was not only Arsenal’s first-ever Football League fixture, but also the first Football League match to be played in London. Goals from Walter Shaw and Arthur Elliott put the hosts 2-0 up before Newcastle fought back to earn a share of the points.
Belgium win Olympic gold after Czechoslovakia walk off in protest
Belgium won the 1920 Olympic football gold medal after Czechoslovakia abandoned the final in Antwerp in protest at the referee’s decisions. With Belgium leading 2-0 through Robert Coppée and Henri Larnoe, and Czech defender Karel Steiner having been sent off, the Czechoslovakian team walked off the pitch after around 40 minutes and refused to return.