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: 1900 Queens Park joined the Scottish League. Founded in 1867 and Scotland's oldest club they had remained strictly amateur and had not come into the League when it was formed in 1890. Although the foremost club in the early years of Scottish football they were at a disadvantage once professionalism was legalised and the vast majority of their best players had joined the professional ranks.; 1927 England beat Belgium 9-1 in Brussels. Their goals were shared amongst the forwards with Bill Dean (Everton) scoring three, George Brown (Huddersfield Town) and Arthur Rigby (Blackburn Rovers) two apiece and the two wingers Joe Hulme (Arsenal) and Louis Page (Burnley) getting one each.; 1958 Former Hungarian international Ferenc Puskas, who left the country during the 1956 uprising, joined Real Madrid. On the orders of F.I.FA he had not been allowed to sign for a club outside Hungary for 18 months. He was a member of the Hungarian side which beat England at Wembley in November 1953; the first continental side to beat England at home. Altogether he was capped 84 times including the 1954 World Cup Final when Hungary were beaten 3-2 by West Germany. He later made four appearances for Spain and played in three European Champions Cup Finals for Real Madrid; winning the competition twice. He eventually retired from first class football in 1966 when he was reputedly 39 years old.; 1973 Liverpool win the first leg of the UEFA Cup Final first leg against Borussia Moenchenglabach 3-0.; 1974 Denis Law made a record 54th appearance for Scotland when he played against Northern Ireland. Unfortunately for him Scotland lost the match 1-0.; 1976 Elton John was elected chairman of Watford.; 1985 Bradford City's match against Lincoln City was abandoned when a horrific fire engulfed the main stand at Valley Parade. 56 supporters lost their lives and over 250 were injured.; 1995 Footballer of the year Jurgen Klinsmann announces he is leaving Tottenham Hotspur at the end of the season for Bayern Munich; 1996 Manchester United beat Liverpool in the FA Cup Final 1-0 with Eric Cantona scoring the winning goal.; 1999 Arsenal's 1-0 defeat at Leeds United hands the Premiership title to rivals Manchester United.