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On this day in football history

: 1922 Huddersfield Town won the FA Cup against Preston North End with a single goal from the penalty spot in virtually the last minute of the match. The scorer was Billy Smith who had missed out on a Final appearance two years earlier through suspension.; 1931 Death of Danny Steel at the age of 47. He had joined Tottenham Hotspur from Third Lanark in 1905 and had captained Spurs for several seasons.; 1932 Death of Jimmy Auld, former Third Lanark and Scotland half-back at the age of 70. He was a member of the Sunderland team which was elected to the League in 1890, won the Championship in 1892, 1893 and 1895 and were runners-up in 1894.; 1933 Darlington's John Downing scored a hat trick on his Football League debut against Carlisle.; 1950 Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-0 in the FA Cup Final.; 1961 Peterborough United beat Barrow 6-2 in the last Fourth Division match of their first season. They not only won the Championship but set a new Fourth Division scoring record of 134 goals. Centre-forward Billy Bly scored three that day to bring his tally to 52 and become the first player to hit 50 in a post-war season.; 1970 Chelsea beat Leeds United in the FA Cup Final replay at Old Trafford 2-1. The match is regarded as one of the most violent in FA Cup history with David Webbb scoring the winner for the blues.; 1970 Manchester City won the European Cup Winners' Cup by beating Gornik 2-1.; 1996 Kevin Keegan manager of Newcastle United famously looses his temper on live TV in an outburst against Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson.