[Lord Snooty]

February 2nd:

On this date in 2017, we had one of the best Town performances of recent memory, an iconic evening in the promotion season. This was the one where we beat the long time league leaders Brighton at home 3-1. We hit the post first through the lively Rajiv van La Parra, but then first to score was Tommy Smith, putting away the rebound from his own shot. A rare mistake from Aaron Mooy then allowed Tomer Hemed to run free and take the ball round Danny Ward before slotting in.

But Nahki Wells and Elias Kachunga combined well to set each other up. Nahki blasted an unstoppable shot past the Brighton keeper after a cute back flick. Then his cross set up Kacha for a header to make it 3-1 at half time. Lewis Dunk got sent off for a second yellow which should've been a straight red, in the 67th minute. The extra man helped, but we were so much in control anyway, it had no bearing on the match, which could've been more of a drubblig when Mooy hit the post in the final minute.

Way back in time now to 1924 and an FA Cup tie at Old Trafford. In a role reversal to what is now the biggest club in the world verses a mid table 2nd Division team, Town would win the League for the first time in this season, whereas Manchester United would finish 14th in the 2nd Division. Yes, kids, Man Utd were a mid table mediocre 2nd Divison team and we spanked them 3-0. They still got big crowds though and 66,678 turned up to see the best team in the land hammer the Red Devils, with two goals from Charlie Wilson and one from Clem Stephenson.

Our Welsh Wizard of the Wing from the 70s, Dick Krzywicki was born on this day in 1947, making him 75 today. He signed for Town in 1970 towards the back end of the 69/70 2nd division title winning season, from West Brom. He made 6 appearances that season, scoring four goals. Two of those goals came in the last game of the season, a 3-1 home win over Watford, when we received the trophy.

His good form continued into the next season, scoring in the second game of the season against Southampton when we won 3-1 to go top of the First Division. Before that though, he scored in the summer for Wales against England, who were still World Champions at the time, in a 1-1 draw at Ninian Park. And so he is the last Town player to score against England (I think).

A year after baby Krzywicki was born, Town legend Tom Wilson died, on this date in 1948. Tom played twelve seasons at Town and finished with 500 appearances, leaving him 2nd in our all time appearances list. He holds the club record for FA Cup appearances, with 52. He was captain of the team that won the League three times in a row, but strangely only ever won one cap for England. He was so famous that a waxwork figure of himself was created for the 1930 FA Cup Final and was displayed in Madame Tussauds.

After retiring from playing, he was trainer at Barnsley, which is where he died, aged just 51.