[Lord Snooty]

April 22:

Here's one for all fans of Neil Warnock. Town away at Shrewsbury on this date in 1995..........

Hope you enjoyed that. Let's go back now, back in time to 1911 and on this date, Town got their highest win so far. Highest in the league that is, we'd already beaten Heckmondwike 11-0 in the FA Cup the previous year.

This was our first season in the Football League and by the end of it, we'd reached our goal of mid table mediocrity by finishing 13th. The team were nicknamed the Babes and had a crazy goalkeeper playing the fourth of his five games for Town in this one at home to Birmingham. He was Dr Leigh Richmond Roose, one of the games mavericks, who I've written about before and who sadly died in battle on the Somme in 1916.

He was one of a few amateur players Town used in that season. Anyway, happier days for Roose, who was a doctor of bacteriology, as we won this game 7-1. Goals coming that day from a James Macauley hat trick, two from George Blackburn and one each for James Howie and Joe Jee.

Another big win. This one, on this date in 1922, was against Preston North End. It was the middle one of three games in three weeks against the Lillywhites, with a draw the week before and the FA Cup Final coming next week.

What a great boost for the final this was as we stuffed them 6-0 at Leeds Road. Two hat tricks for Town from Ernie Islip and Billy Smith.

One of our most recent Play Off winning heroes, Elias Kachunga has a birthday today. Born on this date in 1992, he's 30 today. He was injured and missed the game played on his 25th birthday in 2017, a 4-1 home defeat against Fulham.

It started off well when Chris Löwe opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 3rd minute. Scott Malone scored an equaliser for the Cottage Pies and it was all downhill from then on. Or was it?

No. We all left in a jolly, happy fans united way, all singing Leeds are falling apart again, as the Beeston Bums lost 2-1 at Burton Albion, dropping them down to 7th and out of the Play Off positions, with Fulham taking 6th place. That now meant that Town would qualify for the end of season lottery if we win at Molineux in midweek.

Anyway. Happy birthday, Elias. He plays for Bolton Wanderers these days.