[Lord Snooty]

October 19:

Today's birthday boy was born on this date in 1971 and so is 51 today. He was born in Frankfurt and his mother is German. She was married to an American, but our birthday boy's biological father is from Thailand. Have you got him yet?

Of course it's David Wagner. Do I need to say anymore?

It's also a happy birthday today to the only Town player to go on to manage England. Not only manage England, but the only man to have a 100% winning record in charge of the national team. He's 68 today, having been born in Dudley in 1954. Who the chuff am I talking about?

It's Sam Allardyce of course.

He managed England for one game only, a 1-0 win against Slovakia in a World Cup qualification match, in which Adam Lallana scored the goal. That was in 2016, but before his next game he was caught up in some kind of scam and resigned after only 67 days in the job.

Before all that, he played one season at Town, the 84/85 season. The one where we got beaten 5-1 twice by Shrewsbury Town. His time with us is most fondly remembered by him getting sent off after punching a Fulham player.

On this date in 1971, the Texaco Cup campaign reached the 2nd round. Having beaten Morton over two legs, we welcomed Airdrieonians to Leeds Road on a Tuesday night for the first leg. They had beaten Manchester City 4-2 on aggregate in the first round.

This match arrived in the middle of a terrible run of form in which we lost four league games on the trot without even scoring a goal. We lost this one as well, but at least we scored a goal. It was a 2-1 loss and Trevor Cherry scored the Town goal.

The second leg will be in a couple of weeks time up at Broomfield Park.