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: 1910 Two German Clubs FC St Pauli and SV Armenia Hannover are founded.; 1929 England were beaten by a continental side for the first time when they lost 4-3 to Spain in Madrid. It was also the first international between the two countries. Despite being without the injured George Camsell who had scored five goals in the previous two tour matches, England led 2-0 at half time with both goals coming from Carter. Spain clawed their way back to 2-2 only to see Jack Hill restore England's lead. Then in a frenetic finish Spain equalised again with only three minutes left and won the game a couple of minutes later.; 1929 England suffer their first overseas defeat in Spain. England had an impressive record against overseas opponents managing 20 wins and 1 draw in their previous 21 matches. Playing in Madrid England lost 4-3.; 1933 Newcastle United signed Billy Cairns as a professional. A goal scoring centre-forward he remained with the Magpies until after the Second War when he moved to Grimsby Town for whom he played until 1953. He scored 51 goals in just 87 League games for Newcastle and 119 in 221 for Grimsby.; 1949 Wales played their first international against Portugal but lost 3-2 in Lisbon.; 1949 England played her first ever "B" international and beat Finland 4-0 in Helsinki. England went on to play a total of 18 internationals at this level; the last was in February 1957 against Scotland.; 1955 Scotland met Yugoslavia for the first time at international level and drew 2-2 in Belgrade.; 1956 Phil Taylor, Liverpool's chief coach, was appointed manager of the club. He had joined them from Bristol Rovers in 1935 as an inside-forward but converted to wing-half after the Second War. Played three internationals for England in that position (1947-48). At club level he won a League Championship medal in 1947 and a FA Cup runners-up medal in 1950. He appeared in 323 peacetime League matches and scored 32 goals. His playing career ended in 1954 when he joined the Liverpool coaching staff. His managerial reign ended in November 1959 when he resigned.; 1957 The great Stanley Matthews (Later knighted) wins his final England cap at the age of 42 against Denmark in Copenhagen. England win 4-2 virtually ensuring qualification for the 1958 World Cup Finals.; 1963 Tottenham Hotspur win the European Cup Winners Cup by beating Atletico Madrid 5-1 in Rotterdam.; 1991 Manchester United beat Barcelona 2-1 to win the European Cup Winners Cup in Rotterdam with Mark Hughes scoring the winner.; 1993 The FA Cup Final ends in a 1-1 draw between Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday.