TODAY IN FOOTBALL HISTORY

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On This Day In 2009, 27-year-old Jermain Defoe scored five goals as Tottenham Hotspur spanked Wigan Athletic 9-1 at White Hart Lane. This included the second-fastest hat-trick in Premier League history, which was scored in seven minutes(51', 54, 58,). In doing so, Defoe became only the third player to score five goals in one Premier League match, after Alan Shearer and Andy Cole. Dimitar Berbatov and Sergio Agüero have subsequently equalled this feat. Tottenham's eight second half goals became a Premier League record for the most goals scored in a single half in Premier League history. While Defoe who scored five of those goals became the only player to do so in a single half of Premier League football. Spurs' 9-1 win over Wigan Athletic is the joint-eighth biggest win margin by any team in Premier League history. It is also the joint-tenth highest scoring games in Premier League history.


On This Day In 2014, 27-year-old Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as FC Barcelona thrashed Sevilla 5-1 at the Camp Nou. Messi's 72th minute strike was his 252nd La Liga goal, making him the league's all-time top scorer as he surpassed the 59-year record of 251 league goals held by
Telmo Zarra. Prior to this game, the Argentine international failed to score in his last three La Liga matches. Messi's 78th minute goal was also his 253rd La Liga goal. He currently has 427 goals in 459 La Liga appearances.


On This Day In 2016, Marco Reus scored twice as Borussia Dortmund humbled Legia Warsaw 8-4 in the highest-scoring Champions League game in history. The 12 goals scored at the Westfalenstadion  surpassed Monaco's 8-3 win over Deportivo La Coruna in 2003. It was the first time in Champions League history that eight players scored in a single match. Dortmund also became the fourth team after Liverpool, Monaco and Real Madrid to score eight goals in a Champions League fixture. It was the first match in any European competition with 12 goals since Ajax defeated Luxembourg's Red Boys Differdange 14-0 in the old UEFA Cup on 3 October 1984.


On This Day In 2007, 46-year-old Stephen McClaren was sacked as Head Coach of the England national team, alongside his assistant Terry Venables. This is coming after the Three Lions failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championship, losing 2-3 to Croatia at Wembley Stadium on 21 November 2007. It was the first time in 14 years that England had not qualified for a major tournament, and the first time in 24 years that they had not qualified for the European Championships. McClaren's tenure is the second shortest of any England manager, spanning just 18 games in 16 months, only superseded by Sam Allardyce's one game in 67 days.

MCCLAREN AS ENGLAND COACH(August 2006 - November 2007)

18 Games
9 Wins
4 Draws
5 Losses

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