On this day in football history - 9th October

Birthdays / Born on this day - 9th October

• 9th October 1967 - Gheorghe Popescu. The Romanian was a superb defender who had great spells with PSV Eindhoven and Galatasaray as well as captaining Barcelona.

• 9th October 1962 - Jorge Burruchaga. A former Independiente and Nantes attacking midfielder, Burruchaga was the unsung hero of Argentina's 1986 WC triumph.

• 9th October 1975 - Mark Viduka.

Football Events - 9th October

• 9th October 1996 - Scottish fans sang "One team in Tallinn, there's only one team in Tallinn" after Estonia failed to turn up for the kick-off of their World Cup qualifier.

• 9th October 2016 - The football gods smiled as Wimbledon went above MK Dons in the league for the first time since they'd reformed in 2002.

Football Photos - 9th October