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ON THIS DAY - May 30

First European Cup win
On Wednesday May 30, 1979 we won our first European Cup, beating Malmo 1-0 in the final at the Olympic Stadium with a Trevor Francis header just before half time.

PLAYERS

BORN		DIED
Player	Born	Active	Age	Player	Died	Active	Age
Thomas Danks	Sat May 30, 1863	1882-90	45
Len Langford	Tue May 30, 1899	1924-30	74
Alan Ashman	Wed May 30, 1928	1948-50	74

MANAGERS

BORN		DIED
Manager	Born	Active	Age		Manager	Died	Active	Age

DEBUTS
Player debuts on this day:

Player	Date	Game	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:

P	W	D	L	F	A
37	15	10	12		54

Date	Game	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Scorers
Wed May 30, 1979	European Cup	Malmo FF	N	1-0	Win	Francis (45')

All non-competitive games played on this day:

Date	Game	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Scorers
Sat May 30, 1959	Friendly	Athletico Bilbao	A	0-3	Loss
Sun May 30, 1965	Friendly	Hannover 96	A	2-0	Win	Wilson (?, ?)
Wed May 30, 1984	Friendly	Australia A	A	1-1	Draw	Anderson (?)