A major surprise as struggling Sheffield Utd crush Spurs 6-0 – bringing an end to the North Londoners sequence of five league wins on the bounce. It is their worst defeat since 1976. Middlesbrough also cause a shock by winning 1-0 at Ipswich
Forward Robert Rosario (Coventry) to Nottingham F. (£400,000). He becomes Brian Clough’s last signing.