On this day two years ago, David Moyes was handed the reins at Real Sociedad, a move seen as both refreshing for a British manager and this manager in particular.

It followed Moyes’ ultimately doomed spell at Manchester United where he replaced Sir Alex Ferguson and a fresh start looked just the tonic for the Scot.

Moyes started well by following up a 0-0 draw away to Deportivo with a convincing 3-0 home victory over Elche.

After taking over the team with Sociedad 15th in La Liga, Moyes steered them to 12th eventually but the pressure was mounting.

By the time November 9 rolled around a year later, Moyes was given the boot after a poor start on the eve of his first anniversary.

1951: The BBC televised their first rugby league game – an international between England and New Zealand at Swinton.

1965: ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson announced his retirement from boxing after more than 25 years in the professional ring.

1970: Henry Cooper won the European heavyweight title for the third time when he stopped Jose Urtain of Spain in the ninth round.

1986: Sir Gordon Richards, one of the most successful British jockeys, died at the age of 82.

1989: Snooker great Steve Davis suffered his biggest defeat in a final in 13 years as a professional when he lost 9-1 to Stephen Hendry in the Duty Free Masters in Dubai.

2005: Marcus Trescothick was chosen to captain England in the first Test in Pakistan after Michael Vaughan withdrew with a knee injury.

2006: England endured a poor start to their Ashes tour as they lost the first match by 166 runs to an Australian Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra.

2009: Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke died at the age of 32. He was struck by a train at a level crossing, having battled depression since 2003.

2013: Marc Marquez became the youngest ever rider to win the MotoGP world title after placing third at the season finale in Valencia.