1998–99 in English football gets the manager's job on a permanent basis. 28 October 1998 – Chelsea player-manager Gianluca Vialli scores a hat-trick in the 4–1 League Cup third round win over Aston Villa. Making his debut as a late substitute is 17-year-old defender John Terry. On the same day, striker Brian Laudrup's departure from Chelsea is announced after just four months at the club. 31 October 1998 – Ron Reeves, a 55-year-old steward, is killed outside Highfield Road stadium after being crushed by the Arsenal team coach just before a game with Coventry City. The month ends with Aston Villa still top, a
William Dickson (footballer, born 1866) is one of just two players to have scored four goals in their only Scotland appearance, the other being Charles Heggie two years previously. Source: Source: William Dickson (footballer, born 1866) William Alexander Dickson (27 August 1866 – 1 June 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke and also the Scotland national team. Dickson was born in Crail, Fife and played for Dundee club Strathmore before joining English club Bolton Wanderers and then Sunderland. In 1889 he joined Football League side Aston Villa and did well for the Birmingham-based club scoring