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ON THIS DAY - December 26 (Boxing Day)

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Alexander HamiltonFri Dec 26, 18901911-13Jack BellSun Dec 26, 19431913-1753
Sam JenningsMon Dec 26, 18981928-2946 ✝Len LangfordWed Dec 26, 19731924-3074
Peter KnightSun Dec 26, 19371959-6089
Aaron RamseyWed Dec 26, 19902010-1136
✝ = player has died

MANAGERS
BORN DIED
Manager Born Active Age Manager Died Active Age
✝ = manager has died

DEBUTS
Player debuts on this day:
Player Date Game Opponent H/A Result
George McDiarmidWed Dec 26, 1900League Tier 1Notts CountyA0-1
Joe BaileyMon Dec 26, 1910League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA4-1
Stuart McMillanMon Dec 26, 1927League Tier 2Wolverhampton WanderersH3-2
Billy CobbMon Dec 26, 1960League Tier 1Preston North EndA1-0
Alex IngramFri Dec 26, 1969League Tier 1ArsenalH1-1
James McCaffreyFri Dec 26, 1969League Tier 1ArsenalH1-1
Nigel CloughWed Dec 26, 1984League Tier 1Ipswich TownH2-0
Brett WilliamsThu Dec 26, 1985League Tier 1Birmingham CityA1-0
Nigel JemsonTue Dec 26, 1989League Tier 1Luton TownA1-1
Chris DoigSat Dec 26, 1998League Tier 1Manchester UnitedA0-3
Gareth WilliamsSun Dec 26, 1999League Tier 2Blackburn RoversA1-2
Neil HarrisSun Dec 26, 2004League Tier 2West Ham UnitedA2-3
Shaun DerrySun Dec 26, 2004League Tier 2West Ham UnitedA2-3

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Mon Dec 26, 1898League Tier 1StokeA1-2Benbow (?)
Wed Dec 26, 1900League Tier 1Notts CountyA0-1
Thu Dec 26, 1901League Tier 1Notts CountyH1-0Hitch (85')
Fri Dec 26, 1902League Tier 1Notts CountyA1-1Morris (75')
Sat Dec 26, 1903League Tier 1MiddlesbroughA1-1Morris (35')
Mon Dec 26, 1904League Tier 1The WednesdayH2-1Shearman (?), Morris (?)
Tue Dec 26, 1905League Tier 1Derby CountyA2-2Morris (?, ?)
Thu Dec 26, 1907League Tier 1Aston VillaH2-2West (35', 42' pen)
Sat Dec 26, 1908League Tier 1LiverpoolA1-1Whitchurch (30')
Mon Dec 26, 1910League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA4-1Hooper (?, ?), Armstrong (?), Bailey (?)
Tue Dec 26, 1911League Tier 2Derby CountyH1-3Ford (43')
Fri Dec 26, 1913League Tier 2Notts CountyH1-0Gibson (25')
Sat Dec 26, 1914League Tier 2Derby CountyA0-1
Fri Dec 26, 1919League Tier 2Lincoln CityH2-1Davis (26'), Belton (38')
Mon Dec 26, 1921League Tier 2Wolverhampton WanderersH0-0
Tue Dec 26, 1922League Tier 1ChelseaH0-4
Wed Dec 26, 1923League Tier 1ChelseaA1-1Walker (39' pen)
Fri Dec 26, 1924League Tier 1Bolton WanderersH1-1Martin (60' pen)
Mon Dec 26, 1927League Tier 2Wolverhampton WanderersH3-2Gibson (5', 52'), Burton (43')
Wed Dec 26, 1928League Tier 2Wolverhampton WanderersH2-1Heathcock (22'), Morton (71')
Thu Dec 26, 1929League Tier 2BarnsleyA1-1Loftus (35')
Fri Dec 26, 1930League Tier 2ReadingA2-5Howie (80'), Heslop (85')
Sat Dec 26, 1931League Tier 2Stoke CityH1-1Dent (63')
Mon Dec 26, 1932League Tier 2Stoke CityA1-0Simpson (8')
Tue Dec 26, 1933League Tier 2Plymouth ArgyleH2-1Pugh (62'), Masters (70')
Wed Dec 26, 1934League Tier 2Norwich CityA3-3Burditt (8'), Masters (15'), Graham (63')
Thu Dec 26, 1935League Tier 2Doncaster RoversH6-2Race (?, 30'), Peacock (5', 15', 19', 50')
Sat Dec 26, 1936League Tier 2BurnleyH1-2McNaughton (56')
Mon Dec 26, 1938League Tier 2Luton TownH2-4Surtees (12'), Hindley (65')
Thu Dec 26, 1946League Tier 2BurnleyH1-0Leverton (70')
Fri Dec 26, 1947League Tier 2Doncaster RoversA0-2
Mon Dec 26, 1949League Tier 3Norwich CityA1-1Ardron (73')
Tue Dec 26, 1950League Tier 3Colchester UnitedA2-0Ardron (52', 58')
Wed Dec 26, 1951League Tier 2Sheffield WednesdayH2-1Leverton (?), Ardron (10')
Fri Dec 26, 1952League Tier 2Hull CityH4-1Ardron (7', 37', 39', 65')
Sat Dec 26, 1953League Tier 2Leeds UnitedA2-0Ardron (63'), Moore (78')
Mon Dec 26, 1955League Tier 2Hull CityH2-1Barrett (6'), Wilson (68')
Thu Dec 26, 1957League Tier 1Newcastle UnitedH2-3Baily (39'), Wilson (49')
Fri Dec 26, 1958League Tier 1Newcastle UnitedA3-1Dwight (10'), Imlach (63'), Wilson (65')
Sat Dec 26, 1959League Tier 1West Bromwich AlbionA3-2Iley (35'), Quigley (57', 76')
Mon Dec 26, 1960League Tier 1Preston North EndA1-0Quigley (2')
Tue Dec 26, 1961League Tier 1Manchester UnitedA3-6Julians (40'), Hockey (68'), Palmer (81' pen)
Thu Dec 26, 1963League Tier 1Sheffield UnitedH3-3Wignall (3'), Vowden (15'), Storey-Moore (17')
Sat Dec 26, 1964League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurH1-2Chapman (68')
Mon Dec 26, 1966League Tier 1EvertonH1-0McKinlay (44')
Tue Dec 26, 1967League Tier 1Stoke CityH3-0Lyons (1', 55'), Hilley (21')
Thu Dec 26, 1968League Tier 1Stoke CityA1-3Storey-Moore (18')
Fri Dec 26, 1969League Tier 1ArsenalH1-1Rees (17')
Tue Dec 26, 1972League Tier 2Aston VillaA2-2Galley (39'), Martin (42')
Wed Dec 26, 1973League Tier 2Notts CountyA1-0Lyall (37' pen)
Thu Dec 26, 1974League Tier 2Hull CityA3-1Martin (42', 89'), Butlin (74')
Fri Dec 26, 1975League Tier 2West Bromwich AlbionH0-2
Mon Dec 26, 1977League Tier 1LiverpoolH1-1Gemmill (21')
Tue Dec 26, 1978League Tier 1Derby CountyH1-1Woodcock (55')
Wed Dec 26, 1979League Tier 1Aston VillaH2-1Robertson (50' pen), Bowles (57')
Fri Dec 26, 1980League Tier 1Wolverhampton WanderersA4-1Colin Brazier (30' OG), Gray (62' pen), Geoffrey Palmer (65' OG), Ponte (80')
Mon Dec 26, 1983League Tier 1Birmingham CityA2-1Birtles (55'), Hodge (84')
Wed Dec 26, 1984League Tier 1Ipswich TownH2-0Hodge (53'), Metgod (55')
Thu Dec 26, 1985League Tier 1Birmingham CityA1-0Webb (17')
Fri Dec 26, 1986League Tier 1Norwich CityA1-2Pearce (64')
Sat Dec 26, 1987League Tier 1ArsenalA2-0Wilson (39'), Pearce (89' pen)
Mon Dec 26, 1988League Tier 1Manchester UnitedA0-2
Tue Dec 26, 1989League Tier 1Luton TownA1-1Hodge (35')
Wed Dec 26, 1990League Tier 1WimbledonH2-1Pearce (11'), Keane (45')
Thu Dec 26, 1991League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA2-1Clough (11'), Pearce (90')
Mon Dec 26, 1994League Tier 1Coventry CityA0-0
Tue Dec 26, 1995League Tier 1Sheffield WednesdayH1-0Lee (7')
Thu Dec 26, 1996League Tier 1Manchester UnitedH0-4
Fri Dec 26, 1997League Tier 2Swindon TownH3-0Campbell (10', 22'), Johnson (29')
Sat Dec 26, 1998League Tier 1Manchester UnitedA0-3
Sun Dec 26, 1999League Tier 2Blackburn RoversA1-2Johnson (31')
Tue Dec 26, 2000League Tier 2Crewe AlexandraH1-0Jones (38')
Wed Dec 26, 2001League Tier 2Norwich CityH2-0Prutton (23'), John (33')
Thu Dec 26, 2002League Tier 2Sheffield WednesdayA0-2
Fri Dec 26, 2003League Tier 2Norwich CityA0-1
Sun Dec 26, 2004League Tier 2West Ham UnitedA2-3Johnson (65', 68')
Mon Dec 26, 2005League Tier 3Doncaster RoversH4-0Breckin (45'), Thompson (50'), Southall (53'), Taylor (67')
Tue Dec 26, 2006League Tier 3Port ValeH3-0Tyson (13'), Holt (65', 90')
Wed Dec 26, 2007League Tier 3Oldham AthleticA0-0
Fri Dec 26, 2008League Tier 2Doncaster RoversH2-4Sam Hird (68' OG), Garner (85')
Sat Dec 26, 2009League Tier 2WatfordA0-0
Mon Dec 26, 2011League Tier 2Peterborough UnitedH0-1
Wed Dec 26, 2012League Tier 2Leeds UnitedH4-2Sharp (44' pen, 54'), Rodolph Austin (57' OG), Blackstock (61')
Thu Dec 26, 2013League Tier 2Queens Park RangersH2-0Halford (29'), Reid (80')
Fri Dec 26, 2014League Tier 2MiddlesbroughA0-3
Mon Dec 26, 2016League Tier 2Huddersfield TownA1-2Pereira (25')
Tue Dec 26, 2017League Tier 2Sheffield WednesdayH0-3
Wed Dec 26, 2018League Tier 2Norwich CityA3-3Cash (45', 74'), Robinson (65')
Thu Dec 26, 2019League Tier 2Hull CityA2-0Grabban (11' pen, 82')
Sat Dec 26, 2020League Tier 2Birmingham CityH0-0
Sun Dec 26, 2021League Tier 2MiddlesbroughA0-2
Tue Dec 26, 2023League Tier 1Newcastle UnitedA3-1Wood (45' pen, 53', 60')
Thu Dec 26, 2024League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurH1-0Elanga (28')

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Dec 26, 1868FriendlySheffield NorfolkH0-0
Tue Dec 26, 1876FriendlyCoventry CityH2-0Widdowson (?), Goodyer (20')
Tue Dec 26, 1882FriendlyBolton WanderersH3-1Fletcher (?, ?), Unwin (?)
Wed Dec 26, 1883FriendlyNottsA1-5Lindley (?)
Fri Dec 26, 1884FriendlyNottsH3-0Lindley (?, ?, ?)
Sat Dec 26, 1885FriendlyCrewe AlexandraA3-2Osborne (? OG), ? (?), Tutin (?)
Mon Dec 26, 1887FriendlyNottsA0-0
Wed Dec 26, 1888FriendlyNotts CountyA1-4? (?)
Thu Dec 26, 1889FriendlyNottsA1-1Jardine (?)
Fri Dec 26, 1890FriendlyNottsA0-0
Sat Dec 26, 1891FriendlyNottsA1-0Shaw (?)
Mon Dec 26, 1892FriendlyNotts CountyA1-0McInnes (80')
Tue Dec 26, 1893FriendlyNotts CountyA1-1Higgins (?)
Wed Dec 26, 1894FriendlyNotts CountyA1-1McPherson (?)
Thu Dec 26, 1895FriendlyNotts CountyA1-1Smellie (?)
Sat Dec 26, 1896FriendlyNotts CountyA2-1Forman (?), McInnes (?)
Tue Dec 26, 1899FriendlyNotts CountyA4-2Spouncer (?), Capes (?, ?), Spencer (?)
Thu Dec 26, 1912FriendlyCoventry CityA2-2Derrick (?), Revell (?)
Tue Dec 26, 1916WWI Initial TournamentGrimsby TownA1-1Tinsley (?)
Wed Dec 26, 1917WWI Initial TournamentNotts CountyH0-0
Thu Dec 26, 1918WWI Initial TournamentNotts CountyA1-1Banks (?)
Tue Dec 26, 1939FriendlyLeicester CityH3-1McCall (?), Drury (?), Hinchliffe (82')
Sat Dec 26, 1942WWII Combined LeagueMansfield TownA3-1? (?, ?, ?)
Sun Dec 26, 1943WWII Combined LeagueDerby CountyA1-2Drury (?)
Wed Dec 26, 1945WWII Main LeagueCharlton AthleticA0-2