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ON THIS DAY - April 22

Crowned champions
We won our only Division 1 title on this day, following a point away at Coventry City.

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Jackie BrayThu Apr 22, 19091941-4273
Edwin LindleyWed Apr 22, 19311949-5093
George ShelveySun Apr 22, 20012019-2423

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
Bernie KellyWed Apr 22, 1959League Tier 1Leeds UnitedH0-3Loss
James MartinWed Apr 22, 1959League Tier 1Leeds UnitedH0-3Loss
John ArmstrongWed Apr 22, 1959League Tier 1Leeds UnitedH0-3Loss
Brian GrantSat Apr 22, 1961League Tier 1Leicester CityH2-2Draw
Robbie FindleyFri Apr 22, 2011League Tier 2Leicester CityH3-2Win

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
P W D L F A
3715101254

Date Game Opponent H/A Score Result Scorers
Sat Apr 22, 1899League Tier 1West Bromwich AlbionH3-0WinForman (?, ?, ?)
Sat Apr 22, 1922League Tier 2Stoke CityH3-1WinSpaven (?, ?), Nelis (?)
Sat Apr 22, 1933League Tier 2SouthamptonH4-2WinMcKinlay (?), Masters (?), Graham (?), Campbell (? OG)
Mon Apr 22, 1935League Tier 2Plymouth ArgyleA2-5LossDennison (?), Simpson (?)
Sat Apr 22, 1939League Tier 2ChesterfieldH0-1Loss
Sat Apr 22, 1950League Tier 3Notts CountyA0-2Loss
Wed Apr 22, 1953League Tier 2Leeds UnitedA1-2LossMoore (6')
Mon Apr 22, 1957League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedH2-1WinHigham (?), Wilson (?)
Wed Apr 22, 1959League Tier 1Leeds UnitedH0-3Loss
Sat Apr 22, 1961League Tier 1Leicester CityH2-2DrawBooth (?), Le Flem (?)
Mon Apr 22, 1963League Tier 1West Ham UnitedA1-4LossJulians (?)
Sat Apr 22, 1967League Tier 1ArsenalA1-1DrawStorey-Moore (47')
Mon Apr 22, 1968League Tier 1EvertonH1-0WinStorey-Moore (?)
Sat Apr 22, 1972League Tier 1Manchester UnitedH0-0Draw
Sat Apr 22, 1978League Tier 1Coventry CityA0-0Draw
Sat Apr 22, 1989League Tier 1MiddlesbroughA4-3WinWebb (24'), Chapman (37', 75'), Parker (74')
Wed Apr 22, 1992League Tier 1LiverpoolH1-1DrawSheringham (29' pen)
Sat Apr 22, 2000League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedH0-0Draw
Sat Apr 22, 2006League Tier 3Hartlepool UnitedA2-3LossTyson (15'), Commons (67')
Fri Apr 22, 2011League Tier 2Leicester CityH3-2WinTudgay (15'), Earnshaw (73'), McKenna (84')
Sat Apr 22, 2017League Tier 2ReadingH3-2WinAssombalonga (31', 47'), Carayol (53')
Mon Apr 22, 2019League Tier 2MiddlesbroughH3-0WinLolley (39' pen, 85'), Milosevic (64')
Sat Apr 22, 2023League Tier 1LiverpoolA2-3LossWilliams (51'), Gibbs-White (67')

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Result Scorers
Mon Apr 22, 1878FriendlyAyr ThistleA3-0Win? (?, ?, ?)
Mon Apr 22, 1889FriendlyBootleA0-5Loss
Sat Apr 22, 1893FriendlyBurton SwiftsA3-1WinSmith (?, ?), McCallum (?)
Mon Apr 22, 1895United Counties LeagueLeicester FosseA1-1Draw? (?)
Wed Apr 22, 1896FriendlySutton TownA2-0WinSmellie (?), McInnes (?)
Sat Apr 22, 1916FriendlyCardiff CityA1-2LossJones (?)
Tue Apr 22, 1919WWI Initial TournamentBarnsleyA2-3LossShea (?, ?)
Mon Apr 22, 1929FriendlyChesterfieldA1-1DrawHeathcock (?)
Sat Apr 22, 1944WWII Wartime CupNorthampton TownA1-3LossDulson (?)
Mon Apr 22, 1946WWII Main LeagueTottenham HotspurH0-2Loss