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TODAY - APRIL 25

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Reg StanwayMon Apr 25, 18921911-12 ✝Jimmy HarropSun Apr 25, 19541918-19
Paul ArcherTue Apr 25, 19781997-9847
Gaëtan BongMon Apr 25, 19882019-2237
Brice SambaMon Apr 25, 19942019-2231
✝ = 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 Score Result
Tom McKaySat Apr 25, 1931League Tier 2Charlton AthleticH4-3Win
Kjetil OsvoldSat Apr 25, 1987League Tier 1WimbledonA1-2Loss

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Result Scorers
Sat Apr 25, 1908League Tier 1BuryH1-2LossWoodland (?)
Sat Apr 25, 1914League Tier 2Stockport CountyA1-2LossHarris (6')
Wed Apr 25, 1923League Tier 1Cardiff CityA1-3LossGibson (68')
Sat Apr 25, 1925League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA0-1Loss
Sat Apr 25, 1931League Tier 2Charlton AthleticH4-3WinDickinson (21', 30', 58'), Dent (48')
Sat Apr 25, 1936League Tier 2Bradford CityA0-0Draw
Wed Apr 25, 1951League Tier 3Northampton TownH2-2DrawJohnson (15', 47')
Sat Apr 25, 1953League Tier 2BuryA0-2Loss
Sat Apr 25, 1959League Tier 1West Bromwich AlbionA0-2Loss
Sat Apr 25, 1964League Tier 1Manchester UnitedA1-3LossHinton (37')
Fri Apr 25, 1969League Tier 1EvertonH1-0WinHilley (11')
Tue Apr 25, 1972League Tier 1Wolverhampton WanderersH1-3LossGemmell (58')
Tue Apr 25, 1978League Tier 1Ipswich TownA2-0WinPaul Mariner (74' OG), Clark (78')
Wed Apr 25, 1979European CupCologneA1-0WinBowyer (65')
Sat Apr 25, 1981League Tier 1Crystal PalaceA3-1WinGray (35'), Wallace (44'), Aas (58')
Wed Apr 25, 1984UEFA CupAnderlechtA0-3Loss
Sat Apr 25, 1987League Tier 1WimbledonA1-2LossPearce (17' pen)
Sat Apr 25, 1992League Tier 1Queens Park RangersH1-1DrawGemmill (77')
Sat Apr 25, 2009League Tier 2BlackpoolA1-1DrawBlackstock (9')
Mon Apr 25, 2011League Tier 2Bristol CityA3-2WinBoyd (4', 43' pen), Chambers (72')
Sat Apr 25, 2015League Tier 2Ipswich TownA1-2LossChristophe Berra (54' OG)

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Result Scorers
Wed Apr 25, 1894United Counties LeagueDerby CountyA0-0Draw
Thu Apr 25, 1895FriendlyMansfieldA3-1WinEvans (? OG), Pike (?), Walker (?)
Tue Apr 25, 1905FriendlyLeicester FosseA2-1WinNiblo (?, ?)
Tue Apr 25, 1916WWI Initial TournamentHuddersfield TownA0-2Loss
Mon Apr 25, 1932FriendlyPeterborough and Fletton UnitedA2-1WinDickinson (27'), Jones (47')
Sat Apr 25, 1942FriendlyRAF XIH4-0WinCollins (?, ?, ?, ?)
Tue Apr 25, 1950FriendlyTilburyH1-1DrawAshman (63')
Wed Apr 25, 1956FriendlyArsenalH1-1DrawLishman (?)
Mon Apr 25, 1983TestimonialGatesheadA3-1WinWigley (60'), Proctor (78'), Wilson (85')

TOMORROW - APRIL 26

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Edward PeersSat Apr 26, 18731899-01 ✝Ronnie HepworthWed Apr 26, 20061943-4587
Marlon KingSat Apr 26, 19802003-0645
Odysseas VlachodimosTue Apr 26, 19942023-2431
✝ = 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 Score Result
Jimmy McCannSat Apr 26, 1975League Tier 2West Bromwich AlbionH2-1Win

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Result Scorers
Sat Apr 26, 1913League Tier 2FulhamH2-4LossFirth (?), Gibson (?)
Sat Apr 26, 1924League Tier 1Huddersfield TownH1-1DrawNelis (46')
Thu Apr 26, 1928League Tier 2Port ValeH0-2Loss
Sat Apr 26, 1930League Tier 2Bristol CityA1-4LossDent (26')
Sat Apr 26, 1947League Tier 2BuryA0-5Loss
Sat Apr 26, 1952League Tier 2Queens Park RangersH3-1WinCollindridge (43'), Ardron (62'), Moore (80')
Sat Apr 26, 1958League Tier 1EvertonH0-3Loss
Wed Apr 26, 1961League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA0-1Loss
Tue Apr 26, 1966League Tier 1FulhamH1-2LossChapman (26')
Sat Apr 26, 1975League Tier 2West Bromwich AlbionH2-1WinButlin (42', 85')
Sat Apr 26, 1980League Tier 1MiddlesbroughA0-0Draw
Sat Apr 26, 1986League Tier 1EvertonH0-0Draw
Sun Apr 26, 1998League Tier 2ReadingH1-0WinBart-Williams (87')
Sat Apr 26, 2003League Tier 2MillwallH3-3DrawJess (19'), Bopp (22'), Johnson (72')
Sat Apr 26, 2008League Tier 3Hartlepool UnitedA1-0WinMcGugan (84')
Sat Apr 26, 2014League Tier 2BournemouthA1-4LossHalford (56')
Tue Apr 26, 2022League Tier 2FulhamA1-0WinZinckernagel (15')
Wed Apr 26, 2023League Tier 1Brighton and Hove AlbionH3-1WinPascal Gross (45' OG), Danilo (69'), Gibbs-White (90' pen)

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Result Scorers
Mon Apr 26, 1886FriendlyNewcastle and DistrictA5-1Win? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Wed Apr 26, 1893FriendlyChesterfield TownA5-0WinMcPherson (?), McCallum (?), McInnes (?, ?), Smith (?)
Thu Apr 26, 1894FriendlyGrimsby TownA2-2Draw? (? OG), Brodie (?)
Fri Apr 26, 1895FriendlyHucknallA5-1Win? (?), McInnes (?, ?, ?, ?)
Tue Apr 26, 1898FriendlyNewarkA5-0WinRichards (?), Forman (?), Iremonger (?, ?), McCracken (?)
Wed Apr 26, 1899Bass Charity VaseBurton SwiftsA2-1WinCapes (?, ?)
Sat Apr 26, 1902FriendlyPlymouth ArgyleA10-1WinCapes (?), Forman (?), Morris (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Iremonger (?), Calvey (?, ?)
Sat Apr 26, 1919FriendlySouth ShieldsA0-2Loss
Mon Apr 26, 1943WWII Combined LeagueGrimsby TownH4-4DrawJefferies (?), Beaumont (?, ?), Robertson (?)
Mon Apr 26, 1943FriendlyDoncaster RoversA3-3DrawBett (?), Clare (?), Skelton (?)
Mon Apr 26, 1976TestimonialDon Revie's All-StarsH3-2WinMcKenzie (16', 30'), Barrett (40')
Tue Apr 26, 1983FriendlyHuddersfield TownA1-1DrawDavenport (?)

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW - APRIL 27

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Bob ParkinsonSun Apr 27, 18731898-99Thomas DanksMon Apr 27, 19081882-9045
Geoff VowdenSun Apr 27, 19411959-6584
Anthony ElangaSat Apr 27, 20022023-2523
✝ = 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 Score Result
Prestwood MachinSat Apr 27, 1912League Tier 2FulhamH1-1Draw
Reg StanwaySat Apr 27, 1912League Tier 2FulhamH1-1Draw

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Result Scorers
Sat Apr 27, 1901League Tier 1LiverpoolA0-2Loss
Sat Apr 27, 1912League Tier 2FulhamH1-1DrawBanks (47')
Sat Apr 27, 1929League Tier 2Oldham AthleticH3-1WinHeathcock (44', 48'), Thompson (53')
Sat Apr 27, 1935League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedA1-2LossDent (26')
Sat Apr 27, 1957League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedA4-0WinLishman (22', 80', 85'), Wilson (51')
Tue Apr 27, 1965League Tier 1Blackburn RoversA1-1DrawAddison (9')
Tue Apr 27, 1971League Tier 1Stoke CityH0-0Draw
Sat Apr 27, 1974League Tier 2PortsmouthA2-0WinMcKenzie (75', 88')
Wed Apr 27, 1977League Tier 2Oldham AthleticH3-0WinBowyer (40'), Woodcock (49'), O'Neill (83')
Sat Apr 27, 1985League Tier 1Leicester CityA0-1Loss
Wed Apr 27, 1994League Tier 2Derby CountyA2-0WinCooper (23'), Stone (58')
Sat Apr 27, 2013League Tier 2MillwallA1-0WinHalford (8')
Sat Apr 27, 2019League Tier 2Queens Park RangersA1-0WinAnsarifard (55')
Sun Apr 27, 2025FA CupManchester CityN-

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Result Scorers
Mon Apr 27, 1891FriendlyBurnleyA0-3Loss
Fri Apr 27, 1894FriendlyBulwell UnitedA2-0WinCollins (?), Brodie (?)
Mon Apr 27, 1896FriendlyLangley Mill RangersA7-0Win? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Wed Apr 27, 1898FriendlyWorksop TownA4-1WinForman (?), Thornley (?), Bradshaw (?, ?)
Thu Apr 27, 1899FriendlySwindon TownA0-1Loss
Wed Apr 27, 1932FriendlyWolverhampton WanderersA3-1Win? (?, ?, ?)
Sat Apr 27, 1940WWII Wartime CupCharlton AthleticA3-1WinCrisp (?), Drury (?), Armstrong (?)
Sat Apr 27, 1946WWII Main LeagueBrentfordA1-5LossJohnston (?)
Tue Apr 27, 1954FriendlyWest Midlands XIN7-1WinMoore (?), Collindridge (?), Thompson (?, ?), Capel (?), Ardron (?, ?)
Mon Apr 27, 1998FriendlyShrewsbury TownA1-4LossStone (?)