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ON THIS DAY - October 16

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Ralph DulsonFri Oct 16, 19251942-4684 ✝
Tommy GemmellSat Oct 16, 19431971-7374 ✝
Brynjar GunnarssonThu Oct 16, 19752003-0450
✝ = 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
Joe RyallsSat Oct 16, 1909League Tier 1Bolton WanderersH2-0
Kenny SwainSat Oct 16, 1982League Tier 1Birmingham CityH1-1
Frans ThijssenSun Oct 16, 1983League Tier 1Notts CountyH3-1

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Oct 16, 1897League Tier 1Blackburn RoversH3-1Benbow (?, ?), McInnes (?)
Sat Oct 16, 1909League Tier 1Bolton WanderersH2-0Morris (47', 50')
Sat Oct 16, 1920League Tier 2Port ValeA1-0Spaven (41')
Sat Oct 16, 1926League Tier 2MiddlesbroughH4-3Barratt (3'), Jones (37', 51'), Gibson (60')
Sat Oct 16, 1937League Tier 2Norwich CityA0-2
Sat Oct 16, 1948League Tier 2Lincoln CityA3-1Lee (28'), Johnson (62'), Edwards (80')
Sat Oct 16, 1954League Tier 2Blackburn RoversH1-2Small (8')
Sat Oct 16, 1965League Tier 1SunderlandA2-3Hindley (4'), Addison (35')
Sat Oct 16, 1971League Tier 1LiverpoolH2-3Storey-Moore (12', 85')
Tue Oct 16, 1973League CupMillwallH1-3Martin (78')
Sat Oct 16, 1976League Tier 2BlackpoolA0-1
Sat Oct 16, 1982League Tier 1Birmingham CityH1-1Hodge (53')
Sun Oct 16, 1983League Tier 1Notts CountyH3-1Wallace (8'), Bowyer (28'), Davenport (40')
Sat Oct 16, 1993League Tier 2Tranmere RoversH2-1Collymore (16'), Gemmill (56')
Sat Oct 16, 1999League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedA1-2Freedman (43')
Sat Oct 16, 2010League Tier 2BarnsleyA1-3McGugan (68')
Fri Oct 16, 2015League Tier 2Bristol CityA0-2
Sat Oct 16, 2021League Tier 2BlackpoolH2-1Johnson (22'), Grabban (61')

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Oct 16, 1880FriendlyNotts CountyH4-0Widdowson (?, ?, ?), Earp (?)
Sat Oct 16, 1886FriendlyStokeA0-2
Sat Oct 16, 1915WWI Initial TournamentHull CityA3-1Martin (?), Bell (?), Tinsley (?)
Sat Oct 16, 1943WWII Main LeagueSheffield UnitedH4-0Dulson (?), Wheatley (?), Flewitt (?, ?)