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ON THIS DAY - April 2

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Tom TurnerMon Apr 02, 19061926-29 ✝Joe HardstaffWed Apr 02, 19471904-0665
Gordon PallisterMon Apr 02, 19171941-4282 ✝
Ronnie BlackmanThu Apr 02, 19251954-5591 ✝
Teddy SheringhamSat Apr 02, 19661991-0559
Tyler BlackettSat Apr 02, 19942020-2231
✝ = 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 Result
Harry HadleyMon Apr 02, 1906League Tier 1Woolwich ArsenalA1-3
John DerrickSat Apr 02, 1910League Tier 1EvertonA4-0
Peter Watson (1956)Mon Apr 02, 1956League Tier 2Lincoln CityA3-1

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Apr 02, 1898League Tier 1EvertonA0-2
Sat Apr 02, 1904League Tier 1Sheffield UnitedA0-2
Mon Apr 02, 1906League Tier 1Woolwich ArsenalA1-3West (50')
Tue Apr 02, 1907League Tier 2BarnsleyH0-0
Sat Apr 02, 1910League Tier 1EvertonA4-0Hooper (7', 89'), Derrick (44', 85')
Fri Apr 02, 1920League Tier 2West Ham UnitedA1-5Jones (?)
Sat Apr 02, 1921League Tier 2West Ham UnitedH1-0Belton (60')
Mon Apr 02, 1923League Tier 1MiddlesbroughA0-4
Thu Apr 02, 1925League Tier 1West Ham UnitedA0-0
Fri Apr 02, 1926League Tier 2Clapton OrientA1-0Gibson (65')
Sat Apr 02, 1927League Tier 2South ShieldsA1-1Gibson (10')
Sat Apr 02, 1932League Tier 2MillwallA0-1
Mon Apr 02, 1934League Tier 2Bolton WanderersH2-2Peacock (13'), Dent (70')
Sat Apr 02, 1938League Tier 2FulhamA0-2
Sat Apr 02, 1949League Tier 2Leeds UnitedA0-1
Sat Apr 02, 1955League Tier 2Derby CountyA2-1Barrett (12'), McLaren (22')
Mon Apr 02, 1956League Tier 2Lincoln CityA3-1Jones (44'), Higham (48'), Lishman (51')
Sat Apr 02, 1960League Tier 1Leicester CityA1-0Iley (44')
Sat Apr 02, 1966League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA3-2Stainwright (5'), Kear (13'), Roger Hoy (15' OG)
Sat Apr 02, 1977League Tier 2BurnleyA1-0Woodcock (65')
Wed Apr 02, 1980League Tier 1Manchester UnitedH2-0Robertson (79' pen), Birtles (88')
Sat Apr 02, 1983League Tier 1EvertonH2-0Hodge (2'), Bowyer (15')
Wed Apr 02, 1986League Tier 1West Ham UnitedH2-1Metgod (39'), Rice (88')
Sat Apr 02, 1988League Tier 1LiverpoolH2-1Alan Hansen (24' OG), Webb (59')
Thu Apr 02, 1992League Tier 1WimbledonA0-3
Sat Apr 02, 1994League Tier 2MiddlesbroughA2-2Lee (29'), Rosario (60')
Sat Apr 02, 2005League Tier 2Crewe AlexandraA1-1Dobie (37')
Sat Apr 02, 2011League Tier 2Leeds UnitedA1-4McCleary (65')
Sat Apr 02, 2016League Tier 2BrentfordH0-3
Fri Apr 02, 2021League Tier 2Cardiff CityA1-0Garner (29')
Sat Apr 02, 2022League Tier 2BlackpoolA4-1Zinckernagel (11'), Johnson (30', 36'), Surridge (82')
Tue Apr 02, 2024League Tier 1FulhamH3-1Hudson-Odoi (9'), Wood (19'), Gibbs-White (45+3')

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Apr 02, 1881Wednesbury CupElwellsA4-0Kendrick (? OG), Gunn (?), Widdowson (?, ?)
Mon Apr 02, 1888FriendlyBootleA1-4? (?)
Thu Apr 02, 1891FriendlyBlackburn RoversH4-0Pike (?, ?), McCallum (?), Smith (?)
Sat Apr 02, 1892Football AllianceWalsall Town SwiftsA0-3
Mon Apr 02, 1894FriendlyWoolwich ArsenalA3-1Collins (?), Brodie (?), McInnes (?)
Tue Apr 02, 1918WWI Initial TournamentBradford Park AvenueA0-3
Mon Apr 02, 1945WWII Combined LeagueNotts CountyH6-0Martin (?), Simpson (?), Blenkinsopp (?, ?, ?), Johnston (?)