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ON THIS DAY - 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 Result
Jimmy McCannSat Apr 26, 1975League Tier 2West Bromwich AlbionH2-1

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

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