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ON THIS DAY - August 27

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Arthur AldredWed Aug 27, 19191941-4383 ✝
✝ = player has died

MANAGERS
BORN DIED
Manager Born Active Age Manager Died Active Age
Ange PostecoglouFri Aug 27, 19652025-2660
✝ = manager has died

DEBUTS
Player debuts on this day:
Player Date Game Opponent H/A Result
Bobby ParkerSat Aug 27, 1921League Tier 2Crystal PalaceA1-4
Noah BurtonSat Aug 27, 1921League Tier 2Crystal PalaceA1-4
Sam HardySat Aug 27, 1921League Tier 2Crystal PalaceA1-4
Walter TinsleySat Aug 27, 1921League Tier 2Crystal PalaceA1-4
Albert HarrisonSat Aug 27, 1927League Tier 2Port ValeA2-2
Harold GreenSat Aug 27, 1927League Tier 2Port ValeA2-2
Harold WadsworthSat Aug 27, 1927League Tier 2Port ValeA2-2
Len BeaumontSat Aug 27, 1938League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedH0-2
Lewis StokerSat Aug 27, 1938League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedH0-2
Bryn GunnWed Aug 27, 1975League CupRotherham UnitedH5-1
Paul HartSat Aug 27, 1983League Tier 1SouthamptonH0-1
Stephen McPhailWed Aug 27, 2003League Tier 2Coventry CityA3-1
Chema RodriguezTue Aug 27, 2019League CupDerby CountyH3-0

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Aug 27, 1921League Tier 2Crystal PalaceA1-4Tinsley (31')
Mon Aug 27, 1923League Tier 1West Bromwich AlbionH1-1Walker (67')
Sat Aug 27, 1927League Tier 2Port ValeA2-2Wadsworth (14'), Stocks (59')
Mon Aug 27, 1928League Tier 2Clapton OrientA4-1Burton (48'), Gibson (51'), Stocks (65'), Morton (88')
Sat Aug 27, 1932League Tier 2Grimsby TownA1-1Dickinson (52')
Sat Aug 27, 1938League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedH0-2
Wed Aug 27, 1947League Tier 2Bradford Park AvenueH1-2Morris (51')
Sat Aug 27, 1949League Tier 3WalsallH1-0Kaile (68')
Wed Aug 27, 1952League Tier 2BarnsleyA2-0Moore (12'), Ardron (59')
Sat Aug 27, 1955League Tier 2Plymouth ArgyleA2-1Barrett (8', 83')
Wed Aug 27, 1958League Tier 1Manchester UnitedH0-3
Sat Aug 27, 1960League Tier 1ArsenalA0-3
Sat Aug 27, 1966League Tier 1Sheffield UnitedA2-1Baker (31'), Storey-Moore (41')
Tue Aug 27, 1974League Tier 2MillwallH2-1Martin (20'), Bowyer (84')
Wed Aug 27, 1975League CupRotherham UnitedH5-1Lyall (16' pen, 67' pen), Richardson (43', 80'), Bowyer (76')
Sat Aug 27, 1977League Tier 1Derby CountyH3-0Withe (31', 67'), Robertson (78')
Wed Aug 27, 1980League CupPeterborough UnitedH3-0Robertson (47' pen), Birtles (76'), Gray (87')
Sat Aug 27, 1983League Tier 1SouthamptonH0-1
Tue Aug 27, 1985League Tier 1Queens Park RangersA1-2Webb (18')
Wed Aug 27, 1986League Tier 1Charlton AthleticH4-0Webb (37', 72'), Birtles (53'), Clough (74')
Sat Aug 27, 1988League Tier 1Norwich CityA1-2Chettle (66')
Sat Aug 27, 1994League Tier 1Leicester CityH1-0Collymore (38')
Wed Aug 27, 1997League CupDoncaster RoversH2-1Guinan (5'), van Hooijdonk (57')
Mon Aug 27, 2001League Tier 2Coventry CityA0-0
Wed Aug 27, 2003League Tier 2Coventry CityA3-1Reid (19', 61'), Johnson (65')
Sat Aug 27, 2005League Tier 3GillinghamA3-1Johnson (8'), Dobie (44'), Weir-Daley (79')
Wed Aug 27, 2008League CupSunderlandH1-2Earnshaw (60')
Sat Aug 27, 2016League Tier 2Leeds UnitedH3-1Kasami (16'), Perquis (71'), Burke (90')
Tue Aug 27, 2019League CupDerby CountyH3-0Lolley (25'), Adomah (35'), Carvalho (79')

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Aug 27, 1881FriendlyWollatonA10-1? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)