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ON THIS DAY - August 28

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Arthur SaxtonFri Aug 28, 18741901-02 ✝
Hwang Ui-joFri Aug 28, 19922022-2533
✝ = 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
Sandy HigginsSat Aug 28, 1920League Tier 2StokeH2-2
Sidney HarroldSat Aug 28, 1920League Tier 2StokeH2-2
Tom ElliottSat Aug 28, 1920League Tier 2StokeH2-2
Eric OaktonSat Aug 28, 1937League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedA1-2
Reg TrimSat Aug 28, 1937League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedA1-2
Johnny LinakerSat Aug 28, 1948League Tier 2FulhamA0-4
Colin ToddSat Aug 28, 1982League Tier 1West Ham UnitedA2-1
Roy KeaneTue Aug 28, 1990League Tier 1LiverpoolA0-2
Vance WarnerSat Aug 28, 1993League Tier 2Luton TownA2-1
Ian WrightSat Aug 28, 1999League Tier 2Queens Park RangersH1-1
Barry RocheMon Aug 28, 2000League Tier 2Crystal PalaceA3-2
Álex MorenoWed Aug 28, 2024League CupNewcastle UnitedH1-1
Carlos MiguelWed Aug 28, 2024League CupNewcastle UnitedH1-1
Eric da Silva MoreiraWed Aug 28, 2024League CupNewcastle UnitedH1-1
Ramón SosaWed Aug 28, 2024League CupNewcastle UnitedH1-1

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Aug 28, 1920League Tier 2StokeH2-2Higgins (77'), Spaven (83')
Mon Aug 28, 1922League Tier 1Huddersfield TownA1-2Martin (30')
Sat Aug 28, 1926League Tier 2BlackpoolH2-0Burton (61', 76')
Sat Aug 28, 1937League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedA1-2Burgin (63')
Sat Aug 28, 1948League Tier 2FulhamA0-4
Sat Aug 28, 1954League Tier 2Hull CityH0-1
Wed Aug 28, 1957League Tier 1Birmingham CityH1-1Wilson (69')
Tue Aug 28, 1962League Tier 1Blackburn RoversH2-0Julians (44'), Le Flem (72')
Wed Aug 28, 1963League Tier 1LiverpoolA2-1Quigley (26'), Wignall (67')
Fri Aug 28, 1964League Tier 1West Ham UnitedA3-2Barnwell (36', 58'), Hinton (73')
Sat Aug 28, 1965League Tier 1West Bromwich AlbionH3-2Addison (60'), Wignall (75'), Barnwell (80' pen)
Wed Aug 28, 1968League Tier 1Newcastle UnitedA1-1Storey-Moore (78' pen)
Sat Aug 28, 1971League Tier 1Crystal PalaceA1-1McKenzie (50')
Sat Aug 28, 1976League Tier 2Wolverhampton WanderersH1-3Steve Daley (20' OG)
Sat Aug 28, 1982League Tier 1West Ham UnitedA2-1Walsh (11'), Robertson (79' pen)
Tue Aug 28, 1990League Tier 1LiverpoolA0-2
Wed Aug 28, 1991League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurH1-3Clough (10')
Sat Aug 28, 1993League Tier 2Luton TownA2-1Black (7'), Woan (85')
Sat Aug 28, 1999League Tier 2Queens Park RangersH1-1Wright (29')
Mon Aug 28, 2000League Tier 2Crystal PalaceA3-2Johnson (12'), Platt (31'), Hayden Mullins (40' OG)
Wed Aug 28, 2002League Tier 2WimbledonH2-0Johnson (16', 45')
Sat Aug 28, 2004League Tier 2Coventry CityH1-4Johnson (74')
Tue Aug 28, 2007League CupLeicester CityH1-0Agogo (28')
Sat Aug 28, 2010League Tier 2Norwich CityH1-1Blackstock (35' pen)
Sun Aug 28, 2011League Tier 2West Ham UnitedH1-4Findley (70')
Tue Aug 28, 2012League CupWigan AthleticH1-4Cox (47')
Wed Aug 28, 2013League CupMillwallH2-1Derbyshire (59'), Lascelles (90+4')
Sat Aug 28, 2021League Tier 2Derby CountyA1-1Johnson (82')
Sun Aug 28, 2022League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurH0-2
Wed Aug 28, 2024League CupNewcastle UnitedH1-1Silva (50')

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Aug 28, 1943WWII Main LeagueChesterfieldH1-2Beswick (?)