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ON THIS DAY - January 31

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Johnny DentSat Jan 31, 19031929-37Roy BrownMon Jan 31, 20051935-3988
Joseph DulsonFri Jan 31, 19131931-32
Bert WilliamsSat Jan 31, 19201944-45
George ElokobiFri Jan 31, 19862011-1239
Greg CunninghamThu Jan 31, 19912011-1234
Amadou HaidaraSat Jan 31, 19982014-1527
✝ = 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
Samuel WaplingtonSat Jan 31, 1920League Tier 2Port ValeA1-4
Damien JohnsonSat Jan 31, 1998League Tier 2Oxford UnitedH1-3
Adlene GuediouraTue Jan 31, 2012League Tier 2BurnleyH0-2
Jamaal LascellesTue Jan 31, 2012League Tier 2BurnleyH0-2

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Jan 31, 1880FA CupBlackburn RoversH6-0Goodyer (?, ?), Widdowson (?, 25'), Smith (3'), Turner (13')
Sat Jan 31, 1891FA CupSunderland AlbionA1-1Smith (?)
Sat Jan 31, 1903League Tier 1Blackburn RoversA2-2Forman (?), Morris (?)
Sat Jan 31, 1920League Tier 2Port ValeA1-4Jones (62')
Sat Jan 31, 1925FA CupWest Ham UnitedH0-2
Sat Jan 31, 1931League Tier 2Oldham AthleticA1-3Brown (12')
Tue Jan 31, 1933League Tier 2BurnleyA3-3Graham (33', 44'), Dickinson (43')
Wed Jan 31, 1934FA CupChelseaH0-3
Sat Jan 31, 1948League Tier 2MillwallH5-2Johnston (10'), Edwards (12', 82'), Lee (23', 71')
Sat Jan 31, 1953FA CupEvertonA1-4Capel (39')
Sat Jan 31, 1959League Tier 1West Ham UnitedA3-5Quigley (10'), Wilson (36'), Dwight (68')
Sat Jan 31, 1970League Tier 1LiverpoolH1-0Richardson (19')
Sat Jan 31, 1976League Tier 2Luton TownA1-1Curran (67')
Tue Jan 31, 1978FA CupManchester CityH2-1Robertson (4'), Withe (60')
Sat Jan 31, 1981League Tier 1EvertonH1-0Burns (34')
Sat Jan 31, 1987League Tier 1Charlton AthleticA1-0Clough (66')
Wed Jan 31, 1996League Tier 1Leeds UnitedH2-1Campbell (39'), Roy (57' pen)
Sat Jan 31, 1998League Tier 2Oxford UnitedH1-3van Hooijdonk (28' pen)
Sat Jan 31, 2004League Tier 2Cardiff CityA0-0
Tue Jan 31, 2006League Tier 3Milton Keynes DonsA0-1
Wed Jan 31, 2007League Tier 3Carlisle UnitedA0-1
Sat Jan 31, 2009League Tier 2Cardiff CityA0-2
Tue Jan 31, 2012League Tier 2BurnleyH0-2
Sat Jan 31, 2015League Tier 2MillwallH0-1
Tue Jan 31, 2017League Tier 2Rotherham UnitedH2-0Assombalonga (50' pen, 71')
Sat Jan 31, 2026League Tier 1Crystal PalaceH-

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Jan 31, 1874FriendlyMansfieldA2-0Goodyer (?), Revis (?)
Sat Jan 31, 1885FriendlyDerby CountyH1-6? (?)
Sat Jan 31, 1914County CupNotts CountyA5-0Bell (?, ?), Derrick (?, ?, ?)
Tue Jan 31, 1984FriendlyOman XIA3-1Thijssen (?, ?), Wallace (?)