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ON THIS DAY - August 31

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Richard ArmstrongTue Aug 31, 19091929-3560 ✝Alf SpouncerFri Aug 31, 19621897-1085
Frank O'DonnellThu Aug 31, 19111945-47
Ramón SosaTue Aug 31, 19992024-2526
✝ = 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
Vincent HodgkinsonMon Aug 31, 1925League Tier 2ChelseaH1-5
Danny EdgarSat Aug 31, 1935League Tier 2BuryH2-2
Eric StubbsSat Aug 31, 1935League Tier 2BuryH2-2
Harold CrawshawWed Aug 31, 1938League Tier 2Plymouth ArgyleA0-3
Frank O'DonnellSat Aug 31, 1946League Tier 2BarnsleyA2-3
Sailor BrownSat Aug 31, 1946League Tier 2BarnsleyA2-3
Tom HinchliffeSat Aug 31, 1946League Tier 2BarnsleyA2-3
Harry NicholsonWed Aug 31, 1955League Tier 2Leicester CityH2-0
Renan LodiWed Aug 31, 2022League Tier 1Manchester CityA0-6

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Mon Aug 31, 1925League Tier 2ChelseaH1-5Jack Harrow (? OG)
Sat Aug 31, 1929League Tier 2ChelseaA0-2
Sat Aug 31, 1935League Tier 2BuryH2-2Race (1'), Peacock (28')
Wed Aug 31, 1938League Tier 2Plymouth ArgyleA0-3
Thu Aug 31, 1939League Tier 2Newcastle UnitedH2-0Perry (?), McCall (6' pen)
Sat Aug 31, 1946League Tier 2BarnsleyA2-3Brown (65'), O'Donnell (84')
Wed Aug 31, 1955League Tier 2Leicester CityH2-0Imlach (44'), Thomas (83')
Sat Aug 31, 1957League Tier 1Sheffield WednesdayA2-1Imlach (9'), Barrett (67' pen)
Wed Aug 31, 1960League Tier 1Blackburn RoversH1-1Gray (22')
Sat Aug 31, 1963League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA1-4Addison (88')
Sat Aug 31, 1968League Tier 1EvertonA1-2Chapman (84')
Tue Aug 31, 1971League Tier 1Stoke CityH0-0
Sat Aug 31, 1974League Tier 2Oxford UnitedH1-2Bowyer (5')
Tue Aug 31, 1976League CupWalsallA4-2Curran (17'), Barrett (41'), O'Neill (62', 80')
Mon Aug 31, 1981League Tier 1Manchester UnitedA0-0
Sat Aug 31, 1985League Tier 1Manchester UnitedH1-3Davenport (47')
Sat Aug 31, 1991League Tier 1Oldham AthleticH3-1Gemmill (28'), Keane (41'), Pearce (63')
Mon Aug 31, 1992League Tier 1Norwich CityA1-3Clough (31')
Sat Aug 31, 2002League Tier 2Coventry CityA1-0Scimeca (16')
Sat Aug 31, 2013League Tier 2Wigan AthleticA1-2Reid (8')
Sat Aug 31, 2019League Tier 2Preston North EndH1-1Adomah (79')
Wed Aug 31, 2022League Tier 1Manchester CityA0-6
Sat Aug 31, 2024League Tier 1Wolverhampton WanderersH1-1Wood (10')
Sun Aug 31, 2025League Tier 1West Ham UnitedH0-3

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Aug 31, 1940WWII Main LeagueBirmingham CityH2-3Smith (?, ?)