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ON THIS DAY - October 5

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Sandy RowanSat Oct 05, 18671890-91Claude JephcottThu Oct 05, 19501916-1760
Patrick NelisWed Oct 05, 18981921-25 ✝Tommy CapelMon Oct 05, 20091949-5487
Alan ToddWed Oct 05, 19101937-39
Salvatore MatrecanoMon Oct 05, 19701999-0155
✝ = 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
Tom TebbuttSat Oct 05, 1895League Tier 1Derby CountyH2-5
Alexander NewbiggingSat Oct 05, 1901League Tier 1StokeA1-1
Harry JonesSat Oct 05, 1912League Tier 2Hull CityA1-2
Johnny QuigleySat Oct 05, 1957League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA4-3
Paddy GreenwoodSat Oct 05, 1974League Tier 2SouthamptonA1-0

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Thu Oct 05, 1893League Tier 1Bolton WanderersH1-0McInnes (?)
Sat Oct 05, 1895League Tier 1Derby CountyH2-5Carnelly (?), Pike (?)
Sat Oct 05, 1901League Tier 1StokeA1-1Forman (?)
Sat Oct 05, 1907League Tier 1Manchester UnitedA0-4
Sat Oct 05, 1912League Tier 2Hull CityA1-2Derrick (8')
Thu Oct 05, 1922League Tier 1Bolton WanderersH1-1Nelis (30')
Sat Oct 05, 1929League Tier 2Tottenham HotspurA1-1Dent (24')
Sat Oct 05, 1935League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedA0-1
Sat Oct 05, 1946League Tier 2Birmingham CityA0-4
Sat Oct 05, 1957League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA4-3Wilson (39'), Imlach (52'), Gray (60'), Quigley (77')
Sat Oct 05, 1963League Tier 1BlackpoolA0-1
Sat Oct 05, 1968League Tier 1Stoke CityH3-3Newton (23'), Storey-Moore (25', 33')
Sat Oct 05, 1974League Tier 2SouthamptonA1-0Jackson (36')
Sat Oct 05, 1985League Tier 1Ipswich TownH3-1Pearce (8'), Bowyer (11', 27')
Sat Oct 05, 1991League Tier 1Queens Park RangersA2-0Sheringham (27', 68')
Sat Oct 05, 2002League Tier 2MillwallA2-1Johnson (65', 85')
Sat Oct 05, 2013League Tier 2Brighton and Hove AlbionA3-1Lansbury (46', 62' pen), Henderson (60')
Sun Oct 05, 2014League Tier 2Ipswich TownH2-2Tesche (63'), Antonio (90')
Sat Oct 05, 2019League Tier 2BrentfordH1-0Watson (56')
Sun Oct 05, 2025League Tier 1Newcastle UnitedA0-2

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Oct 05, 1889Football AllianceGrimsby TownH1-2Plackett (?)
Sat Oct 05, 1918WWI Initial TournamentLincoln CityH1-1Kirrage (?)
Sat Oct 05, 1940WWII Main LeagueWalsallA3-4Smith (?), Antonio (?), Maund (?)