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ON THIS DAY - April 7

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Charlie GardinerWed Apr 07, 19151935-38 ✝Alex HigginsWed Apr 07, 19201890-9457
John RowlandMon Apr 07, 19411959-6284 ✝Enos BromageFri Apr 07, 19781929-3080
Carl FletcherMon Apr 07, 19802004-0945Alan MooreMon Apr 07, 20081951-5581
Oliver BurkeMon Apr 07, 19972014-1728
✝ = player has died

MANAGERS
BORN DIED
Manager Born Active Age Manager Died Active Age
Joe KinnearSun Apr 07, 2024200478
✝ = manager has died

DEBUTS
Player debuts on this day:
Player Date Game Opponent H/A Result
J CrossSat Apr 07, 1894League Tier 1Newton HeathH2-0
Thomas RoseSat Apr 07, 1894League Tier 1Newton HeathH2-0
Tommy GrahamSat Apr 07, 1928League Tier 2Bristol CityA0-0
Harold OrgillMon Apr 07, 1947League Tier 2Tottenham HotspurH1-1
David RileySat Apr 07, 1984League Tier 1West Bromwich AlbionH3-1

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
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Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Apr 07, 1894League Tier 1Newton HeathH2-0Brodie (?, ?)
Tue Apr 07, 1896League Tier 1The WednesdayH1-0Richards (?)
Sat Apr 07, 1900League Tier 1Newcastle UnitedA1-3Calvey (48')
Sat Apr 07, 1906League Tier 1Blackburn RoversH1-2Morris (30')
Sat Apr 07, 1923League Tier 1StokeH0-1
Sat Apr 07, 1928League Tier 2Bristol CityA0-0
Sat Apr 07, 1934League Tier 2FulhamA1-3Dent (83')
Fri Apr 07, 1939League Tier 2West Bromwich AlbionH2-0Surtees (18'), Fryer (21')
Mon Apr 07, 1947League Tier 2Tottenham HotspurH1-1Brown (26')
Fri Apr 07, 1950League Tier 3Newport CountyA1-4Love (50')
Sat Apr 07, 1951League Tier 3GillinghamA4-1Ardron (10', 42', 44'), Collindridge (81')
Sat Apr 07, 1956League Tier 2Port ValeA2-0Scott (24'), Lishman (75')
Mon Apr 07, 1958League Tier 1ChelseaH1-1Imlach (24')
Sat Apr 07, 1962League Tier 1ArsenalH0-1
Mon Apr 07, 1969League Tier 1Sheffield WednesdayA1-0Lyons (58')
Tue Apr 07, 1970League Tier 1Coventry CityH1-4Rees (88')
Sat Apr 07, 1973League Tier 2Leyton OrientA0-3
Sat Apr 07, 1979League Tier 1ChelseaA3-1Francis (8'), O'Neill (42'), Bowyer (48')
Sat Apr 07, 1984League Tier 1West Bromwich AlbionH3-1Walsh (23' pen), Anderson (45'), Bowyer (83')
Sat Apr 07, 1990League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurH1-3Hodge (59')
Wed Apr 07, 1993League Tier 1Blackburn RoversH1-3Clough (51' pen)
Sat Apr 07, 2001League Tier 2PortsmouthA2-0Bart-Williams (11' pen, 38')
Sat Apr 07, 2007League Tier 3MillwallA0-1
Sat Apr 07, 2012League Tier 2Bristol CityH0-1
Sat Apr 07, 2018League Tier 2MiddlesbroughA0-2
Sun Apr 07, 2024League Tier 1Tottenham HotspurA1-3Wood (27')

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Apr 07, 1883FriendlySmall HeathA2-0Luntley (?, ?)
Mon Apr 07, 1890Football AllianceBootleA0-2
Sat Apr 07, 1945WWII Combined LeagueCoventry CityH1-1Simpson (?)
Mon Apr 07, 1952FriendlyBexhill UnitedA12-1Moore (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Morley (?), Capel (?), Leverton (?, ?), Ardron (?, ?, ?)
Tue Apr 07, 1981FriendlyKettering TownA5-2Wallace (?, ?), Robertson (? pen, ? pen), Francis (?)