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ON THIS DAY - August 16
Frank Clark debutFormer player, manager and chairman Frank Clark made his first team debut in the 2-0 home win against Portsmouth
Our first Premier League game
On this day in 1992 we played our first Premier League game. It was the first season of the new league, and we were selected as the first televised Sunday game against Liverpool. Not given much chance by the studio pundits, we won 1-0 thanks to a Teddy Sheringham 39th minute goal. It was his last goal as he was sold to Spurs a few weeks later.
PLAYERS
| BORN | DIED | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Born | Active | Age | Player | Died | Active | Age | |
| Grenville Roberts | Sat Aug 16, 1919 | 1937-39 | 21 |
MANAGERS
| BORN | DIED | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Born | Active | Age | Manager | Died | Active | Age |
DEBUTS
Player debuts on this day:
| Player | Date | Game | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Clark | Sat Aug 16, 1975 | League Tier 2 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2-0 | Win |
| Ian Wallace | Sat Aug 16, 1980 | League Tier 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0-2 | Loss |
| Raimondo Ponte | Sat Aug 16, 1980 | League Tier 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0-2 | Loss |
| Ishmael Miller | Tue Aug 16, 2011 | League Tier 2 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1-0 | Win |
| Matt Derbyshire | Tue Aug 16, 2011 | League Tier 2 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1-0 | Win |
| Lars Veldwijk | Sat Aug 16, 2014 | League Tier 2 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2-2 | Draw |
GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
| P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 54 |
| Date | Game | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Aug 16, 1969 | League Tier 1 | Leeds United | H | 1-4 | Loss | Rees (76') |
| Sat Aug 16, 1975 | League Tier 2 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2-0 | Win | Horswill (31' OG), O'Hare (85') |
| Sat Aug 16, 1980 | League Tier 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0-2 | Loss | |
| Sun Aug 16, 1992 | League Tier 1 | Liverpool | H | 1-0 | Win | Sheringham (29') |
| Sat Aug 16, 2003 | League Tier 2 | Reading | A | 0-3 | Loss | |
| Sat Aug 16, 2008 | League Tier 2 | Swansea City | A | 1-3 | Loss | Perch (35') |
| Tue Aug 16, 2011 | League Tier 2 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1-0 | Win | Gunter (31') |
| Sat Aug 16, 2014 | League Tier 2 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2-2 | Draw | Assombalonga (27', 35' pen) |
| Tue Aug 16, 2016 | League Tier 2 | Brentford | A | 0-1 | Loss |
All non-competitive games played on this day:
| Date | Game | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Aug 16, 1945 | Pre-Season Friendly | Derby County | H | 1-4 | Loss | ? (?) |
| Wed Aug 16, 1978 | Pre-Season Friendly | FC Porto | A | 0-1 | Loss |