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ON THIS DAY - March 8

PLAYERS
BORN DIED
Player Born Active Age Player Died Active Age
Ron LangleyFri Mar 08, 19121932-33Alan BrownFri Mar 08, 19961941-4282
John HarkesWed Mar 08, 19671998-9959Wally QuintonFri Mar 08, 19961941-4279
Rafik DjebbourThu Mar 08, 19842013-1442Tucker JohnsonMon Mar 08, 19991948-5278
Zach CloughWed Mar 08, 19952016-2131
Moussa NiakhatéFri Mar 08, 19962022-2430
✝ = 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
Joe BakerTue Mar 08, 1966League Tier 1BurnleyH1-0
Brett OrmerodSat Mar 08, 2008League Tier 3Crewe AlexandraA0-0
Kris BoydTue Mar 08, 2011League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedA1-2
Kevin GomisSat Mar 08, 2014League Tier 2BarnsleyA0-1

GAMES
All competitive games played on this day:
P W D L F A
2082102023

Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Mar 08, 1902League Tier 1The WednesdayA2-0Harry Ruddlesdin (? OG), Forman (?)
Sat Mar 08, 1913League Tier 2BlackpoolA1-2Gibson (27')
Sat Mar 08, 1924League Tier 1SunderlandH1-2Marshall (88')
Sat Mar 08, 1930League Tier 2Hull CityH2-1Heslop (30'), Dickinson (51')
Sat Mar 08, 1952League Tier 2Swansea TownA2-1Moore (41'), Collindridge (68')
Sat Mar 08, 1958League Tier 1BlackpoolA0-3
Tue Mar 08, 1966League Tier 1BurnleyH1-0Storey-Moore (83')
Sat Mar 08, 1969League Tier 1West Ham UnitedH0-1
Sat Mar 08, 1975League Tier 2Aston VillaH2-3O'Hare (15'), Butlin (40')
Tue Mar 08, 1977League Tier 2Notts CountyH1-2Withe (86')
Sat Mar 08, 1986League Tier 1Ipswich TownA0-1
Wed Mar 08, 1995League Tier 1EvertonH2-1Collymore (19'), Pearce (54')
Sat Mar 08, 1997League Tier 1ArsenalA0-2
Wed Mar 08, 2000League Tier 2Norwich CityH1-1Lester (1')
Tue Mar 08, 2005League Tier 2WatfordA2-0Commons (45', 79')
Sat Mar 08, 2008League Tier 3Crewe AlexandraA0-0
Tue Mar 08, 2011League Tier 2Sheffield UnitedA1-2Adebola (42')
Sat Mar 08, 2014League Tier 2BarnsleyA0-1
Tue Mar 08, 2016League Tier 2Preston North EndH1-0Oliveira (37')
Sat Mar 08, 2025League Tier 1Manchester CityH1-0Hudson-Odoi (83')

All non-competitive games played on this day:
Date Game Opponent H/A Score Scorers
Sat Mar 08, 1879FriendlyChesterfieldH5-1Goodyer (?), Smith (?), Turner (?), Widdowson (?, ?)
Sat Mar 08, 1884FriendlyThe WednesdayH0-2
Sat Mar 08, 1890Football AllianceSmall HeathA0-12
Sat Mar 08, 1919WWI Initial TournamentHull CityH2-1Shea (? pen, ?)
Sat Mar 08, 1941WWII Wartime CupLeicester CityA1-1Barks (?)