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20th April

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1852 William Clegg born in Ecclesall Bierlow
1863 Tot Rostron born in Over Darwen

1885
Harry Hampton born in Wellington
1895
Harry Chester Goodhart dies in Edinburgh aged 36





1911
John Sands dies on a Nottingham tram aged 56





1927
Harry Maskrey dies in Derby aged 46







1963
Jock Rutherford dies in Neasden aged 78


1881 Hawley Edwards marries Helen Spencer in Shifnal


1897
Thelwell Pike marries Jeannie Homewood
1899
Albert Sturgess joins The Prince of Wales Regiment
1902
Scotland team chosen to play England
 
Jack Sharp marries Mary Scott in Manchester
1904 Archie Turner
marries Edith Dorritty in Odiham


1919
George Armitage discharged from the army
1921
Jock Simpson is landlord of Horseshoe Bar in Falkirk
1923
fourteen man party named to tour Europe
 
Jackie Crawford's daughter, Joan, born
1926
Ronnie Starling signs amateur with Hull City AFC

1933
Syd Puddefoot transfer-listed
1936 Charlie Wreford-Brown has divorced his wife
1945 wartime Diables Rouges 1 FA Services 1 in Liége
1949 youth Scotland 1 England 0 in Utrecht
1952 Billy Wright awarded FWA Footballer of the Year
1956 amateur England 3 France 1 in Dulwich
1959 Syd Owen awarded FWA Footballer of the Year

1965 youth England 5 Hungary 0 in Wuppertal
1970 Bobby Charlton wins his one hundredth England appearance
the funeral of Len Barry in Nottingham

British Championship
441 Tuesday, 21 April 1970 -
England 3
Northern Ireland 1 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (100,000)
Peters, Hurst, R.Charlton
Best
HW

   
1971 Gordon Banks became the first goalkeeper to wear the umbro logo
UEFA Group 3 Switzerland 5 Malta 0

European Championship preliminary match
451 Wednesday, 21 April 1971 - England 3 Greece 0 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (53,859 to 56,000)
Chivers, Hurst, Lee HW













2017
Ugo Ehiogu dies in Uxbridge aged 44
1976 Francis Lee announces his retirement
1986 Gary Bailey injures his knee at Bisham Abbey
1998 B England 4 Russia 1 at Loftus Road
        women England 1 Italy 2 at The Hawthorns
1999
England up to =sixth in rankings
2000 under 16 England 1 Argentina 0 at Les Sables
2002 under 19 England 2 Lithuania 1 at City Ground
2003 under 16 Portugal 2 England 1 in Montaigu

2005 women England 2 Scotland 1 at Prenton Park
2011 under 16 UAE 2 England 3 at Mouilleron-le-Captif
2014 under 16 France 2 England 2 at Montaigu
2015 under 16s team pull out of the Victory Shield

Opposition On This Day
BIRTHS DEATHS & APPOINTMENTS
Willie McStay (Scotland)
Ben Cynowicz (United States) in Palestine
 official Pierre Ufrasis (France)
official Vítor Pereira (Portugal) in Lisboa
official Craig Hall (United States)
official Rob Styles born in Waterlooville
Thomas Helmer (Germany)
 Christian Holtgen (Luxembourg)
 official Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Peter van Vossen (Netherlands)
 official Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Tobias Linderoth (Sweden)
 Markus Kiesenebner (Austria)
Mirko Valdifiori (Italy)
official Peter Bednár (Slovakia)
 Carlos Muñoz (Chile)
 Ludwig Chvedukas (Lithuania)
 Isco (Spain)
 Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden)

 Matteo Pessina (Italy)
Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain)
Xavi Simons (Netherlands)
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Oleg Blokhin (Ukraine manager) reappointed

England's Record on 21st April
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 0 1 3.00 0.50 100.0 +2
Total 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 0 1 3.00 0.50 100.0 +2

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