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England On This Day
1855 Harry Sedgwick (reserve) born in Belgravia
1861
George Shutt born in Fenton
1863 Bob Roberts born in Wednesbury

1908
Jack Pickering born in Ecclesfield



1922
Ivor Broadis born in the Isle of Dogs




1937
Johnny Holt dies in Haywards Heath aged 72


1953
Kevin Beattie born in Carlisle

1966
George Raikes dies in Wells aged 93 years











2018
Bill Slater dies in Oxfordshire aged 91 years



1875
Fred Spiksley's daughter, Maud, dies

1914
Jack Butler joins the army
1919
Ernie Hart joins Leeds United AFC
1920
Tommy Meehan signs for Chelsea FC for £3300

1923
Russell Wainscoat joins Middlesbrough FC for £4850
1926
amateur England 1 Scotland 4 at Filbert Street
1930
George Waterfield's son, Jack, is born
1934
Billy Pease discusses managing Gateshead AFC

1951
Jack Crayston turns down manager of Hull City AFC

1956
Stanley Matthews receives the first Ballon d'Or

1968
Nat Lofthouse appointed Bolton Wanderers manager
1974
under 23 Scotland 0 England 3 at Pittodrie
1978
u/o youth Public Schools 0 FA 7 in Roehampton
1990
testimonial England 4 Italia 90 XI 0 at Tottenham
1991
B Spain Olympic 0 England 1 in Castellón
1996
England remain twelfth in the rankings
 Michael Owen signs professional forms with Liverpool FC
2001 Michael Owen wins the Ballon d'Or
2002 England drop to seventh in the rankings
2007 Martin Kelly signs pro forms with Liverpool FC
2014 England remain thirteenth in the rankings

Opposition On This Day
1868 John Lambie (Scotland) born

1912 Joséf Rasselnburg (Germany) born
1934 Colin Baker (Wales) born
1947 Karol Dobiaš (Czechoslovakia) born
1969 Santiago Canazares (Spain) born
1985 Rail Melikov (Azerbaijan) born
1986 official Juan Guzmán (US) born in San Bernardino
&
Zsolt Laczkó (Hungary) born
1989 official Lawrence Vasser (Belgium) born in Lommel
1990 Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) born

1904
Svenska Fotboll-förbundets founded

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