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22nd April

England on
St. George's Day, 23rd April

24th April
England On This Day
1850 Kirk Smith born in Ecclesfield
1865 George Brann born in Eastbourne
1882 Tom Brittleton born in Winsford



1901
Albert McInroy born in Preston

1907
Albert Dawes (reserve) in Frimley Green

1917
Laurie Scott born in Sheffield

1921 Charlie Vaughan (reserve) in Bermondsey










1976
Freddie Steele dies in Newcastle-under-Lyme aged 59



1984
Harry Hibbs dies in Welwyn Garden City aged 77



1891 Harry Daft marries Florence Whitlock in Radcliffe
1892 James Prinsep's daughter, Evelyn, is born
1893 Edgar Field son, also Edgar, is born

1905 Charlie Athersmith retires from football

1913
George Hedley appointed as Bristol City FC manager
1917
Ernie Williamson awarded a Silver War Badge
1920
Harold Fleming's daughter, Merial, born

1925
Arthur Rigby joins Blackburn Rovers FC for £2500
1926
England team named to play Belgium
1936
Austen Campbell transfer-listed by Hull City AFC
 
Ernie Hart transfer-listed by Leeds United AFC
1955
amateur England 3 Wales 1 at Dean Court
1958
under 23 Wales 2 England 1 at The Racecourse
1960
Syd Owen resigns as Luton Town FC manager
1963 youth England 4 Northern Ireland 0 at Wembley
1965 youth England 3 Italy 1 at Volksparkstadion
1969 Scotland party named for Home Championship

1977 Terry McDermott scores Goal of the Season
1980 under 21 GDR 1 England 0 in Jena
1981 Geoff Hurst sacked as Chelsea FC manager
1984 under 17 France 2 England 1 in Cannes
1986 England's only game on St. George's Day
under 21 England 1 Italy 1 in Swindon

Rous Cup
611 Wednesday, 23 April 1986 - England 2 Scotland 1 [2-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (68,357)
Butcher, Hoddle
Souness (pen)
HW

1987 George Tweedy dies in Grimsby aged 74 1987 Gary Bailey announces his retirement
1996 under 21 England 0 Croatia 1 at Roker Park
       
youth England 3 Scotland 0 at Huish Park
1997 women Italy 2 England 0 in Torino
1998
youth France 1 England 0 in Rodez

2000
under 16 England 4 Burkino Faso 0 at Montaigu
2003
England up to seventh in rankings

2009 women England 3 Norway 0 in Shrewsbury
2011 under 16 Guinea 0 England 0 in La Tranche-sur-Mer
2015 Adam Johnson charged with grooming offences
2019 Robbie Fowler becomes manager of Brisbane Roar
2024 the funeral of Ron Baynham in Bedford

Opposition On This Day
BIRTHS DEATHS & APPOINTMENTS
 official William Mitchell (Scotland)
Harold Chatton (Ireland)
György Szucs (Hungary)
Frank Brennan (Scotland)
 Jean-Pierre Mertl (Luxembourg)
 José Ignacio Saez (Spain)
 Tony O'Docherty (Northern Ireland)
 official Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)
 Franco Foda (Austria manager) in West Germany
Simon Davies (Wales)
Lee Young-Pyo (Korea Republic)
Damiano Zenoni (Italy)
Michael Arroya (Ecuador)
Andraz Struna (Slovenia)
official François Letexier (France)
Matthias Jørgensen (Denmark)

Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) in Kidlington
1847
1899
1912
1924
1930
1943
1947
1959
1966
1974
1977

1987
1989

1990
1995
2019

















Billy McNeill (Scotland) dies


England's Record on 23rd April
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 110.0 +1
Total 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 110.0 +1

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