Significant Days
1960
First ever League Cup tie: a 4-3 2nd Round defeat at Brentford. Still also the highest total goals in an away tie (1 of 3).
1993
Worst losing margin in a home League Cup tie (2 of 3): a 4-1 defeat to Aston Villa at Roker Park.
Birthdays
1980
James Fowler
(manager 2019[i])
1881
Tim Coleman
(player 1910-11)
1900
William Fall
(player 1924-25)
In Memoriam
1946
Ernie Coquet
(player 1905-07)
1957
Jon Morley
(player 1907)
2012
Harry Milne
(player 1948-51)
Manager Changes
1978
Dave Merrington
Named Caretaker
Results Summary
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
First Class Competitions
21
8
3
10
42
38
Other Matches
1
0
0
1
1
2
First Class Debuts
1991
John Byrne
v Bristol Rovers, 1-1 (Lge)
Hat-Trick Heroes
1946
Cliff Whitelum
3 v.Manchester Utd (Lge)