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PLAYERS BORN ON THIS DAY

The list below shows all the players we have a card for who were born on this date.

Players born on 4 December:

Percy Dawson
(Percival Hall Dawson)

1 cap for Scotland

Born December 4th, 1889 in Cullercoats, England

Died 1974 aged 85

Career details for Percy Dawson:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1911	Hearts	-	92	70	1913	(Player)
1913	Blackburn Rovers	£2,500	140	71	1922	(Player)
1923	Barrow	-	4	0	1924	(Player)

Alex Donaldson
(Alexander Pollock Donaldson)

6 caps and 1 goal for Scotland

Born December 4th, 1890 in Barrhead

Died 1972 aged 82

Career details for Alex Donaldson:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1910	Sheffield United	-	0	0	1911	(Player)
1912	Bolton Wanderers	-	139	5	1921	(Player)
1921	Sunderland	£3,000	43	1	1923	(Player)
1923	Manchester City	-	7	0	1924	(Player)

Jimmy Jackson
(James Jackson)

England

Born December 4th, 1899 in Newcastle

Died 1976 aged 77

Career details for Jimmy Jackson:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1918	Queens Park	-			1919	(Player)
1919	Motherwell	-			1923	(Player)
1923	Aberdeen	-	67	2	1925	(Player)
1925	Liverpool	-	212	2	1933	(Player)

Charlie Spencer
(Charles William Spencer)

England

2 caps for England

Born December 4th, 1899 in Washington, Tyne and Wear

Died February 9th, 1953 aged 54

Career details for Charlie Spencer:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1921	Newcastle United	-	161	8	1928	(Player)
1928	Manchester United	£3,250	46	0	1930	(Player)
1930	Tunbridge Wells Rangers	-			1932	(Player)
1932	Wigan Athletic	-			1937	(Player)
1932	Wigan Athletic				1937	(Manager)
1937	Grimsby Town				1951	(Manager)
1951	Hastings Town				1952	(Manager)
1952	York City				1953	(Manager)

Tom Farquharson
(Thomas Gerard Farquharson)

Ireland

7 caps for Ireland

Born December 4th, 1899 in Dublin

Died December 24th, 1970 aged 71

Career details for Tom Farquharson:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1921	Abertillery Town	-			1922	(Player)
1922	Cardiff City	-	445	0	1935	(Player)

William Price
(William John Price)

England

Born December 4th, 1903 in Mhow, India

Died June 22nd, 1987 aged 84

Career details for William Price:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1928	Brentford	-	1	0	1928	(Player)
1929	Fulham	-	189	49	1937	(Player)
1937	Port Vale	-	13	2	1937	(Player)

Terry Springthorpe
(Terence Alfred Springthorpe)

2 caps for United States

Born December 4th, 1923 in Draycott, England

Died July 25th, 2006 aged 83

Career details for Terry Springthorpe:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1947	Wolverhampton Wanderers	-	35	0	1950	(Player)
1950	Coventry City	£10,000	12	0	1951	(Player)

Les O'Neill
(Leslie Arthur O'Neill)

England

Born December 4th, 1943 in Blyth

Died November 26th, 2025 aged 82

Career details for Les O'Neill:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1963	Newcastle United	-	1	0	1964	(Player)
1964	Darlington 1883	-	179	35	1970	(Player)
1969	Bradford City	-	97	17	1972	(Player)
1972	Carlisle United	-	155	20	1977	(Player)
1977	Queen Of The South	-	20	1	1978	(Player)
1989	Workington				1991	(Manager)
1993	Penrith Town				1993	(Manager)

Brian Bates
(Brian Frederick Bates)

England

Born December 4th, 1944 in Beeston

Current age 81

Career details for Brian Bates:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1963	Notts County	-	128	24	1969	(Player)
1969	Mansfield Town	-	20	3	1970	(Player)
1970	Boston United	-			1979	(Player)

Frank Sibley
(Frank Phillip Sibley)

England

Born December 4th, 1947 in Uxbridge

Died May 10th, 2024 aged 77

Career details for Frank Sibley:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1963	Queen's Park Rangers	-	143	3	1971	(Player)
1977	Queens Park Rangers				1978	(Manager)
1979	Walsall				1979	(Manager)
1984	Queens Park Rangers				1985	(Caretaker Manager)

Willie Watson
(William Watson)

Scotland

Born December 4th, 1949 in New Stevenston

Current age 76

Career details for Willie Watson:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1970	Manchester United	-	11	0	1973	(Player)
1973	Motherwell	-	127	2	1978	(Player)
1978	Dundee	-	39	0	1980	(Player)

Les Taylor
(Leslie Taylor)

England

Born December 4th, 1956 in North Shields

Current age 69

Career details for Les Taylor:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1974	Oxford United	-	219	15	1981	(Player)
1980	Watford	£100,000	172	13	1986	(Player)
1986	Reading	£20,000	75	3	1989	(Player)
1988	Colchester United	-	52	1	1990	(Player)

Jim Steel
(William James Steel)

Scotland

Born December 4th, 1959 in Dumfries

Current age 66

Career details for Jim Steel:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1978	Oldham Athletic	-	108	24	1983	(Player)
1982	Wrexham		9	6	1983	(On loan)
1982	Wigan Athletic		2	2	1983	(On loan)
1982	Port Vale	£10,000	28	6	1984	(Player)
1983	Wrexham	£10,000	164	51	1988	(Player)
1987	Tranmere Rovers	£60,000	174	29	1992	(Player)

Paul McGrath

83 caps and 8 goals for Republic of Ireland

Born December 4th, 1959 in Greenford, England

Current age 66

Career details for Paul McGrath:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1981	St. Patrick's Athletic	£30,000	0	0	1982	(Player)
1982	Manchester United	£30,000	163	12	1989	(Player)
1989	Aston Villa	£400,000	258	11	1996	(Player)
1996	Derby County	£100,000	24	0	1997	(Player)
1997	Sheffield United	-	7	0	1997	(Player)
1997	Sheffield United	-	5	0	1998	(Player)

Steve Whitton
(Stephen Paul Whitton)

England

Born December 4th, 1960 in London

Current age 65

Career details for Steve Whitton:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1979	Coventry City	-	74	21	1983	(Player)
1983	West Ham United	-	39	6	1985	(Player)
1985	Birmingham City		8	2	1986	(On loan)
1986	Birmingham City	-	95	28	1989	(Player)
1988	Sheffield Wednesday	-	32	4	1991	(Player)
1990	Ipswich Town	-	88	15	1994	(Player)
1990	Halmstads BK		13	7	1990	(On loan)
1993	Colchester United	-	116	21	1998	(Player)
1999	Colchester United				1999	(Caretaker Manager)
1999	Colchester United				2003	(Manager)

Gary Bennett
(Gary Ernest Bennett)

England

Born December 4th, 1961 in Manchester

Current age 64

Career details for Gary Bennett:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1981	Cardiff City	-	87	11	1984	(Player)
1984	Sunderland	£65,000	369	23	1995	(Player)
1995	Carlisle United	-	26	5	1996	(Player)
1996	Scarborough	-	88	18	1998	(Player)
1998	Darlington 1883	-	34	4	2000	(Player)
2000	Darlington 1883		0	0	2001	(Manager)
2001	Worksop Town	-	0	0	2001	(Player)
2001	Scarborough	-	0	0	2002	(Player)

Kevin Richardson

England

1 cap for England

Born December 4th, 1962 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Current age 63

Career details for Kevin Richardson:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1980	Everton	-	109	16	1986	(Player)
1986	Watford	£225,000	39	2	1987	(Player)
1987	Arsenal	£200,000	96	5	1990	(Player)
1990	Real Sociedad	£750,000	0	0	1991	(Player)
1991	Aston Villa	£450,000	148	14	1995	(Player)
1995	Coventry City	£300,000	78	0	1997	(Player)
1997	Southampton	-	28	0	1998	(Player)
1998	Barnsley	-	30	0	2000	(Player)
2000	Blackpool		11	1	2000	(On loan)
2000	Blackpool	Free	9	0	2000	(Player)

Michael Ricketts
(Michael Barrington Ricketts)

England

1 cap for England

Born December 4th, 1978 in Birmingham

Current age 47

Career details for Michael Ricketts:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
1996	Walsall	-	76	14	2000	(Player)
2000	Bolton Wanderers	£400,000	98	37	2003	(Player)
2003	Middlesbrough	£3,500,000	32	3	2004	(Player)
2004	Leeds United	Free	25	0	2006	(Player)
2005	Stoke City		11	0	2005	(On loan)
2005	Cardiff City		17	5	2006	(On loan)
2006	Burnley		13	2	2006	(On loan)
2006	Southend United	-	2	0	2007	(Player)
2007	Preston North End	Free	14	1	2007	(Player)
2007	Oldham Athletic	Free	9	2	2008	(Player)
2007	Walsall		12	3	2008	(On loan)
2008	Walsall	-	28	9	2009	(Player)
2009	Tranmere Rovers	Free	12	2	2010	(Player)

Jay DeMerit
(Jay Michael DeMerit)

25 caps for United States

Born December 4th, 1979 in Green Bay

Current age 46

Career details for Jay DeMerit:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
2003	Southall	-	2	0	2004	(Player)
2004	Northwood	-	0	0	2004	(Player)
2004	Watford	-	182	8	2010	(Player)
2010	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Free	71	1	2014	(Player)

Stephen Dawson
(Stephen John Dawson)

Ireland

Born December 4th, 1985 in Dublin

Current age 40

Career details for Stephen Dawson:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
2004	Leicester City	-	0	0	2005	(Player)
2005	Mansfield Town	Free	114	4	2008	(Player)
2008	Bury	Free	90	6	2010	(Player)
2010	Leyton Orient	Free	60	3	2012	(Player)
2012	Barnsley	-	81	5	2014	(Player)
2014	Rochdale	Free	30	0	2015	(Player)
2015	Scunthorpe United	Free	66	1	2017	(Player)
2017	Bury	Free	18	0	2019	(Player)
2019	Hereford	-	12	3	2020	(Player)
2020	Radcliffe	-	3	0	2020	(Player)

David Cotterill
(David Rhys George Best Cotterill)

Wales

24 caps and 2 goals for Wales

Born December 4th, 1987 in Cardiff

Current age 38

Career details for David Cotterill:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
2004	Bristol City	-	62	8	2006	(Player)
2006	Wigan Athletic	£2,000,000	18	1	2008	(Player)
2008	Sheffield United		16	0	2008	(On loan)
2008	Sheffield United	-	38	6	2009	(Player)
2009	Swansea City	£600,000	35	4	2012	(Player)
2011	Portsmouth		15	1	2011	(On loan)
2012	Barnsley	Free	11	1	2012	(Player)
2012	Doncaster Rovers	Free	84	14	2014	(Player)
2014	Birmingham City	Free	103	14	2017	(Player)
2017	Bristol City		13	2	2017	(On loan)
2018	ATK	-	3	0	2018	(Player)

Leandro Trossard

Belgium

50 caps and 11 goals for Belgium

Born December 4th, 1994 in Maasmechelen

Current age 31

Career details for Leandro Trossard:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
2012	Racing Genk	-	83	27	2019	(Player)
2013	Lommel		12	7	2013	(On loan)
2013	KVC Westerlo		17	3	2014	(On loan)
2013	Lommel		30	16	2014	(On loan)
2015	Oud-Heverlee Leuven		30	8	2016	(On loan)
2019	Brighton & Hove Albion	-	116	25	2023	(Player)
2023	Arsenal	£21,000,000	102	24	Current	(Player)

Diogo Jota
(Diogo José Teixeira da Silva)

49 caps and 14 goals for Portugal

Born December 4th, 1996 in Porto

Died July 3rd, 2025 aged 29

Career details for Diogo Jota:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
2014	Pacos de Ferreira	-	41	14	2016	(Player)
2016	Atlético Madrid	-	0	0	2018	(Player)
2016	FC Porto		27	8	2017	(On loan)
2017	Wolverhampton Wanderers		44	17	2018	(On loan)
2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£12,300,000	67	16	2020	(Player)
2020	Liverpool	£41,000,000	123	47	Current	(Player)

Tahith Chong
(Tahith Jose Girigorio Djorkaef Chong)

Curacao

3 caps for Curacao

Born December 4th, 1999 in Willemstad, Netherlands

Current age 26

Career details for Tahith Chong:
From	Team	Fee	Apps	Goals	To
2018	Manchester United	-	5	0	2022	(Player)
2019	Manchester United U21	-	0	0	2022	(Player)
2020	Werder Bremen		13	0	2021	(On loan)
2021	Club Brugge KV		7	0	2021	(On loan)
2021	Birmingham City		20	1	2022	(On loan)
2022	Birmingham City	£1,500,000	38	4	2023	(Player)
2023	Luton Town	£4,000,000	63	6	2025	(Player)
2025	Sheffield United	-	3	0	Current	(Player)

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