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Players born on 7 October

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All players in the museum who were born on this date. Click any card to view it, or the thumbnail strip to see all their cards.

Walter Wadsworth

Centre-half
England

Born 7 October 1890 in Bootle

Died 12 October 1951 aged 61

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1914 Liverpool - 217 7 1926
1926 Bristol City - 67 1 1928
1928 New Brighton - 55 3 1930

Charles Sutcliffe

(Charles Spencer Sutcliffe)
Goalkeeper
England

Born 7 October 1890 in Bradford

Died 1964 aged 73

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1919 Leeds City - 0 0 1920
1920 Rotherham County - 102 0 1924
1924 Sheffield United - 45 0 1926

Dod Brewster

(George Brewster)
Centre-half
1 cap for Scotland

Born 7 October 1891 in Culsalmond

Died 1963 aged 71

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1913 Aberdeen - 119 9 1921
1919 Everton - 64 4 1922
1922 Wolverhampton Wanderers - 11 0 1923

Joe Roulson

(Joseph Roulson)
Winger
England

Born 7 October 1891 in Sheffield

Died 1952 aged 60

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1912 Birmingham City - 116 4 1923
1922 Swansea City - 49 2 1924
1924 Leyton Orient - 16 0 1925

Tom Bromilow

(Thomas George Bromilow)
Midfielder
5 caps for England

Born 7 October 1894 in Liverpool

Died 4 March 1959 aged 64

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1919 Liverpool - 341 11 1930
1932 Burnley - 1935
1935 Crystal Palace - 1936
1936 Crystal Palace - 1939
1939 Leicester City - 1945
1946 Newport County - 1950

George Dobson

(George Walter Dobson)
LL
England

Born 7 October 1897 in Rotherham

Died 1950 aged 52

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1919 Barnsley - 25 0 1920
1920 Norwich City - 27 1 1921
1921 Rotherham County - 19 1 1923
1923 Worksop Town - 1923

Charlie Dennington

(Charles Dennington)
Goalkeeper
England

Born 7 October 1899 in Beccles

Died 1943 aged 43

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1922 Norwich City - 195 0 1929
1929 Bradford City - 18 0 1930

Wilf Chadwick

(Wilfred Chadwick)
Forward
England

Born 7 October 1900 in Bury

Died 14 February 1975 aged 74

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1921 Everton - 102 50 1925
1925 Leeds United - 16 3 1926
1926 Wolverhampton Wanderers - 97 44 1929
1929 Stoke City - 7 2 1930
1930 FC Halifax Town - 5 0 1931

Tom Manley

(Thomas Ronald Manley)
Winger
England

Born 7 October 1912 in Northwich

Died 4 July 1988 aged 75

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1931 Manchester United - 188 40 1939
1946 Brentford - 116 7 1951
1954 Northwich Victoria - 1954

John Park

(John Bluey Park)
OR
Scotland

Born 7 October 1913 in Douglas Water

Died 2002 aged 88

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1936 Newcastle United - 60 11 1939

Billy Cairns

(William Hart Cairns)
Forward
England

Born 7 October 1914 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Died 9 January 1988 aged 73

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1934 Newcastle United - 89 52 1939
1944 Gateshead - 1946
1946 Grimsby Town - 221 121 1954

Jack Rowley

(John Frederick Rowley)
Forward
6 caps and 6 goals for England

Born 7 October 1918 in Wolverhampton

Died 28 June 1998 aged 79

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1935 Wolverhampton Wanderers - 0 0 1937
1937 Manchester United £3,500 380 182 1955
1937 AFC Bournemouth loan 22 12 1937
1954 Plymouth Argyle - 56 14 1957
1955 Plymouth Argyle - 1960
1960 Oldham Athletic - 1963
1963 Ajax - 1964
1966 Wrexham - 1967
1968 Oldham Athletic - 1969

Malcolm Lucas

Winger
4 caps for Wales

Born 7 October 1938 in Wrexham

Died 14 March 2024 aged 85

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1958 Leyton Orient - 157 6 1965
1964 Norwich City - 183 8 1970
1969 Torquay United - 122 3 1974

Trevor Dawkins

(Trevor Andrew Dawkins)
Midfielder
England

Born 7 October 1945 in Thorpe Bay

Age 80

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1964 West Ham United - 6 0 1967
1967 Crystal Palace - 25 3 1971
1971 Brentford loan 4 0 1972

George Smith

Midfielder
England

Born 7 October 1945 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Age 80

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1964 Barrow - 92 11 1967
1967 Portsmouth - 64 3 1969
1968 Middlesbrough - 74 0 1971
1970 Birmingham City - 39 0 1973
1973 Cardiff City - 45 1 1975
1975 Swansea City - 88 8 1978
1977 Hartlepool United - 85 2 1980

Colin Blant

Defender
England

Born 7 October 1946 in Rawtenstall

Age 79

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1966 Burnley - 53 7 1970
1970 Portsmouth - 64 1 1972
1972 Rochdale - 51 0 1974
1973 Darlington - 89 0 1976
1976 Workington - 21 0 1977
1976 Grimsby Town - 9 0 1977

Pat Howard

(Patrick Howard)
Defender
England

Born 7 October 1947 in Dodworth

Age 78

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1965 Barnsley - 177 6 1972
1971 Newcastle United - 184 7 1977
1976 Arsenal - 16 0 1977
1977 Birmingham City - 40 0 1979
1979 Bury - 118 5 1982

Paul Edwards

(Paul Francis Edwards)
Defender
England

Born 7 October 1947 in Shaw and Crompton

Age 78

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1969 Manchester United - 54 0 1973
1972 Oldham Athletic - 112 7 1978
1976 Stockport County loan 2 0 1977
1978 Stockport County - 67 2 1980

Steve Gardner

Defender
England

Born 7 October 1958 in Hemsworth

Age 67

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1975 Ipswich Town - 0 0 1977
1977 Oldham Athletic - 53 2 1981
1981 Karlskrona AIF - 1982
1983 IFK Goteborg - 27 7 1984
1985 GAIS - 1988

Jim Melrose

(James Millsopp Melrose)
Forward
Scotland

Born 7 October 1958 in Glasgow

Age 67

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1975 Partick Thistle - 122 31 1980
1980 Leicester City - 72 21 1983
1982 Coventry City - 24 8 1983
1983 Celtic - 30 7 1984
1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers loan 7 2 1985
1984 Manchester City - 34 8 1986
1985 Charlton Athletic - 48 19 1988
1987 Leeds United - 4 0 1988
1987 Shrewsbury Town - 49 3 1990

Garry Thompson

(Garry Lindsey Thompson)
Forward
England

Born 7 October 1959 in Kings Heath

Age 66

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1977 Coventry City - 134 38 1983
1982 West Bromwich Albion - 91 39 1985
1985 Sheffield Wednesday - 36 7 1986
1986 Aston Villa - 60 17 1989
1988 Watford - 34 8 1990
1989 Crystal Palace - 20 3 1991
1991 Queens Park Rangers - 19 1 1993
1993 Cardiff City - 43 5 1995
1994 Northampton Town - 50 6 1997
2001 Bristol Rovers - 2002
2001 Bristol Rovers - 2001
2004 Brentford - 2004
2019 Penrith - 0 0 2019

Paul Stewart

(Paul Andrew Stewart)
DM
3 caps for England

Born 7 October 1964 in Manchester

Age 61

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1981 Blackpool - 201 56 1987
1987 Manchester City £200,000 51 26 1988
1988 Tottenham Hotspur £1,700,000 131 28 1992
1992 Liverpool £2,300,000 32 1 1996
1994 Crystal Palace loan 18 3 1994
1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers loan 8 2 1995
1995 Burnley loan 6 0 1995
1995 Sunderland loan 2 0 1995
1996 Sunderland Free 34 5 1997
1997 Stoke City Free 21 3 1998
1998 Workington - 2000

Murray Jones

(Murray Lee Jones)
Forward
England

Born 7 October 1964 in Bexley

Age 61

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1990 Doncaster Rovers loan 5 0 1991
1990 Exeter City - 20 3 1991
1991 Grimsby Town - 28 3 1992
1992 Brentford - 16 0 1993

Sami Hyypia

(Sami Tuomas Hyypia)
Defender
105 caps and 5 goals for Finland

Born 7 October 1973 in Porvoo

Age 52

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1993 MYPA - 96 8 1995
1995 Willem II Tilburg - 100 3 1999
1999 Liverpool £3,000,000 318 22 2009
2009 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Free 27 1 2011
2012 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 2013
2013 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 2014
2014 Brighton & Hove Albion - 2014
2015 FC Zurich - 2016

Gilberto

(Gilberto Aparecido da Silva)
DM
93 caps and 3 goals for Brazil

Born 7 October 1976 in Lagoa da Prata

Age 49

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1997 América - 20 1 2000
2000 Atletico Mineiro - 62 4 2002
2002 Arsenal £4,500,000 170 17 2008
2008 Panathinaikos £1,000,000 78 6 2011
2011 Gremio - 47 1 2013
2013 Atletico Mineiro - 18 1 2013

Jermain Defoe

(Jermain Colin Defoe OBE)
Forward
57 caps and 20 goals for England

Born 7 October 1982 in Beckton

Age 43

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1998 Charlton Athletic - 0 0 1999
1999 West Ham United £1,150,000 93 29 2004
2000 AFC Bournemouth loan 29 18 2001
2004 Tottenham Hotspur £7,000,000 139 43 2008
2008 Portsmouth £7,500,000 31 15 2009
2009 Tottenham Hotspur £15,000,000 137 48 2014
2014 Toronto FC £6,000,000 19 11 2015
2015 Sunderland £3,000,000 87 34 2017
2017 AFC Bournemouth Free 28 4 2020
2019 Rangers loan 20 13 2020
2019 Rangers loan 17 8 2019
2020 Rangers Free 17 4 2022
2022 Sunderland Free 7 0 2022
2026 Woking - Current

James McArthur

(James McFarlane McArthur)
Midfielder
32 caps and 4 goals for Scotland

Born 7 October 1987 in Glasgow

Age 38

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2005 Hamilton Academical - 168 10 2010
2010 Wigan Athletic £500,000 129 11 2014
2014 Crystal Palace £7,000,000 240 17 2023

Diego Costa

(Diego da Silva Costa)
Forward
24 caps and 10 goals for Spain

Born 7 October 1988 in Lagarto, Brazil

Age 37

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2006 Atlético Madrid - 94 43 2014
2006 FC Penafiel loan 13 5 2006
2007 SC Braga loan 6 0 2007
2007 SC Braga loan 6 0 2007
2007 Celta Vigo loan 30 6 2008
2008 Albacete loan 35 10 2009
2009 Real Valladolid loan 34 8 2010
2010 Atlético Madrid - 94 43 2014
2012 Rayo Vallecano loan 16 9 2012
2014 Chelsea £32,000,000 89 52 2017
2017 Atlético Madrid £57,000,000 61 12 2021
2021 Atletico Mineiro - 5 4 2022
2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers Free 23 1 2023
2023 Botafogo Free 13 3 2023
2024 Gremio Free 15 2 2024

Sebastian Coates

Defender
51 caps and 2 goals for Uruguay

Born 7 October 1990 in Montevideo

Age 35

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2008 Liverpool - 55 4 2011
2008 Nacional (Uru) - 74 6 2011
2011 Liverpool - 12 1 2015
2014 Sunderland loan 10 0 2015
2015 Sunderland £2,000,000 16 0 2016
2016 Sporting Lisbon - 249 22 2024
2016 Sporting Lisbon loan 13 0 2016
2024 Nacional (Uru) - 41 4 Current

Lyndon Dykes

(Lyndon John Dykes)
Forward
44 caps and 9 goals for Scotland

Born 7 October 1995 in Gold Coast, Australia

Age 30

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2014 Queen Of The South - 100 11 2019
2015 Redlands United - 15 15 2015
2019 Livingston - 28 11 2020
2020 Queens Park Rangers - 156 35 2024
2024 Birmingham City - 46 3 2026
2026 Charlton Athletic - 20 3 Current

Trent Alexander-Arnold

(Trent John Alexander-Arnold)
Defender
34 caps and 4 goals for England

Born 7 October 1998 in Liverpool

Age 27

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2015 Liverpool - 259 18 2025
2025 Real Madrid £8,400,000 4 0 Current