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On this day in history…16th April

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A look back at this day in history, and what was happening with Pompey courtesy of our sister site PompeyRama.

Sat 16 Apr 2016
League Two Plymouth Argyle H 1-2
Smith
Att:18,423
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Sat 16 Apr 2011
Championship Cardiff City A 0-3
Att:24,007
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Sat 16 Apr 2005
PL Birmingham City A 0-0
Att:28,883
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Mon 16 Apr 2001
Div 1 Birmingham City A 0-0
Att:23,304
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Sat 16 Apr 1994
Div 1 Middlesbrough A 2-0
Creaney, Powell
Att:10,041
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Tue 16 Apr 1991
Div 2 Brighton H 1-0
Murray
Att:12,271
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Mon 16 Apr 1990
Div 2 Brighton H 3-0
Whittingham, Hogg, Gilligan
Att:10,924
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Sat 16 Apr 1983
Div 2 Newport County A 3-0
Rafferty 2, Biley
Att:10,419
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Mon 16 Apr 1979
Div 4 Newport County A 2-1
Garwood p, Barnard
Att:5,421
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Sat 16 Apr 1977
Div 3 Rotherham Utd H 5-1
Denyer 2, Kemp 3
Att:10,588
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Tue 16 Apr 1968
Div 2 Aston Villa A 0-1
Att:16,746
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Sat 16 Apr 1966
Div 2 Rotherham Utd A 3-3
Gordon, Edwards, McCann
Att:8,184
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Tue 16 Apr 1963
Div 2 Norwich City A 3-5
Saunders 2, McCann
Att:19,131
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Sat 16 Apr 1960
Div 2 Sheffield Utd A 0-0
Att:13,642
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Wed 16 Apr 1958
Div 1 Manchester Utd H 3-3
Harris, Dougan, Govan
Att:39,975
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Sat 16 Apr 1955
Div 1 Chelsea H 0-0
Att:40,230
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Fri 16 Apr 1954
Div 1 Arsenal A 0-3
Att:44,948
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Sat 16 Apr 1949
Div 1 Wolves H 5-0
Reid 2, Phillips, Clarke 2
Att:44,000
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Sat 16 Apr 1938
Div 1 Bolton A 1-1
Anderson
Att:21,854
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Sat 16 Apr 1932
Div 1 Newcastle United H 6-0
Weddle, Easson, Worrall, Cook 2, J Smith
Att:14,959
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Sat 16 Apr 1927
Div 2 Wolves A 1-0
Havelock
Att:18,329
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Sat 16 Apr 1921
Division Three South Brighton and Hove Albion H 3-0
Turner, Martin, Stringfellow
Att:13,599
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Another feature, again courtesy of our sister site PompeyRama, sees us look at those Pompey personalities ā€“ past or present ā€“ who have a birthday on this day.

16/4/1970: Arjan De Zeeuw
16/4/1981: David Birmingham

From the Ed

Happy birthday to Arjan De Zeeuw and David Birmingham – the Pompey players from the Blues’ past born on this day.

De Zeeuw is a player I’ll always recall. The experienced Dutchman had a much bigger impact at Fratton Park than most would have expected from the experienced, now a police officer of some sort I think?

Birmingham didn’t get much of a chance during his time with Pompey, playing just the one game for the Blues I think? Iā€™m sure this was at Ipswich and I saw it.

Now onto the games previously played.

Played – 22
Won – 10
Drawn – 7
Lost – 5

Not a bad day at all, as 10 of these games ended in Blues victorious.

Like I say, it hasn’t been a bad day at all, but the only game I can claim was the defeat at Fratton against Plymouth in 2016.

What are your memories of De Zeeuw and/or Birmingham from their Pompey days? Also have you taken in any of the games previously played today – if so what are the memories from them too?

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