On this day in history…23rd January

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

Sat 23 Jan 2010
FA4 Sunderland H 2-1
Utaka 2
Att: 10,315
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Sat 23 Jan 1999
FA4 Leeds Utd H 1-5
Nightingale
Att: 18,864
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Sat 23 Jan 1993
Div 1 Brentford H 1-0
Aspinall p
Att:10,267
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Sat 23 Jan 1988
Div 1 Chelsea A 0-0
Att:15,856
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Sat 23 Jan 1982
Div 3 Lincoln City A 1-1
Tait
Att:3,297
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Sat 23 Jan 1971
FA4 Arsenal H 1-1
Trebilcock
Att: 39,659
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Sat 23 Jan 1965
Div 2 Swindon Town A 0-0
Att:14,083
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Sat 23 Jan 1960
Div 2 Swansea Town A 1-1
Harris H
Att:12,000
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Sat 23 Jan 1954
Div 1 Wolves H 2-0
Reid, Dickinson
Att:35,312
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Sat 23 Jan 1937
Div 1 Manchester City A 1-3
Beaumont
Att:19,595
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Sat 23 Jan 1932
FA4 Aston Villa H 1-1
Thackeray
Att: 36,956
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Sat 23 Jan 1926
Div 2 Wolves H 3-0
Meikle 2, Mackie
Att:11,204
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Another feature, again courtesy of our sister site PompeyRama, sees us look at those Pompey personalities – past or present – who have a birthday on this day…

23/1/1984: Alex Grant
23/1/1983: Brian Howard
23/1/1987: Wes Thomas
23/1/1992: Danny East

From the ed…

Four birthdays today and all remembered by me, some more so than others, Howard, Thomas and most recently East recalled more so from the quartet.

12-matches, before today, previously with it a pretty good day in the past so all being well that’ll continue! 6 draws, 4 wins and only 2 defeats.

But for illness I would have been at Oxford later today, what a huge game this will be, but can claim the previous couple before this, the 2-1 win over Sunderland in the FA cup back in 2010 and a heavy 5-1 defeat to Leeds in the cup in 1999 – pretty sure we took the lead that day too but couldn’t cause an upset against them again! Nightingale gets the image today for his goal in that game.

Have you taken in any of the games and have any memories? Maybe you will be at Oxford later?

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