On this day in history…8th October

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

Sun 8 Oct 2000
Div 1 Stockport County A 1-1
Mills
Att:6,212
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Sat 8 Oct 1994
Div 1 Oldham Athletic A 2-3
Creaney, Hall
Att:7,683
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Sat 8 Oct 1988
Div 2 Oxford Utd H 2-1
Aspinall p, Quinn
Att:9,567
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Tue 8 Oct 1985
FLC2:2 Gillingham H 2-1
Sandford, Morgan
Att: 7,629
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Sat 8 Oct 1983
Div 2 Brighton A 1-0
Morgan
Att:17,582
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Sat 8 Oct 1977
Div 3 Walsall A 1-1
Kemp
Att:4,764
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Sat 8 Oct 1966
Div 2 Wolves A 1-3
McCann
Att:19,898
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Sat 8 Oct 1960
Div 2 Rotherham Utd H 2-2
Newman 2
Att:7,759
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Sat 8 Oct 1955
Div 1 Newcastle Utd A 1-2
Rees
Att:40,380
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Sat 8 Oct 1949
Div 1 Birmingham City A 3-0
Clarke 2, Reid
Att:38,000
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Sat 8 Oct 1938
Div 1 Sunderland H 2-1
Worrall, Parker
Att:24,789
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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…

8/10/1989: Armand Traore
8/10/1969: Shaun Gale
8/10/1942: Jeff Hodgkins

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