About Eric Day
Lived 1921 – 2012 (aged 91). Eric Day was a British association football player.
Eric Charles Day (6 November 1921 – 10 November 2012) was an English footballer who played his entire career of nearly 400 Football League games for Southampton. He was born in Dartford, Kent. During his career with the club, which lasted 11 years from 1945 to 1957, he scored 145 league goals, which placed him seventh on the club's list of all-time goalscorers. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55.
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Who was Eric Day?
footballer (1921-2012)
When was Eric Day born?
Eric Day was born on 6 November 1921 in Dartford.
When did Eric Day die?
Eric Day died on 10 November 2012.
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Eric Day was an association football player.
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Eric Day was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eric Day. https://biography.guide/eric-day/
MLA: "Eric Day." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/eric-day/.
Chicago: "Eric Day." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/eric-day/.
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