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Flann O'Brien Stamp

Brian O'Nolan, aka Flann O'Brien, was born on this date in 1911. They put a stamp out ten years ago for the centenary. Source.

Chinese Space Stamps 1958

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Ursula K. Le Guin Stamp

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Sensible Soccer 1992

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Canadian Premier League:

Edmonton 0 - 1 York9 (September 1)

Valour 0 - 2 HFX Wanderers (September 2)

Goals by Alex De Carolis and Cory Bent.

Last season these two played each other to 2 wins, 2 losses and a draw in league play. In their Voyageurs Cup qualifying round Halifax won both legs.

Pacific 0 - 1 Atlético Ottawa (September 2)

The table after these games:

Forge            6    3    2    1    11     7     4    11

Cavalry         6    3    1    2      9     7     2    10

York9            6    2    4    0      8     6     2    10

Wanderers    6    2    3    1    10     7     3     9

Atlético         6    2    2    2      7    10    -3     8

Pacific          6    2    2    2      8      7     1     8

Valour           6    2    1    3     6      7    -1     7

Edmonton     6    0    1    5     4    12    -8     1

If HFX Wanderers win their final game, Cavalry and York9 play to a draw, and Forge lose, then Halifax will finish first. If Wanderers lose, and Pacific and Valour win, Halifax will finish seventh. The only important thing is to finish in the top four, and if Halifax win they're in.

Forge [2 - 2] Valour

[Forge advance; Valour are out.]

Cavalry [1 - 0] York9

[Cavalry advance; York9 are not out yet.]

HFX Wanderers [2 - 0] Atlético Ottawa (tomorrow)

[Goals by Garcia and Riggi. Wanderers advance. Ottawa are out.]

Pacific [2 - 1] Edmonton (tomorrow)

[Pacific are in. York9 are out.]

[Table at the conclusion of the first stage:

Cavalry         7    4    1    2    10     7     3    13

Wanderers    7    3    3    1    12     7     5    12

Forge            7    3    3    1    13     9     4    12

Pacific          7    3    2    2     10     8     2    11

York9            7    2    4    1      8     7     1    10

Atlético         7    2    2    3      7    12    -5     8

Valour           7    2    2    3     8      9     -1     8

Edmonton     7    0    1    6     5    14     -9     1    ]

Other matches happening:

Toronto FC 0 - 1 Montreal Impact (September 1)

Vancouver Whitecaps [3 - 2] Toronto FC

JFL: Iwaki FC [1 - 2] Honda Lock (tomorrow)

Iceland: ÍBV 0 - 2 Leiknir R. (September 2)

Ireland: UCD 8 - 0 Wexford (yesterday)

J2: Tokushima Vortis 1 - 2 Mito HollyHock (September 2)

Mito HollyHock [1 - 2] Tochigi (tomorrow)

Luxembourg  0 - 0 1.FC Saarbrücken (September 1)

FC Zürich [3 - 0] Winterthur (test match)

Developments:

A German consortium is buying 30% of Dunfermline Athletic.

From now on Brazilian men's and women's national team soccer players will be paid at the same rate.

PS Waverley hit the dock in Arran, sending 17 people to hospital.

The draw for the first round of the 2020-21 South Challenge Cup is today. The semi-finals and final of the 2019-20 cup have still not been played.

Jack Baird, who played for Morton last season on loan from St Mirren, has signed with Ayr United.

Historical matches:

Sept 5, 1914. Morton visited Celtic and lost 6 - 2.

Sept 5, 1992. Morton visited Ayr United and won 0 - 2. Goals by Douglas Johnstone and Alan Mahood.

Japanese clubs versus Thai clubs in the Asian Club Championship:

1994/2/5        Thai Farmers Bank FC 1 - 1 Verdy Kawasaki (Bank won on PK)

1994/11/?      Verdy Kawasaki 0 - 0 Thai Farmers Bank FC

1995/11/28    Thai Farmers Bank FC 0 - 0 Verdy Kawasaki

2000/2/25      Jubilo Iwata 2 - 0 Sinthana

2000/2/29      Kashima Antlers 3 - 0 Sinthana

2001/11?       Kashima Antlers 3 - 0 BEC Taro Sasana

2001/11?       BEC Taro Sabana 1 - 0 Kashima Antlers

Japanese clubs versus Thai clubs in the AFC Champions League:

2003/3/10      Kashima Antlers 2 - 2 BEC Tero Sasana

2003/3/15      Osotsapa FC 0 - 7 Shimizu S-Pulse

2004/2/25      Jubilo Iwata 3 - 0 BEC Tero

2004/5/19      BEC Tero 2 - 3 Jubilo Iwata

2005/4/6        BEC Tero 1 - 2 Yokohama F. Marinos

2005/4/20      Yokohama F. Marinos 2 - 0 BEC Tero

2007/3/21      Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 1 Bangkok University

2007/5/23      Bangkok University 1 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale

2008/3/12      Krung Thai Bank 1 - 9 Kashima Antlers

2008/3/12      Gamba Osaka 1 - 1 Chonburi

2008/5/7        Kashima Antlers 8 - 1 Krung Thai Bank

2008/5/7        Chonburi 0 - 2 Gamba Osaka

2012/3/7        Buriram United 3 - 2 Kashiwa Reysol

2012/5/1        Kashiwa Reysol 1 - 0 Buriram United

2013/2/26      Vegalta Sendai 1 - 1 Buriram United

2013/3/12      Urawa Red Diamonds 4 - 1 Muangthong United

2013/4/24      Buriram United 1 - 1 Vegalta Sendai

2013/5/1        Muangthong United 0 - 1 Urawa Red Diamonds

2014/3/18      Cerezo Osaka 4 - 0 Buriram United

2014/4/2        Buriram United 2 - 2 Cerezo Osaka

2015/2/17      Kashiwa Reysol 3 - 2 Chonburi

2015/3/18      Gamba Osaka 1 - 1 Buriram United

2015/4/7        Buriram United 1 - 2 Gamba Osaka

2016/2/9        FC Tokyo 9 - 0 Chonburi

2016/3/16      Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 - 0 Buriram United

2016/4/5        Buriram United 0 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2017/2/28      Muangthong United 2 - 1 Kashima Antlers

2017/5/10      Kashima Antlers 2 - 1 Muangthong United

2017/5/23      Muangthong United 1 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale

2017/5/30      Kawasaki Frontale 4 - 1 Muangthong United

2018/1/30      Kashiwa Reysol 3 - 0 Muangthong United

2018/3/6        Buriram United 2 - 0 Cerezo Osaka

2018/3/14      Cerezo Osaka 2 - 2 Buriram United

2019/2/19      Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 - 0 Chiangrai United (Sanfrecce won on PK)

2019/3/6        Urawa Red Diamonds 3 - 0 Buriram United

2019/5/7        Buriram United 1 - 2 Urawa Red Diamonds

SFL Division Three results, September 6, 1924:

Peebles Rovers 4 - 3 Clackmannan

Lochgelly United 1 - 3 Vale of Leven

Most Division Three clubs were busy with the Scottish Qualifying Cup, Round One:

Solway Star 3 - 0 Creetown

Thornhill 1 - 7 Nithsdale Wanderers

Queen of the South 4 - 1 Mid Annandale

Dykehead 2 - 1 Paisley Academical

Royal Albert 3 - 0 Beith

Helensburgh 9 - 0 Paisley Grammar School FP

Mosspark 0 - 3 Galston

Gala Fairydean 1 - 7 Leith Athletic

Montrose 2 - 3 Brechin City

Dumbarton Harp wo/scr Hamilton Garrison

Source: Glasgow Herald, September 8, 1924, p. 16.

Bignor Venus

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Praying Hands, Saar

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H. N. Jacobsens Bókahandil, Tórshavn

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Visited More Than One Space Station

Romanenko and Grechko with Salyut 6. Source.

Aleksei Gubarev      Salyut 4 and Salyut 6

Georgy Grechko      Salyut 4, Salyut 6, Salyut 7

Pyotr Klimuk            Salyut 4 and Salyut 6

Viktor Gorbatko       Salyut 5 and Salyut 6

Yuri Romanenko      Salyut 6 and Mir

Vladimir Dzhanibekov    Salyut 6 and Salyut 7

Aleksandr Ivanchenkov    Salyut 6 and Salyut 7

Vladimir Lyakhov     Salyut 6, Salyut 7 and Mir

Valery Ryumin         Salyut 6 and Mir

Leonid Popov          Salyut 6 and Salyut 7

Yuri Malyshev          Salyut 6 and Salyut 7

Gennadi Strekalov    Salyut 6, Salyut 7 and Mir

Viktor Savinukh        Salyut 6, Salyut 7 and Mir

Leonid Kizim            Salyut 6, Salyut 7 and Mir

Jean-Loup Chrétien    Salyut 7 and Mir

Aleksandr Serebrov    Salyut 7 and Mir

Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov    Salyut 7 and Mir

Vladimir Solovyov    Salyut 7 and Mir

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov    Salyut 7 and Mir

Sergei Krikalev         Mir and ISS

Viktor Afanasyev      Mir and ISS

Aleksandr Kaleri       Mir and ISS

Ury Usachov             Mir and ISS

Yuri Malenchenko     Mir and ISS

Talgat Musabayev    Mir and ISS

Vladimir Dezhurov    Mir and ISS

Nikolai Budarin         Mir and ISS

Yuri Gidzenko           Mir and ISS

Thomas Reiter         Mir and ISS

James D. Halsell      Mir and ISS

Jerry L. Ross            Mir and ISS

William S. McArthur    Mir and ISS

Chris Hadfield          Mir and ISS

Yury Onufriyenko     Mir and ISS

Linda M. Godwin      Mir and ISS

Valery Korzun           Mir and ISS

Claudie Haigneré     Mir and ISS

Terence W. Wilcutt    Mir and ISS

Carl E. Walz             Mir and ISS

Brent W. Jett Jr.        Mir and ISS

Marsha Ivins             Mir and ISS

Peter Wisoff              Mir and ISS

Eileen Collins           Mir and ISS

Carlos I. Noriega      Mir and ISS

Ed Lu                       Mir and ISS

Michael Foale          Mir and ISS

Pavel Vinogradov    Mir and ISS

Jim Wetherbee        Mir and ISS

Michael J. Bloomfield    Mir and ISS

Scott E. Parazynski    Mir and ISS

David Wolf                Mir and ISS

James F. Reilly         Mir and ISS

Salizan Sharipov      Mir and ISS

Léopold Eyharts       Mir and ISS

Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie    Mir and ISS

Frank Chang Díaz    Mir and ISS

Janet L. Kavandi       Mir and ISS

Gennady Padalka     Mir and ISS

Yuri Baturin               Mir and ISS

Sergi Zalyotin            Mir and ISS

Jing Haipeng            Tiangong 1 and Tiangong 2

Sweet Canada Postage Stamps

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Toni Morrison Stamp

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