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    Question Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    I have a worksheet that is finding a soccer team's home and away fixture dates in ascending order and displaying them in a separate table. The problem is I can only do it based on home or away matches separately, when ideally I want to find a way of combining a team's home and away matches by ranking based on their date.

    Remember, as there is a column for the home team and another for the away side, it means that any kind of formula needs to take this into consideration. Sometimes the team will appear as the home side and other as the away team. I've been using an AGGREGATE conditional statement for the home and away teams separately:
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    However, an #N/A error value is produced when I use both columns together:
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    I've attached an example that shows this.
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    Last edited by Statto; 10-28-2019 at 06:38 AM.

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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    Have not looked at your file, but is you want to rank based on either of the 2 date (it cannot be for both, right?), maybe create a helper that extracts whichever date is there, then rank based on the helper?
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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    I'm aware of other methods that can be used to achieve this, but I'm trying to find a formula that can rank the date based on a team appearing in the home or away column. I just want a formula that can do this without the need for any additional helper columns.
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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    Have you manually mocked up a few rows in the workbook? If not, please do so and reattach.
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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    Yes, my attached workbook makes it clear what I'm trying to do.

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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    Well, no, it doesn't, otherwise I wouldn't have asked, but if you say so, I'll have another look ...

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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    This doesn't show me what you want:

    Excel 2016 (Windows) 32 bit
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    O
    P
    Q
    5
    Home Fixture Date
    Away Fixture Date
    Overall Fixture Date
    6
    1
    09/08/2019
    17/08/2019
    #N/A
    7
    2
    24/08/2019
    31/08/2019
    #N/A
    8
    3
    14/09/2019
    22/09/2019
    #N/A
    9
    4
    05/10/2019
    28/09/2019
    #N/A
    10
    5
    27/10/2019
    20/10/2019
    #N/A
    11
    6
    09/11/2019
    02/11/2019
    #N/A
    12
    7
    30/11/2019
    23/11/2019
    #N/A
    13
    8
    04/12/2019
    07/12/2019
    #N/A
    14
    9
    14/12/2019
    21/12/2019
    #N/A
    15
    10
    28/12/2019
    26/12/2019
    #N/A
    16
    11
    01/01/2020
    11/01/2020
    #N/A
    17
    12
    18/01/2020
    21/01/2020
    #N/A
    18
    13
    01/02/2020
    08/02/2020
    #N/A
    19
    14
    22/02/2020
    29/02/2020
    #N/A
    20
    15
    07/03/2020
    14/03/2020
    #N/A
    21
    16
    21/03/2020
    04/04/2020
    #N/A
    22
    17
    11/04/2020
    18/04/2020
    #N/A
    23
    18
    25/04/2020
    02/05/2020
    #N/A
    24
    19
    09/05/2020
    17/05/2020
    #N/A
    Sheet: Sheet1

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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    Sorry about that. I've reattached the workbook to show that column with the values that should be displayed. You'll see that I've used the SMALL function to extract the home and away dates in ascending order. However, I just want to find a formula that does not depend on the two columns beside it.

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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    So to be clear, you are wanting to filter to all of Liverpool's fixtures in the 2019-20 season - is that it?

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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    That is correct. I've successfully done it for the home and away games separately, but the challenge is obviously made harder when you combine the two.

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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    Have a look at the attached. It is done with Power Query. If it's what you want, I can talk you through how to do it. The resulting table can be set to refresh automatically if you wish, or a bit of code can be added to refresh it when the filter data changes. I could also show you how to create a parameter query that would obviate the filter box altogether, if you are interested.
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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    Thanks for the suggested solution, but I really want to find a formula-based solution.

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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

    OK, well that's your loss. Feel free to get back to me if you change your mind. Power Query is a Pandora's Box: you really should not pass it over.

    Out of interest, why are you so intent on it being a formula solution? You may have a misconception about my suggestion.

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    Re: Rank the Date Based on Two Columns

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    With this formula in column G you get a number .
    Use filter (everything but blanks) to show only your selected team.
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