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1886–87 Welsh Cup
The 1886–87 FAW Welsh Cup was the tenth edition of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. First round *The match was scratched. Second round Replay Third round Replays Fourth round Semifinals Replays Final References Bibliography * Notes * ''The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993'' by Ian Garland (1991) Welsh Football Data Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:1886-87 Welsh Cup 1886–87 Welsh Cup, Welsh Cup seasons 1886–87 in Welsh football cups, Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirk AAA F
Chirk () is a town and Community (Wales), community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south of Wrexham, between it and Oswestry. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468. Historically in the historic counties of Wales, traditional county of Denbighshire (historic), Denbighshire, and later Clwyd, it has been part of Wrexham County Borough since a local government reorganisation in 1996. The Wales-England border, border with the England, English county of Shropshire is immediately south of the town, on the other side of the River Ceiriog. The town is served by Chirk railway station and the A5 road (Great Britain), A5/A483 road, A483 roads. Etymology The name of the town in English, Chirk, derives from the name of the River Ceiriog, which itself may mean "the favoured one". The Welsh place name, ', is literally "The Moor". History and heritage Chirk Castle, a National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust property, is a medieval castle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswestry Town F
Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads. The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Oswestry until that was abolished in 2009. Oswestry is the third-largest town in Shropshire, following Telford and Shrewsbury. At the 2021 Census, the population was 17,509. The town is from the Welsh border and has a mixed English and Welsh heritage. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area. Toponym The name ''Oswestry'' is first attested in 1191, as . This Middle English name transparently derives from the Old English personal name and the word ('tree'). Thus the name seems once to have meant 'tree of a man called Ōswald'.A. D. Mills, ''A Dictionary of English Place Names'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), s.v. ''Oswestry'' . However, the traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886–87 Welsh Cup
The 1886–87 FAW Welsh Cup was the tenth edition of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. First round *The match was scratched. Second round Replay Third round Replays Fourth round Semifinals Replays Final References Bibliography * Notes * ''The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993'' by Ian Garland (1991) Welsh Football Data Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:1886-87 Welsh Cup 1886–87 Welsh Cup, Welsh Cup seasons 1886–87 in Welsh football cups, Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wednesbury
Wednesbury ( ) is a market town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England; it was historically in Staffordshire. It is located near the source of the River Tame, West Midlands, River Tame and is part of the Black Country. Wednesbury is situated 5 miles (8km) south-east of Wolverhampton, 3 miles (4.4km) south-west of Walsall and 7 miles (11.8km) north-west of Birmingham. At the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town's built-up area had a population of 20,313. History Medieval and earlier The substantial remains of a large ditch excavated in St Mary's Road in 2008, following the contours of the hill and predating the Early Medieval period, has been interpreted as part of a hilltop enclosure and possibly the Iron Age hillfort long suspected on the site. The first authenticated spelling of the name was Wodensbyri, written in an endorsement on the back of the copy of the will of Wulfric Spot, dated 1004. Wednesbury (" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
