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1997–98 Walsall F.C. Season
The 1997–98 season was the 99th completed season in the history of Walsall Football Club, the clubs 78th season in the Football League and third consecutive season in the Football League Second Division. In addition to the league, Walsall also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. Season summary ''The Saddlers'' finished in the top half of the Second Division in the previous two seasons under Chris Nicholl's management, however, he quit in May 1997 citing family reasons. After Nicholl's departure, Walsall turned to former Denmark international Jan Sørensen who became Walsall's first, and to date only, ever manager from continental Europe. Sørensen attracted some exciting foreign talent to Walsall, bringing in former Ligue 1 top goalscorer Roger Boli and his compatriot Jean-François Péron, who quickly became fans' favourites. Whilst Walsall finished a lowly 19th in the Second Division, the club reached the fourth round of the League Cup, four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walsall F
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and south-west of Lichfield. Walsall was transferred from Staffordshire to the newly created West Midlands county in 1974. At the 2011 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 67,594, with the wider borough having a population of 269,323. Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Pelsall, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge. History Early settlement The name ''Walsall'' is derived from " Walh halh", meaning "valley of the Welsh", referring to the British who first lived in the area. Later, it is believed that a manor was held here by William FitzAnsculf, who held numerous manors in the Midlands. By the first part of the 13th century, Walsall was a small market town with a manor house; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark National Football Team
The Denmark national football team ( or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international Association football, football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. Denmark were winners of the unofficial Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games, 1906 Intercalated Games football competition and silver medalists at the Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 and Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 Olympics. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960. Since the 1980s and the "#Danish Dynamite (1980–1990), Danish Dynamite" team, Denmark has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York City F
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a York Minster, minster, York Castle, castle and York city walls, city walls, all of which are Listed building, Grade I listed. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district. It is located north-east of Leeds, south of Newcastle upon Tyne and north of London. York's built-up area had a recorded population of 141,685 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in AD 71. It then became the capital of Britannia Inferior, a province of the Roman Empire, and was later the capital of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria and Jórvík, Scandinavian York. In the England in the Middle Ages, Middle Ages it became the Province of York, northern England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston North End F
Preston or Prestons may refer to: Places Australia *Preston, Victoria ** City of Preston (Victoria) ** Electoral district of Preston ** Preston railway station, Melbourne * Preston, Queensland, Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley regions * Preston, Queensland (Whitsunday Region) * Preston, Tasmania * South Preston, Tasmania * Prestons, New South Wales Canada * Preston, Nova Scotia ** East Preston, Nova Scotia ** North Preston ** Preston (electoral district) * Preston, Ontario Cuba * Guatemala, Cuba, also known as Preston, in the Holguín Province England * Preston, Lancashire, city in Lancashire **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district ** County Borough of Preston, a local government district containing the settlement from 1835 to 1974 ** Preston (UK Parliament constituency) ** Preston railway station in Preston, Lancashire **The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area ** Preston Urban Area, the conurbation with Preston at its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol Rovers F
Bristol () is a cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. The county is in the West of England combined authority area, which includes the Greater Bristol area ( eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom) and nearby places such as Bath. Bristol is the second largest city in Southern England, after the capital London. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northampton Town F
Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is situated on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; the population of its overall urban area was recorded as 249,093 in the 2021 census. The parish of Northampton alone had 137,387. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates to the Bronze Age, Romans and Anglo-Saxons. In the Middle Ages, the town rose to national significance with the establishment of Northampton Castle, an occasional royal residence which regularly hosted the Parliament of England. Medieval Northampton had many churches, monasteries and the University of Northampton, all enclosed by the town walls. It was granted a town charter by Richard I in 1189 and a mayor was appointed by King John in 1215. The town was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southend United F
Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south-eastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, east of central London. It is bordered to the north by Rochford (district), Rochford and to the west by Castle Point. The city is one of the most densely populated places in the country outside of London. It is home to the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend Pier, while London Southend Airport is located to the north of the city centre. Southend-on-Sea originally consisted of a few fishermen's huts and farm at the southern end of the village of Prittlewell. In the 1790s, the first buildings around what was to become the High Street of Southend were completed. In the 19th century, Southend's status as a seaside resort grew after a visit from the Princess of Wales, Caroline of Brunswick, and the const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillingham F
Gillingham may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Gillingham, Dorset ( ) ** Gillingham railway station (Dorset) ** Gillingham School, a coeducational school situated in Gillingham in North Dorset, England ** Gillingham Town F.C., a football club ** Gillingham (ward), an electoral district ** Gillingham (liberty), a former administrative division * Gillingham, Kent ( ) ** Gillingham (UK Parliament constituency), existed from 1918 to 2010 ** Gillingham EMU depot, a train maintenance ** Fort Gillingham, a former fort ** Gillingham railway station (Kent) **Gillingham F.C., football club * Gillingham, Norfolk ( ) United States * Gillingham, Wisconsin ( ) People * Gillingham (surname) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Mountfield
Derek Mountfield (born 2 November 1962) is an English former association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. His time at top-flight clubs Everton F.C., Everton and subsequently Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa were where he gained most fame, as Everton enjoyed successful periods at this time. Aston Villa pushed for honours during the early 1990s. Playing career Club After turning professional, Wirral-born Mountfield spent a season-and-a-half at local club Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers before moving across the River Mersey to play for Everton F.C., Everton. He signed for £30,000 prior to the 1982–83 season. He formed a defensive partnership with Kevin Ratcliffe and helped the club to victory in the 1984 FA Cup Final against Watford F.C., Watford and to the English Football League, Football League title the following season. Everton also reached the FA Cup final that season, and won the European Cup Winners Cup in Rotterdam. He also won another League cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulham F
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea, with which it shares the area known as West Brompton. Over the Thames, Fulham faces Wandsworth, Putney, the London Wetland Centre in Barnes, London, Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. First recorded by name in 691, it was an extensive Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon estate, the Fulham Palace, Manor of Fulham, and then a parish. Its domain stretched from modern-day Chiswick in the west to Chelsea, London, Chelsea in the southeast; and from Harlesden in the northwest to Kensal Green in the northeast bordered by the littoral of Counter's Creek and the Manor of Kensington. It originally included today's Hammersmith. Between 1900 and 1965, it was demarcated as the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham, before its me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Platt
Clive Linton Platt (born 27 October 1977) is an English former professional footballer. A forward, he made 617 appearances in the Football League, including 169 for Rochdale. In his 19-year-long playing career, Platt also played for Walsall, Notts County, Peterborough United, Milton Keynes Dons, Colchester United, Coventry City, Northampton Town and Bury. Club career Walsall Platt was born in Wolverhampton and began his playing career with Walsall as an apprentice in 1995. A spell of just 32 games over four years saw him loaned to Rochdale in 1999. Rochdale The loan secured him a permanent move to Rochdale for a fee of £100,000 – then a club record. Platt made 169 league appearances and scored 30 goals for the club. Notts County In 2003, Platt signed a monthly deal with Notts County, where he scored just three times despite being a first-team regular. An indifferent year at Peterborough United followed, where Platt scored six times. Milton Keynes Dons Platt joined releg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesterfield F
Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom *Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency) ** Borough of Chesterfield, a district of Derbyshire formed in 1974 ** Municipal Borough of Chesterfield, a district of Derbyshire until 1974 * Chesterfield, Staffordshire, a hamlet in England * Chesterfield House, Westminster, London United States * Chesterfield, Connecticut * Chesterfield, Idaho ** Chesterfield Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Chesterfield, Illinois * Chesterfield Township, Macoupin County, Illinois * Chesterfield, Indiana * Chesterfield, Massachusetts, and two districts listed on the NRHP: ** Chesterfield Center Historic District ** West Chesterfield Historic District * Chesterfield, Michigan * Chesterfield Township, Michigan * Chesterfield, Missouri * Ches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
