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Caunce
Caunce is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Lewis Caunce (1911–1978), English footballer * Steve Caunce, English businessman, CEO of AO World See also * Cauce {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Caunce
Lewis Caunce (20 April 1911 - 1978) was an English professional association football goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper of the 1930s. Born in Earlestown, he joined Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale from Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Town in 1932, where he made 18 appearances for the club. He left to join Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic in 1933, spending two seasons with the Cheshire County League, Cheshire League club before returning to the Football League with Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Oldham Athletic in 1935. On Boxing Day 1935, Caunce played in goal for Oldham in their 4–13 defeat against Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers, a Football League record for most goals scored in a game. Caunce notably saved a penalty during the game to prevent Tranmere centre forward Bunny Bell from scoring 10 goals, and Caunce's teammate Tommy Williamson (footballer, born 1913), Tommy Williamson remarked years later that despite the scoreline, the keeper had "played a blinder". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Caunce
AO World is an electrical retailer based in Bolton, England. It operates in the United Kingdom (ao.com), and previously operated in Germany (ao.de) and the Netherlands (ao.nl), specialising in household appliances and electricals. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. History The company was founded under the name ''Appliances Online'' by John Roberts in 2000. Prior to this, during a conversation in a Bolton pub, a close friend bet Roberts £1 that he could not set up his own company and disrupt the white goods market by selling appliances online. As well as selling directly to consumers, the company also sold kitchen appliances on behalf of other retailers such as Next, House of Fraser and B&Q. In 2009 the company acquired the distribution business Expert Logistics enabling end-to-end control of their operation. In 2013, ''Appliances Online'' rebranded to ''AO.com'', which included a redesign of their logo to its current state. In the same year, the company reached one m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
