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Solihull Moors F.C.
Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional association football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National League North in the 2015–16 season. The club was founded in 2007 by the merger of Moor Green (founded in 1901) and Solihull Borough (founded in 1953). The Moors entered the Conference North, the sixth tier of English football in 2007 where they remained until their promotion in 2016 under Marcus Bignot. After avoiding relegation in 2016–17 and 2017–18, the Moors narrowly missed out on promotion to League Two for the first time ever by finishing in third place before losing the play-off final to Grimsby Town, then once again losing the 2024 play-off final to Bromley. They also reached the FA Trophy final that season, but lost to Gateshead. Solihull Moors play their home matches at Damson Park. History Formati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damson Park
Damson Park (known as the ARMCO Arena for sponsorship reasons) is an association football stadium in Solihull, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It was the new home of Solihull Borough F.C., Solihull Borough following their departure from their original Widney Lane Ground. It is now the home of Solihull Moors F.C., Solihull Moors, the club formed when Solihull Borough and Moor Green F.C., Moor Green merged in 2007. They previously shared Damson Park with Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. (who moved to Portway in 2012) and also used to have an agreement that allows Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City Reserves the use of the ground for their reserve games. Birmingham City W.F.C. of the FA WSL have used Damson Park for home games since 2014. An earlier sponsorship deal saw Damson Park named the "Autotech Stadium" for three seasons beginning in 2013–14. The capacity of the stadium is 5,500. Features The ground has two seated stands on either side of the pitch, and a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromley F
Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, chartered in 1158. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of a railway station in 1858 were key to its development and the shift from an agrarian village to an urban town. As part of the growth of London's conurbation in the 20th century, Bromley Town significantly increased in population and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903 and became part of the London Borough of Bromley in 1965. Bromley today forms a major retail and commercial centre. It is identified in the London Plan as one of the 13 metropolitan centres of Greater London. History Bromley is first recorded in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 862 as ''Bromleag'' and means 'woodland clearing where broom grows'. It shares this Old English etymology with Great Bromley in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Kettering Town. The club was formed by a merger of Rushden Town F.C., Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds F.C., Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992. They entered the Southern Football League, Southern League and won the Midland Division in the 1993–94 season and the Premier Division in the 1995–96 season. They then spent five seasons in the National League (division), Conference National, before they won a place in the English Football League, Football League after winning the 2000–01 Conference title. They lost the 2002 Football League Third Division play-off Final, 2002 play-off final and then secured promotion into the Football League Second Division, Second Division after winning the Football League Third Division, Third Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during the 1871–72 FA Cup, 1871–72 season, it is the list of oldest football competitions, oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after the Football Association (the FA). A concurrent Women's FA Cup has been held since 1970. The competition is open to all eligible football club (association football), clubs down to level 9 of the English football league system, with level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. A record 763 clubs competed in 2011–12 FA Cup, 2011–12. The tournament consists of 12 randomly drawn rounds followed by FA Cup semi-finals, the semi-finals and the FA Cup Final, final. Entrants are not seed (sports), seeded, although a system of Bye (sports), by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Football Conference
The 2007–08 season was the 29th season of the Football Conference. Conference Premier A total of 24 teams contested the division, including 19 sides from 2006–07 Football Conference, last season, one relegated from the Football League Two, two promoted from the Conference North and two promoted from the Conference South. Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2006–07 Conference North *Droylsden F.C., Droylsden *Farsley Celtic A.F.C., Farsley Celtic Teams promoted from 2006–07 Conference South *Histon F.C., Histon *Salisbury City F.C., Salisbury City Teams relegated from 2006–07 Football League Two, 2006–07 League Two *Torquay United F.C., Torquay United Boston United F.C., Boston United were also relegated from the Football League, but were placed in the Conference North due to financial problems. Altrincham F.C., Altrincham, who had finished in the relegation zone in the 2006–07 Football Conference, 2006–07 season, were reprieved in order for the divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gainsborough Trinity
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Football League Second Division, Second Division until 1912, making Gainsborough one of the smallest towns in England to have had a Football League team. They are currently members of and play at the Northolme. History The club was established in 1873 as Trinity Recreationists by the Reverend George Langton Hodgkinson, vicar of Holy Trinity parish, Gainsborough.Club History Gainsborough Trinity FC In 1889 the club were founder members of the Midland League (1889), Midland League, which they won in 1890–91. The club finished as runners-up th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrow A
Barrow may refer to: * Tumulus, a burial mound Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, former local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barrow, Lancashire * Barrow, Rutland * Barrow, Shropshire * Barrow, Somerset * Barrow, Suffolk * Barrow (Lake District), a fell in the county of Cumbria * Barrow upon Humber, Lincolnshire * Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire * Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire Ireland * River Barrow, the second-longest river in Ireland * Barrow, a townland in County Kerry, home of Tralee Golf Club United States * Barrow County, Georgia * Barrow, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Utqiagvik, Alaska, a city, formerly known as Barrow The Moon * Barrow (crater) People * Barrow (name), a surname, and persons with the name * Barrows (name), a surname, and persons with the name * Errol Barrow * Musa Barrow, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham & Solihull R
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the List of English districts by population, largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of million people in the city proper in . Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. The urban area has a population of 2.65million. Located in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century. Rugby is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an Rugby ball, oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped Goal (sports)#Structure, goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people regardless of gender, age or size. In 2023, there were more than 10 million people playing worldwide, of whom 8.4 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Division One
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men's English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when English clubs were first organised into leagues. Organisation and format The Championship is governed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The current competition format is a double round-robin tournament, where teams play each other home and away. The 2023–24 season had no playoff phase, and no team was promoted to the Premiership as Ealing Trailfinders did not meet the minimum standards criteria. Current league table Current teams History Precursor competitions (1987–2009) The governing body for rugby union in England, the RFU, first allowed league hierarchies in 1987. This came nearly a century after leagues were first established in football and cricket, England's other two principal team sports. The RFU's reluctance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Women's Championship
The Women's Super League 2, also known as Barclays Women's Super League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in England, operated by WSL Football. It is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The division was established in 2014 as the WSL 2 and was later rebranded as the FA Women's Championship prior to the 2018–19 season.FA Women's Championship: New name chosen for England's second tier BBC Sport, 26 February 2018 " The FA" was subsequently dropped from the league name ahead of the 2022–23 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham City W
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the List of English districts by population, largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of million people in the city proper in . Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. The urban area has a population of 2.65million. Located in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
