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N. Lane Jackson
Nicholas Lane Jackson (1 November 1849 – 26 October 1937), known as N. L. Jackson and "Pa" Jackson, was an English sports administrator and author. Early life Jackson was born in Hackney, London, Hackney, London in 1849 to his father, also named Nicholas Lane Jackson, and mother Mary. The elder Jackson was a cattle salesman who had moved to the capital from Devon. In 1869, the younger Jackson married Mary Ann Williams. By 1871, the young married couple were living in Isleworth with two infant children and a servant, with Jackson's occupation listed as "land steward". Sports Football In 1877, Jackson founded Finchley F.C. (initially known as "Finchley Petrels"), also captaining the club. He soon started officiating matches, for example serving as assistant referee, umpire alongside C. W. Alcock in an F. A. Cup tie between Old Etonians and Minerva in January 1879. In 1880, he was elected to the committee of the Football Association (FA). Between 1881 and 1883, he ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire
Stoke Park is a private sporting and leisure estate in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. The mansion building (designed by James Wyatt in 1788) is located in the middle of of parkland, lakes, gardens and monuments. In 1908, the estate was converted into one of the first country clubs in the UK. In 2013, it was awarded five red AA plc#AA ratings and awards, AA stars, the highest accolade for service and facilities for hotels, by The Automobile Association. Stoke Park has served as the filming location for several major films, including James Bond's ''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger'' and ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''Bridget Jones's Diary (film), Bridget Jones's Diary'' and ''Layer Cake (film), Layer Cake''. It also hosts the annual Boodles Challenge, Boodles Tennis Championships as a warm-up to Wimbledon, a week prior to the Championships. History The estate The Stoke Park estate's history dates back to the time of the Domesday Book. From 1066, the estate was inherited in a direct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinthian F
Corinthian or Corinthians may refer to: *Several Pauline epistles, books of the New Testament of the Bible: ** First Epistle to the Corinthians ** Second Epistle to the Corinthians **Third Epistle to the Corinthians (Orthodox) *A demonym relating to the ancient city-state of Corinth *A demonym relating to the modern-day port of Corinth or the regional unit of Corinthia in Greece * Corinthian order, a classical order of ancient Greek and Roman architecture *Residents or people from the town of Corinth (town), New York *The League of Corinth, a federation of ancient Greek states * Corinthian Colleges, a post secondary education company in North America currently under criminal investigation in the US. * Corinthian (comics), a character in ''The Sandman'' comics * The Corinthian (novel), novel by Georgette Heyer * The Corinthian (New York), a skyscraper in New York City *The Corinthian helmet, a style of helmet worn by hoplites in classical Greece * Corinthian leather, a marketin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Football In England
The sport of association football has a long history in England. Early football All modern forms of football have roots in the "folk football" of pre-industrial English society.Collins, Tony (1998). ''Rugby's Great Split'', page 1. Frank Cass. Early references (14th to 18th centuries) The earliest reference to football is in a 1314 decree issued by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Lord Mayor of London, Nicholas de Farndone, on behalf of King Edward II of England, Edward II. Originally written in Norman French, a translation of the decree includes: "for as much as there is great noise in the city caused by hustling over large footballs in the fields of the public, from which many evils might arise that God forbid: we command and forbid on behalf of the King, on pain of imprisonment, such game to be used in the city in the future". The earliest known reference to football that was written in English is a 1409 proclamation issued by King Henry IV of England, Henry IV. It imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Men's Footballers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Founders Of Association Football Institutions
Founder or Founders may refer to: Places *Founders Park, a stadium in South Carolina, formerly known as Carolina Stadium * Founders Park, a waterside park in Islamorada, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * Founders (''Star Trek''), the alien leaders of the fictional state and military superpower the Dominion, in ''Star Trek'' * ''The Founder'' (newspaper), the student newspaper at Royal Holloway, University of London * ''The Founder'', a 2016 biographical feature film about McDonald's pioneer Ray Kroc Companies and organizations * Founder Group, a Chinese information technology and pharmaceutical conglomerate ** Founder Technology, a Shanghai subsidiary * Founders Brewing Company, a craft brewery located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States * Founders Ministries, Christian group in the United States * Worshipful Company of Founders, a livery company based in London, England, United Kingdom Roles * Organizational founder, the person or group of persons responsible fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: The Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate its leaders. * January 30 – The Moscow Trial initiated on January 23 is concluded. Thirteen of the defendants are Capital punishment, sentenced to death (including Georgy Pyatakov, Nikolay Muralov and Leonid Serebryakov), while the rest, including Karl Radek and Grigory Sokolnikov are sent to Gulag, labor camps and later murdered. They were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1849 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series (France), Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps. * January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, enters in the Hungarian capitals, Buda and Pest, Hungary, Pest. The Hungarian government and parliament flee to Debrecen. * January 8 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: Romanian armed groups massacre 600 unarmed Hungarian civilians, at Aiud, Nagyenyed.Hungarian HistoryJanuary 8, 1849 And the Genocide of the Hungarians of Nagyenyed/ref> * January 13 ** Second Anglo-Sikh War – Battle of Tooele: British forces retreat from the Sikhs. ** The Colony of Vancouver Island is established. * January 21 ** General elections are held in the Papal States. ** Hungarian Revolution of 1848: At Sibiu, Nagyszeben (now Sibiu in Romania)– The Hungarian army in Transylvania, led by Josef Bem, is defeated by the Austrians, led by Anton Puchner. * Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Newnes Ltd
George Newnes Ltd is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851–1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as '' Tit-Bits'', '' The Wide World Magazine'', '' The Captain'', '' The Strand Magazine'', '' The Grand Magazine'', '' John O'London's Weekly'', '' Sunny Stories for Little Folk'', '' Woman's Own'', and the ''"Practical"'' line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing ground-breaking consumer magazines such as '' Nova''. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Hall Caine, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, W. E. Johns, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. Initially an independent publisher, Newnes became an imprint of the International Publishing Company in 1961. Today, books under the Newnes imprint continue to be published by Elsevier. History Origins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Field (magazine)
''The Field'' is a British monthly magazine about country matters and field sports. It was started as a weekly magazine in 1853, and has remained in print since then; Robert Smith Surtees was among the founders. In the nineteenth century, it was known as ''Field: The Country Gentleman's Newspaper''. The magazine is one of the earliest hobby magazines. It is published by Future plc. Editors of ''The Field'' * 1853–1857: Mark Lemon Mark Lemon (30 November 1809, in London – 23 May 1870, in Crawley) was the founding editor of both ''Punch (magazine), Punch'' and ''The Field (magazine), The Field''. He was also a writer of Play (theatre), plays and verses. Biography ... * 1857–1888: John Henry Walsh * 1888–1899: Frederick Toms * 1900–1910: William Senior * 1910–1928: Sir Theodore Andrea Cook * 1931–1937: Eric Parker * 1938–1946: Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald * 1947–1950: Leonard V. Dodds * 1951–1977: Wilson Stephens * 1977–1984: Derek Bingham * 1984–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Swiss Alps, Alps and the Jura Mountains, Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's Demographics of Switzerland, 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts List of cities in Switzerland, its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh language, Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called ''rocks'', across the ice ''curling sheet'' toward the ''house'', a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The goal is to accumulate the highest score for a ''game''; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each ''end'', which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones once. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. Players induce a curved path, described as ''curl'', by causing the stone to slowly rotate as it slides. The path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms or brushes, who accompany it as it slides down the sheet and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
