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Oldpark F.C.
Oldpark Football Club is an Irish former football club from north Belfast. History The club was founded in 1880 by members of the Oldpark Cricket Club. It was subsequently a founding member of the Irish Football Association in 1880 and the Irish Football League in 1890. The club's greatest honour was winning the Belfast Charity Cup in 1884–85, beating Cliftonville 1–0 in the final; the winning goal came early in the match, and was somewhat controversial, the umpires disagreeing whether the ball had crossed the line before goalkeeper Johns cleared it, but the referee deciding it had, "to the surprise and delight of the spectators". It was also runner-up in the County Antrim Shield in 1890–91, losing 4–2 to the Black Watch. The club's 1891–92 Irish League season was a disaster, with only 2 wins in 14 matches, and, with the League cutting down on membership, was inevitably going to be voted out; instead therefore of playing the similarly-doomed Ligoniel in a meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Football League
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William Johnston (footballer)
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1892 Disestablishments In Ireland
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1880 Establishments In Ireland
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Association Football Clubs In Belfast
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Defunct Irish Football League Clubs
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Association Football Clubs Disestablished In 1892
Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose, usually as volunteers * Non profit association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose without any profit interest *Collaboration, the act of working together Association in various fields of study *Association (archaeology), the close relationship between objects or contexts. *Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures *Association (chemistry) *Association (ecology), a type of ecological community *Genetic association, when one or more genotypes within a population co-occur *Association (object-oriented programming), defines a relationship between classes of objects *Association (psychology), a connection between two or more concept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884–85 Belfast Charity Cup
The 1884–85 Belfast Charity Cup was the 2nd edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football. Oldpark won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Cliftonville Cliftonville is a coastal area of Margate in the Thanet District, Thanet district of Kent, England. It includes the Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay estate, built in the 1930s with wide avenues and detached and semi-detached houses with driveways, gar ... 1–0 in the final. Results Semi-finals Replay Final References External links Northern Ireland - List of Belfast Charity Cup Winners {{DEFAULTSORT:1884-85 Belfast Charity Cup 1884–85 in Irish association football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home International Championship
The British Home Championship (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four national teams: England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (the last of whom competed as Northern Ireland starting from the late 1950s). Beginning during the 1883–84 season, it is the oldest international association football tournament in the world and it was contested until the 1983–84 season, when it was abolished after 100 years. History Overview The first international association football match, between Scotland and England, took place in November 1872. Following that contest, a schedule of international matches between the four home nations gradually developed, the games taking place between January and April of each year. In 1884, for the first time, all six possible matches were played. This schedule (the climax usually being the England v Scotland fixture, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Muir (footballer)
Robert Muir may refer to: * Robert Muir (pathologist) (1864–1959), Scottish pathologist *Robert Muir (politician) (1919–2011), Canadian politician * Robbie Muir (footballer) (born 1953), Australian rules footballer *Bob Muir (coach), American swimming coach in the International Swimming Hall of Fame * Bob Muir (footballer) (1907–1973), Australian rules footballer *Bob Muir (racing driver), Australian Bathurst 1000 The Bathurst 1000 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Repco Bathurst 1000) is a Touring car racing, touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently run as part of the Supe ... race car driver * Bobby Muir (1876–1953), Scottish footballer * Robert Andrew Muir (1821–1904), Australian merchant and politician * Robert Muir of Loanfoot (1758–1788), Scottish estate owner {{DEFAULTSORT:Muir, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
