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Padiham F.C. (1878)
Padiham Footall Club was an association football club from Padiham, Lancashire, active in the 19th century. History The club was founded in 1878. It was an entrant in the 1879–80 Lancashire Senior Cup, the first instalment of the Lancashire Senior Cup, county tournament, and indeed hosted the first game of the competition's history; a crowd of around 1,400 saw it lose to Haslingden Association F.C., Haslingden Association. As the 1880s progressed, Padiham proved to be an ambitious club. In 1883 it was one of the Lancashire clubs accused of illegally "importing" professional players, and the following year it was one of those which attended the initial meeting of the British Football Association, with a view to legalizing professionalism within competitive football. However, the rise of the league competition made such ambitions untenable, and by the 1890s the club was having to operate on a much smaller scale. Cup competitions Padiham's first FA Cup entry came in 1883� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astley Bridge F
Astley may refer to: People * Astley (name) Places in England *Astley, Greater Manchester, a village * Astley, Warwickshire, a village and parish *Astley, Worcestershire Astley is a village, and a civil parish (with Dunley, Worcestershire, Dunley) in Worcestershire, England, about two miles outside Stourport-on-Severn and seven miles south-west of Kidderminster. A range of English white wines including sparkli ..., a village and parish * Astley, Shropshire, a village and parish * Astley Village, in Lancashire * Astley's, London, Astley's Equestrian Amphitheatre * Astley Castle, North Warwickshire See also * Astle (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Clubs Established In 1878
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 concep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the world, and was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League. The Football League was rebranded as the "English Football League" (EFL) starting with the 2016–17 season. The EFL is divided into the EFL Championship, Championship, EFL League One, League One and EFL League Two, League Two, with 24 clubs in each division, 72 in total, with promotion and relegation between them; the top Championship division clubs change places with the lowest-placed clubs in the Premier League, and the bottom clubs of League Two with the top clubs of the National League (division), National League. Currently four of the EFL clubs are from Wales – Cardiff City F.C., Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bradshaw (footballer)
William Bradshaw (3 April 1884 – June 1955) englandfootballonline.com was an English player and manager. Bradshaw played at both professional and international levels as a . Career Club career Born in , Bradshaw began his career with and |
England National Football Team
The England national football team have represented England in international Association football, football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by the Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. England competes in the three major international tournaments contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. England are the joint oldest national team in football having played in the world's 1872 Scotland v England football match, first international football match in 1872, against Scotland men's national football team, Scotland. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and their training headquarters is at St George's Park National Football Centre, St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. Thomas Tuchel is the current Head Coach. England won the 1966 FIF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padiham Railway Station
Padiham railway station in Station Road, Padiham, Lancashire, England was on a branch line (usually known as the Great Harwood loop) of the East Lancashire Line from Burnley to Blackburn. History The line between Padiham and Rose Grove opened in 1875. West of Padiham it opened two years later as a result of difficulties in constructing the embankments between Great Harwood and Simonstone. It was closed to regular passenger services on 2 December 1957 but occasional special trains operated until completely closed in 1968. Subsequently the station was later demolished. The railway line from Burnley to Simonstone was retained for continuing deliveries of coal to Padiham power station until the power station closed in 1993. The nearest station for Padiham is now at Hapton, about south of the town. Greenway Lancashire County Council began work in 2005 to convert part of the line to a footpath/bridleway/cycle path to be called ''Padiham Greenway''. The route stretches from Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackburn Trinity F
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire. At the 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of 150,030. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011, with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British. A former mill town, Blackburn has been the site of textile production since the mid-13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic system. Flemish weavers who settled in the area in the 14th century helped to develop the woollen cottage industry.Burrow, J. & Co. (Eds.) (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire Combination
The Lancashire Combination was a football league founded in the North West of England in 1891–92. It absorbed the Lancashire League in 1903. In 1968 the Combination lost five of its clubs to the newly formed Northern Premier League. In 1982 it was finally merged with the Cheshire County League to form the North West Counties League. Champions Member clubs The following clubs and reserve teams played in the Lancashire Combination: *Accrington * Accrington Stanley (modern) * Accrington Stanley (original) * Accrington Stanley reserves * ACI Horwich *Altrincham * Ashton Athletic * Ashton Town * Ashton United * Astley & Tyldesley Collieries * Astley Bridge * Astley Bridge Wanderers * Atherton * Atherton Collieries * Bacup Borough * Bacup Borough reserves * Bangor City * Barnoldswick & District * Barnoldswick Town * Barnoldswick United * Barrow * Barrow reserves * Bell's Temperance * Berry's Association * Black Lane Temperance * Blackburn Park Road * Blackburn Rovers reserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-east Lancashire League
The North-East Lancashire League was an association football competition for clubs in Lancashire, which ran from 1889 to 1894. History The League was founded on 2 May 1889 at a meeting at the Bridge Inn, Accrington, with 12 original members: * Bell's Temperance * Brierfield * Burnley Union Star * Colne * Darwen Rovers * Haslingden Association * Haslingden Church Institute * Irwell Springs (changed name to Bacup in 1892) * Padiham * Peel Bank Rovers (changed name to Church in 1891, but reverted to Peel Bank Rovers in 1892) * Ramsbottom * Rawtenstall The first champion was Brierfield, who beat Burnley Union Star in the final match to leapfrog the Stars into the top spot. Reserve sides of Football League clubs were allowed into the competition from 1890–91, and the other titles were won by them; Accrington's reserves in 1890–91 (having won its first 15 games) and 1891–92, and Burnley's reserve side, Burnley Swifts, in the next two seasons. The 1893–94 season was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
