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Spital F.C.
Spital Football Club was an association football club from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, active in the 19th century. History The club was founded as Spital United F.C in 1874, its first reported match being against Gleadless F.C. in March 1875; at the time, the club played under the Sheffield rules. The club was founded by employees of the Geo. Mason & Sons twist tobacco manufactory, and the club's secretary from 1879 to its dissolution was Charles Leonard Mason, grandson of the company founder. The club shortened its name to Spital from the start of 1877, and, with the rest of the Sheffield Association, took up the association code after the Sheffield and Football Associations merged. Its first achievement of any note was reaching the quarter-final of the Sheffield Senior Cup in 1878–79; in the first round, the club beat Derbyshire F.C., and survived a protest that four of its players were not proper club members, but Nottinghamshire men. Notably, the club did not field any o ... [...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] |
Chesterfield F
Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom *Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency) ** Borough of Chesterfield, a district of Derbyshire formed in 1974 ** Municipal Borough of Chesterfield, a district of Derbyshire until 1974 * Chesterfield, Staffordshire, a hamlet in England * Chesterfield House, Westminster, London United States * Chesterfield, Connecticut * Chesterfield, Idaho ** Chesterfield Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Chesterfield, Illinois * Chesterfield Township, Macoupin County, Illinois * Chesterfield, Indiana * Chesterfield, Massachusetts, and two districts listed on the NRHP: ** Chesterfield Center Historic District ** West Chesterfield Historic District * Chesterfield, Michigan * Chesterfield Township, Michigan * Chesterfield, Missouri * Ches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attercliffe F
Attercliffe is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield, England on the south bank of the River Don. The suburb falls in the Darnall ward of Sheffield City Council. History The name Attercliffe can be traced back as far as an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 - Ateclive – meaning “at the cliff”, a small escarpment that lay alongside the River Don. This cliff can be seen in images from the 19th century, but is no longer visible.J. Edward Vickers, ''The Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield'', pp.7–10 (1971) Westforth or Washford Bridge, at the Sheffield end of the village, was first recorded in a will of 1535. It was rebuilt in wood in 1608 and 1647, then in stone in 1672, 1789 and 1794.G. R. Vine, The Story of Old Attercliffe' (pt. 2) Historically a part of the parish of Sheffield, Attercliffe Chapel was built in 1629 as the first place of worship in the settlement. The Town School was built in 1779, and Christ Church was built in 1826 but destroyed during the Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield F
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties of England, historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire and the third largest of Northern England. The city is in the North Midlands, in the eastern foothills of the Pennines and the valleys of the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don with its four tributaries: the River Loxley, Loxley, the Porter Brook, the River Rivelin, Rivelin and the River Sheaf, Sheaf. Sixty-one per cent of Sheffield's entire area is green space and a third of the city lies within the Peak District national park and is the fifth-largest city in England. There are more than 250 parks, woodlands and gardens in the city, which is estimated to contain aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884–85 FA Cup
The 1884–85 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 14th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest Association football, football tournament. 114 teams entered, 14 more than the previous season, although 8 of these never played a match. First round Replays Second round Replays Third round Replays Fourth round Fifth round The geographical nature of the early rounds left the competition with 9 clubs at this stage, and the Football Association Committee decided to draw two clubs for one fixture in the fifth round in order to "obviate the necessity of further byes". Following the drawing of Chatham and Old Carthusians, the Committee then drew the sixth round, the winners of the one fifth round tie being drawn to face Church F.C., who had the choice of ground. Sixth Round Replay Semi finals Replay Final References FA Cup Results Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:FA Cup 1884–85 1884–85 FA Cup, FA Cup seasons, 1884–85 1884–85 in English football c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotherham Town F
Rotherham ( ) is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother, from which the town gets its name, and the River Don. It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. Before the Industrial Revolution, traditional industries included farming, glass making and flour milling. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Rotherham became known for its coal mining and, later, steel industries. The town's historic county is Yorkshire, and Rotherham was once part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. In 1974, this administrative county was abolished during a reorganisation of local government. Subsequently, Rotherham became part of the county of South Yorkshire, where it makes up one of four metropolitan boroughs. Rotherham had a population of 109,691 in the 2011 census. The borough had a population of , the most populous district in England. History Early history Evidence of Iron Age and Roman settlements has been found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883–84 FA Cup
The 1883–84 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 13th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... tournament. One hundred teams entered, sixteen more than the previous season, although three of the one hundred never played a match. First round Replays Second round Replays Third round Fourth round Replay Fifth round Replay Semi finals Final Notes References FA Cup Results Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:FA Cup 1883–84 1883–84 1883–84 in English football cups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wednesbury Old Athletic F
Wednesbury ( ) is a market town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands, England; it was historically in Staffordshire. It is located near the source of the River Tame and is part of the Black Country. Wednesbury is situated 5 miles (8km) south-east of Wolverhampton, 3 miles (4.4km) south-west of Walsall and 7 miles (11.8km) north-west of Birmingham. At the 2021 Census, the town's built-up area had a population of 20,313. History Medieval and earlier The substantial remains of a large ditch excavated in St Mary's Road in 2008, following the contours of the hill and predating the Early Medieval period, has been interpreted as part of a hilltop enclosure and possibly the Iron Age hillfort long suspected on the site. The first authenticated spelling of the name was Wodensbyri, written in an endorsement on the back of the copy of the will of Wulfric Spot, dated 1004. Wednesbury ("Woden's borough") is one of a number of places in England to be named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1882–83 FA Cup
The 1882–83 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 12th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... tournament. Eighty-four teams entered, eleven more than the previous season, although five of the eighty-four never played a match. First round Replays Second round Replay Third round Replays Fourth round Fifth round Semi finals Final References FA Cup Results Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:FA Cup 1882-83 1882–83 1882–83 in English football cups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Lower Grounds
The Aston Lower Grounds was a pleasure ground area in Aston, (since 1911, part of Birmingham), Warwickshire, England. It was open to the public in the late Victorian era. The facility included a lake, which lay across the boundary of the adjacent county, Staffordshire. History The Lower Grounds were originally the kitchen, private gardens, and fish-ponds belonging to Aston Hall. The Grounds, under the name of Aston Park, were opened to the public by Queen Victoria on 16 June 1858, marking her first visit to Birmingham. J. A. Langford was put in charge of the Aston Hall and Park Company, but the Park suffered from a number of disasters. In 1861, a group of "roughs" rioted when refused admission to a performance by Charles Blondin, and in July 1863, during a charity fête in the Park, Selina Powell, a tightrope walker who performed under the name of "Madame Geneive, the Female Blondin", fell to her death. The company was duly liquidated in 1864. The clerk of works, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system, English football league. The club was formed in 1878 and has played at its home ground, The Hawthorns, since 1900. Albion were a founder member of English Football League, the Football League in 1888–89 Football League, 1888, the first professional football league in the world. The club has spent the majority of its existence in the top tier of English football, where it has played for 82 seasons, most recently competing in the Premier League in 2021. They have been English football champions, champions of England once, in 1919–20 Football League, 1919–20, and have been runner-up twice, in 1924–25 Football League, 1924–25 and 1953–54 Football League, 1953–54. Albion have reached ten FA Cup finals and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calthorpe F
Calthorpe may refer to: People * Calthorpe (surname) Places * Calthorpe Broad, Norfolk, England * Calthorpe, Norfolk, England * Calthorpe, Oxfordshire, England Other uses * ''Calthorpe'' (novel), an 1821 novel by Thomas Gaspey * Calthorpe cars, made in England up to 1928 * Baron Calthorpe, extinct title in the Peerage of England * Calthorpe Clinic, abortion clinic in England * Calthorpe F.C., defunct football club from Birmingham, England See also * Gough-Calthorpe family * Calthrop, a surname {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
