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1897–98 British Home Championship
The 1897–98 British Home Championship was the fifteenth edition of the annual football (soccer), football tournament played between the British Home Nations. England national football team, England won the title after whitewashing all three opponents and taking the maximum six points. Scotland national football team, Scotland came second after winning two of their games whilst Ireland national football team (1882–1950), Ireland came third following a close victory over Wales national football team, Wales in Llandudno. Ireland's win over Wales was the first match of the tournament and gave Ireland a short lived advantage in the competition. England ended this advantage in the second game with a close 3–2 win over the Irish in Belfast and Scotland joined the other two on two points with a 5–2 thrashing of the Welsh. Scotland then briefly took the lead with a win over Ireland in Belfast before England joined them by beating Wales by the same scoreline in Wrexham. In the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Wheldon
George Frederick Wheldon (1 November 1869 – 13 January 1924) was an English sportsman. He was sometimes known as Fred or Freddie Wheldon. In football, he was an inside-forward with good footwork and an eye for goal who played for England and several Football League clubs, in particular for Small Heath and Aston Villa. In cricket, he was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, who played county cricket for Worcestershire in their early seasons in the first-class game. After retiring from sport, he became a publican in Worcester, where he died at the age of 54. Personal life George Frederick Wheldon was born on 1 November 1869 in Langley Green, which was then in Worcestershire. He was the youngest of ten children of Eliza and Joseph Wheldon, who worked his way up to become manager of Albright and Wilson's phosphorus works at Langley Green, and attended Chance's infant school and Langley St Michael's school. Commonly known as Fred or Freddie, he completed a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oval, Llandudno
Llandudno Cricket Club Ground is a cricket and football ground in Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, North Wales. History Cricket The first recorded match on the ground was in 1890, when Llandudno Visitors played Riviere's Orchestra. The ground hosted its first first-class match when Wales played Ireland in 1925. Wales next played a first-class match at the ground in 1927 against the touring New Zealanders and the following year Wales played the touring West Indians, which was the last first-class match held on the ground. The ground has also held a single List-A match, which was between Glamorgan and Leicestershire in the 1969 Player's County League. In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Llandudno Cricket Club who play in the North Wales Premier Cricket League. Football The Oval was used to host two Wales international matches; on 19 February 1898 Wales lost 1–0 to Ireland at the ground. It was used again on 24 February 1900 for a 2–0 win over Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Robertson
Thomas Robertson (17 October 1876 – 13 August 1941) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left. He was part of the Heart of Midlothian team that won the Scottish league title in 1897. He also played for Liverpool between 1898 and 1902, helping them to the Football League title in 1901. Life and playing career Born in Scotland, Robertson played for East Benhar Heatherbell, Motherwell, Fauldhouse and Hearts – it is reported that the Edinburgh club took him on after an impressive performance making up their numbers in a reserve game at Fauldhouse. He went on to win the Scottish League title with Hearts in 1897. Robertson was signed along with John Walker for £350 by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in March 1898. He made his debut in a Football League Division One against Sheffield Wednesday on 11 April 1898, scoring his first goal in the same match. The winger had a very successful time at Anfield missing just a single game in his first two seasons at the clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory. The FA facilitates all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through the county football associations. It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is the FA Cup. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the English national football team, men's, England women's national football team, women's, and England national under-17 football team, youth national football teams. The FA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB) which is responsible for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na MÃ thar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarkshire, Motherwell is the headquarters for North Lanarkshire Council. Geographically the River Clyde separates Motherwell from Hamilton to the west whereas the South Calder Water separates Motherwell from Carfin to the north-east and New Stevenston and Bellshill towards the north. Motherwell is also geographically attached to Wishaw and the two towns form a large urban area in North Lanarkshire, with both towns having similar populations and strong community ties. History A Roman road through central Scotland ran along Motherwell's side of the River Clyde, crossing the South Calder Water near Bothwellhaugh. At this crossing a fort and bath house were erected, but the Roman presence in Scotland did not last much later than this. Motherwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fir Park
Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premiership club Motherwell and was the temporary home of Gretna for the 2007–08 SPL season. Motherwell moved to the stadium in 1895, previously playing their football at Dalziel Park. History and facilities Motherwell F.C. was formed in 1886. It played at sites on Roman Road and Dalziel Park until 1895, when Fir Park was opened. The ground was laid out in a wooded area belonging to Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, whose racing colours were claret and amber. Motherwell then adopted these colours themselves. Fir Park did not get off to a convincing start, with low attendances leading to rumours that Hibernian were ready to take over the stadium, something that didn't materialise. The record attendance for the stadium is 35,632 against Rangers in a 1951–52 Scottish Cup replay (Motherwell went on to win the competition). Stands The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Morgan-Owen
Morgan Maddox Morgan-Owen DSO ( – 14 August 1950) was a Welsh amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop and Nottingham Forest as a wing half. He won 12 caps and scored two goals for Wales between 1897 and 1907 and had a long career with each of the tour leading amateur clubs of the period, Corinthian and Casuals. Personal life Morgan-Owen's brother Hugh was also a Welsh international footballer. He was educated at Colet School, Shrewsbury School and Oriel College, Oxford and gained an honours degree in Modern History from the latter institution. After the First World War, he continued his career as a schoolteacher at Repton School (1909–1937) and also served as diplomatic private secretary. He married in 1925 and had three children. First World War Morgan-Owen enlisted in the Essex Regiment in 1905 and served as a major with the regiment during the First World War, seeing action at Gallipoli, Langemarck, Cambrai and the German spring offensive. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas John Thomas
Thomas John Thomas OBE (born 1877) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 19 February 1898 against Ireland and his last match on 19 March 1898 against Scotland . He studied at the Friars School, Bangor. He became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He was ranked colonel of the Australian Army during World War I and had as post being finance member of the Australian Military Board in October 1920. He received the OBE (selected) Australian War Honour that year. See also * List of Wales international footballers (alphabetical) The Wales national football team has represented Wales in international association football since 1876, making it the third oldest international football team. They played their first official match on 25 March 1876, four years after England ... References 1877 births Welsh footballers Wales international footballers Place of birth mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McKee (footballer)
James McKee (alternately McKie, 18 March 1871 – 12 May 1949) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward for Scotland and for various clubs in Scotland and England in the 1890s and 1900s. Football career McKee started his football career with Heart of Midlothian before moving to England to spend one season at Darwen in 1896. He then returned to Scotland to join East Stirlingshire, and later went back to England to play for Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town and New Brompton. His only Scotland cap came in Scotland's 5–2 win over Wales on 19 March 1898 when he scored two goals, with the others from fellow debutant, James Gillespie. Though largely raised in Shotts, McKee was born in County Down in Ireland which should have disqualified him (and England-born teammate William Watson William, Willie, Bill or Billy Watson may refer to: Entertainment * William Watson (songwriter) (1794–1840), English concert hall singer and songwriter * William Watson (poet) (1858†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitude (football Ground)
Solitude is a Association football, football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest football stadium in Ireland, and the home ground of Ireland's oldest football club, Cliftonville F.C., Cliftonville. The stadium holds 6,224, but is currently restricted to 2,530 under safety legislation. The stadium was built in 1890 and has undergone several renovations. In 2002, a new stand was built at one end of the ground to house visiting supporters, and in 2008, a new stand was completed behind the goal at the east end of the ground. A synthetic 3G pitch was installed to replace the previous grass surface in 2010. History Solitude was opened in 1890 after Cliftonville moved across the road from Oldpark Avenue. The ground holds the distinction of having the first ever penalty in International football (soccer), Football taken there. Previously consisting of two pitches (the second of which was sold off and now contains housing), Solitude is the oldest football ground in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Morren
Thomas Morren (27 March 1871 – 29 January 1929) was an English international footballer, who played as a centre half. Early life Morren was born in Sunderland, the second of fifth children. His father was Irish. Like his father he worked as an ironfounder. Career Morren played for Middlesbrough Victoria, Middlesbrough Vulcan, Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Middlesbrough, Barnsley St Peters and Sheffield United. His solitary cap for England came in 1898, where he scored in the British Home Championship match against Ireland. Later life Morren had three children and worked as a newsagent and tobacconist in Sheffield. He joined the Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ... in 1918. References 1871 births 1929 deaths English men's footballers England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Athersmith
William Charles Athersmith Harper (10 May 1872 – 18 September 1910), known as Charlie Athersmith, was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played the majority of his club career at Aston Villa, making 307 appearances and scoring 85 goals, and also made 106 appearances for Small Heath. He was capped 12 times for England. Personal life Athersmith was born William Charles Athersmith Harper in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, to Isaac Harper and Mary Jane Wootton. Before becoming a professional footballer he was a clerk in Birmingham where he married Elizabeth Baggott in 1893. He is a first cousin of Rotherham United and Liverpool player Vic Wright. He died in Shifnal, Shropshire at the age of 38. Playing career Aston Villa Athersmith played a key role in Villa's title-winning sides of 1894, 1896, 1897, 1899 and 1900 as well as reaching three FA Cup finals, finishing on the losing side in 1892 before gaining winners' medals in 1895 and the Double-winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
