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1910 FA Charity Shield
The 1910 FA Charity Shield was the third Charity Shield, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and Southern League competitions. The match was played on 5 September 1910 between 1909–10 Football League winners Aston Villa and 1909–10 Southern League champions Brighton and Hove Albion. The match was played at Stamford Bridge, London, and ended with a 1–0 win for Brighton and Hove Albion. The goal was scored by Charlie Webb, an amateur, with 18 minutes of play remaining. In the five years that the Charity Shield was contested by the winners of the Football League and Southern League between 1908 and 1912, this was the only occasion on which the Southern League champions prevailed. The victory remains Brighton's only national honour to date and they were crowned the 'Champions of all England'. Match details References * * {{Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. matches FA Community Shield Comm The command in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Community Shield
The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is English football's annual match contested at Wembley Stadium between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup, then the league runners-up provide the opposition. The fixture is recognised as a competitive super cup by The Football Association and UEFA. Organised by the FA, proceeds from the game are distributed to community initiatives and charities around the country. Revenue from the gate receipts and match programme sales is distributed to the 124 clubs who competed in the FA Cup from the first round onwards, for onward distribution to charities and projects of their choice, while the remainder is distributed to the FA's national charity partners. The fixture was first played in the 1908–09 season, replacing the Sheriff of London Charity Shield. The current holders are FA Cup winners Liverpool, who defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe McGhie (footballer, Born 1884)
Joseph McGhie (22 March 1884 – 8 September 1976) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half for Football League clubs Sunderland and Sheffield United in the and for Brighton & Hove Albion of the Southern League. He was a member of the Albion team that won the 1910 FA Charity Shield The 1910 FA Charity Shield was the third Charity Shield, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and Southern League competitions. The match was played on 5 September 1910 between 1909–10 Football Lea .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:McGhie, Joe 1884 births 1976 deaths People from Kilbirnie Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sunderland A.F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Walters (English Footballer)
Joseph Walters (11 December 1886 – 24 December 1923) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League, most notably for Aston Villa and Oldham Athletic. He also played league football for Southend United, Rochdale, Millwall and Crewe Alexandra. Personal life Walters was married with three children. He served as an Air Mechanic 1st Class with the Royal Air Force during the First World War and worked at No. 1 (Southern), No. 9 and No. 10 aircraft repair depots. Walters died of pneumonia in December 1923. Career statistics Honours Aston Villa * Football League First Division The Football League First Division was a division of the Football League in England from 1888 until 2004. It was the top division in the English football league system from the season 1888–89 until 1991–92, a century in which the First ...: 1909–10 References 1886 births Footballers from Stourbridge English men's footballers Men's assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Wallace
Charles William Wallace (20 January 1885 – 26 January 1970) was an English footballer who played for Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Oldham Athletic. Playing career Wallace was born in Sunderland and played for local club Southwick before signing with Crystal Palace for the club's inaugural season of 1905–06. He was initially signed as a reserve player, but made the transition to first team football, making 19 League appearances that season (out of 24), scoring five goals and helping Palace to win the Southern League second division title and promotion to division one. The next season, Wallace missed only one of 38 games, scoring eight goals, and in the 1907 close season moved on to Aston Villa. Wallace made 314 League appearances for Aston Villa over 14 years but only 9 competitive seasons due to sport being interrupted by the outbreak of World War I. Wallace was the first player to miss a penalty kick in an FA Cup Final, when he missed the target from the spot in 1913 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hunter (footballer Born 1885)
George Charles Hunter (2 June 1885 – 20 January 1934) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Football League for Aston Villa, Oldham Athletic, Chelsea and Manchester United. Career Born in Nowshera, British India, Hunter played for Aston Villa, Oldham Athletic and Chelsea during his early career. In March 1914, he was sold to Manchester United. He captained the club during the 1914–15 season and stayed with United until January 1915, when his contract was cancelled due to a training ground incident. He played for Croydon Common, Southampton, Brentford and Birmingham as a guest player during the First World War and finished his career with Portsmouth of the Southern League during the 1919–20 season. Military service Hunter joined the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment of the British Army in December 1903, rising through the ranks to lance corporal by February 1906. He served in Malta, but was found guilty of theft and receiving stol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Buckley (footballer)
Christopher Sebastian Buckley (9 November 1886 – 11 January 1973) was a footballer in the early years of professional football in England, who played at centre half for a variety of clubs including Aston Villa and Arsenal, before later returning to Villa as director and chairman. He was the younger brother of Frank Buckley, who was also a player and manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Biography Born in Urmston, Lancashire, Buckley studied at Xaverian College in his native city and the Manchester Catholic Collegiate Institute. He went on to play for Victoria Park, Manchester Ship Canal and Manchester City Reserves before stepping up to the senior level with Brighton & Hove Albion of the Southern League in 1905. A year later he joined Aston Villa and played 20 league games in his first season, before breaking his ankle in a game against Manchester United on the opening day of the 1907-08 season, which kept him out of the game for over a year. He continued to play f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tranter (footballer, Born 1886)
George Henry Tranter (24 February 1886 – 18 October 1958) was a professional footballer who is best known for his time with Aston Villa. Before playing for Villa (1906–1918) Tranter played for Stourbridge. In Tony Matthews' book ''Who's Who of Aston Villa'' he was described as "as hard as nails, he never shirked a tackle, was totally committed, had an infallibly cool temperament and was a good passer of the ball, very rarely hoofing it downfield." Tranter had to retire due to injury. Personal life Tranter's son George George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ... also became a footballer. References External links Bioat Aston Villa Player Database 1886 births 1958 deaths English men's footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Men's association football midfielde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Miles
Alfred Miles (January 1884 – February 1926), also known as Freddie, was an English footballer. As a professional he only played for Aston Villa. He was a full-back who made 269 appearances for Aston Villa in his 11-year career at Villa Park. After his retirement as a player he became the first team trainer, a job he held for 11 years. He died in Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield on 8 February 1927. Career He was signed from Aston St Marys where he played his early football as an amateur. He made his Villa debut in a 7–3 win at Nottingham Forest on 19 December 1903. During his first season at Villa he developed a good understanding with Howard Spencer. In 1905 he won the FA Cup after Aston Villa beat Newcastle United 2–0. When Spencer retired in 1907, Alf Miles teamed up with Tommy Lyons Tommy Lyons is an Irish former Gaelic football manager and player from County Mayo who managed two inter-county teams. He was also a regular panellist/analyst on RTÉ's '' The Sund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lyons
Alfred Thomas Lyons (5 July 1885 – October 1938) was an English footballer and cricketer. He played as a wicket-keeper for Staffordshire in the 1913 Minor Counties Cricket Championship. He played for Aston Villa from 1907 to 1915, and then joined Port Vale in January 1917. Five years later he moved on to Walsall as a player-coach. He helped Villa to win the First Division in 1909–10 and the FA Cup in 1913. They also finished second in the league in 1907–08, 1910–11, 1912–13, and 1913–14, and was also on the losing side in the 1910 FA Charity Shield. Career Lyons played for Hednesford Town and Bridgtown Amateurs, before joining Aston Villa as a professional in April 1907 after a trial three months earlier. The "Villans" ended the 1907–08 campaign in second place in the First Division, nine points behind champions Manchester United. They dropped to seventh spot in 1908–09, before being crowned champions of the Football League in 1909–10. He played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Cartlidge
Arthur Cartlidge (12 June 1880 – 1922) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke as well as spending seven years at Bristol Rovers. Career Cartlidge was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Penkell Victoria and Market Drayton Town before joining Stoke in 1899. He played ten matches for Stoke in two seasons before joining Bristol Rovers. On 3 May 1901 he joined Bristol Rovers from Stoke, where he remained for seven years, making 258 appearances in the Southern League and winning the league title during the 1904–05 Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music ... season. He left Bristol in April 1908 to join Aston Villa playing 55 times, before returning to Stoke in 1911 to play in the Southern League for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robson (football Manager)
John Robson (24 May 1860 – 11 January 1922) was an Englishman who was the full-time secretary manager of Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion, as well as manager of Manchester United. Career Robson started his managerial career with Middlesbrough, where he was paid £3 a week and declined to travel to away games as an economic measure. Despite his parsimonious attitude, he took the club from being an amateur outfit in the Northern League to a professional club in the First Division. He was also the first manager of Crystal Palace and coached the club to one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all time when they defeated Newcastle United at St James' Park in 1907. He later managed Brighton & Hove Albion and started the concept of being a manager and not a secretary at Manchester United. He stepped down as United manager due to ill health in October 1921 and died of pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hastings (footballer)
William Hastings (22 August 1888 – after 1919) was an English professional footballer who scored seven goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham. He also won the Southern League title with Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1909–10 season and with Watford in 1914–15. His main playing position was at outside left. Hastings was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, and played for Spennymoor United and West Hartlepool before moving south to join Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 1909. He missed only one game as the club won the Southern League title and the Southern Charity Cup in his first season, and set up Charlie Webb's goal as Albion beat reigning Football League champions Aston Villa in the 1910 FA Charity Shield. He moved to Second Division club Birmingham in February 1912 for a £100 fee. He never established himself as a first-choice player, and moved back to the Southern League with Watford in 1914, with wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
