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1994–95 Midland Football Alliance
The 1994–95 Midland Football Alliance season was the first in the history of Midland Football Alliance, a football competition in England. The league was formed, drawing its initial membership from the strongest clubs in the Midland Football Combination and the West Midlands (Regional) League, both of which became feeder leagues to the new competition. Clubs The league featured 20 clubs which competed in the Midland Football Combination and the West Midlands (Regional) League last season. Ten clubs joined from the Midland Football Combination: *Barwell * Bolehall Swifts * Boldmere St. Michaels * Pershore Town * Sandwell Borough *Shepshed Albion, who also changed name to Shepshed Dynamo * Shifnal Town *Stapenhill * Stratford Town * West Midlands Police Ten clubs joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League: * Brierley Hill Town * Chasetown * Halesowen Harriers * Hinckley Athletic * Knypersley Victoria * Oldbury United *Paget Rangers *Rocester Rocester is a village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paget Rangers F
Paget is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin which may refer to: * Lord Alfred Paget (1816–1888), British soldier, courtier and politician * Almeric Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough (1861–1949), British cowboy, industrialist, yachtsman and politician * Sir Arthur Paget (British Army officer) (1851–1928), British Army general * Sir Bernard Paget (1887–1961), British Army general * Lady Caroline Paget (1913–1973), British socialite and actress * Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885–1947), British soldier * Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey (born 1950), British nobleman * Charles Paget (conspirator) (c. 1546–1612), Roman Catholic conspirator * Charles Paget (politician) (1799–1873), MP for Nottingham in the 1850s * Charles Paget (Royal Navy officer) (1778–1839), MP and vice-admiral * Charles Souders Paget (1874–1933), American architect in Canton, China * Christopher Paget (born 1987), English cricketer * Clara Paget (born 1988), British model and actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stapenhill F
Stapenhill is a suburban village and civil parish in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom, UK. It was a small village owned by Nigel of Stafford as far back as 1086, however, this ancient parish area has long since been surrounded by new housing developments and gradually absorbed into the Burton urban area.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.1406 Stapenhill was known for its brickyards in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several major music festivals take place every summer at Catton Hall, on the outskirts of the village. Stapenhill Gardens is the epitome of Stapenhill. Its main feature is a giant artificial swan with all flowers planted in it. This represents the swans who have historically inhabited the Gardens, and also the wider immutability of life in general. Similarly, the local soccer, football team is Stapenhill Swans. Stapenhill Gardens is also the location of the annual "Tulip Festival", an event unrivalled outside The N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995–96 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1995–96 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 96th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire. Premier Division The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs: * Brierley Hill Town, relegated from the Midland Football Alliance *Lichfield City Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west of B ..., promoted from Division One * Wolverhampton Casuals, promoted from Division One League table Division One The Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 7 new clubs: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995–96 Southern Football League
The 1995–96 Southern Football League season was the 93rd in the history of the league, an English football competition. The Max Griggs-funded Rushden & Diamonds won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Ilkeston Town, Stafford Rangers and VS Rugby were relegated to the Midland and Southern Divisions, whilst Nuneaton Borough, Sittingbourne, King's Lynn and Ashford Town (Kent) were promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions. In the Midland Division, the bottom two clubs, Bury Town and Bridgnorth Town, were relegated to level eight leagues. Poole Town, who finished bottom of the Southern Division with just one point (from a 0–0 draw with Bashley) dropped two levels into the Hampshire League. Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: *Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division: ** Ilkeston Town ** Newport *Two clubs promoted from the Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willenhall Town F
Willenhall is a market town situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England, with a population taken at the 2011 census of 28,480. It is situated between Wolverhampton and Walsall, historically in the county of Staffordshire. It lies upon the River Tame, and is part of the Black Country. The town is historically famous for the manufacture of locks and keys. As early as 1770 Willenhall contained 148 skilled locksmiths and its coat of arms reflects the importance of this industry to its growth. It was home to the National Union of Lock and Metal Workers from 1889 until 2004. Its motto is '' Salus Populi Suprema Lex'' – The welfare of the people is the highest law. The urban district of Willenhall (established by the Local Government Act 1894) was partitioned in 1966 between the county boroughs of Walsall and Wolverhampton (since 1974 the metropolitan boroughs of Walsall and Wolverhampton). The northern border of Willenhall has always been adj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushall Olympic F
Rushall may refer to: Places *Rushall, Herefordshire, England *Rushall, Norfolk, England *Rushall, West Midlands, England **Rushall railway station, West Midlands, England *Rushall, Wiltshire, England *Rushall railway station, Melbourne, Australia People *Helen Rushall Helen Mary Boswell Rushall ( ''née'' Helen Mary Cruickshank, 22 April 1914 – 15 October 1984) was a British schoolteacher who helped to form the National Council of Women in Burma, an affiliate of the International Council of Women. In 1 ... (1914–1984), Scottish treasurer * Richard Rushall (1864–1953), English businessman {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocester F
Rocester is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Its name is spelt ''Rowcestre'' in the Domesday Book. It is located on the Derbyshire border. Geography The village is about north of Uttoxeter and southwest of Ashbourne, situated on the county border with Derbyshire. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,431. The village lies on a triangle of land between the River Churnet and River Dove, which join to the south. The parish borders, from the south going clockwise, the parishes of Uttoxeter Rural, Croxden, Denstone, Ellastone, all in East Staffordshire, and then Norbury and Roston, Marston Montgomery and Doveridge, all in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire. History A Roman fort was founded on the site in about 69 AD, as an intermediate point between Derby and Newcastle-under-Lyme on a route later known as Long Lane. The remains of the earthworks can still be seen. After the Romans depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury United F
Oldbury may refer to: People * Oldbury (surname) Places * Oldbury, Shropshire, a village near Bridgnorth, England *Oldbury-on-Severn, a village in Gloucestershire, England **Oldbury nuclear power station, under decommissioning since 2012 *Oldbury-on-the-Hill, a village and former civil parish in Gloucestershire, England *Oldbury, Warwickshire, a hamlet in Hartshill parish, Warwickshire, England *Oldbury, West Midlands, a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, England ** Oldbury Railway, a former branch line ** Oldbury railway station **Oldbury United F.C. *Oldbury, Western Australia, a district south of Perth, Australia * Oldbury Naite, a village in South Gloucestershire, England Other uses * Oldbury Court Estate, a park in Bristol *Oldbury Hillfort, an Iron Age hillfort on Cherhill Downs, Wiltshire * Oldbury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort near Ightham, Kent ** Oldbury rock shelters, Palaeolithic rock shelters *Oldberry Castle Oldberry Castle (sometimes called Oldbury Castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinckley Athletic F
Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in the administrative county of Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough. Hinckley is about halfway between Leicester and Coventry and borders Nuneaton in Warwickshire. Watling Street forms part of the Hinckley/Nuneaton border and the two towns are contiguous. Hinckley proper was recorded as having a population of 34,202, in the 2021 census. Hinckley is contiguous with the village of Burbage. The population of the combined urban area of Hinckley and Burbage was 50,712 in 2021. History In 2000, archaeologists from Northampton Archaeology discovered evidence of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement on land near Coventry Road and Watling Street. Hinckley has a recorded history going back to Anglo-Saxon times; the name Hinckley is Anglo-Saxon: "Hinck" is a personal name and "ley" is a meadow. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halesowen Harriers F
Halesowen ( ) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of West Midlands, England. Historically an exclave of Shropshire and, from 1844, in Worcestershire, the town is around from Birmingham city centre, and from Dudley town centre. The population of the town, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2011, was 58,135. Halesowen is included in the Halesowen and Rowley Regis constituency which is held by the Conservative James Morris. Geography and administration Halesowen was a detached part of the county of Shropshire but was incorporated into Worcestershire in 1844 by the Counties (Detached Parts) Act. Since the local government reorganisation of 1974 it has formed a part of the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Conurbation, in the Dudley Metropolitan Borough, which it joined at the same time as neighbouring Stourbridge, which had also been in Worcestershire until that point. Halesowen borders the Birmingham suburbs of Quinton and Bartley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasetown F
Chasetown is a village in the town of Burntwood in Staffordshire, England. It is split between the civil parishes of Burntwood and Hammerwich. History Chasetown developed in the mid 19th century as a coal mining village. At first the village was simply known as Cannock Chase due to its proximity to the nearby forest, it was known as Chasetown by 1867. The first pit was sunk by the Marquess of Anglesey in 1849, when the Hammerwich Colliery opened at the base of Chasewater reservoir. Cannock Chase Collieries No.2 and No.9 opened in the 1850s to the west of the village where the Rugby club is sited today. As a result of the mining industry, housing for the miners began to be developed around High Street, Church Street and Queen Street. Three pairs of cottages were built on the north side of Church Street in 1854, and the adjoining Uxbridge Arms existed by 1856. By 1860 two shopkeepers, three beer retailers, The Miners'Rest and The Junction a builder, a drill owner, a shoemaker, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
