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1998–99 Eastern Counties Football League
The 1998–99 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 57th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England. Premier Division The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One: * Ipswich Wanderers *Maldon Town League table Division One Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs: * Clacton Town, relegated from the Premier Division * Dereham Town, joined from the Anglian Combination The Anglian Combination (known as the Hadley & Ottaway Anglian Combination under the terms of a sponsorship deal) is an English football league that operates in the East Anglia area. The league specifically covers Norfolk and northern Suffolk ... * Tiptree United, relegated from the Premier Division League table References External links Eastern Counties Football League {{DEFAULTSORT:Eastern Counties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Counties Football League
The Eastern Counties Football League, currently known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship purposes, is an English football league at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It currently contains clubs from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, eastern Cambridgeshire, eastern Hertfordshire, southern Lincolnshire, and north and east London. The league is a feeder to Division One North of the Isthmian League. History Formation During the early part of the 20th century there were several leagues covering East Anglia, including the Norfolk & Suffolk League, the East Anglian League, the Essex & Suffolk Border League and the Ipswich & District League, whilst some of the larger clubs (including Ipswich Town and Cambridge Town) played in the Southern Amateur League. Suggestions of forming a league to cover the whole region had been made since the early 1900s, but intensified after Norwich City were promoted to Division Two of the Football League in 1934 and saw a significa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bury Town F
Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–1950) ***Bury and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency) (1950–1983) ***Bury North (UK Parliament constituency), from 1983 *** Bury South (UK Parliament constituency), from 1983 ** County Borough of Bury, 1846–1974 ** Metropolitan Borough of Bury, from 1974 ** Bury Rural District, 1894–1933 * Bury, Somerset, a hamlet * Bury, West Sussex, a village and civil parish ** Bury (UK electoral ward) * Bury St Edmunds, a town in Suffolk, commonly referred to as Bury * New Bury, a suburb of Farnworth in the Bolton district of Greater Manchester Elsewhere * Bury, Hainaut, Belgium, a village in the commune of Péruwelz, Wallonia * Bury, Quebec, Canada, a municipality * Bury, Oise, France, a commune Sports * Bury (professional wrestling), a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downham Town F
Downham is a district of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Lewisham. It borders the London Borough of Bromley, and is located north of Bromley and south of Catford. Downham was named in honour of Lord Downham, who was chairman of the London County Council between 1919 and 1920. The Prime Meridian passes just to the west of Downham. History Origins of Downham estate Before 1920, the area had no houses, apart from a shooting range close to Rangefield Road and areas of farmland in the period around 1890. Some belonged to Holloway Farm and others to Shroffolds Farm. Following the First World War, local boroughs like Deptford and Bermondsey as well as the London County Council CCfelt it was essential to reduce overcrowding by erecting more residential property and exceed that which was provided by private landlords. The final spur for the LCC to commence works in the area was the new law of 1923 that provided government funding to enable residential deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiptree United F
Tiptree is a village and civil parish in the English county of Essex, situated south-west of Colchester and around north-east of London. Surrounding villages include Messing, Tolleshunt Knights, Tolleshunt Major, Layer Marney, Inworth, Birch, Great Braxted, Great Totham and Little Totham. The placename 'Tiptree' is first attested in a charter of circa 1225, where it appears as ''Typpetre''. The name means "Tippa's tree". The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 9,152. The village has been expanding rapidly for several years with large numbers of new houses and estates being built, though it stills retains the title of being a village. The 'village' status was the subject of a local referendum in 1999 but residents and secondary school pupils rejected town status. Tiptree is amongst the contenders for the title of 'largest village in England'. Tiptree has four primary schools: St Luke's Church of England Primary school, Milldene Primary School, Tiptree Heath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglian Combination
The Anglian Combination (known as the Hadley & Ottaway Anglian Combination under the terms of a sponsorship deal) is an English football league that operates in the East Anglia area. The league specifically covers Norfolk and northern Suffolk with rules stating that clubs should be within a 50 miles radius from the centre of Norwich. It consists of 104 teams and has seven divisions – the Premier Division, Division One to Four plus the two regionalised divisions, Division Five North and South. Its top division is currently at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. A U19 Development Division was proposed to start in the 2014–15 season depending on interest. Each season, the best of the Anglian Combination's footballers are selected to represent the Anglian Combination in the FA Inter-League Cup, a cup competition for the FA's regional leagues. CNSOBU (City of Norwich School Old Boys Union) were the first champions of the Anglian Combination in 1965, winning t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dereham Town F
Dereham (), also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (40 km) east of King's Lynn. The civil parish has an area of and, in the 2001 census, had a population of 15,659 in 6,941 households; the population at the 2011 census increased to 18,609. Dereham falls within, and is the centre of administration for, Breckland District Council.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes'. Retrieved 2 December 2005. The town should not be confused with the Norfolk village of West Dereham, which lies about 25 miles (40 km) away. Since 1983, Dereham has been twinned with the town of Rüthen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is also twinned with Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France. In spite of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildenhall Town F
Mildenhall may refer to: Places in England *Mildenhall, Suffolk, town **RAF Mildenhall, air force station **The Mildenhall Treasure, Roman silver hoard ** Mildenhall Town F.C. * Mildenhall, Wiltshire, village People with the surname *Andrew Mildenhall (born 1966), English cricketer *Bill Mildenhall (born 1953), Australian basketball player and referee, and Australian rules football player *Bruce Mildenhall (born 1953), Australian politician *John Mildenhall (1560–1614), British explorer and adventurer, one of the first British travellers to make an overland journey to India *Neil Mildenhall (born 1968), Australian rules footballer * Steve Mildenhall (born 1979), English footballer *William James Mildenhall (1891–1962), early photographer of Canberra, Australia **The Mildenhall photographic collection William James "Jack" Mildenhall (1891–1962) photographed construction of the new Australian capital, Canberra, during its development in the 1920s and 1930s. Mildenhall was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watton United F
Watton could refer to: Places ;England * Watton, Devon * Watton, Dorset *Watton, East Riding of Yorkshire *Watton, Norfolk *Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire ;United States * Watton, Michigan People with the surname * Andrew Watton, a stage name of Steven Blum (born 1960), American voice actor *Ben Watton (born 1995), English actor * Chris Watton (born 1977), American football player *Ellie Watton (born 1989), British field hockey player * James Watton (1915–1995), Canadian bishop * Jim Watton (born 1936), English footballer * Jonathan Watton, Canadian actor * Laura Watton (born 1979), British manga artist * Ron Watton (born c. 1932), Canadian football player * Gregory Watton (born 1978), Songwriter Other *The Watton, a street in Brecon, Wales, the location of The Barracks, Brecon See also *Watton's Green, Essex, England *Whatton-in-the-Vale Whatton-in-the-Vale is an English village in the Nottinghamshire borough of Rushcliffe. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir, with the Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodbridge Town F
Woodbridge may refer to: Places Australia *Woodbridge, Western Australia formerly called ''West Midland'' *Woodbridge, Tasmania Canada *Woodbridge, Ontario England *Woodbridge, Suffolk, the location of **Woodbridge (UK Parliament constituency), 1885–1950 **Woodbridge School **RAF Woodbridge * Woodbridge High School, Redbridge *Woodbridge, Devon * Woodbridge, Dorset * Woodbridge, Gloucestershire, a location * Woodbridge, Northumberland, a location United States *Woodbridge, California *Woodbridge, Irvine, California *Woodbridge, Connecticut *Woodbridge Township, New Jersey *Woodbridge (CDP), New Jersey *Woodbridge, Virginia *Woodbridge, Dallas, Texas, a neighborhood *Woodbridge, Detroit Other uses *Woodbridge (plantation), formerly in Prince William County, Virginia, US *Woodbridge (surname) *The Woodbridge Company *Woodbridge's Regiment of Militia, a Massachusetts regiment in the American Revolutionary War *Woodbridge wine, made by Robert Mondavi (now part of Constellation B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harwich & Parkeston F
Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. It is in the Tendring District, Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-on-Sea to the south. It is the northernmost coastal town in Essex. Its position on the estuaries of the River Stour, Suffolk, Stour and River Orwell, Orwell rivers, with its usefulness to mariners as the only safe anchorage between the River Thames, Thames and the Humber, led to a long period of civil and military maritime significance. The town became a naval base in 1657 and was heavily fortified, with Harwich Redoubt, Beacon Hill Battery, and Bath Side Battery. Harwich is the likely launch point of the ''Mayflower'', which carried English Puritans to North America, and is the presumed birthplace of ''Mayflower'' captain Christopher Jones (Mayflower captain), Christopher Jones. Harwich today is contiguous with Dovercour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorleston F
Gorleston-on-Sea (), known colloquially as Gorleston, is a town in the Borough of Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk, England, to the south of Great Yarmouth. Situated at the mouth of the River Yare it was a port town at the time of the Domesday Book. The port then became a centre of fishing for herring along with salt pans used for the production of salt to preserve the fish. In Edwardian times the fishing industry rapidly declined and the town's role changed to that of a seaside resort. History The place-name 'Gorleston' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Gorlestuna''. It appears as ''Gurlestona'' in the Pipe Rolls of 1130. The first element may be related to the word 'girl', and is probably a personal name. The name could mean "girls' town or settlement", or a variant thereof, similar to Girlington in West Yorkshire. Historically the town was in the county of Suffolk. In the Middle Ages it had two manors, and a small manor called Bacons. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stowmarket Town F
Stowmarket ( ) is a market town in Suffolk, England,OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton A2 edition. Publishing Date:2008. on the busy A14 trunk road between Bury St Edmunds to the west and Ipswich to the southeast. The town is on the main railway line between London and Norwich, and lies on the River Gipping, which is joined by its tributary, the River Rat, to the south of the town. The town takes its name from the Old English word ''stōw'' meaning "principal place", and was granted a market charter in 1347 by Edward III. A bi-weekly market is still held there today on Thursday and Saturday. The population of the town has increased from around 6,000 in 1981 to its current level of around 19,000, with considerable further development planned for the town and surrounding villages as part of an area action plan. It is the largest town in the Mid Suffolk district and is represented in parliament by the MP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
