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Albert Holmes (footballer, Born 1885)
George Albert Holmes was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and Chesterfield Town, in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and in the Southern League for Coventry City. He was a member of the Nottingham Forest squad which toured Argentina and Uruguay in 1905. Personal life Holmes served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... Career statistics References 1885 births Year of death missing Footballers from Mansfield English footballers Men's association football outside forwards Mansfield Town F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Nelson F.C. p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market town in 1227. The town lies in the Maun Valley, north of Nottingham and near Sutton-in-Ashfield. Most of the 109,000 population live in the town itself (including Mansfield Woodhouse), with Warsop as a secondary centre. Mansfield is the one local authority in Nottinghamshire with a publicly elected mayor. History Roman to Mediaeval Period Settlement dates to the Roman period. Major Hayman Rooke in 1787 discovered a villa between Mansfield Woodhouse and Pleasley; a cache of denarii was found near King's Mill in 1849. Early English royalty stayed there; Mercian Kings used it as a base to hunt in Sherwood Forest. The Royal Manor of Mansfield was held by the King. In 1042 Edward the Confessor possessed a manor in Mansfield. William the Conqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Battalion
The 17th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, part of the British Army, which was formed as a Pals battalion during the World War I, Great War. The core of the battalion was a group of professional footballers, which was the reason for its most commonly used name, The Football Battalion (also the footballers' or players' battalion). The 23rd (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment was formed in June 1915 and became known as the 2nd Football Battalion. The battalions fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 among others. Soldiers who fought in the 17th and 23rd Battalions included Second Lieutenant Walter Tull, who was possibly the first black infantry officer in the British Army. History 17th (Service Battalion) During the World War I, First World War there had been an initial push by clubs for professional football to continue, in order to keep the public's spirits up. This stance was not widely agreed with and public opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
