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Alex Palmer
Alexander Palmer (born 10 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. He has also represented England at youth international level. Club career On 24 May 2015, Palmer made the bench for West Bromwich Albion for the first time, remaining as an unused substitute in a 4–1 loss to Arsenal. In June 2015, he joined National League side Kidderminster Harriers on a youth loan. Two years later, he joined Kidderminster on another loan deal. On 14 November 2018, he joined League Two side Oldham Athletic on a seven-day emergency loan. Three days later, he made his English Football League debut, playing the full match in a 3–1 win for Oldham over Cambridge United. On 12 April 2019, he went out on another seven-day emergency loan, this time to Notts County, making his only appearance a day later in the 3–0 loss to Crewe Alexandra. On 16 July 2019, Palmer joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a large market and historic minster town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2011 census, it had a population of 55,530. The town is twinned with Husum, Germany. Situated in the far north of Worcestershire (and with its northern suburbs only 3 and 4 miles from the Staffordshire and Shropshire borders respectively), the town is the main administration centre for the wider Wyre Forest District, which includes the towns of Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, along with other outlying settlements. History The land around Kidderminster may have been first populated by the Husmerae, an Anglo-Saxon tribe first mentioned in the Ismere Diploma, a document in which Ethelbald of Mercia granted a "parcel of land of ten hides" to Cyneberht. This developed as the settlement of Stour-in-Usmere, which was later the subject of a territorial dispute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crewe Alexandra F
Crewe () is a railway town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The Crewe built-up area had a total population of 75,556 in 2011, which also covers parts of the adjacent civil parishes of Willaston, Cheshire East, Willaston, Shavington cum Gresty and Wistaston. Crewe is perhaps best known as a large railway junction and home to Crewe Works; for many years, it was a major railway engineering facility for manufacturing and overhauling locomotives, but now much reduced in size. From 1946 until 2002, it was also the home of Rolls-Royce Motors, Rolls-Royce motor car production. The Pyms Lane factory on the west of the town now exclusively produces Bentley motor cars. Crewe is north of London, south of Manchester city centre, and south of Liverpool city centre. History Medieval The name derives from an Old Welsh word ''criu'', meaning 'weir' or 'crossing'. The earliest record is in the Domesday Book, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons typically run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches (playing all 19 other teams both home and away). Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures. The competition was founded as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League, founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights sale to Sky UK, Sky. From 2019 to 2020, the league's accumulated television rights deals were worth around £3.1 billion a year, with Sky and BT Group securing the domestic rights to broadcast 128 and 32 games respectively. The Premier League is a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after The Football Association (The FA). Since 2015, it has been known as The Emirates FA Cup after its headline sponsor. A concurrent women's tournament is also held, the Women's FA Cup. The competition is open to all eligible clubs down to Level 9 of the English football league system with Level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. Included in the competition are 20 professional clubs in the Premier League (level 1), 72 professional clubs in the English Football League (levels 2 to 4), and all clubs in steps 1–5 of the National League System (levels 5 to 9) as well as a tiny number of step 6 clubs acting as stand-ins for non-entries above. A record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Button
David Robert Edmund Button (born 27 February 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club West Bromwich Albion. A product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy, Button came to prominence at Brentford in 2013. He earned 31 caps for England from U16 to U20 level. Club career Early years Growing up in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Button joined hometown club Stevenage Borough at a young age and attended the club's Centre of Excellence. Tottenham Hotspur Button joined Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy in 2003 and signed a scholarship deal in July 2005. After completing his scholarship, he signed his first professional contract on 28 December 2007, running until the summer of 2011. An injury to second-choice goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes saw Button receive his first call-up to senior team substitutes' bench early in the 2009–10 season for a 2–1 Premier League win over West Ham United on 23 August 2009. Button made his debut i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Bruce
Stephen Roger Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a centre-back. He most recently managed West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by several professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham F.C., Gillingham. Bruce was offered an apprenticeship and went on to play more than 200 games for the club before joining Norwich City F.C., Norwich City in 1984, winning the 1985 Football League Cup Final, League Cup in 1985. In 1987, he moved to Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, with whom he achieved great success, winning twelve trophies including three Premier League titles, three FA Cups, one EFL Cup, League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. He also became the first English player of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston North End F
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Borough of Preston, a local government district containing the settlement from 1835 to 1974 **Preston (UK Parliament constituency) **Preston railway station in Preston, Lancashire **The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area **Preston Urban Area, the conurbation with Preston at its core *Preston, Devon (in Paignton) *Preston, Teignbridge, in Kingsteignton parish *Preston, Dorset *Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull *Preston, Cotswold, Gloucestershire *Preston, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire *Preston, Hertfordshire *Preston, London, near Wembley **Preston (ward) *Preston, Northumberland, the location of Preston Tower, Northumberland, Preston Tower *Preston, Rutland *Preston, Shropshire, in Upton Magna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shea
James William Shea (born 16 June 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Luton Town. Career Arsenal Born in Islington, Greater London, Shea joined Arsenal's youth team in August 2007. In 2009, he won both the Premier Academy League and FA Youth Cup. Shea joined League One club Southampton on a month-long loan in February 2011 to act as cover for the injured Bartosz Białkowski. However, he was recalled after eight days by Arsenal without making an appearance. Shea was sent out on loan to League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge for the 2011–12 season. He made his debut as a substitute for Chris Lewington in the match against Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose. Despite getting a yellow card for wasting time, he helped his team to win their first league match of the season by scoreline of 1–0. He was recalled from his loan by Arsenal on 5 December 2011. On 18 September 2012, he was on the bench because of injuries to Wojciech Szczęsny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jed Steer
Jed John Steer (born 23 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Steer joined Villa from his hometown club Norwich City on 1 July 2013, after beginning his playing career with the Canaries. He has also played on loan for Yeovil Town, Cambridge United, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic, as well as England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level. He is also eligible to represent Scotland. Early life Born in Norwich, Norfolk, Steer joined the Norwich City Academy at the age of 9. He was spotted playing in goal and City invited the youngster for a trial. It was not long before he was offered a youth contract by them. Club career Norwich City Steer signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday. He was first named as a substitute for the FA Cup Second Round tie against Carlisle United in the 2009–10 season. Steer played a vital role in the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup; in the Third Round, he saved a penalty in the last minut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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