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Askern Miners F.C.
Askern Miners Football Club is a football club based in Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the . History The club was established as Askern Welfare in 1924, playing in local Doncaster leagues for several decades. In 1967 Welfare won the Doncaster & District Senior League title for the only time in the club's history. In 1992 they finished as runners-up and chose to take promotion to the Central Midlands Football League (CMFL), joining the Premier Division.Askern Welfare Football Club History Database They won promotion to the Supreme Division in 2001, and in 2008 the club won the CMFL Supreme Division title. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askern
Askern () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish within the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the A19 road between Doncaster and Selby. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it became a spa town in the late 19th century, but this stopped once coal mines opened in the town. The last mine closed in the 1990s. It had a population of 5,570 at the 2011 Census. Askern is also well known in South Yorkshire for its Askern Greyhound Stadium. History The town's name derives from the Old English ''askr-ærn'' meaning 'building made of ash' or 'building surrounded by ash trees'. The history of Askern can be traced back to the reign of Edward III of England, Edward III. The people of Norton, Doncaster, Norton complained to the Sheriff of Osgodcross that the people of Askern had failed to keep part of Askern Pool in a clean state. As a result, the King's highway had been "overflowed and drowned so that neither h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |