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Billy Curley
William Curley (born 20 November 1945) is an English former association football, footballer who made 29 appearances in the Football League playing as a full back (association football), full back for Darlington F.C., Darlington in the 1960s. He played for County Durham, Durham Schools' under-15 team in the 1960–61 season, and was the first player to be taken on by Darlington as an apprentice professional under the scheme introduced in 1960. References 1945 births Living people People from Trimdon Footballers from County Durham English footballers Association football defenders Darlington F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trimdon
Trimdon is a village in County Durham, in England, previously known as Tremeldon (1196) or Tremedon (1262).Eilert Ekwall,1959, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Placenames'' (4th edition), OUP, Oxford, p. 480; he cites taxation sources, glossing the name as Anglo-Saxon "the cross on the hill", though a British origin should perhaps not be ruled out from ''tre''= farmstead or settlement, with an element related to Welsh ''maldod''=indulge or Cornish ''melder''=delight. It is 9 miles west of Hartlepool, and adjacent to Trimdon Colliery, Trimdon Grange and Deaf Hill (also known as Trimdon Station). Locally, to distinguish it from these, it is known as Trimdon Village, or simply "The Village". The main focal point of "The Village" is Saint Mary Magdalene church, which was constructed during the Norman period (approximately 1145AD). Trimdon Labour Club (now closed) was the setting for some of the former prime minister and constituency MP Tony Blair Sir Anthony C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |