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Beverley Town F.C.
Beverley Town Football Club is a football club based in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play their home games at Norwood Recreation Ground. History Early Years Beverley Town Football Club, has been in existence since 1902, when the club became registered as a member of the East Riding County League. The first recorded honours for Town, came in 1910–11 with victory in the Hospital Cup (later Stanley Wilson Cup). Although following this, the club was forced to disband in 1914, upon declaration of World War One. The club reformed after the war ended and remained in sporadic existence until 1939, when football was once again suspended following the commencement of the Second World War. Some momentum was finally gained in 1948, after a merger with local side Beverley Rangers, which saw the team moved to its current home at the Norwood Recreation Ground. This came after former professional player Jack Gittoes, who had previously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, market and minster (church), minster town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre and north-west of Kingston upon Hull, City of Hull. The town is known for Beverley Minster, Beverley Westwood, Beverley Bar, North Bar (a 15th-century gate) and Beverley Racecourse. It inspired the naming of the city of Beverly, Massachusetts, which in turn was the impetus for Beverly Hills, California.Marc Wanamaker, ''Early Beverly Hills'', Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2005, pp. 17–1/ref> The town was listed in the 2018 ''Sunday Times'' report on Best Places to Live in northern England. The town was originally known as ''Inderawuda'' and was founded around 700 AD by Saint John of Beverley during the time of the Angles, Anglian kingdom of Northumbria. After a period of Viking control, it passed to the Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
