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Billy Poulson
William Edward Poulson (1862 – 23 January 1937) was an English Association football, footballer. He was a List of one-club men in association football, one-club man for Port Vale F.C., Port Vale, possibly also being one of its founders. Career Poulson played left-back in Port Vale F.C., Port Vale's History of Port Vale F.C., first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882 in a 5–1 defeat at Potteries derby, nearby Stoke City F.C., Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round Replay (sports), replay. He was most probably a founder-member of the club in the late 1870s. With Vale he won numerous trophies, including the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and 1885 and was also a scorer in the Burslem Challenge Cup final on 21 March 1885, which was won 12–0 against Ironbridge. By December 1889 though he began to appear less frequently in the first XI and was most likely released at the end of the 1890–91 in English football, 1890–91 season. He had scored 15 goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanley, Staffordshire
Hanley is one of the Federation of Stoke-on-Trent, six towns that, along with Burslem, Longton, Staffordshire, Longton, Fenton, Staffordshire, Fenton, Tunstall, Staffordshire, Tunstall and Stoke-upon-Trent, amalgamated to form the City of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. Hanley is the ''de facto'' city centre, having long been the commercial hub of Stoke-on-Trent. It is home to the Potteries Shopping Centre and many high street chain stores. History Etymology The name Hanley comes from either "haer lea", meaning "high meadow", or "heah lea" meaning "rock meadow". Municipal origins Hanley was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1857 and became a county borough with the passage of the Local Government Act 1888. It was based at Hanley Town Hall. In 1910, along with Burslem, Tunstall, Staffordshire, Tunstall, Fenton, Staffordshire, Fenton, Longton, Staffordshire, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent it was Federation of Stoke-on-Trent, federated into the county borough of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
