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1883–84 In English Football
The 1883–84 season was the 13th season of competitive football in England. Overview 1883–1884 saw the world's first international tournament begin. The British Home Championship pitted the UK's four national teams (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland) against each other in a league competition in which each played the other three once. Scotland won the first contest with England finishing second. National team * England score given first Key * A = Away match * BHC = British Home Championship Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Events * 5 February 1884 – Derby County Football Club is founded * Black Arabs F.C. season 1883–84 (inaugural season of today's Bristol Rovers F.C.) * Everton moves as tenant to Anfield, a newly enclosed ground off Anfield Road, Liverpool. * Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883–84 FA Cup
The 1883–84 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 13th staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... tournament. One hundred teams entered, sixteen more than the previous season, although three of the one hundred never played a match. Preston North End was disqualified from the competition in February 1884, after an FA committee determined that the club had violated rules against professionalism by offering financial inducements to Scottish players. First round Replays Second round Replays Third round Fourth round Replay Fifth round Replay Semi finals Final Notes References FA Cup Results Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Fa Cup 1883-84 1883-84 1883–84 in English football 1883–84 in Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Bambridge
Arthur Leopold Bambridge (16 June 1861 – 27 November 1923) was an English footballer who made three appearances either as a full back or as a right winger for England between 1881 and 1884. He was one of three brothers who played for England. Career Arthur Bambridge was born in Windsor, Berkshire, the sixth child of Sophia (née Thorington) and William Samuel Bambridge, who had been a missionary in Waimate, New Zealand, and was then the photographer to Queen Victoria. He was educated at St Mark's School in Windsor. His football career was spent with Windsor, Upton Park, Swifts, Clapham Rovers and Corinthian and he gained representative honours for Berkshire. According to the 1881 ''Football Annual'', he was "useful; plays with judgement and is difficult to pass". He made his debut for England, playing at left back against Wales on 26 February 1881. The match, played at Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn ended as a 1–0 victory for the Welsh. He was next selected two years la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Arabs 1884 Team Photo
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches, and magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
