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Highgate United F.C. (Jamaica) Players
Highgate United Football Club is a football club based in the Shirley district of Solihull, having relocated from their original location of Highgate in Birmingham. They are currently members of the and play at the Coppice. History The club was established in 1948 by a group of former residents of the St Vincent's Home for Working Boys, run by Father Hudson's Society.History Highgate United F.C. They joined the South Birmingham League, before moving up to Division Two of the in 1964. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, West Midlands
Shirley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Warwickshire, neighbouring districts include Shirley Heath, Sharmans Cross, Solihull Lodge, Monkspath, Cranmore and the Hall Green district of Birmingham. History The earliest known settlement in the area was at Berry Mound in Solihull Lodge, part of West Shirley, which was the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort, a fortified village protected by earth banks, dating back to the 1st century BC and which covered approximately . The earth works can still be seen from the North Worcestershire Path which commences in Aqueduct Road, Majors Green. Shirley was part of the Manor of Ulverlei (now Olton) until the establishment of Solihull in the 12th or 13th century after which it became part of the parish of Solihull. Shirley developed slowly as a small village on Stratford Road, called Shirley Street through the settlement. Between 1725 and 1872, Stratford Road was a turnpike road, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974–75 Midland Football Combination
The 1974–75 Midland Football Combination season was the 38th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England. Division One Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season along with one new club: *Cinderford Town, joined from the Gloucestershire County League The Gloucestershire County Football League is a football league in England, founded in 1968. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System and is a feeder to Divisio ... League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:Midland Football Combination 1974-75 1974–75 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichfield City F
Lichfield () is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth, Staffordshire, Tamworth and south-west of Burton Upon Trent. At the time of the 2011 Census, the population was estimated at 32,219 and the wider Lichfield District at 100,700. Notable for its three-spired medieval Lichfield Cathedral, cathedral, Lichfield was the birthplace of Samuel Johnson, the writer of the first authoritative ''A Dictionary of the English Language, Dictionary of the English Language''. The city's recorded history began when Chad of Mercia arrived to establish his Diocese of Lichfield, Bishopric in 669 AD and the settlement grew as the ecclesiastical centre of Mercia. In 2009, the Staffordshire Hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Midland Football League
The 2023–24 Midland Football League season will be the tenth in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. The Midland League operates two divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Division at Step 5, and Division One at Step 6, and these two divisions are covered by this article. The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2023, and were subject to appeals. Premier Division This division comprises 18 teams, two fewer than the previous season. The following 5 clubs left the division before the season: * Lye Town - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One Midlands * Market Drayton Town - relegated to North West Counties League Division One South * Racing Club Warwick - transferred to the United Counties League Premier Division South * Walsall Wood - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One Midlands * Worcester City - transferred to the Hellenic Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Midland Football League
The 2014–15 Midland Football League season was the first in the history of the new Midland Football League, a football competition in England. At the end of the previous season the Midland Football Alliance and the Midland Football Combination merged to form the Midland Football League. The Midland Alliance clubs formed Premier Division, while the Midland Combination clubs formed Division One. Premier Division The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the Midland Alliance in the previous season, along with four new clubs: * Brocton, promoted from the Midland Combination * Basford United, transferred from the Northern Counties East League * Long Eaton United, transferred from the Northern Counties East League * Lye Town, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League Stadia and locations League table Results Division One Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the Midland Combination Premier Division last season, along with five new clubs: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 Midland Football Alliance
The 2013–14 Midland Football Alliance season was the 20th and final in the history of Midland Football Alliance, a football competition in England. At the end of the season the Midland Alliance and the Midland Combination merged to form the Midland Football League. The Midland Alliance clubs formed Premier Division, while the Midland Combination clubs formed Division One. Clubs The league featured 18 clubs from the previous season, along with four new clubs: * AFC Wulfrunians, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League *Quorn, transferred from the United Counties League * Shepshed Dynamo, transferred from the United Counties League *Walsall Wood, promoted from the Midland Combination Eight clubs that have applied for promotion to Step 4 this season are: * Boldmere St. Michaels * Causeway United * Coleshill Town * Highgate United *Quorn * Stourport Swifts *Tividale Tividale is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands. It straddles the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Football League (2014)
The Midland Football League is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midland Combination. The league has four divisions that sit at levels 9–12 of the football pyramid. History The league was formed in 2014 following the merger of the Midland Alliance and Midland Combination. Successful Premier Division clubs can win promotion to the 8th level of the English football league system, while the competition also has a number of feeder leagues at level 11, which provide new member clubs each year. Entry can also be gained by applying from non-pyramid leagues such as the Birmingham & District Football League The Birmingham and District Football League (formerly the Birmingham & District Amateur Football Association and often referred to as the Birmingham AFA) is an amateur association football competition covering the city of Birmingham, England, and .... Clubs are also liable to be transferred to other leagues if ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Football Alliance
The Midland Football Alliance was an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It covered Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and also southern parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The league consisted of a single division which sat at Step 5 of the National League System, or the ninth level of the overall English football league system. The league was formed in 1994, drawing its initial membership from the strongest clubs in the Midland Football Combination and the West Midlands (Regional) League, both of which became feeder leagues to the new competition. Each season, the champion club of each feeder league was eligible for promotion to the Alliance, and Alliance clubs could in turn be relegated to the feeder leagues. Successful teams in the Alliance were eligible for promotion to a Step 4 league, either the Southern League or Northern Premier League depending on geographical considerations. The le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Midland Football Combination
The 2007–08 Midland Football Combination season was the 71st in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England. Premier Division The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs: *Bartley Green, promoted from Division One *Heather Athletic, promoted from Division One, who also changed name to Heather St John's *Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ..., new club League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:Midland Football Combination 2007-08 2007–08 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coventry Evening Telegraph
The ''Coventry Telegraph'' is a local English tabloid newspaper. It was founded as ''The Midland Daily Telegraph'' in 1891 by William Isaac Iliffe, and was Coventry's first daily newspaper. Sold for half a penny, it was a four-page broadsheet newspaper. It changed its name to the ''Coventry Evening Telegraph'' on 17 November 1941. On 2 October 2006, the ''Telegraph'' simply became the ''Coventry Telegraph'', reflecting its switch to a morning publication. The newspaper became a part of the then Mirror Group (prior to its merger with Trinity to become Trinity Mirror), in 1997. In April 2022, the publication had a paid daily circulation of just over 6,183 copies. Trinity Mirror is now known as Reach plc. Historical copies of the ''Coventry Telegraph'', dating back to 1914, are available to search and view in digitised form at the British Newspaper Archive. History The only day the newspaper was unable to publish was 15 November 1940, owing to the blitz raid on the city. From 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994–95 Midland Football Combination
The 1994–95 Midland Football Combination season was the 58th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England. Premier Division The Premier Division featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with seven new clubs: *Clubs promoted from Division One: **Handrahan Timbers **Olton Royale **Sherwood Celtic **Shirley Town **Upton Town **West Midlands Fire Service *Plus: ** Alvechurch Villa League table Division One The Division One featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 6 new clubs: *Massey-Ferguson, promoted from Division Two *Jaguar-Daimler, promoted from Division Two *Thimblemill REC, promoted from Division Two *Sphinx, promoted from Division Two * GPT Coventry, promoted from Division Two *Bilston Community College, promoted from Division Three League table Division Two The Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs: *Albri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984–85 Midland Football Combination
The 1984–85 Midland Football Combination season was the 48th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a 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 ... competition in England. Premier Division The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One: *New World *Polesworth North Warwick League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:Midland Football Combination 1984-85 1984–85 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
