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Wombwell Town F.C. (1940s) Players
Wombwell Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Recreation Ground. The club was founded by former Barnsley F.C., Barnsley players Karl Rose and Doug O'Connor. History The club was formed in 2018, playing at the same Recreation Ground as the Wombwell Town F.C. (1940s), previous team of the same name that had folded in 2000. They joined the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League and won the Division Two title at the first attempt in 2019. They were on course for promotion from Division One in both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, but both campaigns were cut short owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wombwell won the Division One title in 2022, winning promotion to the Premier Division. In October 2020, the club attracted controversy when they signed Reece Thompson (footballer), Reece Thompson following his release from prison. A week after Thompson m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Wombwell () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town in the 2011 census was split between a ward called Wombwell, as well as small parts that fell under two other wards called Darfield (specifically the area south of Pitt Street, including Broomhill) and Stairfoot (specifically the area south of Aldham Crescent). Added together, these list the town's population as roughly 15,316. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, its name's origin may mean "Womba's Well", or "well in a hollow". Wombwell railway station (formerly Wombwell West) serves the Penistone and Hallam lines. Until 1959 it had another station ( Wombwell Central) on the Barnsley-Doncaster line that was closed when that line lost its passenger service. Wombwell was home to two collieries; Wombwell Main and Mitchells Main. Wombwell is close to the large shopping and leisure facilities of Cortonwood, and also has a number of local business from cafes to travel age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |