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Dennis Roberts (footballer)
Dennis Roberts (5 February 1918 – 8 April 2001) was an English footballer who played as a centre half. He made over 300 Football League appearances in the years before and after the Second World War. Career Dennis Roberts was born in West Bretton, Yorkshire. He played local schools football in Huddersfield, gaining representative honours, probably for Huddersfield Boys. He signed as an amateur for Huddersfield Town but never appeared in the first team. At the age of 17 years in August 1937 Roberts signed for Notts County where, although he never played a first team game, he received good advice and coaching from "Dixie" Dean & Hughie Gallacher who were both at the club at the time. Joe Riley recommended Roberts to Bristol City and Bob Hewison signed him in August 1938 on a free transfer. Dennis Roberts made his debut at centre half at Clapton Orient in a 1–1 draw on 24 September 1938 following the retirement of Joe Pearce. Roberts spent his whole career at Bristol Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Half
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either side to their left and right, but can be played in threes with or without full-backs. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-back, sweeper, full-back, and wing-back. The centre-back and full-back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised for certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-backs are usually tall and positioned for their ability to win duels in the air. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hewison
Robert Hewison (25 March 1889 – 1964) was an English footballer who filled various roles on the left of the pitch before going on to make his name as a manager. Playing career Born in Backworth, Northumberland, Hewison began his playing career with North East England non-league sides East Holywell Villa and Whitley Athletic before joining Newcastle United in 1910. He joined Leeds City in 1914 but due to the First World War and their expulsion from the Football League he never appeared in an official league match for the club. After suffering a leg break during the 1918-19 season Hewison was asked to serve as City's secretary during their winding up. Management career Hewison briefly returned to Newcastle before joining Northampton Town in 1920 as a player-manager. He remained in this position until 1925 when, having retired from playing, he switched to Queens Park Rangers as manager. Under Hewison QPR adopted their familiar blue and white kit although results on the pitch w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Central Defenders
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English Footballers
Association football is the most popular sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game. With over 40,000 association football clubs, England has more clubs involved in the code than any other country. England hosts the world's first club, Sheffield F.C.; the world's oldest professional association football club, Notts County; the oldest national governing body, the Football Association; the joint-oldest national team; the oldest national knockout competition, the FA Cup; and the oldest national league, the English Football League. Today England's top domestic league, the Premier League, is one of the most popular and richest sports leagues in the world, with five of the ten richest football clubs in the world as of 2022. The England national football team is one of only eight teams to win the FIFA World Cup, having done so once, in 1966. A total of fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Births
This year is noted for the end of the World War I, First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui people, Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack White (footballer Born 1924)
John White (17 March 1924 – July 2011) was an English footballer who played as a centre half. He made over 420 Football League appearances in the years after the Second World War. Career White, a former miner, played locally for Broadworth Main and Frickley Colliery in Yorkshire. He signed for Aldershot from Sheffield FC in July 1944. Pat Beasley signed White in October 1952 from Aldershot for £5,300 for Bristol City. Jack White immediately displaced Dennis Roberts both at the heart of the defence and as captain of the side. Jack White made his Bristol City debut at centre half in a 4–0 win v Gillingham on 11 October 1952. Bristol City briefly reached 2nd place during the 1952–53 season but finished in 5th position. White made 33 appearances scoring 4 goals in his first season with Bristol City. The following season 1953–54 Bristol City rose to 3rd place as Jack White initially played a mixture of centre half and left back when Dennis Roberts returned to the side. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Beasley
Albert "Pat" Beasley (16 July 1913 – 27 February 1986) was an England international footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League. He also became a manager. Football career Born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, Beasley began his career as a winger playing for local sides in Kidderminster, before joining Stourbridge. In 1931, while still only seventeen he was signed for £550 by Arsenal. Initially in the youth and reserve teams, he made his first-team debut away to Sunderland on 6 April 1932, but only played sporadically at first, with regulars Joe Hulme and Cliff Bastin keeping the young Beasley out of the side. An injury to Hulme in 1933–34 opened the door for Beasley, who scored ten goals in 23 league games as Arsenal won the First Division title, and he remained in the side for the 1934–35 season. Select season required. However Beasley faced competition from both Hulme and new signing Alf Kirchen, and he missed the Gunners' 1936 FA Cup Final win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Peacock
Ernest Gilbert Peacock (born 11 December 1924 and died 12 February 1973 in Bristol) was an English footballer who played as a half back. He made over 340 Football League appearances in the years after the Second World War. Career Ernie Peacock played locally for Barleyfield school and Syston in Bristol. Peacock played as a guest for Bath City during the Second World War before he signed for Notts County in the summer of 1945. Bob Hewison signed Peacock in October 1946 from Notts County for Bristol City. Honours ;with Bristol City *Football League Third Division South The Third Division South of The Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to on ... winner: 1954–55 References 1924 births 1973 deaths Footballers from Bristol English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Pearce (Bristol City Footballer)
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Joe Pearce may refer to: * Joe Pearce (Australian rugby league) (1910–1995), Australian rugby league player * Joe Pearce (British rugby league) (fl. 1925–c. 1933), British rugby league player * Joe Pearce (footballer) (1885–1915), Australian rules footballer See also * Joseph Pearce (other) Joseph Pearce (born 1961) is an English-born Catholic writer. Joseph Pearce may also refer to: *Joseph Chilton Pearce (1926–2016), American writer *Joseph Algernon Pearce Joseph Algernon Pearce (February 7, 1893 – September 8, 1988) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Riley (footballer Born 1908)
Joe or Joseph Riley may refer to: People * Joseph P. Riley Jr. (born 1943), American politician, Charleston mayor * Joe Riley (artist) (1964–2007), American artist, special effects artist, SubGenius * Joe Riley (ice hockey) (1923–1976), American ice hockey player * Joseph Albert Riley (1869–1940), South Australian businessman * Joseph Harvey Riley (1873–1941), American ornithologist, Smithsonian Institution * Joe Riley (rugby) (1882–1950), British rugby league footballer and rugby union coach * Joe Riley (Darlington footballer) (active 1949), English football forward with Stockton and Darlington * Joe Riley (footballer, born 1991), English retired football full back * Joe Riley (footballer, born 1996), English football full back or midfielder Characters * Joe Riley (''One Life to Live'') (Lee Patterson), in TV series ''One Life to Live'' (1968–2012) * Joe Riley (James Dunn), in the movie ''The Golden Gloves Story'' (1951) * Joe Riley (Eddie Quillan), in the movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bretton
West Bretton is a village and civil parish near Barnsley, West Yorkshire, England. It lies close to junction 38 of the M1 motorway at Haigh. It has a population of 546, reducing to 459 at the 2011 Census. There is a school in the village, West Bretton Junior and Infant School, and a church, which is an Anglican-Methodist local ecumenical partnership. History Toponymy Bretton derives from the Old English ''Brettas'', the Britons and ''tūn'' meaning an enclosure, farmstead, village or estate. The Briton's farm or settlement was recorded as ''Bretone'' in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 and ''West Bretton'' in 1200. Manor This part of Yorkshire was laid waste in the Harrying of the North after the Norman conquest of England. Most of West Bretton was granted to the de Lacys, lords of the Honour of Pontefract by William I and a small part to the Manor of Wakefield. After the devastation, growth was slow but more land was eventually cultivated to sustain a growing population. A wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
