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Derby Junction F.C.
Derby Junction Football Club were an amateur football club in Derby, England. They were active in the 1880s and 1890s, notably being founder members of the Midland League in 1890 and FA Cup semi-finalists in 1888.Derby Junction Football Club History Database; Accessed 09-03-08 They played at .Up for the Cup: The F.A Cup in Nineteenth Century Derbyshire Hartley, Roger; 2001; Accessed 09-03-08 History Derby Junction first developed as an |
Derby Arboretum
Derby Arboretum is a public park and arboretum in the city of Derby, England, located about south of the city centre in the Rose Hill area. It was opened in 1840, following the donation of the land by local philanthropist Joseph Strutt, and to designs by John Claudius Loudon. It was the first publicly owned, landscaped, urban, recreational park in England. After many years of neglect, the Arboretum was extensively refurbished in the early 21st century with the aid of a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of almost £5 million. It is listed as Grade II* on the Historic England Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. History Derby Arboretum opened in 1840 and is often described as "Britain's first public park". Although green spaces and common lands had existed previously, as had private parkland and gardens, the park in Derby was the first to be deliberately planned as a place of public recreation in an urban setting. The Arboretum was donated to the tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886–87 FA Cup
The 1886–87 Football Association Challenge Cup was the 16th FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. One hundred and twenty-eight teams entered, two fewer than the previous season, in addition to four of the one hundred and twenty-eight never playing a match. The Football Association also rejected a number of entries for being made too late. First round The Cannon side (from Tottenham) had entered the competition without being registered with the Football Association, so was ineligible to play *Newton Heath turned up for the match with several ineligible players, and so scratched before the game; the sides played a friendly, which ended 2-2. Replays Second round Replays Third round Replays Fourth round Fifth Round Replay Sixth Round Semi-Finals Final References FA Cup Results Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Fa Cup 1886-87 1886-87 1886–87 in English football 1886–87 in Scottish football 1886–87 in Welsh football 1886–87 in Irish associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield United F
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The city is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines and the valleys of the River Don with its four tributaries: the Loxley, the Porter Brook, the Rivelin and the Sheaf. Sixty-one per cent of Sheffield's entire area is green space and a third of the city lies within the Peak District national park. There are more than 250 parks, woodlands and gardens in the city, which is estimated to contain around 4.5 million trees. The city is south of Leeds, east of Manchester, and north of Nottingham. Sheffield played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, with many significant inventions and technologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890–91 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds ...
This was the third season where the FA Cup, or the Football Association Challenge Cup, used a series of qualifying rounds in order to determine qualifiers for the actual Cup competition itself and the first season that a Preliminary Round was used. See 1890–91 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round onwards. Preliminary round First qualifying round Second qualifying round Third qualifying round Fourth qualifying round References * {{DEFAULTSORT:1890-91 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds FA Cup qualifying rounds Qualifying Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staveley F
Staveley may refer to: Places * Staveley, Cumbria, village in the former county of Westmorland and now in Cumbria, England ** Staveley railway station * Staveley-in-Cartmel, village formerly in Lancashire, now in Cumbria, England * Staveley, Derbyshire, England * Staveley, New Zealand, a locality in the Ashburton District * Staveley, North Yorkshire, England People with the surname * Staveley (surname) Other uses * Staveley F.C., a football club based in Staveley, Derbyshire in the 1880s and 1890s * Staveley (horse) (fl. 1802–1807), a British Thoroughbred racehorse See also * Staveley Street Lieutenant-General William Staveley (29 July 1784 – 4 April 1854) was a British Army officer who fought in the Peninsular War and later became Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong. Military career Staveley was born in York, t ... Hong Kong * Stavely, town in Alberta, Canada {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belper Town F
Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent. As well as Belper itself, the parish also includes the village of Milford and the hamlets of Bargate, Blackbrook and Makeney. As of the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 21,823. Originally a centre for the nail-making industry since Medieval times, Belper expanded during the early Industrial Revolution to become one of the first mill towns with the establishment of several textile mills; as such, it forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. History At the time of the Norman occupation, Belper was part of the land centred on Duffield held by the family of Henry de Ferrers. The Domesday Book of 1086 records a manor of "Bradley" which is thought to have stood in an area of town now known as the Coppice. At that time it was probably within the Forest of East Derbyshire which covered the whole of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlock Town F
Matlock may refer to: Places *Matlock, Derbyshire, a town in England **Matlock Bath, a village south of Matlock, Derbyshire, England **Matlock Bank, an area on a hill in Matlock, Derbyshire, England **Matlock Bridge, a bridge and surrounding area in Matlock, Derbyshire, England *Matlock, Iowa, a small city in the United States *Matlock, Manitoba, a community in Canada *Matlock, Victoria, a town in Australia *Matlock, Washington, a small town in the United States People *Matlock (surname) Other uses * ''Matlock'' (TV series), American television series **Ben Matlock, the title character of the TV series by the same name *Matlock Cable Tramway, cable tramway that served the town of Matlock between 1893 and 1927 *Matlock Town F.C. Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was esta ..., a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby County F
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gained city status in 1977, the population size has increased by 5.1%, from around 248,800 in 2011 to 261,400 in 2021. Derby was settled by Romans, who established the town of Derventio, later captured by the Anglo-Saxons, and later still by the Vikings, who made their town of one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era. Home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a claim to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. It contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry. Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufactur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888–89 FA Cup
The 1888–89 FA Cup was the 18th edition of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi .... Qualifying rounds For information on the matches played from the First Qualifying Round to the Fourth Qualifying Round, see 1888–89 FA Cup qualifying rounds. First round proper Replays Second round proper Replay Second replay Third round proper Semi-finals Replay Final References FA Cup Results Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Fa Cup 1888-89 1888–89 1888–89 domestic association football cups FA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackburn Rovers F
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is the core centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is one of the largest districts in Lancashire, with commuter links to neighbouring cities of Manchester, Salford, Preston, Lancaster, Liverpool, Bradford and Leeds. At the 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of 150,030. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011, with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British. A former mill town, textiles have been produced in Blackburn since the middle of the 13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic system. Flemish weavers who settled in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockwood Brothers F
Lockwood may refer to: Places Australia *Lockwood, Victoria *Lockwood South, Victoria United Kingdom * Lockwood, North Yorkshire, England *Lockwood, West Yorkshire, England United States *Lockwood, Amador County, California *Lockwood, Monterey County, California *Lockwood, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Ovid Township, Branch County, Michigan *Lockwood, Missouri *Lockwood, Montana *Lockwood, Nebraska *Lockwood, New York, an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Barton, New York. *Lockwood, West Virginia Greenland *Lockwood Island Other uses *Lockwood (surname), a list of people and fictional characters *'' Lockwood & Co.'', book series **'' Lockwood & Co.'' (TV series), TV series adaptation *Lockwood (company), lock brand in Australia *Lockwood Aircraft, an American ultralight aircraft manufacturer *Lockwood Broadcast Group, an American broadcasting company *''Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc. ''Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc.'', 107 F.3d 1565 (Fed. Cir. 1997), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
