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Dick Duckworth (footballer Born 1880)
Richard Hargreaves Duckworth (14 September 1882 – Q3 1965) was an English association football, footballer who played as a wing half for Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, with whom he won the Football League twice and the FA Cup once. Career Born in Manchester, he played for Smedley Road School and as a youth player for Harpurhey Wesleyan Juniors, Rossall Mission and Stretford.Dykes (1994), p. 116. His first professional contract was with Newton Heath Athletic, who paid him 7 Shilling (British coin), shillings and Sixpence (British coin), sixpence a week. As a centre-forward, he scored twice against the Manchester United reserves, and he was signed by the club in October 1903. He scored on his debut, a 4–2 win over Gainsborough Trinity F.C., Gainsborough Trinity on 19 December 1903. Although he played at right-half in the match, it was not until after a reserve team derby against Manchester City F.C., Manchester City on Christmas Day 1903 that he was considered for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collyhurst
Collyhurst is an inner city area of Manchester, England, northeast of the Manchester city centre, city centre on Rochdale Road (A664) and A62 road, Oldham Road (A62), bounded by Smedley, Manchester, Smedley, Harpurhey and Monsall tram stop, Monsall to the north, Miles Platting to the east, Ancoats to the south, and the River Irk to the west. Prominent buildings include two Roman Catholic churches, St Patrick's and St Malachy's. Collyhurst sandstone Much of the red sandstone used for building in Manchester and the surrounding area, including stone for the Roman fort at Castlefield, St Ann's Church, Manchester, St Ann's Church in the city centre, Manchester Cathedral and the original buildings of Chetham's School of Music, Chetham's Hospital, came from Collyhurst Quarry. Geologists use the term Collyhurst Sandstone for this type of soft red sandstone, which occurs in North West England. It is a fine to medium grained sedimentary rock, created from desert sands blown into dune for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
