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Football League Third Division North Vs. South Representative Games
The Football League Third Division North and Football League Third Division South were the third tiers of the English football league pyramid from 1921 to 1958, ran by The Football League. It was the highest level where the division was split into more than one league. From 1954 to 1955 season until 1957–58 season, there was a series of games between teams representing the divisions. The representative games 1954–55 - played at Reading F.C. ground on 16 March 1955. Attendance 10,438. South won 2–0.Match day programme Reading F.C. 16 March 1955Match day programme Accrington Stanley F.C. 13 October 1955Match day programme Coventry City F.C. 8 October 1956Match day programme Stockport County F.C. 2 April 1957Match day programme Crystal Palace F.C. 30 October 1957 1955–56 - played at Accrington Stanley F.C. ground on 13 October 1955. Attendance 10,521. Draw 3–3. The second half of the match was broadcast on BBC television, which was the first occasion that a match had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football League Third Division North
The Third Division North 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 South with clubs elected to the League or relegated In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ... from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position. Some clubs in the English Midlands shuttled between the Third Division North and the Third Division South according to the composition of the two leagues in any one season. The Third Division South had been created in 1921 from the Third Division formed the previous year made up of 22 teams drawn mostly from the Southern Football League, Southern League. It was decided that this gave the Football League overall too much of a southern bias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Nicholas
Brian Nicholas (born 20 April 1933) is a Welsh former professional footballer, who played as a wing half. Career Born in Aberdare, Nicholas played for Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea, Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed t ... and Rugby Town. References 1933 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Rugby Town F.C. (1945) players English Football League players London XI players Footballers from Aberdare {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Blakey
David Blakey (29 August 1929 – 4 April 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half. Blakey spent his entire senior career with Chesterfield. He is the club's record appearance holder, making 617 appearances in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ... and 658 appearances in all competitions. After retiring as a player he worked as a scout at a number of clubs. He died on 4 April 2014. References 1929 births 2014 deaths English footballers Chesterfield F.C. players English Football League players Association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Furphy
Kenneth Furphy (28 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an English football player and manager. Despite being on the books at Everton between 1950 and 1951, Furphy was a lower league player with Runcorn (1951–53) Darlington (1953–62) and then Workington (1962–64). He was selected to play for the Third Division North representative side in 1954–55. In 1964, as Workington's player-manager, he led them into the Third Division and left to become player-manager at Watford where he remained for several years, winning promotion to the Second Division for the first time in the club's history in 1969, and reaching the FA Cup semi-final a year later. He moved to Blackburn Rovers as manager in 1971 for two seasons before being announced as the new manager of Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Harrower (footballer, Born 1924)
James Swanson Harrower (19 June 1924 – February 1992) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League. He played for Scottish club Third Lanark and English club Accrington Stanley in seven-year spells, from 1947 to 1961. Football career Harrower moved from his native Dunfermline to Third Lanark in July 1947. An ever-present in their 1949–50 campaign, he made 165 league appearances for the club. In December 1954 he joined Accrington Stanley, halfway through their Third Division North second place campaign. Ever present in Stanley's third-place finish in 1955-56, he excelled in both the left-back role, and the centre-back position. In 1957–58 his club once again finished in second place in the league. In April 1960 he was appointed player-manager, overseeing the end of a relegation campaign before presiding over an 18th-place finish the following year. He eventually resigned his post in December 1961; despite Stanley's dire league f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Jackson (footballer Born 1934)
Robert Jackson (born 5 June 1934) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Career Born in Middleton, Jackson played for Oldham Athletic, Lincoln City and Wisbech Town Wisbech Town Football Club is a football club based near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Fenland Stadium. History Although a Wisbech Town existed in the 1890s, the current club was estab .... References 1934 births Living people English men's footballers Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Wisbech Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks {{England-footy-defender-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Minshull
Ray Minshull (15 July 19202005) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Liverpool in The Football League. Minshull signed for Liverpool in 1946 and made 6 appearances during the 1946–47 season. He was never able to cement his place in the first-team ahead of regular goalkeeper Cyril Sidlow and left the club in 1951 to join Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ... Ray Minshull died in 2005. References 1920 births 2005 deaths Liverpool F.C. players Southport F.C. players English Football League players English men's footballers Footballers from Bolton Place of birth missing Men's association football goalkeepers {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (footballer Born 1911)
Arthur John Smith (27 October 1911 – 7 June 1975) was a Welsh footballer and football manager. He played as a full-back for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and Chelsea. During the Second World War, Smith was stationed in the Midlands and guested for West Bromwich Albion. His career was cut short when a bus ran over his foot during a blackout in Wolverhampton. In 1948, he became West Bromwich Albion's first full-time manager and went on to manage Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of Letter (alphabet), letters, symbols, etc., especially by Visual perception, sight or Somatosensory system, touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process invo ... and Hyde United. References External links * (West Bromwich Albion) * (Reading, listed as Arthur Smith)Jack Smithat Stamford-Bridge.com 1911 births 1975 deaths Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil Welsh men's footballers Welsh football manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Grice
Michael John Grice (3 November 1931 – August 2002) was an English footballer who played as a winger. Career Born in Woking, Surrey, Grice began his career at Lowestoft Town before signing for Colchester United in 1952. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55. He joined West Ham United for £10,000 in 1955 and was a part of West Ham's promotion winning side of 1957–58. Grice joined Coventry City for the 1961–62 season. He made 38 Third Division appearances, scoring six goals, before moving back to Colchester the following year. He later returned to Lowestoft Town of the Eastern Counties League alongside former Hammer Albert Foan. Honours Club West Ham United * Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Mills (footballer)
Don Mills (17 August 1926 – 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Career Born in Maltby, Mills played for Maltby Main, Queens Park Rangers, Torquay United (initially on loan), Cardiff City and Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road .... References 1926 births 1994 deaths English footballers Maltby Main F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players English Football League players Association football inside forwards {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Day
Eric Charles Day (6 November 1921 – 10 November 2012) was an English footballer who played his entire career of nearly 400 Football League games for Southampton. He was born in Dartford, Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces .... During his career with the club, which lasted 11 years from 1945 to 1957, he scored 145 league goals, which placed him seventh on the club's list of all-time goalscorers. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55. References External links * 1921 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Dartford English footballers Association football forwards Southampton F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Rainford
John William Rainford (11 December 1930 – 21 May 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He is best remembered for his 9 years in the Football League with Brentford, for whom he made over 320 appearances. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015. Club career Crystal Palace Born in Camden Town, Rainford began his career at Third Division South club Crystal Palace and signed his first professional contract in March 1949. Despite making his professional debut late in the 1948–49 season, he had a slow start to his Selhurst Park career and failed to appear at all during the following season and made just one league appearance in 1950–51. Rainford broke into the team during the 1951–52 season and made 34 league appearances and scored his first goal for the club. He scored seven goals in 28 appearances in the following season and departed in May 1953. Rainford made 67 appearances and scored 10 goals for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |