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Gilbert Austin (rugby League)
Gilbert Austin (first ¼ 1895 – first ¼ 1948) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level fo Hull Kingston Rovers and York, as a (occasional) goal-kicking , or . Background Gilbert Austin's birth was registered in Sculcoates district, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, he lived in First Lane, Northfield, Hessle , he died from injuries sustained in a traffic collision, when a taxi that he, his wife (also seriously injured) and another four people (of which one woman was also seriously injured) were travelling in, was in collision with a truck near Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and his death aged 53 was registered in Hull district, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Playing career International honours Gilbert Austin played for "The Reds" in the 15–38 defeat by "The Whites" in a trial match for the 1924 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sculcoates
Sculcoates is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, north of the city centre, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. For many centuries, much of what was called Hull came within the parish of St Mary's Church. Sculcoates railway station closed on 9 June 1912. Amenities Sculcoates has a library, a post office, a high school, two primary schools and a swimming bath called Beverley Road Baths. The baths was opened in 1905, and underwent a £3.75 million refurbishment from June 2020 until reopening in August 2021. The baths are a Grade II Listed building. Notable people * Dorothy Mackaill – actress (1903–1990) See also * Sculcoates Rural District Sculcoates was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1894 to 1935. The district formed three separate areas around Kingston upon Hull municipal borough. The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894. In ... * Sculcoates railway station References Further reading * * Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Be Announced
To be announced (TBA), to be confirmed (TBC), to be determined or decided or declared (TBD), and other variations, are placeholder terms used very broadly in event planning to indicate that although something is scheduled or expected to happen, a particular aspect of that remains to be fixed or set. TBA versus TBC versus TBD These phrases are similar, but may be used for different degrees of indeterminacy: *To be announced (TBA) or to be declared (TBD) – details may have been determined, but are not yet ready to be announced. *To be confirmed (TBC), to be resolved (TBR), or to be provided (TBP) – details may have been determined and possibly announced, but are still subject to change prior to being finalized. *To be arranged, to be agreed (TBA), to be determined (TBD) or to be decided – the appropriateness, feasibility, location, etc. of a given event has not been decided. Other similar phrases sometimes used to convey the same meaning, and using the same abbreviations, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrum Hall
Thrum Hall was a rugby league stadium on Hanson Lane in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Halifax for 112 years. The site on which the ground stood is now occupied by a supermarket. History In 1878, Halifax, who had just won the inaugural Yorkshire Cup, bought a patch of land for £3,000 from a local farmer, Major Dyson, to develop as a new multi-purpose sports ground. It was to be a replacement for their Hanson Lane ground which stood opposite. The site measured 55,000 square yards and included a cricket pitch and bowling greens. The rugby stadium was opened on 18 September 1886 by Alderman Riley, who kicked off before the Halifax v Hull F.C. match. Forward Ernest Williamson scored the first try (his only try for Halifax) and the home side went on to win in front of a crowd of around 8,000. As Thrum Hall was built on an old hilltop farm, it had a distinctive slope of 4 yards away from the main grandstand touchline. The ground was continuously developed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitehaven
Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle and to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is the administrative seat of the Borough of Copeland, and has a town council for the parish of Whitehaven. The population of the town was 23,986 at the 2011 census. The town's growth was largely due to the exploitation of the extensive coal measures by the Lowther family, driving a growing export of coal through the harbour from the 17th century onwards. It was also a major port for trading with the American colonies, and was, after London, the second busiest port of England by tonnage from 1750 to 1772. This prosperity led to the creation of a Georgian planned town in the 18th century which has left an architectural legacy of over 170 listed buildings. Whitehaven has been designated a "gem town" by the Council for British Archaeology due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)
The Recreation Ground (known locally as the 'Recre') and for sponsorship reasons the LEL Arena is a rugby league stadium in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Whitehaven R.L.F.C. The ground has witnessed many other sports such as football, boxing, speedway and whippet racing. Stadium The ground now has terracing on 3 sides with one end of ground, the Kells end, covered. The other sides are known the Popular side, the Railway end and the LLWR Grandstand which seats 556. The ground is set to have a second seated stand holding 1,100 people where the Popular side terracing now stands. The current ground capacity is 7,500. There is a disabled supporters view area in the grandstand with disabled toilets located within the ground while the JJ McKeown bar has disabled access. Matchday parking is available on the Whitehaven Miners' car park adjacent to the stadium main entrance. History The Recreation Ground was originally the playing fields for local coal miners dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924–25 Northern Rugby Football League Season
The 1924–25 Rugby Football League season was the 30th season of rugby league football. Season summary Hull Kingston Rovers won their second Championship by defeating Swinton in the play-off final. Swinton had ended the regular season as league leaders. Oldham defeated Hull Kingston Rovers to win the Challenge Cup. Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Hull Kingston Rovers won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat St. Helens Recs 10–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Batley 9–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup The county football associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England and the Crown dependencies. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England. They are responsible for administering club and player .... Championship Championship Play-Off Challenge Cup Oldham beat Hull Kingston Rovers 16-3 in the final played at Leeds before a crowd of 28,335. This was Oldham’s fifth appearance in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924–25 Rugby Football League County Championship
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Cumberland Rugby League Team
The Cumbria rugby league team (known as Cumberland from 1898 to 1973) is an English representative rugby league team consisting of players who were born in the county of Cumbria and the historic county of Cumberland. They play fixtures against international representative sides, often acting as opposition in warm-up fixtures for touring international sides. Team The Cumbrian side features professional players from the Super League, the Co-operative Championship, Championship 1 and the amateur game. As of 2010, Cumbria are coached by Paul Crarey, with assistant coaches; Gary Charlton of Workington Town, and David Seeds of Whitehaven. History Cumbria played the touring Australian Kangaroos during 14 Kangaroo Tours, including 1908-09 (twice), 1911-12, 1921-22, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1948–49, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994, as well as playing the Australians as part of their 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final tour. They also played New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 237,110 in 2019. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, and with little early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and among the first ever industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England." At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton spinning mill town in the world,. producing more cotton than France and Germany combined. Oldham's textile industry fell into decline in the mid-20th century; the town's last mill closed in 1998. The demise of textile processing in Oldham depressed and heavily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watersheddings
Watersheddings was the site of a former rugby league stadium in the Watersheddings area of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. Historically it was in Lancashire, lying on the A672 (Ripponden Road) approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre. Watersheddings was reportedly the highest professional RL ground in the UK at 770 ft above sea level, which would also list it as the highest ground of any professional sport in the UK. Origins The stadium known as Watersheddings, named after the area of Oldham that it was located in, was built in 1889. It was constructed on the east side of a reservoir, Ruby Mill and Longfield Mill and north of Longfield Lane. At the same time the Oldham Cricket Ground was built adjacent to the stadium on its east side and a lawn tennis ground was constructed on its north side. History Oldham Football Club (more commonly known as Oldham Rugby League Football Club) moved from their Clarksfield Ground and played their first match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League Season
The 1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 29th season of rugby league football. Season summary Batley won their first, and to date only, Championship when they defeated Wigan 13–7 in the play-off Championship Final. Wigan had ended the regular season as the league leaders and won the Challenge Cup by defeating Oldham 21–4 in the final. Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Batley won the Yorkshire League. St Helens Recs beat Swinton 17–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Hull F.C. beat Huddersfield 10–4 to win the Yorkshire County Cup The county football associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England and the Crown dependencies. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England. They are responsible for administering club and player .... Championship Championship Playoff Challenge Cup Wigan beat Oldham 21–4 in the final played at Rochdale before a crowd of 41,381. This was Wigan's first Chall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Championship (rugby League)
The County Championship was a representative competition in rugby league between 1895 and 1983. Throughout the competition history the championship was always contested by Lancashire and Yorkshire and at various times by Cheshire, Cumberland (Cumbria in later years), Durham and Northumberland, Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, and Other Nationalities. The games between Lancashire and Yorkshire became known as the ''War of the Roses''. History When the northern clubs broke away from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to form the Northern Rugby Football Union (NU) there was already a county championship competition within the RFU and the NU organised a similar competition as one of its first actions with the first fixtures being announced on 17 September 1895, only three weeks after the split from the RFU. All the constituent clubs of the NU at this point came from just three counties; Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire so the championship was organised to involve sides from these three loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
