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Harry Hodgkinson (footballer)
Henry Thomas Hodgkinson (March 1862 – 11 October 1945) was an English footballer who was one of Port Vale's first players. Career Hodgkinson was one of Port Vale's original players when it was founded in the 1870s. The first recorded game he played was a friendly on 27 October 1883, which was lost 4–1 at home to Preston North End. He appeared regularly in the team and helped the club win the Burslem Challenge Cup and share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1885. He also helped the club reach the FA Cup fifth round in 1886 Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange ..., eventually Vale pulled out of the replay against Brentwood. He lost his first-team spot in September 1887 and was forced to retire through injury in 1888. Career statistics Source: Honou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burslem
Burslem ( ) is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent form part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is often referred to as the "mother town" of Stoke on Trent. Topography Burslem is on the eastern ridge of the Fowlea Valley, the Fowlea being one of the main early tributaries of the River Trent. Burslem embraces the areas of Middleport, Dalehall, Longport, Westport, Trubshaw Cross, and Brownhills. The Trent & Mersey Canal cuts through, to the west and south of the town centre. A little further west, the West Coast Main Line railway and the A500 road run in parallel, forming a distinct boundary between Burslem and the abutting town of Newcastle-under-Lyme. To the south is Grange Park and Festival Park, reclaimed by the Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival. History The Domesday Book shows Burslem (listed as ''Bacardeslim'') as a small farming hamlet, strategically sited above a ford at Longport, part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883–84 In English Football
The 1883–84 season was the 13th season of competitive football in England. Overview 1883–1884 saw the world's first international tournament begin. The British Home Championship pitted the UK's four national teams (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland) against each other in a league competition in which each played the other three once. Scotland won the first contest with England finishing second. National team * England score given first Key * A = Away match * BHC = British Home Championship Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Events * 5 February 1884 – Derby County Football Club is founded * Black Arabs F.C. season 1883–84 (inaugural season of today's Bristol Rovers F.C.) * Everton moves as tenant to Anfield, a newly enclosed ground off Anfield Road, Liverpool. * Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Men's Footballers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footballers From Burslem
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby league and rugby union. It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world, and many play the other forms of football. Career Jean-Pierre Papin has described football as a "universal language". Footballers across the world and at almost any level may regularly attract large crowds of spectators, and players are the focal points of widespread social phenomena such as association football culture. Footballers generally begin as amateurs and the best players progress to become professional players. Normally they start at a youth team (any local team) and from there, based on skill and talent, scouts offer contracts. Once signed, some learn to play better football and a few advance to the senior or prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Deaths
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1862 Births
Year 186 ( CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 186 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Peasants in Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under Maternus. * Roman governor Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers. New Zealand * The Hatepe volcanic eruption extends Lake Taupō and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence). Births * Ma Liang, Chinese official of the Shu Han state (d. 222) Deaths * April 21 – Apollonius the Apologist, Christian martyr * Bian Zhang, Chinese official and gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887–88 In English Football
The 1887–88 season was the 17th season of competitive football in England. National team England national football team, England won the 1888 British Home Championship, their first victory in the tournament, with comfortable victories over all three other home nations, in each of which England scored five goals. Albert Allen, of Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, scored three goals against Ireland national football team (IFA), Ireland in his only appearance for England. * England score given first Key * H = Home match * A = Away match * BHC = British Home Championship Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition References {{DEFAULTSORT:1887-88 in English football 1887–88 in English football, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886–87 In English Football
The 1886–87 season was the 16th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. Events * Dial Square FC are founded by workers at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and play their first match on 11 December. After several name changes and moves, the club will eventually become known as Arsenal. National team England finished second in the 1887 British Home Championship, which was won by Scotland. * England score given first Key * H = Home match * BHC = British Home Championship The British Home Championship * sco, Hame Internaitional Kemp * gd, Farpais lìg eadar-nàiseanta * cy, Pencampwriaeth y Pedair Gwlad, name=lang (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Champio ... Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition External links Details of Ireland game [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885–86 In English Football
The 1885–86 season was the 15th season of competitive football in England. National team England national football team, England were joint winners of the 1886 British Home Championship with Scotland national football team, Scotland. * England score given first Key * A = Away match * BHC = British Home Championship Note – see Talk:1885-86 in English football, Talk page re query on goalscorers against Wales. Events * Millwall Rovers F.C., Millwall Rovers were formed, and play their first match on 3 October 1885. After a couple of name changes and moves, the club will eventually become known as Millwall F.C., Millwall. Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition External linksReport on Ireland v England match on thefa.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884–85 In English Football
The 1884–85 season was the 14th season of competitive football in England. National team England finished second in the British Home Championship, which was won by Scotland national football team, Scotland. * England score given first Key * H = Home match * BHC = British Home Championship The British Home Championship * sco, Hame Internaitional Kemp * gd, Farpais lìg eadar-nàiseanta * cy, Pencampwriaeth y Pedair Gwlad, name=lang (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Champio ... Note – Some sources credit England's third goal as a Joe Lofthouse goal, but match reports clearly state an Eames own goa Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition External links Report on England v Ireland match on thefa.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1882–83 In English Football
The 1882–83 season was the 12th season of competitive football in England 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 (association football), Laws of .... National team * England score given first Key * H = Home match Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:1882-83 in English football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipstones
Ipstones is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Staffordshire. Ipstones is part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district; within the boundaries of the civil parish are the hamlets Foxt, Consall Forge and Bottomhouse. Ipstones Edge, to the north of the village, rises to and gives views for many miles around. Ipstones is not mentioned in the Domesday book and dates from around the 12th century. The majority of the houses and farms, barring modern development, are built from local sandstone. Two sections of the village are designated as Conservation Areas with several listed structures contained within them. Ipstones was served by a railway station opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 15 June 1905, on its line between Leekbrook Junction and Waterhouses. The station was closed to passengers on 30 September 1935. The buildings have been demolished but heritage trains of the Churnet Valley Railway now use the line again and there have been pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
