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Jack Buckley (English Footballer)
John William Buckley (24 November 1903 – 13 April 1985) was an English footballer who made 349 appearances in the Football League playing for Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City. He then moved into non-league football Non-League football describes football leagues played outside the top leagues of a country. Usually, it describes leagues which are not fully professional. The term is primarily used for football in England, where it is specifically used to de ... with Grantham, with whom he came runner-up in the Midland League in 1936–37. He played as a right back. References 1903 births 1985 deaths People from Prudhoe Footballers from Northumberland English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Prudhoe Castle F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players English Football League players Midland Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prudhoe
Prudhoe ( ) is a town in south Northumberland, England, about west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and just south of the River Tyne. Situated on a steep, north-facing hill in the Tyne valley, Prudhoe had a population of 11,675 at the 2011 Census. It has largely become a commuter town for nearby Newcastle. Nearby settlements include Ovingham, Ovington, Wylam, Stocksfield, Crawcrook, Hedley on the Hill and Mickley. History The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Prud (from ''prūd'', meaning proud) and hoe or haugh, a spur of land. There has been a castle at Prudhoe since ancient times, when England was at war with Scotland. The area now known as Castlefields was a fruit orchard, and the Scots were rumoured to have burnt this orchard while attempting to capture Prudhoe Castle. The castle, originally owned by the D'Umfravilles, then the Percys and now English Heritage, is considered to be the only medieval fortification in Northumberland never to have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
