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Jack Woodhouse
John Woodhouse (5 December 1888 – 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half in the Southern League and the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion. He was called up to play for the FA XI on a tour of South Africa in 1920. Personal life Woodhouse served as a private with the 17th and 13th Battalions of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. At the time of his enlistment, he was living in Hove Hove is a seaside resort and one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Brighton in East Sussex, England. Originally a "small but ancient fishing village" surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th cen ... with his wife. Career statistics References 1888 births 1958 deaths Footballers from Smethwick English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Military personnel from the West Midlands (county) Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Southern Football League pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smethwick
Smethwick () is an industrial town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It lies west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire. In 2019, the ward of Smethwick had an estimated population of 15,246, while the wider built-up area subdivision has a population of 53,653. History It was suggested that the name Smethwick meant "smiths' place of work", but a more recent interpretation has suggested the name means "the settlement on the smooth land". Smethwick was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Smedeuuich'', the ''d'' in this spelling being the Anglo-Saxon letter eth. Until the end of the 18th century it was an outlying hamlet of the south Staffordshire village of Harborne. Harborne became part of the county borough of Birmingham and thus transferred from Staffordshire to Warwickshire in 1891, leaving Smethwick in the County of Staffordshire. The world's oldest working engine, the Smethwick Engine, made by Boulton & Watt, originally stood near Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
