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Johnny Nolan
Johnny Nolan (1864 – 1 December 1907), was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for British and Irish Lions, British Isles, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets as a Rugby union positions#Half-backs, Half-back, his death was registered in Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Rochdale was a rugby union club. He has the distinction of being the first player to score a hat-trick of tries for the British Lions. Early life Johnny Nolan was one of eight children (seven brothers and a daughter) born to Irish parents. He started working life in the cotton trade at the age of 11. Playing career Johnny Nolan first played rugby for his local club Rochdale St John's in his home town of Rochdale as a three-quarter back in 1879. He moved up form the second team in three months to the first team, still at the age of 15. He proved to be a prodigious scorer, scoring 40 tries in a season and a half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, which had a population of 211,699 in the 2011 census. Located within the historic boundaries of the county of Lancashire. Rochdale's recorded history begins with an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 under "Recedham Manor". The ancient parish of Rochdale was a division of the hundred of Salford and one of the largest ecclesiastical parishes in England, comprising several townships. By 1251, Rochdale had become important enough to have been granted a Royal charter. Rochdale flourished into a centre of northern England's woollen trade, and by the early 18th century was described as being "remarkable for many wealthy merchants". Rochdale rose to prominence in the 19th century as a mill town and centre for textile manufacture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
