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Lee Holmes (footballer, Born 1955)
Lee John Holmes (born 28 September 1955) is an English retired football forward who played in the Football League for Brentford. He later played in the highest levels of non-league football for Enfield, Wealdstone and Dagenham. Career Early years A forward, Holmes began his career in the academy at First Division club West Ham United. He was released without making a senior appearance and dropped into non-league football to sign for Athenian League club Haringey Borough, with whom he remained until August 1979. Brentford Holmes got his chance in league football when he signed for Third Division club Brentford on a part-time contract in August 1979. He scored on his debut in a League Cup first round defeat to Southend United and went on to score seven goals in 30 appearances during the 1979–80 season. His value to the team was such that manager Bill Dodgin offered Holmes a full-time contract, which he declined and he departed Griffin Park. Enfield Town Holmes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aveley
Aveley is a town and former civil parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, England, and forms one of the traditional Church of England parishes. Aveley is 16 miles (26.2 km) east of Charing Cross. In the 2021 United Kingdom census it had a population of 9,801. In 1931 the parish had a population of 2,003. Position Aveley is located on the very edge of Greater London and is roughly bounded to the north and west by the London Borough of Havering, to the south by the A13 road and to the east by the M25 motorway. The nearest places are Purfleet, South Ockendon, Wennington and Rainham. Prehistory and history Aveley has given its name to the Aveley Interglacial period around 200,000 years ago. Important evidence of the local flora and fauna of the period and some signs of occupation by Neanderthal humans have been found there. In Domesday the name has various spellings – Alvithelea, Alvileia and Alvilea. The name means Aelfgyth's wood clearing. A variation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southend United F
Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, east of central London. It is bordered to the north by Rochford and to the west by Castle Point. It is home to the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend Pier. London Southend Airport is located north of the city centre. Southend-on-Sea originally consisted of a few poor fishermen's huts and farms at the southern end of the village of Prittlewell. In the 1790s, the first buildings around what was to become the High Street of Southend were completed. In the 19th century, Southend's status of a seaside resort grew after a visit from Princess Caroline of Brunswick, and Southend Pier was constructed. From the 1960s onwards, the city declined as a holiday destination. Southend redeveloped itself as the home of the Access credit card, due to its having one of the UK's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructure that may have been neglected. Civil engineering is one of the oldest engineering disciplines because it deals with constructed environment including planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems. The term "civil engineer" was established by John Smeaton in 1750 to contrast engineers working on civil projects with the military engineers, who worked on armaments and defenses. Over time, various sub-disciplines of civil engineering have become recognized and much of military engineering has been absorbed by civil engineering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Conference
The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South. It was called the "Alliance Premier League" from 1979 until 1986. Between 1986 and 2015, the league was known as the "Football Conference"." Most National League clubs are fully professional (only three are not in the 2022/23 lineup), while a growing number of National League North and National League South clubs are also professional. Some professional clubs were previously in the English Football League (EFL), as opposed to clubs that have always been non-League. The National League is the lowest of the five nationwide professional football divisions in England, below the Premier League and the three divisions of the EFL, and is the top tier of the National League System of non-League football. The National League North and National League South form th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesex Senior Cup
The Middlesex Senior Cup is the most prestigious football cup competition in the historic county of Middlesex, England. The competition is run mainly for non-League clubs in the region, although league clubs have been known to enter the competition, including Brentford, Barnet and Chelsea. In order to be eligible to play in the Middlesex Senior Cup, clubs have to play at step 5 or above of the National League System. Finals See also *Middlesex County Football Association *Middlesex Senior Charity Cup The Middlesex Senior Charity Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1901. It was presented in 1901 by C.S. Goldmann, Esq. and was first played for in the 1901–02 season, the first winners being Clapton Orie ... * George Ruffell Memorial Shield Notes References {{English Senior Cups County Cup competitions Football competitions in London Sport in Middlesex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984–85 Alliance Premier League
The Alliance Premier League season of 1984–85 (known as the Gola League 1984–85 for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Alliance Premier League. This was the first year where the Isthmian League acted as an APL feeder league. New teams in the league this season * Barrow (promoted 1983–84) * Dartford (promoted 1983–84) Final table Results Top scorers Promotion and relegation Promoted * Cheltenham Town (from the Southern Premier League) * Stafford Rangers (from the Northern Premier League) * Wycombe Wanderers (from the Isthmian League) Relegated * Gateshead (to the Northern Premier League) * Worcester City (to the Southern Premier League) * Yeovil Town (to the Isthmian League) Election to the Football League This year Wealdstone, the champions of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because their stadium did not meet Football League requirements. 2nd placed Nuneaton could not apply either for the same reason, and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983–84 Alliance Premier League
The Alliance Premier League season of 1983–84 was the fifth season of the Alliance Premier League The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South. It was called the .... New teams in the league this season * Gateshead (promoted 1982–83) * Kidderminster Harriers (promoted 1982–83) Final table Results Top scorers Promotion and relegation Promoted * Barrow (from the Northern Premier League) * Dartford (from the Southern Premier League) Relegated * Bangor City (to the Northern Premier League) * Trowbridge Town (to the Southern Premier League) Election to the Football League As winners of the Alliance Premier League, Maidstone United won the right (for the 2nd time) to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1983–84 Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982–83 Alliance Premier League
The Alliance Premier League season of 1982–83 was the fourth season of the Alliance Premier League. New teams in the league this season * Bangor City (promoted 1981–82) * Nuneaton Borough (promoted 1981–82) * Wealdstone (promoted 1981–82) Final table Results Promotion and relegation Promoted * Gateshead (from the Northern Premier League) * Kidderminster Harriers (from the Southern Premier League) Relegated * Barrow (to the Northern Premier League) * Stafford Rangers (to the Northern Premier League) Election to the Football League This year Enfield Enfield may refer to: Places Australia * Enfield, New South Wales * Enfield, South Australia ** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb ** Enfield High School (South Australia) ..., the winners of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because they did not meet Football League requirements, so 2nd placed Maidstone Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981–82 FA Trophy
The 1981–82 FA Trophy was the thirteenth season of the FA Trophy. Preliminary round Ties Replays 2nd replay First qualifying round Ties Replays 2nd replay 3rd replay Second qualifying round Ties Replays Third qualifying round Ties Replays 2nd replay 1st round The teams that given byes to this round are Bishop's Stortford, Altrincham, Kettering Town, Scarborough, Northwich Victoria, Weymouth, Boston United, Barrow, Stafford Rangers, Worcester City, Yeovil Town, Dartford, Runcorn, Enfield, Dagenham, Nuneaton Borough, Bangor City, Bedford Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Spennymoor United, Marine, Blyth Spartans, Cheltenham Town, Mossley, Walthamstow Avenue, Dulwich Hamlet, Sutton United, Woking, Ashington, Hastings United, Aylesbury United and Slough Town. Ties Replays 2nd replay 2nd round Ties Replays 3rd round Ties Replays 4th round Ties Replay Semi finals First leg Second leg Final References General Football Club History Database: FA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980–81 Isthmian League
The 1980–81 season was the 66th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition. Slough Town were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title. Though, there was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985, at the end of the season two Premier Division clubs - Dagenham and Enfield were accepted to the APL. Billericay Town finished second in Division One achieving the second promotion in a row. Willesden folded at the end of the season. Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One: *Bromley * Leytonstone & Ilford There was no relegation from the division this season after Dagenham and Enfield joined the Alliance Premier League. League table Division One Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: *Oxford City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Premier League
The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South. It was called the "Alliance Premier League" from 1979 until 1986. Between 1986 and 2015, the league was known as the "Football Conference"." Most National League clubs are fully professional (only three are not in the 2022/23 lineup), while a growing number of National League North and National League South clubs are also professional. Some professional clubs were previously in the English Football League (EFL), as opposed to clubs that have always been non-League. The National League is the lowest of the five nationwide professional football divisions in England, below the Premier League and the three divisions of the EFL, and is the top tier of the National League System of non-League football. The National League North and National League South form th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 teams in four divisions: the Premier Division above its three feeder divisions, the North, South Central and South East divisions. Together with the Southern League and the Northern Premier League, it forms the seventh and eighth levels of the English football league system. It has various regional feeder leagues and the league as a whole is a feeder league mainly to the National League South. History Before the Isthmian League was formed, there were no leagues in which amateur football clubs could compete, only knock-out cup competitions. Therefore, a meeting took place between representatives of Casuals, Civil Service, Clapton, Ealing Association, Ilford and London Caledonians to discuss the creation of a strong amateur league. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
