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Liverpool Ramblers F.C.
Liverpool Ramblers Association Football Club is an English amateur association football, football club based in Crosby, Merseyside. The club is affiliated to the Lancashire County Football Association. The first and second team compete in the Liverpool Old Boys League whilst the Vets and third team do not compete in any leagues and only play friendly games. History The club was formed in 1882, and was the first side from Liverpool to enter the FA Cup. The club was involved in helping John Alexander Brodie, John Brodie pioneer the use of goal nets. The club entered the FA cup 3 times between 1882 and 1884 with their best finish seeing them reach the second round of the competition in the 1882-83 competition. The Ramblers played its first game ever in 1882. Club's secretary Percy Bateson approached a neighbouring soccer club, Bootle Wanderers, who allowed the match to be played on their home ground at nearby Sandfield Place. It was here that the two sides eventually, took to the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crosby, Merseyside
Crosby is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is north of Bootle, south of Southport and Formby, and west of Netherton. It abuts the areas of Blundellsands to the north and Waterloo to the south. It is approximately 7.2 miles (9.6 km) north of Liverpool City Centre. History The town has Viking roots in common with the other ''-by'' suffixed settlements of Formby to the north and Kirkby to the east. Crosby was known as ''Krossabyr'' in Old Norse, meaning "village with the cross". The settlement was recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 as ''Crosebi'', and by the year 1212 had become ''Crosseby''. Local people are known as Crosbeians and were referred to as such in the local press but the term is little used today. The opening of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway in 1848 resulted in the growth of Crosby as a town. Governance Crosby formed part of the Crosby parliamentary constituency from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
