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Marine A.F.C.
Marine Association Football Club are an English football club based in Crosby, Merseyside. The club, who were founded in 1894, are a member of both the Liverpool County and Lancashire County Football Associations, and currently play in the . Marine are notable for having the longest serving manager in postwar English football. Roly Howard occupied the post from 1972 to 2005 and oversaw a total of 1,975 games. History The club was formed in 1894 by a group of local businessmen and former college students. Marine takes its name from a hotel on the River Mersey sea front at Waterloo, seven miles to the north of Liverpool city centre, where the founders of the club met. Marine moved to its present ground, Rossett Park, in 1903. Marine quickly won multiple titles in the I Zingari League and the Liverpool Combination. The club's greatest success as an amateur team in this period culminated in an FA Amateur Cup Final appearance in 1931–32, where they lost 7–1 to Dulwich Hamle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossett Park
Rossett Park is a football ground in Crosby, Merseyside that has been home to Marine A.F.C. since 1904. It has been called the Marine Travel Arena for sponsorship since 2015. Marine currently play in the and share the ground with A.F.C. Liverpool in the . Everton F.C.'s women's club played home matches at Rossett Park from 1998 to 2013. The ground’s current capacity is 3,185 of which 389 is seated. Rossett Park has three sides with the primary covered stand, including the modest press area, behind one of the goals. The dugout length of the field is behind residences on Rossett Road. Marine A.F.C.'s supporters association operates a merchandise shop at the ground. History Rossett Park has been in use for organized sport since 1884 when rugby union was played on the pitch. Marine A.F.C. was founded in 1894. The club first played its home matches at Waterloo Park, and moved one-mile north to Rossett Park in 1904. In October 1949, the Nigerian football team toured the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vauxhall Motors F
Vauxhall ( ) is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Vauxhall was part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created. Named after a medieval manor, "Fox Hall", it became well known for the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. From the Victorian period until the mid-20th century, Vauxhall was a mixed industrial and residential area, of predominantly manual workers' homes, many demolished and replaced by Lambeth Council with social housing after the Second World War, and business premises, including large railway, gas, and water works. These industries contrasted with the mostly residential neighbouring districts of Kennington and Pimlico. As in neighbouring Battersea and Nine Elms, riverside redevelopment has converted most former industrial sites into residential properties and new office space. Vauxhall has given its name to the Vauxhall parliamentary constituency and Vauxhall Motors. Geography Vauxhall is south of Charing Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Mitchley
Daniel Mitchley (born 7 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Skelmersdale United. Career From youth team to first team at Blackpool Born in Liverpool, Mitchley played at Skelmersdale United until he was 15 years old. He then spent one season with the Oldham Athletic Centre of Excellence, followed by a short spell with Wigan Athletic's Centre of Excellence, before joining Blackpool, where he became a regular starter for the youth team in the Football League Youth Alliance, North West Conference. By December 2007 Mitchley had scored 25 goals in just twelve matches for Blackpool's youth and reserve teams, and despite only just having turned eighteen, Blackpool manager Simon Grayson stated that he was "not frightened of throwing him into the action if I need to." Mitchley had been training with the first-team squad and had already travelled with them when he was included in the squad that went to Scunthorpe United. Grayson also confirmed that Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Nicholas
Andrew Peter Nicholas (born 10 October 1983 in Liverpool) is an English footballer. He plays as a central defender for Warrington Town. Nicholas began his career at Liverpool, where he was timed as being faster than England international Michael Owen. Andrew Nicholas was released in the summer of 2003 but was swiftly snapped up by Swindon Town manager Andy King on a one-year contract. Nicholas did not appear in the Swindon first team until October but soon found himself a regular as the Robins earned a place in the Division Two play-offs only to lose narrowly to Brighton & Hove Albion in the semi-finals. During the season a two-year extension to his Swindon contract was offered which he accepted. Injuries and lack of form kept "Nico" out of the team in his next season and he spent a month out on loan to Chester City before returning for the remaining fixtures of Swindon's season. He found himself out of the squad at the start of the 2005/06 season, not helped by a po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Willis
Liam James Willis (born 21 May 1993) is an English footballer playing as a defender for Marine. Career Willis signed his first professional contract at Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2011 after joining from Southport. He progressed through the youth system initially, however, he was released in later in the same year. On 18 January 2012, he signed for Football League Two side Accrington Stanley after training with the club. He made his professional debut on 18 February 2012, in a 4–0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle, coming on as a substitute for Micah Evans. In May 2012, Willis was released from Accrington after being told his contract would not be renewed. Southport Willis signed for Conference Premier side Southport on 14 September 2013, the club where he had spent time as a youth player three years earlier. He made his debut on 25 September as a second-half substitute against Stockport County, he scored a late equaliser, the game ending in a 1–1 draw. His second goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farsley Celtic F
Farsley is a town in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England to the west of Leeds city centre, east of Bradford. Farsley is situated between the two cities and near the town of Pudsey. Before April 1974, Farsley was part of the Borough of Pudsey. Before 1934 it was its own urban district council. It had its own council offices opposite the cenotaph, which is now a dental practice. The ward of Calverley and Farsley also includes the estate of Swinnow and some northern parts of Pudsey. During the industrial revolution, Farsley was a centre for wool processing as there were a number of mills in the area. Sunny Bank Mills, still owned by the Gaunt family, is currently part of a huge multi-million revitalisation project bringing a new appreciation of Farsley's mill heritage. Farsley is just off the main road between Leeds and Bradford and just off the A6110 Leeds outer ring road. New Pudsey railway station is between Farsley and Pudsey providing train s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarborough Athletic F
Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, suburb in the Moreton Bay Region Canada * Scarborough, Toronto, an administrative district and former city in Ontario, Canada ** Scarborough GO Station, a train station of GO Transit in Toronto ** Scarborough City Centre, a neighbourhood in Toronto ** Scarborough Town Centre, a shopping mall in Toronto ** Scarborough Village, a neighbourhood in Toronto * Scarborough Bluffs, a geological escarpment in Toronto * Scarborough Formation (Ontario), a geologic formation in Ontario, Canada * Scarboro, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta United Kingdom * Scarborough, North Yorkshire ** Scarborough railway station, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. ** Scarborough (borough), local government district ** Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Owens
Andrew James Owens (born 15 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Macclesfield. Career Born in Liverpool, Owens began his career with his home town club Liverpool but later moved to Stoke City. After being released by Stoke he spent time with Stafford Rangers and Altrincham, before joining Welsh Premier League side Rhyl. He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat to Bangor City. A former member of the Glenn Hoddle Academy, Owens spent time on trial with Morecambe before joining Accrington Stanley in August 2010. He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2010 in a Football League Two clash with Macclesfield Town which ended in a 3–0 home win at the Crown Ground, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sean Hessey. It was announced by Accrington on 23 May that he would be released at the end of June 2011 when his current contract expired. He went on to join Southport on 13 July 2011 and made his competitive club debut on 13 August 2011 on the first d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Burton (footballer, Born 1991)
Alan Burton (born 22 February 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Born in Blackpool, Burton played youth football with Accrington Stanley, and joined Evo-Stik League Premier Division club Marine on loan in September 2009, scoring 2 goals in 13 appearances. He became the first player to sign up after the transfer embargo placed on Accrington Stanley was lifted. Burton had a second spell on loan at Marine in February 2011. He made his debut for Accrington Stanley in the Football League on 7 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes against Burton Albion. In May 2012, Burton was released from Accrington after being told his contract would not be renewed. He re-signed for Marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (other) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ... on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colwyn Bay F
Colwyn was a local government district with borough status from 1974 to 1996, being one of six districts in the county of Clwyd, north-east Wales. History The borough was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered parts of four former districts from the administrative county of Denbighshire, which were all abolished at the same time:* *Abergele Urban District *Aled Rural District, except the parish of Llansantffraid Glan Conway, which went to Aberconwy *Colwyn Bay Municipal Borough *Hiraethog Rural District, except the parishes of Eglwysbach, Llanddoget, Llanrwst Rural, and Tir Ifan, which went to Aberconwy The new borough was named Colwyn, taken from the name of the area's largest town, Colwyn Bay. Under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Clwyd County Council and the county's constituent districts were abolished, being replaced by principal areas, whose councils perform the functions which had previously been divided between the county and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossett Town
Ossett Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Ossett in West Yorkshire. History Ossett Town AFC were formed in 1936 when, during a public meeting, the Mayor of the Borough of Ossett charged John Carter, a former Yorkshire League Referee, with bringing Ossett a football team. In 2003/04 the club won promotion to the NPL Premier Division and competed for seven seasons before a relegation at the end of the 2010–11 season, and the first since 1980. 1936–1969: The Early Years The club started out in the Leeds League, which was renamed The West Yorkshire League in 1939, before switching to the Heavy Woollen League, so called due to the heavyweight cloth manufactured in the area during the Second World War. After the war, in 1945, Ossett Town joined the Yorkshire League. In 48/49 the club recorded a record victory in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup, beating David Brown Athletic 11–0 away from home. In 1949-50 the club won the West Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workington A
Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Location The town is south-west of Carlisle, north-east of Whitehaven, west of Cockermouth, and south-west of Maryport. History The area around Workington was long a producer of coal and steel. Between 79 and 122 CE, Roman forts, mile-forts and watchtowers were built along the Cumbrian coast,Richard L. M. Byers (1998). ''History of Workington: An Illustrated History from Earliest Times to 1865''. Richard Byers. . as defences against attacks by the Scoti of Ireland and the Caledonii, the most powerful tribe in what is now Scotland. The 16th-century ''Britannia'', written by William Camden, describes ruins of these defences. A Viking sword was discovered at Northside. This is seen to suggest there was a settlement at the river mouth. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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