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Notts Olympic F.C.
Notts Olympic Football Club was an England, English association football, football club from the Radford,_Nottingham, Radford district of Nottingham. History Notts Olympic was founded as Radford Excelsior, in the early 1870s, with matches reported from 1876. The club claimed a foundation date of 1884, even though there are reports of the club playing under the Notts Olympic name from 1882; the later foundation date marked when the club moved to the Churchfields ground and entered the FA Cup for the first time. FA Cup main rounds The club was "not disgraced" by its first FA Cup match in 1884-85_FA_Cup, 1884–85, only losing 2–0 to Notts County in the first round; however Olympic did not manage a shot on target all match, or earn any corners, while County had 11 of the latter. The 1885-86_FA_Cup, following year, the club beat Nottingham Wanderers F.C., Nottingham Wanderers in a replay at the Churchville ground, which proved to be the club's only win in the main draw. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
