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Soundwell F.C.
Soundwell Football Club was an association football club who played in Soundwell, near Bristol. The club is now defunct, but competed in the Western Football League, Western League and the FA Cup in the 1940s and 1950s. In September 2012, people from one of the City of Bristol colleges made ideas of reforming the defunct Soundwell FC, plans were going into talks. In October 2013, the college had been granted funds, further talks will now go ahead and a decision should be made by the end of 2013. Soundwell produced several young players who went on to become professionals, mostly with Bristol Rovers F.C., Bristol Rovers. Among their alumni are Geoff Bradford, who went on to play for England national football team, England, as well as Bryan Bush, Len Hodges and Bobby Jones (footballer, born 1938), Bobby Jones, who all played for Bristol Rovers, and Arnie White, who played for Bristol City F.C., Bristol City. League record Soundwell spent six seasons in the Western Football League, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol City F
Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city, Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers River Frome, Bristol, Frome and River Avon, Bristol, Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historic counties of England, historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Football Clubs In Gloucestershire
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Defunct Football Clubs In Bristol
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Football Clubs In England
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950–51 Western Football League
The 1950–51 season was the 49th in the history of the Western Football League. Division Three was scrapped after only one season, and the league reverted to the previous two-division format. The champions for the second time in their history were Glastonbury, and the winners of Division Two were Stonehouse.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One remained at eighteen members with two clubs promoted to replace Soundwell and Bath City Reserves, who were relegated to Division Two. * Barnstaple Town, champions of Division Two *Dorchester Town, runners-up in Division Two Division Two Division Two was increased from eighteen clubs to twenty, after Barnstaple Town and Dorchester Town were promoted to Division One, and Bristol Aeroplane Company and Douglas left the league. Six new clubs joined: *Bath City Reserves, relegated from Division One. * Bideford Town, promoted as champions of Division Three. *Chipping Sodb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949–50 Western Football League
The 1949–50 season was the 48th in the history of the Western Football League. This was the first and only season in the history of the Western League in which it consisted of three divisions. Division Three was created largely from reserve sides of existing members, but was abandoned at the end of the season. The champions for the first time in their history were Wells City, and the winners of Division Two were new club Barnstaple Town. Bideford Town won Division Three, only dropping one point.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One remained at eighteen members with two clubs promoted to replace Clevedon and Bristol City Colts, who were relegated to Division Two. Weymouth had moved up to the Southern League and were replaced in Division One by their Reserves. *Cheltenham Town Reserves, runners-up in Division Two * Chippenham United, champions of Division Two Division Two Division Two remained at eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948–49 Western Football League
The 1948–49 season was the 47th in the history of the Western Football League. The champions for the first time in their history were Glastonbury, and the winners of Division Two were new club Chippenham United.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One remained at eighteen members with two clubs promoted to replace Radstock Town and Bristol Aeroplane Company, who were relegated to Division Two. *Salisbury, champions of Division Two * Weymouth, runners-up in Division Two *Bristol City and Bristol Rovers replaced their Reserve teams with their Colts. Division Two Division Two was increased from thirteen to eighteen clubs, after Salisbury and Weymouth were promoted to Division One, and B.A.C. Reserves, RAF Colerne and RAF Locking left the league. Five new clubs joined: * Barnstaple Town * Bristol Aeroplane Company, relegated from Division One. * Chippenham United * Radstock Town, relegated from Division One. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947–48 Western Football League
The 1947–48 season was the 46th in the history of the Western Football League. The champions for the third time in their history and for the second consecutive season were Trowbridge Town, and the winners of Division Two were new club Salisbury, formed after the previous Salisbury club disbanded.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Two games in each division were left unplayed at the end of the season, and were ignored. Division One Division One remained at eighteen members with two clubs promoted to replace Frome Town and Welton Rovers, who were relegated to Division Two. *Clandown, champions of Division Two *Soundwell, runners-up in Division Two Division Two Division Two was increased from thirteen to eighteen clubs, after Clandown and Soundwell were promoted to Division One, and Thorney Pitts disbanded. Eight new clubs joined: *Cheltenham Town Reserves *Dorchester Town * Frome Town, relegated from Division One. * National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946–47 Western Football League
The 1946–47 season was the 45th in the history of the Western Football League. The league was again split into two divisions for the first time since the 1938–39 season, with seventeen new clubs having joined. The champions for the second time in their history were Trowbridge Town, and the winners of Division Two were Clandown. A system of automatic promotion and relegation was introduced for the first time, and due to the severe winter, several fixtures were not fulfilled and the season was abandoned on 5 June 1947.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One consisted of eighteen clubs: eleven from the previous season's single division were joined by seven new clubs. All had been members of the league before the war and had left in 1939, except for Bath City Reserves and Wells City, who had left in 1940. * Bath City Reserves * Frome Town * Glastonbury * Poole Town * Portland United *Street * Wells City Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945–46 Western Football League
The 1945–46 season was the 44th in the history of the Western Football League. This was the first season of the Western League since it was suspended at the end of the 1939–40 season due to World War II. The champions for the fifth time in their history were Bristol Rovers Reserves. For the following season, more clubs joined and the league was once again divided into two divisions.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Final Table The league consisted of fourteen clubs: eight clubs continued from the 1939–40 season and they were joined by six new clubs: *Bristol Rovers Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1939. *Clandown, rejoining after leaving the league in 1922. *Clevedon, rejoining after leaving the league in 1914. *Douglas, rejoining after leaving the league in 1921. * Soundwell *Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town L.F.C. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnie White
Arnie is a masculine given name, frequently a shortened version of Arnold (given name), Arnold. It may refer to: People * Arnie Arenz (1911–1985), American National Football League quarterback in 1934 * Arnie Beyeler (born 1964), American minor league baseball player and manager and Major League Baseball coach and instructor * Arnie Brown (born 1942), Canadian National Hockey League player * Arnie Ferrin, Jr. (1925–2022), American National Basketball Association player * Arnie Fisher (born 1938), American professional bridge player, bridge author * Arnold Galiffa (1927–1978), American National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback * Arnie David Giralt (born 1984), Cuban triple jumper * Arnie Hamilton, Canadian politician * Arnie Herber (1910–1969), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League quarterback * Arnold Horween (1898–1985), American college and National Football League player and coach * Arnie Johnson (1920–2000), American National Basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
