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West Bridgford F.C.
West Bridgford Football Club are a football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Regatta Way Sports Ground. History In the 2015–16 season the men's section of West Bridgford FC was promoted after finishing 3rd in the Nottinghamshire Senior League. and under the guidance of management duo and former players Stuart Robinson and Chris Marks, they achieved their fifth promotion, subsequently joining and winning the step 6 - East Midlands Counties Football League, only six years after the men's section was officially formed. They declined promotion due to a lack of facilities, to the Midland Football League and remained in the East Midlands Counties Football League. They remained members of the league until it was disbanded at the end of the 2020–21 East Midlands Counties Football League, 2020–21 season, at which point they were transferred to Division One of the United Counties League. Ground The club p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bridgford
West Bridgford is a town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Rushcliffe in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately south of the city of Nottingham, from which the River Trent divides it. Forming part of the Nottingham Urban Area, West Bridgford is a commuter town for the city. The population was estimated at 48,225 in 2018. The town is part of the constituency of Rushcliffe, which is held by Ruth Edwards of the Conservative Party. History Most main roads in central West Bridgford are named after wealthy families that dominated its early history. There are also new developments. The roads in the Gamston development have names from the Lake District, and Compton Acres from Dorset and the Purbeck Coast. At the end of the First World War, the Musters family sold the Trent Bridge Inn and Trent Bridge cricket ground to the county cricket club. The club owned the inn only briefly, then resold it at a profit to a brewery. After pressure, the Musters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds
The 2020–21 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 140th season of The Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition, organised by The Football Association, the governing body for the sport in England (though the competition also features teams from Wales). The 32 winning teams from the Fourth qualifying round progressed to the First Round Proper. The FA made 737 places available in the FA Cup for the 2020–21 season, an increase in two on the previous season, due to the need to produce an extra qualifier in the second qualifying round, following a shortfall in teams at step 2 of the National League System. Following the liquidation of Macclesfield Town, 736 teams ultimately entered the competition. The 92 teams from the EFL and Premier League received direct entry to the competition proper. The remaining 644 teams, from the National League System (levels 5–10 of the English football league system), entered int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Clubs In England
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Newbold
Adam Newbold (born 16 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. In December 2010, it was announced that he had agreed a deal to sign for Australian side Ballarat Red Devils. He made his debut for the club in February. Career Newbold scored on his debut for Nottingham Forest after coming on as a 75th minute substitute against Morecambe in the League Cup on 13 August 2008, which finished as a 4–0 victory. His Football League debut came three days later in a 3–1 defeat to Swansea City in the Championship by making a substitute appearance on 87 minutes. In November 2008, Newbold signed a new one-and-a-half-year contract at the City Ground, with the option of a one-year extension. Following the dismissal of Forest boss Colin Calderwood, and the subsequent appointment of Billy Davies, Newbold joined Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season on 26 March 2009. He made his debut two days later, scoring a goal in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Holtham
Katie Ann Holtham (born 9 April 1986) is an English footballer who last played as a midfielder for Australian W-League club Perth Glory. Holtham's manager at former club Leeds Carnegie, Rick Passmoor, described her as: "strong, athletic and a good box to box midfield player." Club career Holtham attended West Bridgford School and was said to have shone in football from an early age. She started playing her club football with West Bridgford Colts (Nottingham) alongside English cricketer and Women's Ashes winner Jenny Gunn. She also played for Notts County's Centre of Excellence, but due to age restrictions had to stop playing in 'mixed teams'. To overcome this problem her dad set up West Bridgford Colts Girls. Holtham advanced to playing for Lincoln City in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, then signed for Bristol Rovers in 2004. After becoming captain of the 'Gas Girls' Holtham signed for Charlton Athletic in 2006. In her first season Charlton were beaten 4†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Harrad
Shaun Nicholas Harrad (born 11 December 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a forward. Playing career Notts County Harrad began his career at Notts County, making 29 appearances and scoring one goal. He spent loan spells out at Gresley Rovers and Tamworth, before being released in 2005. He joined Burton Albion in 2005, gaining promotion with the club in 2009 to the Football League, scoring 16 goals in the promotion season. He was the club's top scorer with 21 League goals in the 2009–10 season, and scored his first career hat-trick against Rotherham United on 11 September 2010. Northampton Town On 20 January 2011, Northampton Town signed Harrad for £35,000 on a two and a half-year contract. Bury On 31 August 2011, Bury signed Harrad for an undisclosed fee, on a three-year contract. He was given the squad number 25. Harrad joined Rotherham United on loan in February 2012, on an emergency loan deal, and scored three times for the Millers in his spell there. On 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Francis (footballer)
Simon Charles Francis (born 16 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer who is assistant first-team technical director at AFC Bournemouth. As a player he was a defender who notably played in the Premier League for AFC Bournemouth who were the final team he played for, he spent eight years with the club with five coming in the top flight. He had previously played for Bradford City, Sheffield United, Southend United and Charlton Athletic, as well as spending loan spells with Grimsby Town and Tranmere Rovers He earned International caps for both England U18 and England U20. Playing career Born in Nottingham and whilst playing for local side West Bridgford Colts Francis was rejected as a youngster by both of the city clubs: Notts County and Nottingham Forest. Instead he joined Bradford City as a trainee in 2002 after being spotted playing for South Nottingham College. He made his debut for Bradford on 16 November 2002 against Nottingham Forest days after he c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Earps
Mary Alexandra Earps (born 7 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Manchester United W.F.C., Manchester United in the Women's Super League and the England women's national football team, England national team. She previously played for FA WSL clubs Bristol Academy W.F.C., Bristol Academy, Birmingham City L.F.C., Birmingham City, Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C., Doncaster Belles, and Reading F.C. Women, Reading, and in the Frauen-Bundesliga, Bundesliga with VfL Wolfsburg (women), VfL Wolfsburg. Earps has represented England at under-17, under-19, and under-23 levels, and won her first senior Cap (sports), cap in 2017. Club career In 2009–10 Earps was promoted to Leicester City W.F.C., Leicester City's first team squad from the centre of excellence, to provide competition for regular goalkeeper Leanne Hall (footballer), Leanne Hall. The following season Earps signed for Nottingham Forest L.F.C., Nottingh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English football league system). For the 2017–18 season 619 entrants were accepted, with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi-finals (played over two legs) and final to be played at Wembley Stadium. The 2022 winners were Newport Pagnell Town, who beat Littlehampton Town 3–0 at Wembley Stadium. History Until 1974, football players were either professionals or amateurs. Professionals were paid to play by their clubs, and the only cup competitions such clubs were allowed to enter were the FA Cup and, after 1969, for clubs outside the Football League, the FA Trophy. Amateurs, on the other hand, were not paid (at least not officially) by their clubs, and such clubs had their own cup competition, the FA Amateur Cup. In 1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after The Football Association (The FA). Since 2015, it has been known as The Emirates FA Cup after its headline sponsor. A concurrent women's tournament is also held, the Women's FA Cup. The competition is open to all eligible clubs down to Level 9 of the English football league system with Level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. Included in the competition are 20 professional clubs in the Premier League (level 1), 72 professional clubs in the English Football League (levels 2 to 4), and all clubs in steps 1–5 of the National League System (levels 5 to 9) as well as a tiny number of step 6 clubs acting as stand-ins for non-entries above. A record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditional county town is Nottingham, though the county council is based at County Hall in West Bridgford in the borough of Rushcliffe, at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent. The districts of Nottinghamshire are Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, and Rushcliffe. The City of Nottingham was administratively part of Nottinghamshire between 1974 and 1998, but is now a unitary authority, remaining part of Nottinghamshire for ceremonial purposes. The county saw a minor change in its coverage as Finningley was moved from the county into South Yorkshire and is part of the City of Doncaster. This is also where the now-closed Doncaster Sheffield Airport is located (formerly Robin Hood Airport). In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 East Midlands Counties Football League
The 2016–17 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 9th in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England. League The league featured 18 clubs from the previous season, along with four new clubs: * Belper United, promoted from the Central Midlands Football League * Birstall United, promoted from the Leicestershire Senior League *Dunkirk, relegated from the Midland Football League *West Bridgford, promoted from the Nottinghamshire Senior League The Nottinghamshire Senior League is an English football league. The competition is a feeder to the Northern Counties East League and the United Counties League. The league has five divisions – the Premier Division (which stands at level 11 o ... League table References External links East Midlands Counties Football League official site {{DEFAULTSORT:East Midlands Counties Football League 2016-17 2016–17 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
