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1884–85 British Home Championship
The 1884–85 British Home Championship was the second edition of the British Home Championship annual international Association football, football tournament between the British Home Nations. It was staged from 28 February to 11 April 1885. Scotland successfully defended its 1883–84 British Home Championship, 1884 title. The English also performed well, beginning with a strong victory over Ireland but failed to capitalise on this start with 1–1 draws with Wales and Scotland. Wales thrashed Ireland 8–1 but were well beaten 8–2 by Scotland who won their final game in a similar scoreline against Ireland, who finished last having conceded 20 goals in three games. Scotland, who had scored 16 goals in two tournaments, would win (individually or shared) six of the first seven tournaments. Table Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Winning squad * Notes References * {{DEFAULTSORT:1884-85 British Home Championship 1884–85 in English football, Brit 1884–85 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lindsay
Joseph Lindsay (13 November 1858 – 12 October 1933) was a Scottish association football, footballer. Career Lindsay played for Dumbarton F.C., Dumbarton, Rangers F.C., Rangers, Renton F.C., Renton and the Scotland national football team, Scotland national team. Honours ;Dumbarton * Scottish Cup: Winners 1882–83 Scottish Cup, 1882–83 – Runners Up 1880–81 Scottish Cup, 1880–81;1881–82 Scottish Cup, 1881–82 * Dumbartonshire Cup: Winners 1884–85 in Scottish football, 1884–85 * Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Glasgow Charity Cup: Runners Up 1881–82 in Scottish football, 1881–82;1884–85 in Scottish football, 1884–85 * 8 cap (sport), caps for Scotland between 1880 and 1886, scoring 6 goals * 7 representative caps between 1881 and 1890 (4 for Dumbartonshire – and 3 for Scotch Counties, scoring 2 goals) * 9 international trial matches for Scotland between 1878 and 1886. International goals :''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.'' See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Calderwood
Robert Calderwood (4 October 1862 – 13 May 1939) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left or centre forward for Cartvale (1878 club), Cowlairs, Bootle, Newcastle West End, Thistle, Cartvale (1892 club) and Scotland. Calderwood scored three goals for Scotland in the 1884–85 British Home Championship. He was later suspended for two years by the Scottish Football Association The Scottish Football Association (; also known as the Scottish FA and the SFA) is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA incl ...John McPherson and the Kilmarnock Connection ToffeeWeb, 21 February 2019 . The suspension was imposed because he was judged to have become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Anderson (Scottish Footballer)
William Anderson (born 25 April 1862) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger. He played club football for Queen's Park and appeared in the sides that won the Scottish Cup in 1881, 1882 and 1884, and finished as runners-up in the English FA Cup in 1884 and 1885. He made his international debut for Scotland on 11 March 1882 and went on to play six matches in the next three years, never ending on the losing side. In his final appearance in the 1884–85 British Home Championship on 23 March 1885, he scored twice in an 8–1 win over Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic .... He worked in the insurance industry, and moved to England after living in the United States for several years (where he played for the Chicago Thistles). Notes References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Albert Jones
Albert Jones (born 1864) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1884 and 1885, playing 4 matches and scoring 2 goals. He played his first match on 9 February 1884 against Ireland and his last match on 23 March 1885 against Scotland. See also * List of Wales international footballers (alphabetical) The Wales national football team has represented Wales in international association football since 1876, making it the third oldest international football team. They played their 1876 Scotland v Wales football match, first official match on 25 ... References Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Men's association football players not categorized by position 1864 births Place of birth missing Year of death missing Date of death missing {{Wales-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Football Association
The Irish Football Association (IFA) is the governing body for association football in Northern Ireland. It organised the Ireland national football team (1882–1950), Ireland national football team from 1880 to 1950, which after 1954, became the Northern Ireland national football team. History Foundation of the IFA The IFA was formed on 18 November 1880 by seven football clubs mostly in the Belfast area, as the organising body for the sport across all of Ireland. A meeting was called by Cliftonville FC, Cliftonville of other football clubs that followed the rules set out by the Scottish Football Association (SFA). At that meeting, on 18 November of that year, seven clubs formed the IFA, making it the fourth oldest national football association in the world (after those of The Football Association, England, Scottish Football Association, Scotland and Football Association of Wales, Wales). The founding members were: Alexander F.C., Alexander, Avoniel F.C., Avoniel, Cliftonvill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oval
The Oval, currently named for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since it was opened in 1845. It was the first ground in England to host international Test cricket in September 1880. The final Test match of the English season is traditionally played there. In addition to cricket history, The Oval has hosted a number of other historically significant sporting events. In 1870, it staged the first representative football match between England and Scotland, although this is not deemed to be an official international by FIFA. It hosted the first FA Cup final in 1872, as well as those between 1874 and 1892. In 1876, it held both the England v. Wales and England v. Scotland rugby international matches and, in 1877, rugby's first varsity match. It also hosted the finals of the 2004 & 2017 ICC Champions Trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Football Association
The Football Association (the FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory. The FA facilitates all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through the county football associations. It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is the FA Cup. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the England national football team, men's, England women's national football team, women's, and England national under-17 football team, youth national football teams. The FA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB) which is responsible for the Laws of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Peirce Dix
__NOTOC__ William Peirce Dix (1853 - 1924) was a British sports administrator, accountant, stockbroker, and political operative. Early life Dix was born in Ecclesall in late 1853, the son of publisher William Henry Dix and his wife Harriet. He was baptized on 1 January 1854 Football administrator Dix served as secretary of the Sheffield Football Association from 1876 to 1881, and as treasurer until 1885. He also served as vice-president of the Sheffield Association from 1882 until 1885. Dix also served on the committee of the Football Association from 1877 to 1883; he served as one of two vice-presidents of that body from 1883 until 1885. Along with FA President Francis Marindin, he represented England at the International Football Conference of December 1882. From 1890, Dix was an official at West Bromwich Albion club, serving as secretary between 1891 and 1892. Match official Dix officiated at several major football matches. He refereed the 1881 FA Cup Final. He serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises Wards of Glasgow, 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras. In , it had an estimated population as a defined locality of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow contiguous urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people (its defined functional urban area total was almost the same in 2020), around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathkin Park
Cathkin Park is a municipal park in Glasgow, Scotland. The park is maintained by the city's parks department, and it is a public place where football is still played. The park contains the site of the second Hampden Park, previously home to the football clubs Queen's Park (from 1884 to 1903) and Third Lanark (from 1903 to 1967). The site of the original Hampden Park is just to the west. Football ground The park formerly contained a football stadium, which had played host to organised football since 1884.Chapter XXXIV.—Second Hampden History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867–1917, Richard Robinson (1920), via Electric Scotland It was originally known as Hampden Park (the second by that name, succeeding the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gibb (footballer)
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John Gibb may refer to: * John Gibb (courtier) (c. 1550–1628), Scottish courtier * 'Meikle' John Gibb (died c. 1720), Scottish religious zealot and founder of the Sweet Singers or Gibbite sect * John Gibb (businessman) (1829–1905), cofounder of Mills & Gibb * John Gibb (engineer) (1776–1850), Scottish civil engineer and contractor * John Gibb (painter) (1831–1909), Scottish marine painter * John Gibb Thom, British soldier, judge and politician See also * * * Gibb (surname) * John Gibbes * John Gibbs (other) *John (other) *Gibb (other) Gibb may refer to: * Gibb, surname * The Gibb, Grittleton, Wiltshire, England, UK; a hamlet * Gibb River, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia; a river * Gibb River Road, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia * Gibb High School, Kumta, Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
