1957–58 FA Cup
The 1957–58 FA Cup was the 77th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the ''FA Cup''. Bolton Wanderers won the competition for the fourth time, beating Manchester United 2–0 in the final at Wembley. The competition is notable for the exploits of Manchester United following the loss of much of their team in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958. They came through three rounds following the accident, before being beaten by Bolton in the final. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aston Villa F
Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Located immediately to the north-west of Birmingham city centre, Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a wards of the United Kingdom, ward within the metropolitan authority. It is approximately from Birmingham city centre, Birmingham City Centre. History Aston was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as "Estone", having a mill, a priest and therefore probably a church, woodland and ploughland. The Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston, Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built in medieval times to replace an earlier church. The body of the church was rebuilt by J. A. Chatwin during the period 1879 to 1890; the 15th-century tower and spire, which was partly rebuilt in 1776, being the only survivors of the medieval building. The ancient parish of Aston (known as Aston juxta Birmingham) was large. It was separated from the parish of Birmingham by AB Row, which currently e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scarborough 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, Ontario, 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 Beach Amusement Park (1907–1925), a defunct amusement park in the Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto * Scarboro, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta United Kingdom * Scarborough, North Yorkshire ** Scarborough railway station, in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wisbech Town F
Wisbech ( ) is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fenland district in Cambridgeshire, England. In 2011 it had a population of 31,573. The town lies in the far north-east of Cambridgeshire, bordering Norfolk and only 5 miles (8 km) south of Lincolnshire. The tidal River Nene running through the town is spanned by two road bridges. Wisbech is in the Isle of Ely (a former administrative county) and has been described as "the Capital of The Fens". Wisbech is noteworthy for its fine examples of Georgian architecture, particularly the parade of houses along the North Brink, which includes the National Trust property of Peckover House and the Crescent, part of a circus surrounding Wisbech Castle. History Toponymy The place name "Wisbech" is first attested in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' for the year 656, where it appears as ''Wisbeach''. It is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as ''Wisbeach''. The name Wisbech is popularly believed to mean "on the bac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peterborough United F
Peterborough ( ) is a cathedral city in the City of Peterborough district in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The city is north of London, on the River Nene. As of the 2021 census, Peterborough had a population of 192,178, while the population of the district was 215,673. Human settlement in the area began before the Bronze Age, as can be seen at the Flag Fen archaeological site to the east of the city centre. There is evidence of Roman occupation. The Anglo-Saxon period saw the establishment of a monastery, Medeshamstede, which later became Peterborough Cathedral. In the 19th century, the population grew rapidly after the coming of the railway. The area became known for its brickworks and engineering. After the Second World War, industrial employment fell and growth was limited until Peterborough was designated a new town in the 1960s. The main economic sectors now are financial services and distribution. The city was the administrative centre of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spalding United F
Spalding may refer to: People * Spalding (surname) * Spalding Gray (1941–2004), American actor, screenwriter, and playwright * Spalding (comics), a fictional character from ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé Places Australia * Spalding, South Australia, a town north of the Clare Valley * Spalding, Western Australia, a suburb of Geraldton Canada * Rural Municipality of Spalding No. 368, Saskatchewan ** Spalding, Saskatchewan, a village England * Spalding, Lincolnshire * Spalding Rural District, a rural district in Holland, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974 * Spalding Moor, a wetland in the East Riding of Yorkshire * Holme-on-Spalding Moor, village in East Riding of Yorkshire United States * Spalding, Georgia * Spalding, Idaho * Spalding, Missouri * Spalding, Nebraska * Spalding County, Georgia * Spalding Township, Michigan * Spalding Township, Minnesota Other * Clan Spalding, Scottish Sept of Clan Murray * King & Spalding, American law firm in Atlanta, G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frickley Athletic F
Frickley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England in the civil parish of Clayton with Frickley. It lies close to the border with West Yorkshire. Local landmarks All Saints Church Frickley All Saints Church is situated about from the main village in the middle of a field, accessed by a lane from the road. The reason for this unusual site stems back to plague times, when Frickley village was effectively burnt to the ground and re-sited on the top of the hill following a plague epidemic. The only proof that the village was ever anywhere else is the oddly sited church. Being the only stone building of the time, it was left where it was, and survives to this day as an active place of worship in the Parish of Bilham. The church has some interesting 18th-19th century graves including that for someone "cruelly murdered on the highway between Clayton and Frickley". The church is a small ancient structure, with a tower, in the interior are some cy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Goole Town F
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. At the 2021 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 20,475. It is north-east of Doncaster, south of York and west of Hull. The town has the United Kingdom's furthest inland port, being about from the North Sea. It is capable of handling nearly 2 million tonnes of cargo per year, making it one of the most important ports on England's east coast. Goole is twinned with Złotów in Poland. Goole was informally twinned with Gibraltar in the 1960s; at that time, Gibraltar Court was named in Goole and Goole Court was named in Gibraltar. History Etymology Goole is first attested in 1306, as ''Gull Lewth'' (where ''lewth'' means 'barn', from Old Norse ''hlaða''), and then 1362 as ''Gulle in Houke (referring to the nearby, and then more significant, village of Hook). The name is first attested in its shorter, mod ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Witton Albion F
Witton may refer to one of several places in England: *Witton, Northwich, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire **Witton Albion F.C. * Witton Gilbert, County Durham * Witton-le-Wear, County Durham *Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire * Witton, Broadland, Norfolk, in the civil parish of Postwick with Witton, 5 miles (8 km) east of Norwich * Witton, North Norfolk, Norfolk, near North Walsham, 19 miles (30 km) north of Norwich * Witton, Birmingham, West Midlands *Witton, historic name of East Witton, North Yorkshire *Witton, historic name of West Witton, North Yorkshire People *George Witton (1874-1942), Australian soldier in the Boer War * Hannah Witton (born 1992), English YouTuber and writer * Henry Buckingham Witton (1831-1921), Canadian painter and political figure * Mark P. Witton, British vertebrate palaeontologist * Richard Witton (1423/4–1428), Master of University College, Oxford See also * Whitton (other) * Witton Park, County Durham * Witton ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Boston United F
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area has a population of 4.9 million as of 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the eleventh-largest in the United States. Boston was founded on Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by English Puritan settlers, who named the city after the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. During the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, Boston was home to several seminal events, including the Boston Massacre (1770), the Boston Tea Party (1773), Paul Revere's midnight ride (1775), the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Worcester City F
Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, England * Worcestershire, a county in England United States * Worcester, Massachusetts, the largest city with the name in the United States ** Worcester County, Massachusetts * Worcester, Missouri * Worcester, New York, a town ** Worcester (CDP), New York, within the town * Worcester Township, Pennsylvania * Worcester, Vermont ** Worcester (CDP), Vermont, within the town * Worcester, Wisconsin, a town * Worcester (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Worcester County, Maryland * Barry, Illinois, formerly known as Worcester * Marquette, Michigan, formerly known as New Worcester Other places * Worcester, Limpopo, South Africa * Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa * Worcester Summit, Antarctica Transportation * ''Worcest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hereford United F
Hereford ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Wye and lies east of the border with Wales, north-west of Gloucester and south-west of Worcester. With a population of 61,900 in 2024, it is the largest settlement in Herefordshire. An early town charter from 1189, granted by Richard I of England, describes it as "Hereford in Wales". Hereford has been recognised as a city since time immemorial, with the status being reconfirmed in October 2000. Hereford has been a civil parish since 2000. Products from Hereford include cider, beer, leather goods, nickel alloys, poultry, chemicals and sausage rolls, as well as the Hereford breed of cattle. Toponymy The Herefordshire edition of Cambridge County Geographies states "a Welsh derivation of Hereford is more probable than a Saxon one", but the name "Hereford" is also said to come from the Anglo-Saxon "''here''", an army or formation of sold ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oswestry Town F
Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads. The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Oswestry until that was abolished in 2009. Oswestry is the third-largest town in Shropshire, following Telford and Shrewsbury. At the 2021 Census, the population was 17,509. The town is from the Welsh border and has a mixed English and Welsh heritage. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area. Toponym The name ''Oswestry'' is first attested in 1191, as . This Middle English name transparently derives from the Old English personal name and the word ('tree'). Thus the name seems once to have meant 'tree of a man called Ōswald'.A. D. Mills, ''A Dictionary of English Place Names'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), s.v. ''Oswestry'' . However, the traditio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |