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1973–74 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1973–74 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 74th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire. Premier Division The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs: *Alvechurch, transferred from the Midland Football Combination * Coventry Amateurs, promoted from Division One *Tividale Tividale is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands. It straddles the borders of the towns of Dudley, Tipton, Oldbury. History Tividale Park has been known as Derygate (Deer Gate) Park; it can be traced back as ..., promoted from Division One League table References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:West Midlands (Regional) League 1973-74 1973–74 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Midlands (Regional) League
The West Midlands (Regional) League is an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Worcestershire, southern Staffordshire and northern Herefordshire. It has two divisions, the highest of which is the Premier Division, a regional feeder for the National League System (NLS) at the eleventh level of the overall English football league system. The league was formed in 1889 as the Birmingham & District League to cater for teams in Birmingham and the surrounding area, but soon became established as one of the strongest leagues outside the Football League itself, with teams from as far afield as Bristol and Wales taking part. After the Second World War it absorbed the rival Birmingham Combination to become firmly established as the leading league in the area, but a gradual decline in its status began in the late 1950s and it now operates at a much lower level than in its heyday. The league acts as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brereton Social F
Brereton may refer to: People * Brereton (surname) Places * Brereton, Barbados * Brereton, Cheshire, England ** Brereton Hall, Cheshire * Brereton, Illinois, USA * Brereton, Staffordshire, England Other uses * Baron Brereton, a title in the Peerage of Ireland * Brereton House, official residence of the Principal of Karachi Grammar School Karachi Grammar School is an independent, English-medium school located in 3 different campuses across Karachi. The main and oldest campus is located in Saddar, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a highly selective, coeducational day school (formerl ..., named after The Rev. Henry Brereton * Brereton Social F.C., a football club based in Brereton in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974–75 Midland Football League
The 1974–75 Midland Football League season was the 75th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. At the end of the season the league introduced second division called Division One, while top division became Premier Division. Clubs The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs: * Heanor Town, transferred from the West Midlands (Regional) League The West Midlands (Regional) League is an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Worcestershire, southern Staffordshire and northern Herefordshire. It has tw ... * Louth United, joined from the Lincolnshire League * Mexborough Town Athletic, joined from the Yorkshire League, for this season only competed in both league, later resigned from the Yorkshire League League table References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Midland Football League (1889) 1974-75 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornal Athletic F
Gornal may refer to the following places: India * Gornal, Bidar, a settlement in the Bidar district of Karnataka * Gornal, Bijapur, a settlement in Bijapur district, Karnataka Bijapur district, officially known as Vijayapura district, is a district in the state of Karnataka in India. The city of Bijapur is the headquarters of the district, and is located 530 km northwest of Bangalore. Bijapur is well known for the ... Russia * Gornal, Russia, a village in Sudzhansky District of Kursk Oblast Spain * Gornal (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat), near Barcelona ** Gornal (Barcelona Metro), station serving Gornal ** Can Tries – Gornal (Barcelona Metro), station serving Gornal *La Gornal, in Castellet i la Gornal, Catalonia United Kingdom * Gornal, West Midlands, encompassing Upper Gornal, Lower Gornal and Gornal Wood; in Dudley, England ** Gornal Athletic F.C., football team based in Lower Gornal ** Gornal stone, a variety of limestone found in the area {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinckley Athletic F
Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough, and is about halfway between Leicester and Coventry, close to Nuneaton and Watling Street, on the border with Warwickshire. The town is part of an urban area with the village of Burbage to the south. History In 2000, archaeologists from Northampton Archaeology discovered evidence of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement on land near Coventry Road and Watling Street. Hinckley has a recorded history going back to Anglo-Saxon times; the name Hinckley is Anglo-Saxon: "Hinck" is a personal name and "ley" is a clearing in a wood. By the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, Hinckley was quite a large village, and it grew over the following 200 years into a small market town—a market was first recorded there in 1311. There is evidence of an Anglo-Saxon church – the rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastwood Hanley F
Eastwood may refer to: Businesses *EastwoodCo, an automotive restoration retailer * Eastwood Guitars, a guitar manufacturer Places Australia *Eastwood, New South Wales ** Eastwood railway station ** Electoral district of Eastwood * Eastwood, South Australia Canada * Eastwood, Ontario * Eastwood, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighborhood United Kingdom England * Eastwood, Essex * Eastwood, Herefordshire *Eastwood, Nottinghamshire * Eastwood, West Yorkshire ** Eastwood (L&Y) railway station Scotland * Eastwood, Strathclyde, historic local government district * Eastwood (UK Parliament constituency), a former constituency * Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency), a constituency of the Scottish Parliament *Eastwood, Glasgow, neighbourhood United States Settlements *Eastwood, California * Eastwood, Florida * Eastwood, Louisiana * Eastwood, Michigan *Eastwood, Missouri * Eastwood, New Jersey, a borough between 1894 and 1896 * Eastwood, Ohio Neighborhoods * Eastwood, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heanor Town F
Heanor (/ˈhiːnə/) is a town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It lies north-east of Derby and forms, with the adjacent village of Loscoe, the civil parish and town council-administered area of Heanor and Loscoe, which had a population of 17,251 in the 2011 census. History The name Heanor derives from the Old English ''hēan'' (the dative form of ''hēah'') and ''ofer'', and means " lace at/nowiki> the high ridge". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as ''Hainoure'', with its entry stating: 6M In CODNOR and Heanor and Langley n Heanorand 'Smithycote' n Codnor Park8 thegns had 7 carucates of land to the geld efore 1066 here island for as many ploughs. There are now 3 ploughs in demesne, and 11 villains and 2 bordars and 3 sokemen having 5½ ploughs. There is a church and 1 mill endering12d and of meadow ndwoodland pasture 2 leagues long and 3 furlongs broad. TREin Latin Tempore Regis Edwardi – in the time of King Edward before the Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halesowen Town F
Halesowen ( ) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically an exclave of Shropshire and, from 1844, in Worcestershire, the town is around from Birmingham city centre, and from Dudley town centre. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census, was 58,135. Halesowen is in the Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency), Halesowen parliamentary constituency. Geography and administration Halesowen was a detached part of the county of Shropshire but was incorporated into Worcestershire by the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844. Since the local government reorganisation of 1974 it has formed a part of the West Midlands (County), West Midlands Metropolitan county and West Midlands Conurbation, Conurbation, in the Dudley Metropolitan Borough, which it joined at the same time as neighbouring Stourbridge, which had also been in Worcestershire until that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warley County Borough F
Warley may refer to: Places in the United Kingdom *Warley, Essex, a suburb of Brentwood *Warley, West Midlands, a neighbourhood centred on the towns of Oldbury and Smethwick **Warley (UK Parliament constituency), a current constituency **County Borough of Warley, a former district *Warley Town, West Yorkshire Schools * Warley College, a former college of further and higher education in the West Midlands of England * Warley High School, a former comprehensive school in the West Midlands Ships * HMS ''Calcutta'', the East Indiaman ''Warley'', built in 1788 and sold to the Royal Navy in 1795 * ''Warley'' (1796 ship), an East Indiaman, launched in 1795, participated in Nathaniel Dance's victory at the Battle of Pulo Aura People * Warley (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian football forward Warley Silva dos Santos * Warley (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian football wing-back Warley Leandro da Silva * Warley Oliveira (born 1989), Brazilian football forward * Ben Warley (1936–2002), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Town F
Dudley ( , ) is a market town in the West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically part of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 79,379. The wider Metropolitan Borough had a population of 312,900. In 2014, the borough council adopted a slogan describing Dudley as the capital of the Black Country, a title by which it had long been informally known. Originally a market town, Dudley was one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution and grew into an industrial centre in the 19th century with its iron, coal, and limestone industries before their decline and the relocation of its commercial centre to the nearby Merry Hill Shopping Centre in the 1980s. Tourist attractions include Dudley Zoo and Castle, the 12th century priory ruins, and the Black Country Living Museum. History Early history Dudley has a history dating back t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlaston F
Darlaston is an industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It is located near Bilston, Walsall, Wednesbury, Willenhall and Tipton. It was historically part of Staffordshire. Topography Darlaston is situated between Wednesbury and Walsall in the valley of the River Tame in the angle where the three major head-streams of the river converge. It is located on the South Staffordshire coalfield and has been an area of intense coal-mining activity. The underlying coal reserves were most likely deposited in the Carboniferous Period. Disused coal mines are found near Queen Street in Moxley, behind Pinfold Street JMI School, near Hewitt Street and Wolverhampton Street, in George Rose Park, and behind the police station in Victoria Park. Mining subsidence, which has taken its toll on many buildings across central England, has also made its mark in Darlaston. In 1999, a council house on the New Moxley housing estate collapsed down a disused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
