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1984–85 Southern Football League
The 1984–85 Southern Football League season was the 82nd in the history of the league, an English football competition. Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: *Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division: ** Shepshed Charterhouse ** Willenhall Town *Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division: **Crawley Town ** Road-Sea Southampton *Plus: ** Trowbridge Town, relegated from the Alliance Premier League League table Midland Division The Midland Division consisted of 19 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: *Hednesford Town, joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League *Stourbridge, relegated from the Premier Division * Sutton Coldfield Town, relegated from the Premier Division League table Southern Division The Southern Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: * Dorchester Town, relegated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Football League
The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English football league system. The structure of the Southern League has changed several times since its formation in 1894, and currently there are 87 clubs which are divided into four divisions. The Central and South Divisions are at step 3 of the National League System (NLS), and are feeder divisions, mainly to the National League South but also to the National League North. Feeding the Premier Divisions are two regional divisions, Division One Central and Division One South, which are at step 4 of the NLS. These divisions are in turn fed by various regional leagues. The league has its administrative head office at Eastgate House in Gloucester. History Football in the south of England Professional football (and, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelmsford City F
Chelmsford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. It is located north-east of London at Charing Cross and south-west of Colchester. The population of the urban area was 110,625 in the 2021 Census, while the wider district has 181,763. The main conurbation of Chelmsford incorporates all or part of the former parishes of Broomfield, Essex, Broomfield, Newland Spring, Great Leighs, Great Waltham, Little Waltham, Great Baddow, Little Baddow, Galleywood, Howe Green, Chelmsford, Howe Green, Margaretting, Pleshey, Stock, Essex, Stock, Roxwell, Danbury, Essex, Danbury, Bicknacre, Writtle, Moulsham, Rettendon, The Hanningfields, The Chignals, Widford, Essex, Widford and Springfield, Essex, Springfield, including Springfield Barnes, now known as Chelmer Village. The communities of Chelmsford, Mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutton Coldfield Town F
Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to: Places United Kingdom England In alphabetical order by county: * Sutton, Bedfordshire * Sutton, Berkshire, a location * Sutton-in-the-Isle, Ely, Cambridgeshire * Sutton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire * Sutton, Cheshire East, a civil parish in Cheshire ** Sutton Lane Ends, a village in Cheshire * Sutton, Middlewich, Cheshire * Sutton Weaver, Cheshire West and Chester * Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire * Guilden Sutton, Chester, Cheshire * Little Sutton, Cheshire, Ellesmere Port * Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire * Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire * Sutton, Devon, a hamlet near Kingsbridge * Sutton, a historic name of Plymouth, Devon ** Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, Devon * Sutton Waldron, Dorset * Sutton, Essex * Long Sutton, Hampshire * Sutton Scotney, Hampshire * Sutton, Herefordshire * East Sutton, Kent * Sutton, Kent * Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley, Dartford, Kent * Sutton Valence, Maidstone, Kent * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stourbridge F
Stourbridge () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. Situated on the River Stour, the town lies around west of Birmingham, at the southwestern edge of the Black Country conurbation. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 2011 UK census recorded the town's population as 63,298. Geography Stourbridge is about west of Birmingham. It is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley at the southwestern edge of the Black Country and the West Midlands conurbation, Stourbridge includes the villages and suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore Stambermill, Stourton, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley. Much of Stourbridge consists of residential streets interspersed with green spaces. Mary Stevens Park, opened in 1931, has a lake, a bandstand, a cafe, and open spaces. There are two other large parks also gifted to Stourbridge people by the Stevens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983–84 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1983–84 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 84th 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 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs: *Chasetown, promoted from Division One * Cradley Town, transferred from the Midland Combination The Midland Football Combination was an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprised five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions. The league was one of three official feeder l ... *GKN Sankeys, promoted from Division One Also, Bilston was renamed Bilston Town. League table References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:West Midlands (Regional) League 1983-84 1983–84 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hednesford Town F
Hednesford ( () is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. The Cannock Chase area of natural beauty is to the north of the town. Hednesford is also to the north of Cannock and to the south of Rugeley. The population at the 2011 census was 17,343. Toponymy Hednesford was first recorded as ''Hedenedford'' in AD 1153. The town has seen progressive name evolution over the last millennium, with the name being variously documented as ''Ed(e)nesford'', ''Adnesford'', ''Hedg(e)ford'', and Hednesford. The etymology of the placename is likely "The ford of ''Heddīn''", ''Heddīn'' being an Old English diminutive form of the given name ''Headda''. History The first recorded mention of Hednesford dates back to 1153, when King Stephen granted an exemption of pannage dues to the small hamlet of ''Hedenedford''. The town can be found on William Yates' 1775 map of Staffordshire (pictured), showing it as a small village with 13 buildings. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985–86 Alliance Premier League
The Alliance Premier League season of 1985–86 (known as the Gola League 1985–86 for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Alliance Premier League. This was the first year where a team from the Isthmian League had been promoted to the APL, and this was the last season of the league under this name - starting with the 1986–87 season, the league would be renamed to the Football Conference. New teams in the league this season * Cheltenham Town (promoted 1984–85) * Stafford Rangers (promoted 1984–85) * Wycombe Wanderers (promoted 1984-85) Final league table Results Top scorers :Source: Promotion and relegation Promoted * Gateshead (from the Northern Premier League) * Sutton (from the Isthmian League) * Welling United (from the Southern Premier League) Relegated * Wycombe Wanderers (to the Isthmian League) * Dartford (to the Southern Premier League) * Barrow (to the Northern Premier League) Election to the Football League As winners of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester City A
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west; it is sited from Monmouth, from Bristol, and east of the border with Wales. Gloucester has a population of around 132,000, including suburban areas. It is a port, linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the Severn Estuary. Gloucester was founded by the Romans and became an important city and ''colony'' in AD 97, under Emperor Nerva as '' Colonia Glevum Nervensis''. It was granted its first charter in 1155 by Henry II. In 1216, Henry III, aged only nine years, was crowned with a gilded iron ring in the Chapter House of Gloucester Cathedral. Gloucester's significance in the Middle Ages is underlined by the fact that it had a number of monastic establishments, including St Peter's Abbey, founded in 679 (later Gloucester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witney Town F
Witney is a market town on the River Windrush in West Oxfordshire in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is west of Oxford. History The place-name "Witney" is derived from the Old English for "Witta's island". The earliest known record of it is as ''Wyttannige'' in a Saxon charter of 969. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as ''Witenie'', in the ancient hundred of Bampton. The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin was originally Norman. The north porch and north aisle were added in this style late in the 12th century, and survived a major rebuilding in about 1243. In this rebuilding the present chancel, transepts, tower and spire were added and the nave was remodelled, all in the Early English style. In the 14th century a number of side chapels and some of the present windows were added in the Decorated style. In the 15th century the south transept was extended and the present west window of the nave were added in the Perpendicular style. The tower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hastings United F
Hastings ( ) is a seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west at Senlac Hill in 1066. It later became one of the medieval Cinque Ports. In the 19th century, it was a popular seaside resort, as the railway allowed tourists and visitors to reach the town. Hastings remains a popular seaside resort and is also a fishing port, with the UK's largest beach-based fishing fleet. The town's estimated population was 91,100 in 2021. History Early history The first mention of Hastings is from the late 8th century in the form ''Hastingas''. This is derived from the Old English tribal name ''Hæstingas'', meaning 'the constituency (followers) of Hæsta'. Symeon of Durham records the victory of Offa in 771 over the ''Hestingorum gens'', that is, "the people of the Hastings tribe." Hastingleigh in Kent was named after that tribe. The pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvechurch F
Alvechurch ( ) is a large village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Bromsgrove (district), Bromsgrove district in northeastern Worcestershire, England, in the valley of the River Arrow, Worcestershire, River Arrow. The Lickey Hills Country Park is 2.5 miles (4 km) to the north-west. It is south of Birmingham, north of Redditch and east of Bromsgrove. At the 2001 census, the population was 5,316. History Alvechurch means "Ælfgyth's church". In the eighth century, Ælfgyth founded a church on the site of the church of St. Laurence. King Offa of Mercia gave the land forming the parish to Bishops of Worcester in 780. The parish is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1068 as ''Alvievecherche'' with a small population of under 20 people. In the thirteenth century the Bishop of Worcester built a palace in the village, and a weekly market and an annual fair were established. The Bishop's Palace was pulled down in the seventeenth century, the only remnants bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fareham Town F
Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufacturer of bricks, used to build the Royal Albert Hall, and grower of strawberries and other seasonal fruits. In 2011 it had a population of 42,210. History The town has a documented history dating back to the Norman era, when a part of William's army marched up from Fareham Creek before continuing to the Saxon capital of England, Winchester. Originally known as ''Ferneham'' (hence the name of the former entertainment venue Ferneham Hall, now Fareham Live), it was listed in the Domesday Book as having 90 households. The ford of Fareham Creek (at the top of Portsmouth Harbour) was the location of the Bishop of Winchester's mills; the foundations were subsumed in the A27 near the railway viaduct. Commercial activity continued at the por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
