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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] |
Alliance Premier League
The National League of English Football Clubs is a professional football league in England that consists of 72 teams, divided equally between the National League (division), National League North and National League South. The National League is one of the major professional sports leagues in England. It was called the "Alliance Premier League" from 1979 until 1986. Between 1986 and 2015, the league was known as the "Football Conference"." The vast majority of the National League clubs are professional, while a growing number of National League North and National League South clubs are also professional. Some professional clubs were previously in the English Football League (EFL), as opposed to clubs that have always been non-League. The National League is the lowest of the five nationwide professional football divisions in England, below the Premier League and the three divisions of the EFL, and is the top tier of the National League System of non-League football. The Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runcorn F
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. Runcorn is on the south bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. It is upstream from the port of Liverpool. The Runcorn built-up area had a population of 61,145 at the 2021 census. Runcorn was founded by Æthelflæd of Mercia in 915 AD as a fortification to guard against Viking invasion at a narrowing of the River Mersey. Under Norman rule, Runcorn fell under the Barony of Halton, and an Augustinian abbey was established there in 1115. It remained a small, isolated settlement until the Industrial Revolution, when the extension of the Bridgewater Canal to Runcorn in 1776 established it as a port that would link Liverpool with inland Manchester and Staffordshire. and The docks enabled the growth of industry, initially shipwrights and sandstone quarries. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it was a spa and health resort, but that ended with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kettering Town F
Kettering is a market and industrial town in the North Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England, west of Cambridge, southwest of Peterborough, southeast of Leicester and north-east of Northampton. It is west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ketter's people (or kinsfolk)".R.L. Greenall: A History of Kettering, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 2003, . p.7. At the 2021 census, Kettering had a population of 63,150. It is part of the East Midlands, along with the rest of Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi .... There is a growing commuter population as it is on the Midland Main Line railway, with East Midlands Railway services direct to St Pancras railway station, London St Pancras Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telford United F
Telford () is a town in the Telford and Wrekin borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Shropshire, England. The wider borough covers the town, its suburbs and surrounding towns and villages. The town is close to the county's eastern boundary, and near the River Severn. The notable hill near the town called The Wrekin is part of the Shropshire Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To the south of the town is the Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Places around the Ironbridge Gorge area, which were developed into the town itself, are internationally recognised as being "The Birthplace of Industry" being to a large extent constructed during the Industrial Revolution on the Shropshire Coalfield. The town is the main administrative centre for Telford and Wrekin Council. The M54 motorway was completed in 1983, improving the town's road links with the West Midlands conurbation, Wolverhampton is south east and Birmingham is in the same direction. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weymouth F
Weymouth can refer to: Places United Kingdom *Weymouth, Dorset, England United States *Weymouth, Massachusetts, a city * Weymouth, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Weymouth Township, New Jersey, a township * Weymouth, Atlantic County, New Jersey, an unincorporated community * Weymouth Hall, a historic mansion in Natchez, Mississippi Elsewhere * Weymouth, Tasmania, Australia * Weymouth Bay, Queensland, Australia * Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada * Weymouth, New Zealand *Weymouth, Saint Michael, Barbados Other uses * Weymouth railway station * Weymouth F.C. * Weymouth College * HMS ''Weymouth'', several ships * 19294 Weymouth * Weymouth New Testament People *Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth (born 1974), British peer * George Weymouth (c. 1585–c. 1612), English explorer * George Alexis Weymouth (1936–2016), American artist * George W. Weymouth (1850–1910), American politician * Katharine Weymouth (born 1966), former publisher of ''The Washington Post'' *Lally Weymouth (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1984–85 Isthmian League
The 1984–85 season was the 70th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. The league consisted of three divisions. After 19 clubs, mainly from the Athenian League joined the league, Division Two was divided into two sections. Also, it was the first Isthmian League season as an Alliance Premier League feeder league. Sutton United were champions, winning their second Isthmian League title. Wycombe Wanderers were promoted to the APL, as Sutton United and Worthing were ineligible for promotion. Epping Town resigned from the league midway through the season and folded. Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One: * Epsom & Ewell * Windsor & Eton League table Stadia and locations Division One Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984–85 Northern Premier League
The 1984–85 Northern Premier League season was the 17th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Overview The League featured twenty-two clubs. Team changes The following club left the League at the end of the previous season: * Barrow promoted to Alliance Premier League The following club joined the League at the start of the season: *Bangor City relegated from Alliance Premier League League table Results Cup Results Challenge Cup: *''Marine'' bt. Goole Town President's Cup: *''Rhyl'' 2–0 Macclesfield Town Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. *''Stafford Rangers'' bt. Marine End of the season At the end of the seventeenth season of the Northern Premier League, Stafford Rangers applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful. Promotion and relegation The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season: * Stafford Rangers prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stafford Rangers F
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, England. It is located about south of Stoke-on-Trent, north of Wolverhampton, and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 71,673 at the 2021 census, and is the main settlement within the larger Borough of Stafford, which had a population of 136,837 in 2021. Stafford has Anglo-Saxon roots, being founded in 913, when Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians founded a defensive burh, it became the county town of Staffordshire soon after. Stafford became an important market town in the Middle Ages, and later grew into an important industrial town due to the proliferation of shoemaking, engineering and electrical industries. History Ancient Prehistoric finds suggest scattered settlements in the area, whilst south-west of the town lies an Iron Age hill fort at Berry Ring. There is also evidence of Roman activity in the area, with finds around Clark and Eastgate Street. However it is thought that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 88 teams in four divisions: the Premier Division above its three feeder divisions, the North, South Central and South East divisions. Together with the Southern Football League, Southern League and the Northern Premier League, it forms the seventh and eighth levels of the English football league system. It has various regional feeder leagues and the league as a whole is a feeder league mainly to the National League South. History Before the Isthmian League was formed, there were no leagues in which amateur football clubs could compete, only knock-out cup competitions. Therefore, a meeting took place between representatives of Casuals F.C., Casuals, Civil Service F.C., Civil Service, Clapton F.C., Clapton, Ealing A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conference National
The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step 1 of the National League System (football), National League System and fifth-highest tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League and the English Football League, EFL leagues and is contested by 24 clubs. Through the National League, clubs get promoted to the EFL League Two, one of the divisions of the English Football League. Formerly the Conference National, the league was renamed the National League from the 2015–16 National League, 2015–16 season.Football Conference to be renamed as National League , BBC Sport, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
