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1998–99 North West Counties Football League
The 1998–99 North West Counties Football League season was the 17th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Division One Division One featured five new teams: * Bootle, promoted as seventh place in Division Two * Cheadle Town, promoted as fourth place in Division Two * Leek CSOB, promoted as third place in Division Two * Skelmersdale United, promoted as runners-up of Division Two * Workington, relegated from the NPL Division One League table Division Two Division Two featured five new teams: * Abbey Hey, joined from the Manchester League * Chadderton, relegated from Division One * Curzon Ashton, transferred from the Northern Counties East Football League * Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners". The A666 road, A66 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West Counties Football League
The North West Counties Football League is a association football, football league in the North West England, North West of England. Since 2019–20, the league has covered the Isle of Man, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cumbria, northern Staffordshire, northern Shropshire, the far west of West Yorkshire, and the High Peak, Derbyshire, High Peak area of Derbyshire. In the past, the league has also hosted clubs from North Wales such as Caernarfon Town F.C., Caernarfon Town, Colwyn Bay F.C., Colwyn Bay, and Rhyl F.C., Rhyl. From season 2018–19 the league increased to three divisions: the Premier Division, at level nine (Step 5 the NLS) in the English football league system, and two geographically separate Division Ones, North and South, at level ten (Step 6 in the NLS). The league is a member of the Joint Liaison Council which administers the Northern arm of the National Football System in England. History The league was formed in 1982 by the merger of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prescot Cables F
Prescot is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. It lies about to the east of Liverpool city centre. At the 2001 Census, the civil parish population was 11,184 (5,265 males, 5,919 females). The population of the larger Prescot East and West wards at the 2011 census totalled 14,139. Prescot marks the beginning of the A58 road which runs through to Wetherby, near Leeds in West Yorkshire. The town is served by Prescot railway station and Eccleston Park railway station in neighbouring Eccleston. History Prescot's name is believed to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon ''prēost'' "priest" + ''cot'' "cot", meaning a cottage or small house owned or inhabited by a priest, a "priest-cottage". ( ME prest, preste, priest, OE prēost, LL presbyter, Gk πρεσβύτερος presbýteros "elder, priest") In the 14th century, William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre, obtained a charter for the holding of a three-day market and moveable fair at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Northern Premier League
The 1999–2000 Northern Premier League season was the 32nd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. Premier Division The Premier Division featured four new teams: * Barrow relegated from the Football Conference * Leek Town relegated from the Football Conference * Droylsden promoted as champions of Division One * Hucknall Town promoted as runners-up of Division One League table Results Division One Division One featured four new teams: * Accrington Stanley relegated from the Premier Division * Chorley relegated from the Premier Division * Ossett Town promoted as runners-up of the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division * Workington promoted as champions of the North West Counties Football League Division One League table Results Promotion and relegation In the thirty-second season of the Northern Premier League Leigh RMI (as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holker Old Boys A
Holker may refer to: People * Allison Holker (born 1988), American dancer * John Holker QC (1828–1882), British lawyer and politician * John Holker (Jacobite) (1719–1786), English Jacobite soldier, industrialist and industrial espionage agent Places in England * Lower Holker, civil parish in Cumbria ** Holker, Cumbria, a hamlet **Holker Hall, country house in Cumbria *Holker Street, sports stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria See also *Holkar The Holkars (pronunciation: �o(ː)ɭkəɾ were the ruling house of the Indore State of the Maratha Confederacy, and earlier held the rank of Subahdar under Peshwa Baji Rao I of the Maratha Empire. When the Maratha Confederacy began to we ..., an Indian dynasty * Holkar State, a royal state in India ruled by the Holkar {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atherton Collieries A
Atherton may refer to: Places Australia * Atherton, Queensland, a town on the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland * Atherton Tableland, a fertile plateau in Queensland * Shire of Atherton, a former local government area of Queensland on the Atherton Tableland ** Atherton Courthouse ** Atherton Performing Arts Theatre, former military depot and now theatre ** Atherton War Cemetery, built in 1942 ** Atherton War Memorial, memorial at Kennedy Highway Canada * Atherton, Ontario, a hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario * Mount Atherton, a mountain in Yukon Malaysia * Ladang Atherton, part of the electoral district N.31 Bagan Pinang, Port Dickson United Kingdom * Atherton, Greater Manchester, town in Wigan district, historically in Lancashire, England ** Atherton (ward), electoral ward ** Atherton Hall, Leigh, country house and estate ** Atherton Urban District, local government district from 1863 until 1974 ** Atherton High School, Greater Manchester, mixed secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atherton Laburnum Rovers F
Atherton may refer to: Places Australia * Atherton, Queensland, a town on the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland * Atherton Tableland, a fertile plateau in Queensland * Shire of Atherton, a former local government area of Queensland on the Atherton Tableland ** Atherton Courthouse ** Atherton Performing Arts Theatre, former military depot and now theatre ** Atherton War Cemetery, built in 1942 ** Atherton War Memorial, memorial at Kennedy Highway Canada * Atherton, Ontario, a hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario * Mount Atherton, a mountain in Yukon Malaysia * Ladang Atherton, part of the electoral district N.31 Bagan Pinang, Port Dickson United Kingdom * Atherton, Greater Manchester, town in Wigan district, historically in Lancashire, England ** Atherton (ward), electoral ward ** Atherton Hall, Leigh, country house and estate ** Atherton Urban District, local government district from 1863 until 1974 **Atherton High School, Greater Manchester, mixed secondary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossop North End A
Glossop is a market town in the borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of Matlock. Near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, between above sea level, it is bounded by the Peak District National Park to the south, east and north. In 2021, it had a population of 17,825. Historically, the name ''Glossop'' refers to the small hamlet that gave its name to an ancient parish recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and then the manor given by William I of England to William Peverel. A municipal borough was created in 1866, which encompassed less than half of the manor's territory.The Ancient Parish of Glossop Retrieved 18 June 2008 The area now known as Glossop approximates to the villages that used to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nantwich Town F
Nantwich ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the parish had a population of 14,045 and the built up area had a population of 18,740. History The origins of the settlement date to Roman Britain, Roman times, when salt from Nantwich was used by the Roman garrisons at Chester (Deva Victrix) and Stoke-on-Trent as a preservative and a condiment. Salt has been used in the production of Cheshire cheese and in the Tanning (leather), tanning industry, both products of the dairy industry based in the Cheshire Plain around the town. ''Nant'' comes from the Welsh language, Welsh for brook or stream. ''-wich town, Wich'' and ''wych'' are names used to denote brine Spring (hydrosphere), springs or Water well, wells. In 119 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossendale United F
Rossendale may refer to several places and organizations in Lancashire, England: Places *Rossendale Valley, a river valley *Borough of Rossendale, a local government district *Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency), a former parliamentary constituency Organizations *Rossendale Bus, a bus company *Rossendale RUFC Rossendale Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire. The club runs three senior sides, a colts team, and eleven junior sides. The first XV currently play in the National League 2 North ..., a rugby union team * Rossendale F.C., a former football club * Rossendale United F.C., a former football club {{Disambiguation, geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine Road F
Maine ( ) is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia. Maine is the largest state in New England by total area, nearly larger than the combined area of the remaining five states. Of the 50 U.S. states, it is the 12th-smallest by area, the 9th-least populous, the 13th-least densely populated, and the most rural. Maine's capital is Augusta, and its most populous city is Portland, with a total population of 68,408, as of the 2020 census. The territory of Maine has been inhabited by Indigenous populations for about 12,000 years, after the glaciers retreated during the last ice age. At the time of European arrival, several Algonquian-speaking nations governed the area and these nations are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsbottom United F
Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872. Historically in Lancashire, it lies on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, north-west of Bury and of Manchester. Its Victorian architecture, Pennine landscape and industrial heritage, including the East Lancashire Railway, contribute to heritage tourism in the town. History Toponymy The name either means 'ram's valley' from the Old English , 'a ram' and , 'a valley' but could mean a 'wild garlic valley', with the first element representing the Old English meaning 'wild garlic'. A record from 1324 recording the name as is inconclusive. The town was alternatively recorded as ''Ramysbothom'' in 1540. Early history Evidence of prehistoric human activity has been discovered in the hills surrounding the town. Early records show that in Norman times Ramsbottom was part of the Forest of Rossendale. There are a number of Bronze Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clitheroe F
Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Clitheroe built-up area had an estimated population of 16,279. The town was listed in the 2017 ''The Sunday Times'' report on the best places to live in Northern England, while the wider Ribble Valley, of which Clitheroe is the most populous settlement, was listed in the 2018 and 2024 ''Sunday Times'' report on the best places to live. Clitheroe and the wider Ribble Valley have also been listed as healthiest and happiest place to live in the United Kingdom. The town's most notable building is Clitheroe Castle, which is said to be one of the smallest Norman architecture, Norman keeps in Great Britain. Several manufacturing companies have sites here, including Dugdale Nutrition, Hanson Cement, Johnson Matthey and Tarmac (company), Tarmac. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
