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2011–12 United Counties League
The 2011–12 United Counties League season (known as the 2011–12 ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th in the history of the United Counties League, a association football, football competition in England. Premier Division The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs: *Kempston Rovers F.C., Kempston Rovers, promoted from Division One *Spalding United F.C., Spalding United, relegated from the 2010–11 Northern Premier League#Division One South, Northern Premier League *Thrapston Town F.C., Thrapston Town, promoted from Division One League table Division One Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: *Raunds Town F.C., Raunds Town *Rothwell Corinthians F.C., Rothwell Corinthians League table References External links United Counties League {{DEFAULTSORT:United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Counties League
The United Counties League (also known after its sponsor as the ''GCE Hire Fleet Ltd. United Counties League'') is an England, English association football, football league covering an area including the English Counties of the United Kingdom, counties of northern Bedfordshire, northern Buckinghamshire, most of Cambridgeshire, southern Derbyshire, southern Leicestershire, most of Lincolnshire, western Norfolk, Northamptonshire, southern Nottinghamshire, northern Oxfordshire, Rutland, eastern Staffordshire, eastern Warwickshire and eastern West Midlands (county), West Midlands. It has a total of five divisions, three for first teams and two for reserve teams, but the reserves' divisions were merged into a single division for the 2013–14 season and remains so at present. Clubs in the Premier Divisions are eligible to enter the FA Cup in the preliminary round stages. The clubs in the league are eligible for the FA Vase, and there are knockout cups for the Premier/Division One clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstones F
Blackstones or Blackstone's may refer to: * The Blackstones, UK-based reggae vocal trio active since the mid-1970s * Blackstones F.C., non-league football club from Stamford, England * Blackstone's ''Commentaries'', Commentaries on the Laws of England * Blackstone's Department Store, Los Angeles * Blackstone's formulation, a principle of criminal law * Blackstone & Co, a diesel engine and agricultural engineering company in Stamford, Lincolnshire, that became Mirrlees Blackstone * Black Stones, short for Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, a Chicago gang, also known as Blackstone Rangers * Black Stones, a band in the manga series ''Nana'' See also *Black Rock (other) BlackRock is a global investment management firm. Black Rock, Blackrock, Black Rocks, etc. may also refer to: Places Australia * Black Rock, South Australia, a hamlet on the Black Rock Plains * Black Rock, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne * Bl ... * Blackstone (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothwell Corinthians F
Rothwell may refer to: Places Australia * Rothwell, Queensland, Australia Canada * Rothwell, New Brunswick, Canada United Kingdom * Rothwell, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom * Rothwell, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom * Rothwell, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom ** Rothwell (ward) People with the surname * Annie Rothwell (1837–1927), Canadian novelist and poet * Ben Rothwell (born 1981), American professional mixed martial arts fighter * Ben Rothwell (boxer) (1902–1979), American boxer * Caroline Rothwell (born 1967), English-Australian sculptor * Charlotte Rothwell, British actress * Edward Rothwell (c. 1844–1892), English-born Newfoundland merchant and politician * Evelyn Rothwell (1911–2008) (Lady Barbirolli), oboist; wife of Sir John Barbirolli, orchestral conductor * Frank Rothwell (born 1936), Irish weightlifter * Geoff Rothwell (1920–2017), British bomber pilot * Harry Rothwell, former Canadian football player * Herbert Rothwell (born 1880), English footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raunds Town F
Raunds is a market town in North Northamptonshire, England. It had a population of 9,379 at the 2021 census. Geography Raunds is situated north-east of Northampton. The town is on the southern edge of the Nene Valley and surrounded by arable farming land. Nearest civilian airports are Luton 50 miles, Birmingham International Airport 62 miles and East Midlands 65 miles. Raunds is close to Stanwick Lakes, a country park developed from gravel pits and managed by the Rockingham Forest Trust. This park is internationally recognised for its birdlife and can be reached on foot from Raunds along Meadow Lane bridleway. On 9 August 1911 Raunds recorded , then the highest temperature recorded in the UK. The town jointly held the record with Canterbury, Kent for 79 years, only being broken in 1990. History In the mid-1980s, during sand excavations in the Nene Valley, the remains of a Roman villa were discovered. Excavation of the area, near Stanwick, was delayed by several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harborough Town F
Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Northamptonshire. The population was 24,779 at the 2021 census. It is the administrative headquarters of the Harborough district. Market Harborough was part of Rockingham Forest, a royal hunting forest used by medieval monarchs, whose boundaries stretched from Market Harborough to Stamford and included Corby, Kettering, Desborough, Rothwell, Thrapston and Oundle. The town was at a crossroads for both road and rail, but the A6 now bypasses it to the east and the A14 to the south. Market Harborough railway station is served by East Midlands Railway services on the Midland Main Line with direct services north to , , and , and south to London St Pancras. Rail services to and ended in 1966. The steeple of St Dionysius' Church rises directly from the street, as there is no churchyard. It was constructed in grey stone in 1300 with the church itself a late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntingdon Town F
Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there in 1599 and became one of its Members of Parliament (MP) in 1628. The former Conservative Prime Minister (1990–1997) John Major served as its MP from 1979 until his retirement in 2001. History During the Roman Empire, in 274, a massive coin hoard dating to the reign of Tetricus I and Roman Emperor Aurelian was hidden in the grounds of the town. Consisting of 9,724 Roman coins, and discovered in 2018, the Muddy Hoard is considered to date the largest treasure trove of Cambridgeshire. Huntingdon was founded by the Anglo-Saxons and Danes. It is first mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 921, where it appears as ''Huntandun''. It appears as ''Huntedun'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name means "The huntsman's hill" or possibly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Northern Premier League
The 2012–13 season is the 45th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the sixth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2012–13 are Evo-Stik. Due to Step Three leagues increasing their number of teams from 22 to 24 from the 2013–14 season onwards, only two teams will be relegated from the Premier Division, and only one team will be relegated from each of Division One North and South this season. Premier Division The Premier Division features six new teams: * AFC Fylde, promoted as champions of NPL Division One North * Blyth Spartans, relegated from Conference North * Eastwood Town, relegated from Conference North * Grantham Town, promoted as champions of NPL Division One South * Ilkeston, promoted via play-offs of NPL Division One South * Witton Albion, promoted via play-offs of NPL Division One North League table Play-offs Semi-finals Finals Results grid Stadia and locations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irchester United F
Irchester is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, two miles (3 km) south-east of Wellingborough and two miles south-west of Rushden. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was 5,706 and estimated in 2019 at 5,767. Little Irchester and Knuston also lie in the parish. Toponym Irchester was spelt ''Yranceaster'' in 973 and ''Irencestre'' in the 1086 Domesday Book. A. D. Mills wrote that name was formed from the Anglo-Saxon language, Old English personal name ''Ira'' or ''*Yra'' with the suffix ''ceaster'' denoting a Ancient Rome, Roman station, but another theory is that ''Iren Ceastre'' was an Anglo-Saxon name meaning "iron fortress". In the 11th century, it was spelt ''Erncestre'' or ''Archester'' and had evolved to ''Erchester'' by the 12th century. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleaford Town F
Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. On the edge of the Fenlands, it is north-east of Grantham, west of Boston, and south of Lincoln. It is the largest settlement in North Kesteven with a population of 19,807 in 2021. Centred on the former parish of New Sleaford, the modern boundaries and urban area include Quarrington to the south-west, Holdingham to the north-west and Old Sleaford to the east. The town is bypassed by the A17 and the A15 roads. Sleaford railway station is on the Nottingham to Skegness (via Grantham) and Peterborough to Lincoln lines. The first settlement formed in the Iron Age where a prehistoric track crossed the River Slea. It was likely home to a mint for the Corieltauvi in the 1st centuries BC and AD. Evidence of Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement has been found. Medieval records differentiate between Old and New Sleaford, the latter emerging by the 12th century around the present-day mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaxley F
Yaxley may refer to: * Yaxley (surname) * Michael Jordan , Cambridgeshire (historically in Huntingdonshire), near Peterborough, England ** Yaxley F.C. a football club in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire * Yaxley, Suffolk, near Eye, England * Lord Yaxley, a minor fictional character in the ''Jeeves'' novels of P. G. Wodehouse, see Bertie Wooster * Corban Yaxley, a death eater The Death Eaters are an extremist group from the ''Harry Potter'' series, led by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort. They follow a strict belief in blood purity, thinking that only pure-blood wizards should have power over the wizarding world. Bec ... in J. K. Rowling's book ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' * Yaxley, a town in Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality, Quintana Roo, Mexico {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northampton Spencer F
Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is situated on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; the population of its overall urban area was recorded as 249,093 in the 2021 census. The parish of Northampton alone had 137,387. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates to the Bronze Age, Romans and Anglo-Saxons. In the Middle Ages, the town rose to national significance with the establishment of Northampton Castle, an occasional royal residence which regularly hosted the Parliament of England. Medieval Northampton had many churches, monasteries and the University of Northampton, all enclosed by the town walls. It was granted a town charter by Richard I in 1189 and a mayor was appointed by King John in 1215. The town was als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desborough Town F
Desborough is a town in North Northamptonshire, England, lying in the Ise Valley between Market Harborough and Kettering. It was an industrial centre for weaving and shoe-making in the 19th century and had a long association with the Co-operative movement. History Desborough's origins lie in the Bronze Age of about 2000 BC. Urns from that period have been found in and around the town. Many archaeological finds from the Iron Age and the Anglo-Saxon period have also been made. Some, such as the 1st-century Desborough Mirror and the Anglo-Saxon Desborough Necklace, are now in the possession of the British Museum. Domesday Book (1086) refers to Desborough as a "place of judgement". The name itself is thought to have derived from 'Disburg', which meant a sacred and fortified place. In the High Street centrepiece of what is now the Market Square stands a pillar that is called locally the Town Cross, though it is a square column topped by a stone ball. It is thought to have served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
