|
2013–14 Millwall F.C. Season
The 2013–14 Football League Championship was the 129th season in the history of Millwall Football Club. It was their 88th season in the Football League and 39th in the second tier of English football. It was Millwall's fourth continuous season in the Championship, after promotion from the Football League One in 2010. The season marked Steve Lomas's first season in charge of Millwall, after being appointed in pre-season. The club sacked Lomas on 26 December 2013, after he won only five of his 22 games in charge. Ian Holloway was appointed as his permanent replacement on 4 January 2014. Millwall were eliminated from the FA Cup in the third round and from the Football League Cup in the second round. The club finished the season in 19th position in the league, four points above the relegation places. Matches Pre-season Football League Championship Millwall kicked off their season at home to Yeovil Town, marking their 20th anniversary at The Den. August September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millwall F
Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Poplar, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of Rotherhithe, west of Cubitt Town, and has a long shoreline along London's Tideway, part of the River Thames. It was part of the County of Middlesex and from 1889, following the passing of the Local Government Act 1888, the County of London; it later became part of Greater London in 1965. Millwall had a population of 23,084 in 2011 and includes Island Gardens, The Quarterdeck and The Space. History Millwall is a smaller area of land than an average parish, as it was part of Poplar until the 19th century when it became heavily industrialised, containing the workplaces and homes of a few thousand dockside and shipbuilding workers. Among its factories were the shipbuilding ironworks of William Fairbairn, much of which survives as to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawley Town F
Crawley () is a town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 118,493 at the time of the 2021 Census. Southern parts of the borough lie immediately next to the High Weald National Landscape. The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age, and was a centre of ironworking in the Iron Age and Roman times. The area was probably used by the kings of Sussex for hunting.'The Kent and Sussex Weald, Peter Brandon, published by Phillimore and Company, 2003 Initially a clearing in the vast forest of the Weald, Crawley began as a settlement on the boundary of two of the sub-regions particular to Sussex, known as Rapes, the Rape of Bramber and the Rape of Lewes. Becoming a market town in 1202, Crawley developed slowly, serving the surrounding villages in the Weald. In the medieval period, its location on the main road from London to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded on 29 May 1924, the club is known for its sociocultural tradition, recognized for representing the barrio-local culture and its working-class status. Its home matches have been played at the 14,708-capacity Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas stadium since 1976. During its history, Rayo has spent 22 seasons in the top-flight, and has played in one European competition, the UEFA Cup in the 2000–01 season. The club won the 2017–18 Segunda División. By historical performance, Rayo is the third best club in Community of Madrid, after Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. History Establishment and early years Rayo Vallecano was founded on 29 May 1924 in the hometown of Prudencia Priego, wife of the club's first president Julián H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priestfield Stadium
Priestfield Stadium (popularly known simply as Priestfield and officially known from 2007 to 2010 as KRBS Priestfield Stadium and from 2011 to 2023 and again from 2024 as MEMS Priestfield Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent. It has been the home of Gillingham Football Club since the club's formation in 1893, and was also the temporary home of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club for two seasons during the 1990s. The stadium has also hosted women's and youth international football matches and a London Broncos rugby league match. The stadium underwent extensive redevelopment during the late 1990s, which has brought its capacity down from nearly 20,000 to a current figure of 11,582. It has four all-seater stands, all constructed since 1997, although one is only of a temporary nature. There are also conference and banqueting facilities and a nightspot named The Factory. Despite having invested heavily in its current stadium, Gillingham F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Keogh
Andrew Declan Keogh (born 16 May 1986) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for semi-professional side East Perth FC. Born in Dublin, Keogh played the first several years of his professional career playing for a number of clubs in England, including Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he made over 100 appearances. In 2014, Keogh moved to Australia to play for Perth Glory. He left the Glory for one year to play in the Thai Premier League for Ratchaburi before returning in early 2016, and again in 2020, after leaving in 2019, for Al-Qadsiah. Keogh has won thirty caps for the Republic of Ireland national team, scoring two goals. Club career Early career Born in south Dublin to Declan and Linda, he attended CBC Monkstown along with his younger brother, Kenny. Although a talented Rugby player, he chose football in his mid teens. Keogh began his playing career at Cabinteely FC and Joeys FC in South Dublin. He also was an accomplished midfielder in gaelic fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adebayo Akinfenwa
Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa (born 10 May 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed " the Beast", he was renowned for his physical prowess and goalscoring ability, in a career where he amassed more than 200 goals. Akinfenwa's professional breakthrough came at Doncaster Rovers, having spent time up until then in the lower leagues of English football as well as spells in Lithuania and Wales. Following a short but successful time at Doncaster, Akinfenwa moved to his seventh club, Torquay United. He proved to be a goal threat but left the struggling team the following season to join Swansea City. After spending two seasons with the Welsh club, he joined League One side Millwall and later moved to Northampton Town. Akinfenwa spent six years switching from Northampton to Gillingham, where his goal-scoring ability was still apparent. In June 2014, he signed for League Two side AFC Wimbledon, and two years later Wycombe Wanderers, where he rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillingham F
Gillingham may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Gillingham, Dorset ( ) ** Gillingham railway station (Dorset) ** Gillingham School, a coeducational school situated in Gillingham in North Dorset, England ** Gillingham Town F.C., a football club ** Gillingham (ward), an electoral district ** Gillingham (liberty), a former administrative division * Gillingham, Kent ( ) ** Gillingham (UK Parliament constituency), existed from 1918 to 2010 ** Gillingham EMU depot, a train maintenance ** Fort Gillingham, a former fort ** Gillingham railway station (Kent) **Gillingham F.C., football club * Gillingham, Norfolk ( ) United States * Gillingham, Wisconsin ( ) People * Gillingham (surname) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffin Park
Griffin Park was a association football, football ground in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow, England. It was the home ground of Brentford F.C. from its opening in September 1904 to August 2020. The ground was in a predominantly residential area and was known for being the only English league football ground to have a pub on each corner. The ground's name referred to the griffin featured in the logo of Fuller's Brewery, which at one point owned the orchard on which the stadium was built. History Planning, construction and opening Between Brentford F.C., Brentford's formation in 1889 and 1904, the club played at five grounds around Ealing – Clifden Road, Benns Field, Shotters Field, Cross Road and Boston Park Cricket Ground. In 1903, Fulham F.C., Fulham chairman Henry Norris (businessman), Henry Norris (a prominent Estate Agents Ombudsman, estate agent), Brentford manager Dick Molyneux and club president Edwin Underwood negotiated a 21-year lease at a peppercorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Dallas
Stuart Dallas (born 19 April 1991) is a Northern Irish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder or Full back (association football), full-back. He had also been deployed as a Winger (association football), winger in his early career, but in later seasons Dallas gained prominence as a utility player (association football), utility player, appearing more often in midfield and at full-back (association football), full-back. He was a key part of the Leeds United F.C., Leeds United side under Marcelo Bielsa that won the 2019–20 EFL Championship and promotion to the Premier League. Dallas was a regular for the Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland national team, having earned over fifty caps and UEFA Euro 2016 squads, played at UEFA Euro 2016. Dallas retired from football on 10 April 2024 after a two-year battle with injury. Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill (footballer), Michael O'Neill considered that Dallas had "ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hayes (footballer)
Paul Edward Hayes (born 20 September 1983) is an English former professional association football, footballer who is Manager (association football), manager of club Burnham Ramblers F.C., Burnham Ramblers. As a player, Hayes was a Forward (association football), forward who made more than 500 appearances for 11 clubs in all three divisions of the English Football League, most notably for Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United, Barnsley F.C., Barnsley and Wycombe Wanderers F.C., Wycombe Wanderers. He also played professionally for Norwich City F.C., Norwich City, Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Town, Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic, Preston North End F.C., Preston North End, Brentford F.C., Brentford, Crawley Town F.C., Crawley Town, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle and Newport County A.F.C., Newport County. Hayes played his latter career in non-League football for Hemel Hempstead Town F.C., Hemel Hempstead Town, AFC Sudbury, Romford F.C., Romford, Meridia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Saunders (footballer)
Sam Daniel Saunders (born 29 August 1983) is an English professional footballer, who plays for club Langley and is assistant coach of Brentford B. Saunders made over 290 appearances as a midfielder in the English Football League, most notably for Brentford and Dagenham & Redbridge. He began his career in non-League football and in 2007 was part of the Dagenham & Redbridge team which was promoted to the Football League for the first time in the club's history. He later made over 200 appearances for Brentford and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame. Career Early years and non-League football Saunders began his career at Charlton Athletic and spent five years in the club's youth setup up to the age of 15. He spent a year in the academy at Fulham, but was unable to win a contract and dropped into non-League football when he signed for Southern League Premier Division club Welling United's youth team in 2000. While with Welling, Saunders returned to Fulham briefly to app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brentford F
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings which mark the start of the M4 corridor; in transport it also has two railway stations and Boston Manor Underground station on its northwest border with Hanwell. Brentford has a convenience shopping and dining venue grid of streets at its centre. Brentford at the start of the 21st century attracted regeneration of its little-used warehouse premises and docks including the remodelling of the waterfront to provide more economically active shops, townhouses and apartments, some of which comprise Brentford Dock. A 19th- and 20th-century mixed social and private housing locality, New Brentford is contiguous with the Osterley neighbourhood of Isleworth and Syon Park and the Great West Road which has most of the largest business premises. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
