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2014–15 Crystal Palace F.C. Season
The 2014–15 season was Crystal Palace's second consecutive season back in the Premier League, and was also the first time they had ever been in the Premier League for two seasons in a row. Palace also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup. Summary Management Crystal Palace began the season under the management of Neil Warnock who returned to the club for his second spell in charge following the departure of Tony Pulis less than 48 hours before the season began. However Warnock's tenure would only last until 27 December when he was sacked from his position as manager, with former Palace player Alan Pardew being appointed as his replacement on 3 January 2015. Match details Pre-season and friendlies Premier League FA Cup League Cup Statistics Appearances and goals , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left the club during the season:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players out on loan:'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Palace F
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macroscopic single crystals are usually identifiable by their Geometry, geometrical shape, consisting of flat face (geometry), faces with specific, characteristic orientations. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography. The process of crystal formation via mechanisms of crystal growth is called crystallization or solidification. The word ''crystal'' derives from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning both "ice" and "Quartz#Varieties (according to color), rock crystal", from (), "icy cold, frost". Examples of large crystals include snowflakes, diamonds, and table salt. Most inorganic solids are not crystals but polycrystals, i.e. many microscopic crystals fused together into a single solid. Polycrystals inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graz
Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 including secondary residence). In 2023, the population of the Graz larger urban zone (LUZ) stood at 660,238. Graz is known as a city of higher education, with four colleges and four universities. Combined, the city is home to more than 60,000 students. Its historic centre (''Altstadt'') is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe. In 1999, the city's historic centre was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and in 2010 the designation was expanded to include Eggenberg Palace, Graz, Eggenberg Palace () on the western edge of the city. Graz was designated the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003 and became a City of Culinary Delights in 2008. In addition, the city is recognized as a "Design Cities (UNESCO), Design City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UPC-Arena
The Liebenauer Stadium, sponsored as the Merkur-Arena (formerly known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium and UPC-Arena), is in the Liebenau area of Graz, Styria, Austria. The ground is the home of the football clubs SK Sturm Graz and Grazer AK. History The first Liebenau Stadion was built before World War II. In the 1950s it was renovated and expanded with a skating rink (now home of the ice hockey team Graz 99ers) and an indoor pool. A motorcycle speedway track was constructed around the pitch and hosted qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1965 and 1970. In the 1970s it became home ground of the big football clubs of Graz, SK Sturm and Grazer AK. The stadium was demolished to make way for a new one. In 1996, construction began on the new stadium, which was to be named after bodybuilder, actor and former governor of the U.S. state of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was born near Graz. It was built from 1996 to early 1997 and is owned by ''Stadion Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Williams (footballer)
Jonathan Peter Williams (born 9 October 1993) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Gillingham F.C., Gillingham. He retired from international football for Wales national football team, Wales in 2023. Williams started his career at Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace, and whilst there had loan spells at Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest, Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Milton Keynes Dons, Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town and Sunderland A.F.C, Sunderland. He signed for Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic on a permanent deal in January 2019 before moving to Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City two years later in February 2021. Affectionately known as "Joniesta", he was part of the Welsh squad that reached the semi-final stages of the UEFA Euro 2016, 2016 European Championships. Club career Crystal Palace Williams made his breakthrough into the Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace first team at the beginning of the 2011–12 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marouane Chamakh
Marouane Chamakh (; ; born 10 January 1984) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He is described as a prototypical Forward (association football)#Target forward, target man and is noted for his "link-up play", "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability". Chamakh is also FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux's eleventh highest goalscorer of all-time. Chamakh started his career training with various clubs in the Aquitaine Regions of France, region. In 2000, he signed with FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux. Chamakh made his professional debut for the club in the 2002–03 Ligue 1, 2002–03 season. He spent nine years at the club and helped Bordeaux win the Coupe de la Ligue in 2007 Coupe de la Ligue Final, 2007. In the 2008–09 Ligue 1, 2008–09 season, Chamakh won the league title as Bordeaux were crowned champions for the first time since the 1998–99 French Division 1, 1998–99 season. The club a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Dobbie
Stephen Dobbie (born 5 December 1982) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is a first-team coach at Blackpool. Dobbie is Queen of the South's second-highest goalscorer of all time (166 goals) and the club's record scorer for a single season (43 goals in the 2018–19 season). He started his career in the 2002–03 season at Rangers, followed by spells at Hibernian and St Johnstone. His career was revived by a loan spell at Dumbarton in 2006, and he then scored 55 goals in 105 appearances for Queen of the South in his first spell at Palmerston Park, playing in the club's first-ever appearance in the Scottish Cup Final in 2008. Dobbie moved to Swansea City in 2009. The following year, he was loaned to Blackpool, with whom he won promotion to the Premier League via the 2010 play-offs. He achieved the same feat with Swansea, winning promotion to the Premier League via the 2011 play-offs. Dobbie was again loaned to Blackpool in 2012, and played in a third suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Thomas
Jerome William Thomas (born 23 March 1983) is an English former footballer who is the head of academy recruitment at club Brighton & Hove Albion. He played predominantly as a left-winger during his career. He scored 25 goals in 292 league and cup appearances throughout a 16-year professional career in the English Football League and Premier League. He began his career with Arsenal but never broke into the first-team despite winning two FA Youth Cup titles with the youth team and being capped up to England under-21 level. He had two loan spells with Queens Park Rangers before he was sold on to Charlton Athletic for £100,000 in February 2004. He played 70 Premier League games for the club before Charlton were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 campaign. He was sold on to Portsmouth in August 2008 but only played three first-team games for the club. He signed with West Bromwich Albion in August 2009 and helped the club win promotion out of the Championship at the end of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Bolasie
Yannick Bolasie (born 24 May 1989) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro. He has played in Football in England, the English football pyramid for Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle, Barnet F.C., Barnet, Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace, Everton F.C., Everton, Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough and Swansea City F.C., Swansea City. Born in France and raised in England, he earned 50 caps for the DR Congo national football team, DR Congo national team between 2013 and 2022. Club career Early career Bolasie began his career with Rushden & Diamonds F.C., Rushden & Diamonds at age 16. He spent four months as a member of their youth team and then had a spell with Hillingdon Borough F.C., Hillingdon Borough in the Southern Football League before moving across Europe to play for Flori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Ledley
Joseph Christopher Ledley (born 23 January 1987) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He started his career with then Championship side Cardiff City where he spent six years. He helped the club to the FA Cup Final in 2008 and to the Championship play-off final in 2010. In 2010, he moved to Celtic on a free transfer. He won the Scottish Premier League title in his second season with the club in 2012 and both the league and the Scottish Cup in 2013. He signed for Crystal Palace in January 2014 and played three and a half Premier League seasons for them. Ledley has played for Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his full debut in 2005. He has since gone on to make over 70 international appearances and has captained his country on several occasions. Ledley was in the Welsh squad that reached the semi-final of UEFA Euro 2016. Early life and career Ledley was born in Cardiff, growing up in the Fairwater area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Sacher
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Laurent may refer to: *Laurent (name), a French masculine given name and a surname **Saint Laurence (aka: Saint ''Laurent''), the martyr Laurent **Pierre Alphonse Laurent, mathematician **Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planet (51) Nemausa *Laurent, South Dakota, a proposed town for the Deaf to be named for Laurent Clerc See also *Laurent series, in mathematics, representation of a complex function ''f(z)'' as a power series which includes terms of negative degree, named for Pierre Alphonse Laurent *Saint-Laurent (other) *Laurence (name), feminine form of "Laurent" *Lawrence (other) Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grazer AK
Grazer Athletiksport Klub (; abbreviated as GAK), better known simply as Grazer AK, is an Austrian sports club based in the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria. The football section was once among Austria's most popular clubs, enjoying success in the decade between 1995 and 2005. The other sections are basketball, diving and tennis, which however all act as separate legal entities. The "GAK" football section folded during the 2012–13 Regionalliga Mitte Season in Autumn 2012. It has since been revived and returned to the Austrian Second League in 2019, and four years later won promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga after a seventeen-year hiatus. History The beginning The club arose from an informal association of local academics around the medical student Georg August Wagner from Prague, later a professor at Charles University and the Charité in Berlin. Acquainted with football from his hometown, he organised the first public match in present-day Austria on 18 Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
