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Chertsey Town F.C.
Chertsey Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chertsey, Surrey, England. The club currently competes in the Southern Football League Premier Division. The club was established as Chertsey Football Club in 1890 and joined the Metropolitan League in 1963. After three seasons, they moved to the Spartan League and finished as runners-up in the 1974–75 season. The following year, they became founder members of the London Spartan League after a merger of their existing league merged with the Metropolitan-London League. Chertsey Town joined the Athenian League a year later and remained until the league disbanded in 1984. They subsequently joined the Isthmian League but immediately suffered relegation to the Combined Counties League. The club returned at the first time of asking as runners-up, and in 1986 began a 20-season stay in the Isthmian League, achieving three promotions and three relegations across the divisions. In 2006, the Curfews returned to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chertsey
Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, southwest of central London. It grew up around Chertsey Abbey, founded in AD 666 by Earconwald, St Erkenwald, and gained a municipal charter, market charter from Henry I of England, Henry I. A bridge across the River Thames first appeared in the early 15th century. The River Bourne, Chertsey, River Bourne through the town meets the Thames at Weybridge. The Anglicanism, Anglican church has a medieval tower and chancel roof. The 18th-century listed buildings include the current stone Chertsey Bridge and Botleys Mansion. A curfew bell, rung at 8pm on weekdays from Michaelmas to Lady Day ties with the romantic local legend of Blanche Heriot, marked by a statue of her and the bell at Chertsey Bridge. Green areas include the Thames Path National Trail, Chertsey Meads and a round knoll (St Ann's Hill) with remains of a prehistoric Hillfort, hill fort known as Eldebury Hill. Pyrcroft House dates from the 18th century and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottenham Hotspur F
Tottenham (, , , ) is a district in north London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton, London, Edmonton to the north, Walthamstow, across the River Lea, to the east, and Stamford Hill to the south, with Wood Green and Harringay to the west. The area rapidly expanded in the late 19th century, becoming a Working class, working-class suburb of London following the advent of the railway and mass development of housing for the Lower middle class, lower-middle and working classes. It has been home to the Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur since 1882. The parish of Municipal Borough of Tottenham, Tottenham was granted Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district status in 1894 and municipal borough status in 1934. Following the World War II, Second World War, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irlam F
Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Salford, southwest of Manchester and northeast of Warrington. Irlam forms a continuous urban area with Cadishead to the southwest, and is divided from Flixton and the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford to the southeast by the Manchester Ship Canal. The main road through Irlam, linking it to Cadishead and Eccles, is the A57. Irlam railway station also serves the district. Irlam was anciently known as Irwellham, an outlying area of Chat Moss, a large peat bog which straddled the River Irwell. Work was carried out in the 19th century to reclaim large areas to enable the completion of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829. In 1894, the Irwell was adjusted so that its waters were united with the Manchester Ship Canal, stimulating the grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redbridge F
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Horndean F
Horndean is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district, in Hampshire, England, north of Portsmouth. The nearest railway station is southeast of the village at Rowlands Castle. The village had a population of 12,942 at the 2011 Census, and shares the semi-rural character of others in the district. The village was the home of Gales Brewery from 1850. In 2005, it was bought by Fuller, Smith and Turner, who closed it in 2006, when it was converted to shops and flats. History Horndean expanded in the early Middle Ages due to its convenient position as a staging post on the road from Portsmouth to London (now the A3). In 1836 it became home to the Hon. Sir Charles Napier Senior, father to the more famous Sir Charles Napier, who purchased a property in the village called The Grove but subsequently changed its name to Merchistoun Hall (named after his former home in Falkirk, Scotland). Merchistoun Hall is now a Grade II listed building and serves as the village' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadley Calleva F
Tadley is a town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England, north of Basingstoke and south west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE), now known as AWE, became the area's largest employer, and many houses were built during this period to accommodate AWRE workers. Though the establishment was located in the parish of Aldermaston, most of these houses were built in Tadley. History The origin of the name is uncertain. In old maps and books Tadley can be found spelled as ''Taddanleage'', ''Tederlei'', ''Titherley'', ''Tudurley'', ''Tadel'' and ''Taddeley''. As with many other rural British communities, it is assumed that the village began as a clearing in the dense forest which at one time covered the greater part of England. In Old English language, Old English, ''Tadde'' means 'Toad' or 'Frog' and ''ley'' being 'a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodley United F
Woodley may refer to: Places * Woodley, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Benson No. 35, Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada * Woodley, Nairobi, a suburb of Nairobi, Kenya, south of Kilimani * Woodley, Berkshire, a town near Reading in Berkshire, England, UK * Woodley, Greater Manchester, a suburban area near Stockport in Greater Manchester, England, UK * Woodley, Hampshire, a United Kingdom location near Romsey in Hampshire, England People with the surname * Allan Woodley, Australian rules footballer * Anita Woodley, American writer * Bruce Woodley Bruce William Woodley (born 25 July 1942) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of the successful folk-pop group the Seekers, and co-composer of the songs " I Am Australian," "Red Rubber Ball," and Simon & G ..., Australian singer-songwriter and musician * David Woodley, American football player * Fabian S. Woodley (1888–1957), British poet * Frank Woodley, Australian comedian * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Anderson (footballer)
Dave Anderson (born 11 March 1962) is a Northern Irish media personality and former association football player and manager, best known for his role as manager of AFC Wimbledon from 2004 to 2007. He was most recently manager of Chertsey Town. A goalkeeper in his playing days, Anderson played senior football for Glentoran and Bangor and internationally for Northern Ireland B before retiring prematurely through injury. Anderson moved back to England and embarked on a career in management at non-League level, being associated with over ten teams in the course of a career lasting over two decades. Anderson is also a regular contributor to BBC Radio 5 Live's show about non-League football, the Non-League Football Show. Playing career Anderson was a goalkeeper during his playing days and had youth contracts with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United. He went home to Northern Ireland to play for Glentoran and Bangor, where he was the youngest player to travel in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 2002 by former supporters of Wimbledon F.C. after the Football Association allowed that club to Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes, relocate to Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, about north of Wimbledon. Most of the Wimbledon supporters were very strongly opposed to moving the club so far away from Wimbledon, feeling that a club transplanted to a distant location would no longer represent Wimbledon or the club's historic legacy and tradition. Wimbledon moved in 2003 and formally changed the name of the club to Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Milton Keynes Dons in 2004. When AFC Wimbledon was formed, it affiliated to both the London Football Association, London and Surrey County Football Association, Surrey Football Associations, and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guildford City F
Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildford" is thought to derive from a crossing of the River Wey, a tributary of the River Thames that flows through the town centre. The earliest evidence of human activity in the area is from the Mesolithic and Guildford is mentioned in the will of Alfred the Great from . The exact location of the main Anglo-Saxon settlement is unclear and the current site of the modern town centre may not have been occupied until the early 11th century. Following the Norman Conquest, a motte-and-bailey castle was constructed; which was developed into a royal residence by Henry III. During the late Middle Ages, Guildford prospered as a result of the wool trade, and the town was granted a charter of incorporation by Henry VII in 1488. The River We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combined Counties League
The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the western half of Greater London, featuring a number of semi-professional clubs. It is sponsored by Cherry Red Records and is officially known as the Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League. It was founded in 1922 as the Surrey Senior League and was renamed in 1978 to the Combined Counties League. Initially, the league was a single division, but it consists now of 63 teams in three divisions: Premier Division North, Premier Division South and Division One. The league also has a new Division Two of nine teams, many being reserve and development teams, six teams competing in an Under-23 Development Division, known as the John Bennett Development Division, and 20 Under-18 teams split across North and South divisions, known as the Tony Ford Under-18 Youth Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
