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Darlington St Augustine's F.C.
Darlington St Augustine's Football Club was a association football, football club based in Darlington, England. It was most notable for being the winner of the first Northern Football League in 1889–90. History The club was founded in 1882 by William Nolli, a Scotsman who had moved to Darlington to run the Old Dun Cow pub. Nolli claimed to have played with Hibernian F.C., Hibernian and, unable to find an association club in Darlington, he recruited players from St Augustine's Church in order to form a side. Nolli himself playing at centre-half. Within a year the rival Darlington F.C. had been founded, and the two clubs met in the North Riding Senior Cup, Cleveland Cup final in 1886–87; although the Saints were narrow favourites, Darlington won 4–1 in a replay after a 0–0 draw, both games taking place at Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C., Middlesbrough Ironopolis' Linthorpe Ground; the Saints being handicapped in the replay by losing its favourite forward O'Hara on the ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlington St
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham, England, Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, making it a "large town" and one of the largest settlements in North East England. The town is linked to London, Leeds, York, York, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle and Edinburgh by the East Coast Main Line and the A1 road (Great Britain), A1. History Darnton Darlington started as an Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon settlement. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon ''Dearthington'', which seemingly meant 'the settlement of Deornoth's people' but, by Norman times, the name had changed to Derlinton. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the town was usually known by the name of ''Darnton''. Darlington has a historic market area in the town centre. St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington, St Cuthbert's Church, built in 1183, is one of the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
