Forfar Athletic F.C.
Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in . They play their home games at Station Park, in the north end of Forfar. The club are nicknamed "the Loons" ('loon' is a Northern Scots word for a young man), although they are sometimes referred to as the "Sky Blues", which along with navy blue is one of the club colours. One explanation for the origins of the Loons' moniker is that the second string were younger than the first team, so over time people would say "I'm off to watch the Loons". Forfar share many local rivals in Angus, including Arbroath, Brechin City and Montrose, as well as the larger clubs of Dundee, Dundee United, St Johnstone and Aberdeen in the wider east of Scotland region. As well as taking part in the Scottish Professional Football League, the club also participate in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup, the Ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Station Park, Forfar
Station Park is a football ground in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. It is home to Scottish Professional Football League side Forfar Athletic and to Forfar Farmington of the Scottish Women's Premier League. Station Park is one of a number of old-fashioned football grounds left in the Scottish League. It has a capacity of although this has previously been much higher. The record crowd is 10,780 against Rangers in 1970. The total has been reduced for safety reasons. The ground allows access to all four sides of the pitch. There is one large terrace behind the goal at the western end of the ground. Called the "mert end" because a cattle market is just over the wall this area is reserved for visiting supporters when occasion and numbers demand separation of fans. A seated grandstand, opened in 1959, is on the north side of the pitch. There is a covered terrace on the south side of the ground and further, uncovered, terracing to the east and in front of the stand and the main catering c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,The Scottish Football League Challenge Cup Final Results ''scottishfootballleague.com''. . Retrieved 5 April 2013.Preview Forfar Athletic , ''dafc.co.uk''. Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Alex Troup
Alexander Troup (4 May 1895 – 1951) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a winger. Career Born in Forfar, Troup played club football in Scotland and England for Dundee and Everton. Troup made five appearances for the Scotland national team between 1920 and 1926. He also played for the Scottish League XI The Scottish League XI was a representative side of the Scottish Football League. The team regularly played against the (English) Football League and other national league select teams between 1892 and 1980. For a long period the annual fixture be ... twice in 1921. References 1895 births 1951 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Dundee F.C. players Everton F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Men's association football wingers Forfar Athletic F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Scottish Football League representative players ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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1926–27 In Scottish Football
The 1926–27 season was the 54th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 37th season of the Scottish Football League. In addition, the Scotland national amateur team (under the auspices of the SFA) played its first international match . League competitions Scottish League Division One Champions: Rangers Relegated: Greenock Morton, Dundee United Scottish League Division Two Promoted: Bo'ness United, Raith Rovers Relegated: Nithsdale Wanderers Other honours National County Non-league honours Highland League East of Scotland League Scotland national team Scotland were joint winners with England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ... in the 1926–27 British Home Championship. Key: * (H) = Home match * (A) = Away ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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1924–25 In Scottish Football
The 1924–25 season was the 52nd season of competitive association football, football in Scotland and the 35th season of the Scottish Football League. League competitions Scottish League Division One Champions: Rangers Relegated: Ayr United, Third Lanark Scottish League Division Two Promoted: Dundee United, Clydebank Relegated: Johnstone, Forfar Athletic Scottish League Division Three Promoted: Nithsdale Wanderers, Queen of the South NOTE: Leith replace Dumbarton Harp who withdrew, fixtures expunged, Brechin awarded 2 pts when Dykehead failed to play return match. Other honours National County Non-league honours Highland Football League, Highland League East of Scotland Football League, East of Scotland League Scotland national team Scotland was winner of the 1924–25 British Home Championship. Key: * (H) = Home match * (A) = Away match * BHC = British Home Championship Other national teams Scottish League XI Notes Re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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1923–24 In Scottish Football
The 1923–24 season was the 51st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 34th season of the Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) is a defunct league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4&nbs .... A Third Division was introduced adding to Division One and Division Two. League competitions Scottish League Division One Champions: Rangers Relegated: Clyde, Clydebank Scottish League Division Two Promoted: St. Johnstone, Cowdenbeath Relegated: Vale of Leven, Lochgelly United Scottish League Division Three Promoted: Arthurlie, East Stirlingshire Other honours National County Non-league honours Highland League East of Scotland League Scotland national team Key: * (H) = Home match * (A) = Away match * BHC = British Home Championship Other national teams Sc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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1921–22 In Scottish Football
The 1921–22 season was the 49th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 32nd season of the Scottish Football League. Division Two was reintroduced after having been abandoned due to World War I. Automatic promotion and relegation was introduced this season, as well as goal difference Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ... to divide teams who are level on points. Between next season and the 1974–75 season, goal average became the decider between teams equal on points. The Queen's Park Shield, the national championship for the four ancient universities, started this season too. League competitions Scottish League Division One Champions: Celtic Relegated: Dumbarton, Queen's Park, Clydebank Scottish League Division Two Promoted: Alloa Athletic Oth ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir ( , ; ), sometimes called Kirrie or the ''Wee Red Toon'', is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square. History Some of the Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones, a series of late Pictish cross slabs, are on display at the Meffan Institute in Forfar, and the others can be seen in the Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum which now occupies the Kirriemuir Town House. The lands of Ummarchie lay in the feudal barony of Kirriemure – then in the Sheriffdom of Forfar – and were owned for centuries by the Lauder of the Bass family. Alexander Lauder of Ummarchie, Co. Forfar, born about 1504 and a younger brother of Robert Lauder of the Bass, appears in many documents and died at some time in 1580. In October of this year, his younger son Walter had murdered his father's Roman Catholic brother James in a religious dispute. Walter was found guilty at Edinburgh on 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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1885–86 Scottish Cup
The 1885–86 Scottish Cup was the 13th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the eighth time after they beat defending champions Renton 3–1 in the final. Arbroath set a world record in the first round when they defeated Bon Accord 36–0 on 12 September 1885. The score remains a record in British senior football and globally for a match that was not fixed or thrown. Coincidentally, on the same day, Dundee Harp recorded an equally one-sided victory as they beat Aberdeen Rovers 35–0. Calendar *Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay. Teams All 134 teams entered the competition in the first round. First round Matches Glasgow and Suburbs Pilgrims received a bye to the second round. Renfrewshire district Ayrshire district Dunbartonshire district Edinburghshire district Stirlingshire district Alloa Athletic received a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Dundee Our Boys F
Dundee (; ; or , ) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Angus, the city developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries, gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jute, jam and journalism". With the decline of traditional industry, the city has adopted a plan to regenerate and reinvent itself as a cultural centre. In pursuit of this, a £1 billion master plan to regenerate and to reconnect th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |