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Owain Fôn Williams
Owain Fôn Williams (born 17 March 1987) is a Welsh professional football coach and former professional Association football, footballer who is the Head of Goalkeeping for EFL League One side Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers. Williams played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper making 271 appearances in the English Football League, including 161 for Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers, also representing Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County F.C., Stockport County, Bury F.C., Bury, and Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale. He has since played for Scottish clubs Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Hamilton Academical F.C., Hamilton Academical and Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic, and in the United States for Indy Eleven. Formerly a Welsh youth international, he was first called up to the senior Wales national football team, Wales team in 2009, finally making his debut in 2015. He was a member of the Wales sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales National Football Team
The Wales national football team () represents Wales in international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales. They have been a member of FIFA since 1946 and a member of UEFA since 1954. Wales have qualified for the FIFA World Cup twice, in 1958 FIFA World Cup, 1958 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022. In 1958, they reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champions Brazil national football team, Brazil. They then went 58 years before reaching their second major tournament, when – following a rise of 109 places from an all-time low of 117th to a peak of 8th in the FIFA Men's World Ranking, FIFA World Ranking between August 2011 and October 2015 – they qualified for UEFA Euro 2016, where they reached the semi-finals before again losing to the eventual champions, Portugal national football team, Portugal. A second successive UEFA European Championship followed when Wales reache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Windsor, Colorado. The club was founded in 2021, and made its competitive debut in 2022. The team is owned by the Katofsky family and the Future Legends ownership group. Currently a member of the League for Clubs, the Hailstorm were a member of USL League One from 2022 USL League One season, 2022 through the 2024 USL League One season, 2024 season, and won the USL's inaugural USL Cup in 2024 USL Cup, 2024. History Soccer in Colorado There are three other professional Association football, soccer teams in the state of Colorado. Colorado Rapids play in Major League Soccer, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Colorado Springs Switchbacks play in USL Championship and Colorado Rapids 2 play in MLS Next Pro. Inaugural season Because USL League One had an uneven number of teams for the 2022 season, Northern Colorado played the first competitive match in its history in the 2022 U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huddersfield Town A
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into the similar-sized Colne is to the south of the town centre which then flows into the Calder in the north eastern outskirts of the town. The rivers around the town provided soft water required for textile treatment in large weaving sheds; this made it a prominent mill town with an economic boom in the early part of the Victorian era Industrial Revolution. The town centre has much neoclassical Victorian architecture. An example is , which is a Grade I listed building described by John Betjeman as "the most splendid station façade in England". It won the Europa Nostra award for architecture. Huddersfield hosts the University of Huddersfield and three colleges: Greenhead College, Kirklees College and Huddersfield New Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EFL Championship
The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is a professional association football league in England and Wales. Contested by 24 clubs, it is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, sitting below the Premier League. Introduced for the 2004–05 season as the Football League Championship, the division is a rebrand of the former Football League First Division. The winning club of this division each season receives the EFL Championship trophy, which was the previous trophy awarded to the winners of the English top-flight prior to the launch of the Premier League. As with other divisions of professional English football, Welsh clubs can be part of this division, thus making it a cross-border league. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Team (association Football)
Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier."History of the FA" The Football Association. Archived fro the original on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2007. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in this term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Williams (footballer, Born 1982)
Benjamin Philip Williams (born 27 August 1982) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He started his career at Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, where he made pre-season appearances and was an unused substitute for a number of games. Williams was loaned out to several clubs, being Coventry City F.C., Coventry City, Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield, Altrincham F.C., Altrincham and Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra. Williams signed on a permanent deal with Crewe in 2004, after his release from Manchester United. He later played for Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United, Colchester United F.C., Colchester United, Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City, Bury F.C., Bury, Blackpool F.C., Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers. Playing career Manchester United During the 2002–03 in English football, 2002–03 season, he was placed on the benc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool F
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population of (in ), Liverpool is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority, combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Established as a borough in Lancashire in 1207, Liverpool became significant in the late 17th century when the Port of Liverpool was heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade. The port also imported cotton for the Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution, Lancashire textile mills, and became a major departure point for English and Irish emigrants to North America. Liverpool rose to global economic importance at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century and was home to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester United F
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million, and the largest in Northern England. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury and City of Salford, Salford. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of Mamucium, ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers River Medlock, Medlock and River Irwell, Irwell. Throughout the Middle Ages, Manchester remained a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons usually run from August to May, with each team playing 38 matches: two against each other team, one home and one away. Most games are played on weekend afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures. The competition was founded as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992, following the decision of clubs from the Football League First Division, First Division (the top tier since 1888) to break away from the English Football League. Teams are still promoted and relegated to and from the EFL Championship each season. The Premier League is a corporation managed by a Richard Masters (football), chief executive, with member clubs as shareholders. The Premier League takes advantage of a £5 billion domestic televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle
Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle is a bilingual secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. It is situated in Penygroes, Gwynedd in Gwynedd, North Wales. The school serves the village of Penygroes and the surrounding rural area. As of 2024, there were 393 pupils enrolled at the school. __TOC__ General information 78 per cent of pupils come from homes in which Welsh is the main language of the household. Nearly all pupils are able to speak Welsh to first language level. Despite the school having a number of students who can't speak Welsh, second language Welsh classes are not offered until year 10. On the school's badge, the words 'Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad' are inscribed, which translates to "''The ideal of education is to build character''" or more concisely "''Education Builds Character''". The school badge was devised by a former art teacher at the school, John Davies. There are four registration classes in each school year, Y, D, N and P. There are also four school house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Euro 2016
The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2016) or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's association football, football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. It was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. Spain national football team, Spain were the two-time defending champions, having won the UEFA Euro 2008, 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012, 2012 tournaments, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Italy national football team, Italy, Portugal national football team, Portugal won the tournament for the first time, following a 1–0 victory after extra time over the host team, France national football team, France, in UEFA Euro 2016 final, the final played at the Stade de France. For the first time, the European Championship final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format used since UEFA Euro 1996, 1996. Under the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the world, and was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League. The Football League was rebranded as the "English Football League" (EFL) starting with the 2016–17 season. The EFL is divided into the EFL Championship, Championship, EFL League One, League One and EFL League Two, League Two, with 24 clubs in each division, 72 in total, with promotion and relegation between them; the top Championship division clubs change places with the lowest-placed clubs in the Premier League, and the bottom clubs of League Two with the top clubs of the National League (division), National League. Currently four of the EFL clubs are from Wales – Cardiff City F.C., Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
