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The Invincibles (English Football)
In Football in England, English football, "The Invincibles" is a nickname used to refer to the Preston North End F.C., Preston North End team of the 1888–89 in English football, 1888–89 season, managed by William Sudell, and the Arsenal F.C., Arsenal 2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season, team of the 2003–04 FA Premier League, 2003–04 season managed by Arsène Wenger. Preston North End earned the nickname after completing an entire season undefeated in league and cup competition (27 games), while Arsenal were undefeated in the league (38 games) in a run that stretched to a record 49 games. Preston North End The "Invincibles" nickname was first coined in 1883, long before the 1888–89 Football League, inaugural Football League competition. The term was used by the press in attempt to sneer or devalue Preston's achievements at the time due to the club's unpopular Professional sports, professional status; Preston was one of the first sides in England to pay footballers to play f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In England
Association football, Football is the most popular sport in England. Widely regarded as the birthplace of modern football, the first official rules of the game were established in England in 1863. The country is home to the world's first football league, the oldest national governing body, and the oldest national knockout competition. With over 40,000 football clubs, England has more teams involved in the sport than any other country. The world's first football club, Sheffield F.C., and the oldest professional club, Notts County F.C., Notts County, were both founded in England. The influence of the British Empire helped spread football across the globe, shaping the development of the modern Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game. England's domestic football scene remains one of the strongest in the world, with the Premier League ranking among the richest and most popular leagues globally. As of 2024, five of the ten Forbes' list of the most valuable football c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotch Professors
The Scotch Professors were Scottish football players of the late 19th century who moved south to play for clubs participating in the English Football League during the period when football had become professional in England but remained (theoretically) amateur in Scotland. Style of play The origin of the name was based upon the distinctive Scottish style of play – described at the time as being " combination football" – which was centred upon a passing game with greater teamwork as opposed to the individualistic, dribbling style common in England at the time. It was this distinctive style of football – which has been described as "''changing the nature of soccer''" – which had become the hallmark of the Scottish game of the era. The ability of the Scottish players, their apparently superior technique, and the nature of their play impressed English spectators during the Scotland – England international fixtures which had been taking place since 1872 and led to a grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Holmes (footballer)
Robert Holmes (23 June 1867 – 17 November 1955) was a professional footballer, who played for Preston North End. Career Holmes was the longest–serving survivor of the Preston North End team known as the 'Invincibles' when he died aged 88 in November 1955. His first club was Preston Olympic from 1883. There is no clear record of when he signed for Preston North End. Season 1887–88 was when he came to prominence. He played wing–half in the 1888 FA Cup Final played on 24 March 1888 at Kennington Oval against West Bromwich Albion. Preston North End lost 2–1. In the following month, Holmes made his international debut for England, on 7 April 1888 against Ireland. England won 5–1 at the Ulster Cricket Ground. Holmes made his League debut on 8 September 1888 at full-back for Preston North End against Burnley at Preston North End's Deepdale ground. Preston won 5–2. When he played as a full–back against Burnley on 8 September 1888 he was 21 years 77 days old; which made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Graham (footballer, Born 1866)
William Graham (January 1866 – 1937) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Newcastle United and championship winning Preston North End. Graham made his League debut on 8 September 1888 at centre-half for Preston North End against Burnley at Deepdale in Preston; his side won 5–2. He played in only five of Preston's 22 League Championship matches. (registration & fee required) His brother Johnny Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John (given name), John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly ... was also a footballer and a teammate at Preston. References Scottish men's footballers Newcastle United F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players English Football League players 1866 births 1937 deaths Men's association football wing halves Footballers from North Ayrshire Newcastle East E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Graham (footballer, Born 1857)
John Graham (23 February 1857 – 23 February 1927) was a Scottish professional footballer of the 1880s. He was a player for Preston North End from 1884 until 27 March 1890 when he retired because of an injury. He was a member of 'the invincibles'. Career Toughened by his job as a quarryman, Graham initially played with Annbank in the Ayrshire Football Combination, and won one cap for the Scotland national football team in 1884; his appearance was in Scotland'a first–ever British Home Championship match, played on 26 January 1884 at the Ulster Cricket Ground against Ireland – Scotland won 5–0. Graham is the only serving Annbank player to have been selected for international duty. He joined Preston North End in season 1884–85 (moving to England discounted him from further Scotland caps at that time), and played in the 1888 FA Cup Final against West Bromwich Albion at Kennington Oval on 24 March 1888. North End lost 2–1. Graham made his Football League debut on 8 Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Gordon (footballer, Born 1863)
John Barr Gordon (28 April, 1861–14 May, 1941)1939 Register (Find My Past) (registration and fee required).Lancashire Daily Post, 15 May 1941 (British Newspaper Archive) (registration and fee required). was a Scottish professional footballer of the 1880s and 1890s. He played in the English Football League with Preston North End and Loughborough. Career One of the first Scotsmen to play for North End, Jack Gordon was working at Leyland as a joiner when he was first asked to play for the club in February 1882. He scored on his debut in a 7–0 win over Fishwick Ramblers, a local side who were then neighbours and rivals of North End. Yet, despite impressing, he returned home to Port Glasgow where he worked in the shipyards and played football for Port Glasgow Athletic. Two years later he returned to Deepdale, the home of Preston North End, and after a handful of games at inside–right, switched to the wing where he turned up with Jimmy Ross. He scored many goals in North End's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goodall
John Goodall (19 June 1863 – 20 May 1942) was an English professional footballer who rose to fame as a centre forward for England and for Preston North End at the time of the development of the Football League, and also became Watford's first manager in 1903. He also played cricket in the County Championship for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896, being one of 19 players to achieve the Derbyshire Double of playing cricket for Derbyshire and football for Derby County. He was also a curling player of some repute. Family and early life He was a son of Richard, a soldier in the Scottish Fusiliers from Fishcross, near Alloa in Clackmannanshire. His mother was Mary (maiden surname of Lees), and his parents were married on 31 December 1860 in Tarbolton, Scotland. Mary Lees was a daughter of Achibald Lees and his wife Elizabeth. She was baptised at Tarbolton on 22 April 1838. Goodall had a somewhat cosmopolitan background. He was born in London and his parents' travels were diverse enough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Goodall
Archibald Lee Goodall (3 January 1865 – 20 November 1929) was an Irish footballer who made 429 appearances in the Football League for Preston North End, Aston Villa, Derby County, Glossop and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He won 10 caps at full international level for Ireland. Goodall could play in the centre half and forward positions. Goodall made 424 appearances and scored 52 goals (Football League & FA Cup) for Derby County. He also served as club captain and established a club record for consecutive league appearances. Goodall was employed regularly as a centre half and made great use of the shoulder charge. His stamina and shear physical presence also made him very effective in this position. During his career Goodall also set three age records. He was the oldest player to score an international goal during the 19th century, the oldest player to score for Ireland and is the oldest player ever to play for Wolves. Goodall also proved to be a controversial character. In 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Edwards (footballer, Born 1867)
John Bentley 'Jack' Edwards (August 25, 1867 – October 1960) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Preston North End. Jack Edwards made his Football League and Club debut on 13 October 1888, playing as a winger, at Deepdale, the home of Preston North End. The visitors were West Bromwich Albion and the home team won 3–0. Edwards also scored his debut club and League goal in this match. Two minutes into the second–half, with the scores at 0–0, Edwards scored from a pass made by his wing–colleague Jack Gordon. Edwards appeared in four of the 22 League matches played by Preston North End in season 1888–89 and scored three League goals. As a forward (one appearance), he played in a Preston forward–line that scored three–League–goals–or–more once. As a winger (three appearances) he played in a Preston midfield that achieved big (three–League–goals–or–more) wins on two separate occasions. He scored three League goals, of which, tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Drummond (footballer, Born 1865)
George Drummond, known as Geordie Drummond (January 9, 1865 - February 15, 1914) was a professional footballer who was a utility player, including playing as a left winger and a goalkeeper. Drummond played for St Bernard's before joining Preston North End. He was a key member of the Preston team which won the first ever Football League championship in the 1888–89 season without losing a match. Playing career Having learnt his football with St. Bernard's, Geordie Drummond won a county cap for Edinburgh against representatives of Glasgow. London and Sheffield. He was only 18 years old when he moved to south to Preston but impressed immediately with a hat–trick in a 4–4 draw against Accrington in September 1883. A versatile footballer, he settled into the North End side at inside–right before playing on both wings, centre–forward, half–back, goalkeeper, and full–back. Drummond played on the left wing in the 1888 FA Cup Final which Preston North End lost 2–1 to We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Dewhurst
Frederick Dewhurst (16 December 1863 – 21 April 1895) was an English professional footballer, who played as an inside forward for Preston North End in the late 19th century. Dewhurst was the first North End player to play representative football for Lancashire when he took part in the game against London for the benefit of the Moorfield Colliery Relief Fund. He was a schoolmaster at Preston Catholic College and one of its first secretaries. As a player, he was renowned for testing his physical prowess against rival goalkeepers. Prior to the inauguration of the Football League, North End were anxious to prove their worth against the Corinthians. Preston won 3–1 at Kennington Oval and then 4–3 at Deepdale with Dewhurst netting a hat-trick.Hayes, p. 68. Dewhurst made his international debut in the 1885–86 British Home Championship match against Ireland and scored in a 6–1 win on 27 February 1886. He scored on 29 March 1886 in a 3–1 win against Wales. He played in al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepdale
Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England that is the home ground of Preston North End. Built in 1875 and in use since 1878, Deepdale is recognised as being one of the oldest continuously used football stadiums in the world, although the club's claim that it is the oldest is contested. History The land on which the stadium stands was originally Deepdale Farm. It was leased on 21 January 1875 by the town's North End sports club and originally used for cricket and rugby. It hosted its first association football match on 5 October 1878. On 21 June 1890, Preston North End Baseball Club played the first professional baseball game at Deepdale, with Derby Baseball Club winning 9–6. Old Deepdale As football grew in popularity, it became necessary to have raised areas, so the idea of football terracing was formed. In the 1890s Preston built the West Paddock, which ran along the touch line and a tent was erected to house the changing rooms. By the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
