The Midlands and Others
Author : Henry Lyttlejohn
Publisher :
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,69 MB
Release : 1870
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Author : Henry Lyttlejohn
Publisher :
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,69 MB
Release : 1870
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Author : Mike Bradbury
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 35,23 MB
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 148369531X
Association Football did not magically begin with the formation of the Football Association in 1863: for centuries before, leather and rag balls had been kicked about, often as a smoke-screen for a jolly good brawl amongst the ruffians of the town or village! In medieval times, the common people from all over the Midlands would chase after a stuffed leather football, sometimes from dawn till dusk, from one end of town to the other. Football, in all its various forms, was the game of the people. Centuries later, in Englands universities and public schools, the game was brought under a unified set of rules by middle and upper-class young men who formed exclusive football clubs for their fellows and tried to keep the Association game between themselves. Back in the Midlands, however, pioneering men started football teams for the working-class society, and within a decade, there were hundreds of such teams from Worcester to Sheffield. Football had been given back to the common man. This book gives an insight into over sixty small clubs who were the mainstay of organised football across the Midlands from the embryonic 1860s to beyond professionalism in the 1890s. Many new details and photographs are being published for the first time, as the author travels all over the eight counties of the Midlands to find the lost grounds and the Lost Teams of the Midlands. In This Book, Author Mike Bradbury Brings together a history and description of over sixty of the most prominent lost Midlands football clubs from the Victorian era, many defunct even before 1900 Discovers the location of the lost Trapezium Ground in Wednesbury Discovers the location of the Shrubbery Ground where Tipton FC played in the 1870s Establishes four of the grounds used by Derby Junction and other Derby teams Establishes the site of Derby Midland FCs lost ground near the railway station Discovers the true origins of Walsall Town Football Club Unearths previously unpublished pictures of Wellington St. Georges and their Shropshire ground Discovers the previously unknown team colours for over twenty teams featured in this book, including Notts Olympic, Bham Excelsior, Calthorpe, Derby Junction, Staveley Unravels the mystery of the two St. Georges football teams in the Birmingham area Finds out what became of Walsalls oldest team, Rushall Rovers Publishes unseen photographs of Birminghams oldest team, Saltley College, and their ground within the college Discovers the first two grounds of the early Bloxwich FC (Strollers) Presents maps showing the lost locations of the grounds of Rushall Rovers, Smethwick Carriage Works, Lozells FC, Wednesbury Strollers, Crosswells FC, and others Unearths the 1873 advert where players are asked to form the Walsall Football Club Discovers the lost football ground at Aston Cross, used by Aston Shakespeare and Aston Victoria Finds and gets access to the lost ground of the Willenhall Pickwicks, seven-times Staffordshire Junior Cup finalists Photographs all three grounds of pioneering Birmingham club, Calthorpe FC, and unearths their colours and their link to Aston Villa Discovers the lost Vulcan ground used by early Derby teams in the city centre Has created a web site featuring over 100 photographs and maps of teams, players, and grounds, details of which are given inside the book
Author : P.B. Lound
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 35,61 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0750982063
THE story of the ill-fated liner Titanic is one that has been told and retold countless times – it is hard to imagine that there could be any new stories or twists to the tale. Yet Titanic’s strong connection with the Midlands is one such story that is not so well known. The ship may have been built in Belfast, registered in Liverpool and sailed from Southampton, but over 70 per cent of her interiors came from the Midlands. This pivotal piece of research from Titanic expert Andrew P.B. Lound explores the role played by the people and the varied industries of the Black Country in the life of the most famous ship in the world.
Author : Brian Conduit
Publisher : Sigma Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,67 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781850588085
The combination of country walking with visits to battlefields is a most rewarding experience. The Midlands has played a prominent part in the military history of England and the events that form the basis of the 22 walks in this guide range from the 13th to the 20th centuries, from the Battle of Evesham (1265) to the bombing of Coventry (1940).
Author : Simon Warren
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 17,82 MB
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1781012202
The fourth in a series of eight new cycling climbs guides from bestselling author of 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs and Another 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs, Simon Warren. Spanning the width of England, the Midlands contain numerous (literally) breath-taking climbs. The isolation of the Lincolnshire Wolds and the desolation of the Long Mynd are home to a myriad of challenges, and no matter where you look, you’re never too far from an absolute killer. Highlights include the infamous Mow Cop, the rugged Michaelgate and the savage Asterton Bank. Add to these the famous ascents of the Peak District – Winnats Pass, Curbar Edge and Monsal Head – and you are truly spoilt for choice. So, what are you waiting for?
Author : Simon Elson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 17,5 MB
Release : 2024-05-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1398114421
Illustrated throughout, this book looks at the history behind some of the Midland's most loved heritage railways.
Author : C. C. Channer
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 15,57 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Lace and lace making
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Author : Gordon Edgar
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 19,21 MB
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445649357
Gordon Edgar explores the industrial and minor railways of the Midlands.
Author : Tom Kew
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 152615451X
The multicultural Midlands is a unique, interdisciplinary study of the literature, music and food that shape the region’s irrepressible, though often overlooked, cultural identity. It is the first of its kind to give serious critical attention to a part of the world which is frequently ignored by readers, critics and the culture industries. This book makes a claim for the importance of the Midlands and evidences this with nuanced close reading of a multitude of diverse texts spanning so-called ‘high’ to ‘low’ culture; from the Black Country’s ‘Desi Pubs’, to Leicester’s ‘McIndians’ Peri Peri (‘you’ve tried the cowboys, now try the Indians!’); Handsworth’s reggae roots to Adrian Mole’s diaries.
Author : Commonwealth Shipping Committee
Publisher :
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 15,73 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Shipping
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