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A History of the County of Worcester
… forbidden to frequent the unlawful games called tennis, football and 'the dyse' under pain of 12 d. 44 The bakers …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the town had in addition clubs for bowling, fishing, football, golf, and tennis. 41 As a social centre Tewkesbury … 3378; cf. ibid. (1939), 351, which does not mention football, golf, or rowing clubs. Glos. Subsidy Roll, 1327, …
Old and New London
… Briars." The cloisters used to be the great resort of the football and hockey players, especially in bad weather. The … in the summer quarter; during the rest of the year we had football and hockey. Fives was also played in one of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… county magistrates at the Howes were stopped in 1580, and football and bear-baiting at Chesterton in 1581, provoking …
A History of the County of Warwick
… In 1900 it covered 12 acres and comprised cricket and football pitches and a cycle track, as well as other … eventually united at Binley Road in 1919. 52 Association football was being played about 1870 on the 'Old Gentleman's … played in their jackboots. By 1888, when the Warwickshire Football Association was formed, most Coventry districts and …
A History of the County of Warwick
… fields being added to the other forbidden activities. 96 Football in the streets would incur gaol after 1595 and …
A History of the County of Warwick
… built on and around Primrose Hill, and the Coventry City football ground had been laid out between the hill and Swan …
A History of the County of Leicester
… up, and workers could no longer be allowed time off for a football match. 166 When the slump came in 19201 and strikes …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… increasing, while the triumphs in sport, especially Rugby football, have been phenomenal. In 1937 the captains of University Rugby, of Association football, and of cricket were St. Catharine's men. Statutes. …