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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… exercise was limited in scope. Duport disapproved of football as 'a rude, boistrous exercise, and fitter for … for Schollers', 200 and certainly, in D'Ewes's time, a football match ended in a fight between St. John's and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… that the only general games of his day were cricket and football. Lawn tennis had only just been introduced, and a … clubs the boats took precedence, followed by cricket and football, and they by hockey, lacrosse, and golf, the last … the university eleven. On the other hand, he noted, rugby football had become far more popular than it had been at that …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… those on the east stretching beyond Tottenham Hotspurs' football ground as far as Lansdowne Road. By 1959 some 40 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 1923, 61 and many villas in front of Tottenham Hotspurs' football ground, where a large stand was built in 1934. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… widely known as the respective homes of Tottenham Hotspur football club and of the Alexandra Palace. 7 From the late …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… to keep in touch during the winter by forming their own football team, with the same name. 70 Hotspur football club, one of many local groups, started with a grant … enjoyed periods of national prestige, winning the Football Association Challenge Cup in 1901 and again twenty …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… chapel. Further to the east is the Manchester City Football Ground. To the south of Ashton Old Road is a cricket …
A History of the County of Stafford
… High Street ground was also used by the colliery company's football team, formed c. 1875. In the 19356 season it won the … 145 In the early 1930s there was a Princess Street Albion Football Club in Chase Terrace. 146 Chasetown Football Club originated in 1954 as Chase Terrace Old …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… those of the Royal Oak, Robin Hood, and 'Maying Night.' 9 Football games were played at certain seasons. 10 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… has one called the Journal and Guardian. The Cricket and Football Field is printed at Bolton, and there is a monthly …