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Gordon James McMaster (13 February 1960 - 28 July 1997) was a Scottish politician and horticulturist.
Life and career
McMaster was born in Johnstone. A horticulturist by training, he was also a lecturer at his alma mater, the Woodburn House Horticultural College. McMaster was very well-liked by his students for his kn... | {"Name": "Gordon McMaster", "Term start": "29 November 1990", "Term end": "28 July 1997", "Birth date": "1960 02 13 yes", "Birth place": "Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland", "Death date": "1997 07 28 1960 02 13 yes", "Death place": "Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland", "Nationality": "British"} |
Goodbye, Mickey Mouse is a historical novel by Len Deighton published on 12 October 1982. Set in Britain in early 1944 it tells the story of the 220th Fighter Group of the US Eighth Air Force in the lead up to the Allied invasion of Europe. The Group is based at a fictional airfield in Norfolk named Steeple Thaxted.
S... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Knopfhttp://knopfdoubleday.com/imprint/knopf/ Knopf Knopf Doubleday 1998-10-10 2016-07-07", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover & Paperback)", "Pages": "337Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher December 7, 1982 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/07... |
Ian Pretyman Stevenson (October 31, 1918 - February 8, 2007) was a Canadian-born American psychiatrist, the founder and director of the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
He was a professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine for fifty years. He was chair of t... | {"Name": "Ian Stevenson", "Alt": "photograph", "Birth date": "1918 10 31", "Birth place": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Death date": "2007 02 08 1918 10 31", "Death place": "Charlottesville, Virginia, United States", "Citizenship": "Canadian by birth; American, naturalized 1949", "Education": "University of St. Andrews ... |
Ian Stewart (born 28 August 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eccles from 1997 until 2010, when his seat was abolished and he was subsequently defeated in the selection process to be the Labour Parliamentary Candidate for the new parliamentary constituency of Salford a... | {"Name": "Ian Stewart", "Term start": "7 May 2012", "Term end": "8 May 2016", "Birth date": "1950 08 28 yes", "Birth place": "Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Merilyn Holding", "Alma mater": "Manchester Metropolitan University"} |
Brian David Henderson Wilson (born 13 December 1948) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Cunninghame North from 1987 until 2005 and served as a Minister of State from 1997 to 2003.
After standing down as a Minister prior to his departure from Parliament, he was asked by Tony ... | {"Name": "Brian Wilson", "Term start": "11 June 2001", "Term end": "13 June 2003", "Successor 2": "George Foulkes", "Predecessor 2": "Helen Liddell", "Office 2": "Minister of State for Scotland", "Prime minister 2": "Tony Blair", "Birth date": "yes 1948 12 13", "Birth place": "Dunoon, Scotland", "Birth name": "Brian Da... |
Ian Gibson (26 September 1938 - 9 April 2021) was a British Labour politician and scientist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich North from 1997 to 2009.
Gibson was a professor at the University of East Anglia before his election to Parliament and was considered one of the country's leading cancer exper... | {"Image caption": "Gibson as an MP", "Term start": "16 July 2001", "Term end": "11 April 2005", "Birth date": "1938 09 26 yes", "Birth place": "Dumfries, Scotland", "Death date": "2021 04 09 1938 09 26 yes", "Death place": "Norfolk, England", "Other political party": "Socialist Workers (before 1983)", "Spouse(s)": "Ver... |
Leroy Anderson ( ) (June 29, 1908 - May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music."
Early life
Born in ... | {"Name": "Leroy Anderson", "Caption": "Anderson on the CD cover of The Best of Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride", "Birth date": "1908 06 29", "Birth place": "Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "1975 05 18 1908 06 29", "Death place": "Woodbury, Connecticut, U.S.", "Occupation": "Composer, pianist, organist", "Spo... |
Remote Control is a TV game show that ran on MTV for four seasons from 1987 until 1990. It was MTV's first original non-musical program and first game show. A concurrent syndicated version of the series ran during the 1989-90 season and was distributed by Viacom. Three contestants answered trivia questions on movies, m... | {"Genre": "Game show", "Presented by": "Ken OberColin Quinnwith Marisol Massey (Season 1)Kari Wuhrer (Seasons 2-3)Alicia Coppola (Season 4)Susan Ashley (Season 5)", "Starring": "Craig VandenburghJohn Ten EyckAdam SandlerDenis LearyRoger KablerSteve Treccase", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "30 Mi... |
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, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966, which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies, and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group. Pony Canyon is a major ... | {"Type": "Private KK", "Genre": "Various", "Founded": "October 1, 1966(as Nippon Broadcasting System Services, Inc.)", "Headquarters": "Minato, Tokyo, Japan", "Industry": "Movies, TV shows, music, video games", "Products": "CDs, DVDs", "Subsidiaries": "PCI Music Pony Canyon Enterprises Exit Tunes, Inc. Pony Canyon Kor... |
Rabid is a 1977 independent body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. An international co-production of Canada and the United States, the film stars Marilyn Chambers in the lead role, supported by Frank Moore, Joe Silver, and Howard Ryshpan. Chambers plays a woman who, after being injured in a motorcyc... | {"Directed by": "David Cronenberg", "Produced by": "John Dunning", "Written by": "David Cronenberg", "Starring": "Marilyn Chambers\n Frank Moore\n Joe Silver\n Howard Ryshpan", "Cinematography": "René Verzier", "Edited by": "Jean LaFleur", "Distributed by": "afi/>", "Budget": "CAD$500,000", "Box office": "$1 million (C... |
Then: The Earlier Years is a double album compilation by the band They Might Be Giants, released in 1997. Then contains the album Lincoln in its entirety, the albums They Might Be Giants and Miscellaneous T which are each missing one track, a few otherwise unreleased songs from their 1985 Demo Tape and other songs prev... | {"Released": "March 25, 1997", "Recorded": "1985-1991", "Genre": "Alternative rock", "Label": "Restless (U.S., UK)Rykodisc (UK)", "Producer": "Bill Krauss, Matthew Hill, They Might Be Giants"} |
The Banat Military Frontier or simply Banat Frontier (; ; ) was a district of the Habsburg monarchy's Military Frontier during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was located in southern parts of the Banat region. It was formed in 1764, out of territories of the Banat of Temeswar. Today, the territory is split between Serb... | {"Conventional long name": "Banat Military Frontier", "Common name": "Banat Military Frontier", "Year founded": "1751", "Year dissolved": "1873", "Today part of": "HungarySerbiaRomania"} |
Mary Rowlandson, née White, later Mary Talcott (c. 1637January 5, 1711), was a colonial American woman who was captured by Native Americans in 1676 during King Philip's War and held for 11 weeks before being ransomed. In 1682, six years after her ordeal, The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Cap... | {"Name": "Mary (White) Rowlandson", "Caption": "Mary Rowlandson from A Narrative of the Captivity, Sufferings and Removes of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, Boston: Nathaniel Coverly, 1770Neal Salisbury points out in his introduction to Rowlandson's work (Bedford Books, 1997) that this woodcut was reused from The Life and Advent... |
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences is the undergraduate liberal arts college of Duke University. Founded in 1838, it is the original school of the university. Currently, Trinity is one of two undergraduate degree programs at Duke, the other being the Edmund T. Pratt School of Engineering.
At Duke, Arts & Sciences is... | {"Dean": "Gary Bennett", "Type": "Private, Undergraduate", "Undergraduates": "5,400", "Website": "trinity.duke.edu"} |
The Brood is a 1979 Canadian psychological body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, and Art Hindle. Its plot follows a man and his mentally ill ex-wife, who has been sequestered by a psychiatrist known for his controversial therapy techniques. A series of bruta... | {"Directed by": "David Cronenberg", "Produced by": "Claude Héroux", "Written by": "David Cronenberg", "Starring": "Oliver Reed\n Samantha Eggar\n Art Hindle\n Nuala Fitzgerald\n Henry Beckman\n Susan Hogan\n Cindy Hinds", "Music by": "Howard Shore", "Cinematography": "Mark Irwin", "Edited by": "Alan Collins", "Distribu... |
Canning Town is a district in the London Borough of Newham, East London. The district is located to the north of the Royal Victoria Dock, and has been described as the "Child of the Victoria Docks" as the timing and nature of its urbanisation was largely due to the creation of the dock. The area was part of the ancient... | {"Population": "(Canning Town North And Canning Town South wards, 2021)Newham Wards population 2021", "OS grid reference": "TQ4081", "London Assembly": "Newham", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "E16, E13", "Dialling code": "020", "UK Parliament": "West Ham"} |
The Republic of Cameroon is divided into ten regions.
In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, President Paul Biya signed decrees abolishing "provinces" and replacing them with "regions". Hence, all of the country's ten provinces are now known as regions.
Most of these provinces were designated in the 19... | {"Category": "Unitary State", "Location": "Republic of Cameroon", "Number": "10", "Government": "Semi-Autonomous Region government", "Subdivisions": "Department"} |
Feargus Edward O'Connor (18 July 1796 – 30 August 1855) was an Irish Chartist leader and advocate of the Land Plan, which sought to provide smallholdings for the labouring classes. A highly charismatic figure, O'Connor was admired for his energy and oratory, but was criticised for alleged egotism. His newspaper Norther... | {"Name": "Feargus O'Connor", "Birth date": "18 July 1796", "Birth place": "near Castletown-Kinneigh, Ireland", "Death date": "30 August 1855 (aged 59)", "Death place": "18 Albert Terrace, Notting Hill Gate, London, England", "Nationality": "Irish", "Term end 2": "1835", "Office 2": "Member of Parliament for Cork County... |
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Woodford Green is an area of Woodford in East London, England, within the London Borough of Redbridge. It adjoins Buckhurst Hill to the north, Woodford Bridge to the east, South Woodford to the south, and Chingford to the west. Epping Forest runs through Woodford Green... | {"OS grid reference": "TQ405915", "London Assembly": "Waltham Forest", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "IG8", "Dialling code": "020", "UK Parliament": "Chingford and Woodford Green"} |
Mink Car is the eighth studio album by They Might Be Giants, released on September 11, 2001, on the Restless Records label.
One of the band's most eclectic efforts, its variety reflects its recording process; it was put together in a number of different studios, with a number of different guest artists and producers, ... | {"Released": "September 11, 2001", "Recorded": "1999-2001", "Genre": "Alternative rock", "Label": "Restless", "Producer": "Adam Schlesinger (tracks: 3, 5, 8), Albert Caiati (tracks: 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16), Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 11), Patrick Dillett (tracks: 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16), They ... |
Portishead (; UK: /'pɔ:tɪshed/) is a town and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority area, in the county of Somerset, England. The town had a population of 25,000 and is located next to the Severn Estuary opposite Cardiff and Newport in Wales. The town is to the west of Bristol and 18 miles northeast of ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "25,000", "Unitary authority": "North Somerset", "Ceremonial county": "Somerset", "UK Parliament": "North Somerset", "Postcode district": "BS", "Dialling code": "01275", "OS grid reference": "ST470764"} |
Michael Ross Doughty ( ; born June 10, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and author. He founded the band Soul Coughing in 1992, and as of The Heart Watches While the Brain Burns (2016), has released 18 studio albums, live albums, and EPs, all since 2000.
Early life
Doughty is the son of military historian and U.S... | {"Born": "Fort Knox, Kentucky", "Genres": "Alternative rock alternative hip hop electronic trip hop", "Labels": "ATO MapleMusic Recordings (Canada) Megaforce Records Mod y Vi", "Website": "http://www.mikedoughty.com"} |
Attalus III () Philometor Euergetes ( - 133 BC) was the last Attalid king of Pergamon, ruling from 138 BC to 133 BC.
Biography
Attalus III was the son of king Eumenes II and his queen Stratonice of Pergamon, and he was the nephew of Attalus II, whom he succeeded. "Philometor Euergetes" means "Loving-his-Mother, Benef... | {"Born": "c. 170 BC", "Died": "133 BC", "Father": "Eumenes II", "Mother": "Stratonice of Cappadocia", "Religion": "Greek Polytheism"} |
Filbert Bayi Sanka (born June 23, 1953) is a Tanzanian former middle-distance runner who competed throughout the 1970s. He set the world records for 1500 metres in 1974 and the mile in 1975. His world record in the 1500 m was also the Commonwealth Games record until 2022.
Running career
Born in a small village of Kara... | {"Name": "Filbert Bayi", "Image size": "230px", "Image caption": "Bayi in 1975", "Sport": "Athletics/Track, Mid-distance running", "Event": "800 metres, 1500 metres, mile, 5000 metres, steeplechase", "Nationality": "Tanzanian", "Birth date": "1953 06 22", "Place of birth": "Karatu, Arusha Region, Tanganyika", "Height":... |
The Dead Zone is a 1983 American science-fiction thriller film directed by David Cronenberg. The screenplay, by Jeffrey Boam, is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The film stars Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Martin Sheen, Anthony Zerbe, and Colleen Dewhurst. Walken... | {"Directed by": "David Cronenberg", "Produced by": "Debra Hill", "Based on": "The Dead Zone Stephen King", "Screenplay by": "Jeffrey Boam", "Starring": "Christopher Walken\n Brooke Adams\n Tom Skerritt\n Herbert Lom\n Anthony Zerbe\n Colleen Dewhurst\n Martin Sheen", "Music by": "Michael Kamen", "Cinematography": "Mark... |
Samuel Sewall (; March 28, 1652 - January 1, 1730) was a judge, businessman, and printer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, best known for his involvement in the Salem witch trials,Starkey, Marion L. The Devil in Massachusetts 1949 Doubleday Edition pp.261-2 for which he later apologized, and his essay The Selling... | {"Name": "Samuel Sewall", "Caption": "1729, by John Smibert", "Birth date": "March 28, 1652", "Birth place": "Bishopstoke, Hampshire, England", "Death date": "1730 01 01 1652 03 28", "Death place": "Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay", "Spouse(s)": "Hannah HullAbigail (Melyen) Woodmansey TilleyMary (Shrimpton) Gibbs... |
Bronisław Malinowski (; 4 June 1951 - 27 September 1981) was a Polish track and field athlete, who is best known for winning a gold medal in the 3000 m steeplechase race during the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union and the silver four years earlier in Montreal. One year after his last Olympic appearance... | {"Name": "Bronisław Malinowski", "Image size": "250px", "Image caption": "Bronisław Malinowski during competitions in Fürth in preparations for the 1976 Olympic Summer Games", "Header color": "lightsteelblue", "Birth date": "1951 06 4 y", "Place of birth": "Nowe, Polish People's Republic", "Death date": "1981 09 27 195... |
Michael Doughty (born 5 August 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 2000 and 2012. He is now playing for Reynella Football Club in the Southern Football League, where he played junior football.
Originally from South Adel... | {"Name": "Michael Doughty", "Full Name": "Michael Doughty", "Nickname": "Dogger, Dogs", "Birth Date": "1979 08 05 y", "Birth Place": "Adelaide, Australia", "Original Team": "South Adelaide (SANFL)", "Draft Pick": "4th overall, 1999 Rookie Draft (Elevated 2000)", "Position": "Midfield / Defence", "Stats End": "2012"} |
Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co is a major manufacturer of sailplanes located in Poppenhausen, near Fulda in Germany.
It is also the oldest sailplane manufacturer in the world.
History
The company was founded in 1927 by Alexander Schleicher using money that he had won as a pilot in a gliding competition. It grew quick... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Aircraft manufacturing", "Founded": "1927", "Headquarters": "Germany", "Products": "Gliders (sailplanes)", "Website": "alexander-schleicher.de"} |
The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a Roman Catholic religious institute founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium, in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier. The institute is dedicated to education.
History
Theodore James Ryken was born in 1797 in the small village of Elshout... | {"Abbreviation": "C.F.X.", "Named after": "In harmony, small things grow", "Type": "Lay Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)", "Headquarters": "4409 Frederick Ave., Baltimore, MD 21229, USA", "Website": "xaverianbrothers.org"} |
Tubular Bells II is the fifteenth studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Mike Oldfield. It was released on 31 August 1992 by Warner Music UK and is the successor to his debut album Tubular Bells (1973). After his contract with Virgin Records ended at the end of 1991, Oldfield signed with Warner and started wo... | {"Released": "1992 8 31 yes", "Recorded": "June 1991 - 1992", "Studio": "Los Angeles, California and Oldfield's home studio at Roughwood Croft, Chalfont St Giles", "Genre": "Progressive rock, new-age", "Label": "WEA", "Producer": "Trevor Horn Tom Newman Mike Oldfield"} |
Delicatessen is a 1991 French post-apocalyptic science fiction black comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, starring Dominique Pinon and Marie-Laure Dougnac. It was released in North America as "presented by Terry Gilliam."
Plot
In a dilapidated apartment building in post-apocalyptic France, food is... | {"Directed by": "Marc CaroJean-Pierre Jeunet", "Produced by": "Claudie Ossard", "Written by": "Gilles AdrienMarc CaroJean-Pierre Jeunet", "Starring": "Dominique Pinon\n Marie-Laure Dougnac\n Jean-Claude Dreyfus\n Karin Viard\n Rufus\n Ticky Holgado\n Sylvie Laguna\n Jacques Mathou\n Jean-Francois Perrier\n Anne-Marie P... |
Ferdinand Gottlob Schichau (30 January 1814 – 23 January 1896) was a German mechanical engineer and businessman.Biography at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Schichau was born in Elbing, West Prussia (modern Elbląg, Poland) to a smith and iron worker. He studied engineering in Berlin and visited the Rhineland and Engla... | {"Name": "Ferdinand Schichau", "Birth date": "1814 1 30 y", "Birth place": "Elbing, Kingdom of Prussia", "Death date": "1896 1 23 1814 1 30 y", "Death place": "Elbing, German Empire", "Occupation": "Engineer, industrialist", "Nationality": "German"} |
AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as Boscombe, the club adopted their current name in 1971. Nicknamed "The Cherries... | {"Full name": "AFC Bournemouthcompany-details>https://www.afcb.co.uk/company-details/ Company details AFC Bournemouth 21 June 2020 https://www.afcb.co.uk/brand-protection/club-trademarks/ Club trademarks AFC Bournemouth 21 June 2020 21 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200621180304/https://www.afcb.co.uk/... |
Brentford Football Club is a professional football club in Brentford, West London, England which competes in the Premier League, the highest tier of English football. Nicknamed "The Bees”, the club was founded in 1889 and played home matches at Griffin Park from 1904 before moving to Gtech Community Stadium in 2020. Th... | {"Full name": "Brentford Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Bees", "Short name": "Brentford", "Founded": "1889 10 10 yes", "Capacity": "17,250The stadium https://newstadium.brentfordfc.com/stadium 6 September 2020 Brentford Football Club New Stadium", "League": "Brentfor", "Website": "https://www.brentfordfc.com"} |
Chesterfield Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
Chesterfield play their home games at the 10,500 capacity SMH Group Stadium, having mo... | {"Nickname(s)": "The Spireites", "Capacity": "10,600", "Full name": "Chesterfield Football Club", "Founded": "\"four clubs\" />When Saturday Comes : A Half Decent Football Book Penguin Books 2005 9780141927039 https://books.google.com/books?id=lg7k-Y5vF8kC&q=chesterfield+football+club&pg=PT178", "League": "Chesterf", "... |
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its early years playing in the Southern Football League until they were elected to t... | {"Full name": "Colchester United Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The U's", "Founded": "1937 3 yes", "Capacity": "10,105http://www.football-league.co.uk/clubs/20100801/colchester-united_2293500_691564 Colchester United The Football League 1 August 2010 22 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140924044017/h... |
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was founded as Grimsby Pelham Football Club in 1878, changed its name to Grimsby Town a year l... | {"Full name": "Grimsby Town Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Mariners", "Founded": "yes 1878, as Grimsby Pelhamyes 1879, as Grimsby TownCompany History http://www.extra-gtfc.co.uk/accounts2/history.html Grimsby Town F.C. 30 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701203024/http://www.extra-gtfc.co.uk/accounts2... |
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The club compete in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
They were founded in 1908 as Hartlepools United Football Athletic Company. West Hartlepool won the FA A... | {"Full name": "Hartlepool United Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "Pools", "Founded": "yes 1 June 1908", "Capacity": "7,858", "League": "HartlepU", "Website": "https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/"} |
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The history of Oldham Athletic began with the founding of Pine Villa F.C. in 1895, a team that played in the Ma... | {"Full name": "Oldham Athletic Association Football Clubhttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/League1/0,,10794~691853,00.html Oldham Athletic The Football League 5 January 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081025102040/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/League1/0,,10794~691853,00.html 25 October 2008", "... |
Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Cambridge United, with whom they contest the Cambrid... | {"Nickname(s)": "The Posh", "Capacity": "15,314", "Full name": "Peterborough United Football Club", "Founded": "yes 1934", "League": "PeterboU", "Website": "http://www.theposh.com/"} |
Teresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Being located in north-central Piauí 366 km from the coast, it is the only capital in the Brazilian Northeast that is not located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. With 871,126 inhabitants, Teresina is the 21st largest city in Br... | {"Density": "auto", "Metro density": "auto", "Urban density": "953,172", "Website": "http://www.teresina.pi.gov.br"} |
Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport County in 1890 after the County Borough of Stockport.... | {"Full name": "Stockport County Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Hatters", "Founded": "yes 1883 (as Heaton Norris Rovers)", "Capacity": "10,852 all-seated", "League": "StockpoC", "Website": "http://www.stockportcounty.com/?site/desktop"} |
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home matches at Adams Park, located on the western outskirts of High Wycombe.
... | {"Full name": "Wycombe Wanderers Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The ChairboysThe Blues", "Founded": "1887 yes", "Capacity": "9,558Headline Utilita Football Yearbook 2021-2022 2021 Headline Publishing Group 9781472288349 396", "League": "WycombeW", "Website": "http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/"} |
Rita Rossi Colwell (born November 23, 1934) is an American environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator. Colwell holds degrees in bacteriology, genetics, and oceanography and studies infectious diseases. Colwell is the founder and Chair of CosmosID, a bioinformatics company. From 1998 to 2004, she was the ... | {"Name": "Rita R. Colwell", "Term start": "1998", "Term end": "2004", "Birth date": "1934 11 23", "Birth place": "Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "Purdue UniversityUniversity of Washington"} |
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system.
The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who left England an... | {"Full name": "Boston United Football Club", "Founded": "1933 yes", "Nickname(s)": "The Pilgrims", "Capacity": "5,061http://www.thequadrantboston.co.uk/the-project/football-stadium/ The Quadrant Boston | Football Stadium 6 October 2020 20 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200920162458/http://www.thequadr... |
Bury Football Club is an English association football club based in Bury, Greater Manchester which plays in the Premier Division of the North West Counties League, the ninth tier of the English football pyramid. This follows FA approval of a June 2023 merger with phoenix club Bury AFC. Prior to expulsion from the Engli... | {"Nickname(s)": "The Shakers", "Capacity": "12,500https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/19973464.shakers-fans-begin-work-revive-gigg-lane/ Shakers fans begin work to revive Gigg Lane", "Full name": "Bury Football Club", "Founded": "yes 1885", "League": "Bury", "Website": "https://buryfc.co.uk"} |
Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, that compete in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, following promotion from EFL League Two.
They have played their home games at Brunton Park since 1909. The club's traditional kit is... | {"Full name": "Carlisle United Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Cumbrians", "Founded": "yes 1896 (Shaddongate\nUnited) yes 1904 (official)", "Capacity": "17,949Temporarily reduced to 9,999", "League": "CarlislU", "Website": "http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/"} |
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the "Robins", they have played at Whaddon Road since 1932. The club contests rivalries with... | {"Full name": "Cheltenham Town Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Robins", "Founded": "yes 1887", "Capacity": "7,066", "League": "CheltenT", "Website": "http://www.ctfc.com/"} |
Darlington Football Club is an association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, England. As of the 2022-23 season, the team competes in the National League North, at the sixth tier of English football.
The club was founded in 1883, and played its matches at Feethams. The club originally played in regional... | {"Full name": "Darlington Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Quakers, Darlo", "Founded": "yes 1883", "Capacity": "3,300", "Coordinates": "54 30 34 N 1 33 51 W it", "League": "Darlingt", "Website": "https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/"} |
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at The Eco-Power Stadium, having moved from Belle Vue in 2007. Their home strip c... | {"Full name": "Doncaster Rovers Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "Rovers", "Short name": "DRFC, DON", "Founded": "1879", "Capacity": "15,231", "League": "DoncastR", "Website": "https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/"} |
Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1886, Kidderminster have spent their entire history at Aggborough Stadium. They have ... | {"Full name": "Kidderminster Harriers Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "Kiddy, Harriers, Carpetmen, The Reds", "Founded": "1886http://www.harriers.co.uk/club/club_history/ Kidderminster Harriers FC History Harriers.co.uk 2015-07-27 2016-07-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160712072521/http://www.harriers.co.uk... |
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, Greater London, England, that compete in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, following promotion from EFL League Two. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professional level, and are known to their f... | {"Full name": "Leyton Orient Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The O's", "Capacity": "9,271", "Founded": "1881", "League": "LeytonOr", "Website": "https://www.leytonorient.com/"} |
Lincoln City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system.
Nicknamed the "Imps" after the legend of the Lincoln Imp, they have played at 10,669-capacity Sincil Bank since their ... | {"Full name": "Lincoln City Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Imps", "Founded": "1884 yes", "Capacity": "10,669Fan-led projects lead to change in capacity Lincoln City FC https://www.weareimps.com/news/2023/july/fan-led-projects-lead-to-change-in-capacity/ 18 July 2023", "League": "LincolnC", "Website": "http://w... |
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and yellow kit. Since 1919, Mansfield have played at Field Mill, which is now an... | {"Full name": "Mansfield Town Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Stags", "Founded": "yes 1897 (as Mansfield Wesleyans)", "Website": "http://www.mansfieldtown.net/", "Capacity": "9,186http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/one-call-stadium-now-at-full-capacity-928612.aspx One Call Stadium now at full capacity 18 J... |
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, Liam Manning is the manager and Elliott Moore is the captain.
The club was founded on 27 October 1893 as Headin... | {"Full name": "Oxford United Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The U's, Yellows", "Founded": "1893 yes(as Headington United)", "Capacity": "12,500", "League": "OxfordUn", "Website": "https://www.oufc.co.uk/"} |
Rochdale Association Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth tier of the English league system. Nicknamed 'The Dale', they have played home matches at Spotland Stadium since 1920 and contested ... | {"Full name": "Rochdale Association Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Dale", "Founded": "yes 1907", "Capacity": "10,249https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2016/august/crown-oil-sign-record-breaking-five-year-agreement-with-rochdale-afc/ Crown Oil Sign Record Breaking Five-Year Agreement with Rochdale AFC", "League": ... |
Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team compete in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system.
The club was formed in 1899 and turned professional after joining the Midland L... | {"Nickname(s)": "The Iron", "Capacity": "9,088", "Full name": "Scunthorpe United Football Club", "Founded": "1899", "League": "ScunthoU", "Website": "https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/"} |
Southend United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference to the area's maritime industry that is included as one of the quarters o... | {"Full name": "Southend United Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Shrimpers", "Founded": "1906 5 19 yes", "Capacity": "12,492", "League": "SouthenU", "Website": "https://www.southendunited.co.uk/"} |
Swansea City Association Football Club (; ) is a Welsh professional football club participating in the English football league system based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their home matches at the Swansea.com Stadium (formerly known as the Libe... | {"Nickname(s)": "The SwansThe JacksYJB", "Capacity": "21,088https://www.premierleague.com/publications Premier League Handbook Season 2016/17 PDF 18 September 2016 Premier League", "Full name": "Swansea City Football Club", "Founded": "yes 1912, as Swansea Town", "League": "SwanseaC", "Website": "https://www.swansea... |
York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team will compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, in the 2023-24 season.
Founded in 1922, the club played seven seasons in non-League football befo... | {"Full name": "York City Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Minstermen", "Founded": "1922 y", "Capacity": "8,500", "Coordinates": "53 59 05 N 1 03 10 W it", "League": "YorkCity", "Website": "https://yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/"} |
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home ground in 2005 to the Pirelli Stadium from Eton Park. The club's nickname, The B... | {"Full name": "Burton Albion Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "Brewers, The Yellow and Black Army", "Founded": "6 July 1950", "Capacity": "6,912", "League": "BurtonAl", "Website": "http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/"} |
Barnet Football Club is a professional football club based in London Borough of Barnet, North London. The team compete in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in Chipping Barnet in 1888. They played their home matches at Underhill Stadium from 1907 until 2013,... | {"Full name": "Barnet Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Beeshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50139021 FA Cup first round: Guide to the 31 non-league teams taking part BBC Sport 9 November 2019", "Founded": "1888", "Capacity": "6,500 (5,419 seated)http://www.barnetfc.com/club/stadium/ Stadium Barnet F. C. 10... |
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), originally the Society of American Bacteriologists, is a professional organization for scientists who study viruses, bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa as well as other aspects of microbiology. It was founded in 1899. The Society publishes a variety of scientific journals,... | {"Abbreviation": "ASM", "Type": "Learned society, Nonprofit", "Location": "Washington, DC", "Website": "https://asm.org/"} |
Avida is an artificial life software platform to study the evolutionary biology of self-replicating and evolving computer programs (digital organisms). Avida is under active development by Charles Ofria's Digital Evolution Lab at Michigan State University; the first version of Avida was designed in 1993 by Ofria, Chris... | {"Original author(s)": "Charles Ofria, Chris Adami", "Developer(s)": "Charles Ofria", "Written in": "C++, Objective-C", "Type": "Artificial life", "License": "LGPL"} |
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in the Scottish Championship after winning the 2022-23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at East End Park, are nicknamed The Pars and are currently managed by James M... | {"Full name": "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Pars", "Founded": "yes 1885 6 2http://dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=History:_1895_to_1959&ID=3747 History: 1985 to 1959 Dunfermline Athletic FC 2 June 2015 1 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221001152032/https://dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Histo... |
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Livingston, West Lothian.
Livingston currently play in the Scottish Premiership and were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football League and renamed as Meadowbank Thistle in 1974, and pla... | {"Full name": "Livingston Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "Livi, The Lions", "Founded": "yes 1943 (as Ferranti Thistle)", "Capacity": "9,713", "League": "Livingst", "Website": "https://livingstonfc.co.uk"} |
"Yeh, Yeh" (in some territories released as "Yeah, yeh, yeh") is a Latin soul tune that was written as an instrumental by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick, and first recorded by Mongo Santamaría on his 1963 album Watermelon Man! Lyrics were written for it shortly thereafter by Jon Hendricks of the vocal group Lambert, Hen... | {"B-side": "Preach and Teach", "Released": "4 December 1964", "Recorded": "1964", "Label": "Columbia (EMI) DB 7428", "Songwriter(s)": "Rodgers Grant, Pat Patrick, Jon Hendricks Jo\n Rice\n 1982\n The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits\n 1st\n Guinness Superlatives Ltd \n Enfield, Middlesex\n 86-7\n 0-85112-25... |
Dživo Franov Gundulić (; 8 January 1589 - 8 December 1638), better known today as Ivan Gundulić, was the most prominent Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa (now in Croatia).Gordana P. Crnković, Ivan Gundulić - Croatian author; Encyclopædia Britannica online. He is regarded as the Croatian national poet. His work e... | {"Pen name": "Ivan Gundulić(from 19th century on)", "Born": "8 January 1589", "Died": "1638 12 8 1589 1 8", "Occupation": "Poet", "Citizenship": "Republic of Ragusa", "Period": "Baroque"} |
Chester City Football Club was an association football team from Chester, England, that played in a variety of leagues between 1885 and 2010. The club played its home games at Sealand Road from 1906 to 1991 and moved to the Deva Stadium in 1992 after playing two seasons of home games at Macclesfield Town's Moss Rose. C... | {"Full name": "Chester City Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The SealsThe Blues", "Founded": "1885 (as Chester F.C.)", "Dissolved": "2010", "Capacity": "6,500 (5,500 seated)"} |
Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. They play in the . Often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, they are nicknamed the Daggers. They play their home games at Victoria Road.
The club was formed in ... | {"Full name": "Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "Daggers", "Founded": "1992 yes", "Capacity": "6,078Ground History http://www.daggers.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,10692,00.html daggers.co.uk Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 17 July 2008 13 November 2010", "League": "DagenhR", "Website": "http://www.daggers.co... |
Farnborough Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Founded in 1967 as Farnborough Town, they are currently members of the , the sixth tier of English football and play at Cherrywood Road.
History
The club was established as Farnborough Town in 1967 and joined the S... | {"Full name": "Farnborough Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "Boro, The Yellows", "Founded": "1967Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p287 978-1869833695", "Capacity": "6,500 (1,712 seated)Saunders Transport Community Stadium Farnborough F.C.", "League": "Farnbo... |
Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England, that compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football. They have played their home games at The New Lawn since 2006, when they moved from their original home at The Lawn Ground.
Formed in Octo... | {"Full name": "Forest Green Rovers Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Green, Rovers", "Short name": "FGR", "Founded": "1889 10 25 y", "Capacity": "5,141 (2,000 seated)Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p453 978-1869833695", "League": "ForestGR1", "Website":... |
Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. The club compete in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of Gravesend United and Northfleet United, and was known as Gravesend & Northfleet before changing ... | {"Full name": "Ebbsfleet United Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Fleet", "Founded": "1946 yes(as Gravesend & Northfleet)", "Capacity": "4,769 (2,179 seats)", "League": "EbbsfleU", "Website": "https://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/"} |
Halifax Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. They played in the English Football League from 1921 to 1993 and from 1998 to 2002.
The club was dissolved in 2008, but reformed that July under the name of F.C. Halifax Town.
The club's stadium was The Shay.
Histor... | {"Full name": "Halifax Town Association Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Shaymen", "Founded": "24 May 1911", "Dissolved": "2008", "Capacity": "14,000"} |
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The Bulls' after the Hereford cattle breed. They contested A49 derby games with... | {"Nickname(s)": "The Bulls", "Founded": "1924", "Dissolved": "2014", "Capacity": "4,913"} |
Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. (Horwich RMI) and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. (Leigh RMI), is an English amateur association football club that currently plays in the South Lancashire Counties Football League. The semi-professional senior side folded in... | {"Full name": "Leigh Genesis Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Leythers", "Founded": "1896 (as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute)", "League": "Manchester Football League Division Two"} |
Margate Football Club, originally called Margate Town, is an English football club based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent. The club's first team play in the . The club was known during the 1980s as Thanet United.
The club was founded in 1896 and joined the Southern Football League in 1933. After a spell in the K... | {"Full name": "Margate Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Gate", "Founded": "1896 yes", "Capacity": "2,100 (400 seated) http://www.chelmsfordcityfc.com/margate_preview_h_140407.htm\n https://web.archive.org/web/20070928002641/http://www.chelmsfordcityfc.com/margate_preview_h_140407.htm\n 28 September 2007\n Revenge... |
Morecambe Football Club is a professional football club in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Nicknamed "The Shrimps” due to the coastal town's local speciality food, the club have played home games at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium si... | {"Nickname(s)": "The Shrimps", "Capacity": "6,476 (2,247 seated)", "Coordinates": "54.0615 -2.8672 type:landmark_region:GB inline,title", "Full name": "Morecambe Football Club", "Founded": "y 1920 5 7", "League": "Morecamb", "Website": "http://www.morecambefc.com"} |
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at New Meadow, having moved from the Gay Meadow in 2007. They have won the Shropshire Senior Cup a record... | {"Full name": "Shrewsbury Town Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "Salop, The Shrews, The Town", "Founded": "yes 1886 05 20", "Capacity": "9,875", "League": "ShrewsbT", "Website": "http://www.shrewsburytown.com/"} |
Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system, having earned promotion during the 2022-23 season. ... | {"Full name": "Stevenage Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Boro", "Founded": "1976 yes(as Stevenage Borough F.C.)", "Capacity": "7,800", "League": "Stevenag", "Website": "https://www.stevenagefc.com/"} |
Tamworth Football Club is an English association football club based in Tamworth, Staffordshire. The club participates in the .
The club was formed in 1933 after the previous Tamworth club, Tamworth Castle, ceased to exist. After playing in the Birmingham Combination and West Midlands (Regional) League, the team reac... | {"Full name": "Tamworth Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Lambs", "Founded": "1933", "Capacity": "4,963 (518 seated)", "Coordinates": "52.628403 -1.688925 type:landmark_region:GB-STS it", "League": "Tamworth", "Website": "https://www.tamworthfc.co.uk/"} |
Telford United Football Club was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire.
The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was a founder member of the Alliance Premier League (later renamed the Football Conference) in 1979 and played at this level for 25 ... | {"Full name": "Telford United Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Bucks or Lillywhites", "Founded": "1872 (as Parish Church Institute)", "Dissolved": "2004"} |
Woking Football Club is a professional association football club, based in Woking, Surrey, England. Founded in 1887, the club plays its home matches at The Laithwaite Community Stadium and is nicknamed the Cardinals, often shortened to the Cards. Currently, they compete in having been promoted from the National League... | {"Full name": "Woking Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Cardinals/The Cards", "Short name": "WFC", "Founded": "yes 1887Woking Football Club - 1887 https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/7376/woking-football-club-1887/ Woking F.C. 17 February 2021 18 February 2021", "Capacity": "6,036 (2,500 seated)", "Coordinate... |
John Hope Peddie, commonly known as Jack or Jock Peddie, (3 March 1876 - 20 October 1928) was a Scottish footballer who played for various clubs in both England and Scotland, including Newcastle United, Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle and Heart of Midlothian. As a Plymouth player, he is most famous for scoring their... | {"Name": "Jack Peddie", "Full name": "John Hope Peddie", "Birth date": "1876 3 3 y", "Birth place": "Glasgow, Scotland", "Date of death": "1928 10 20 1876 3 3 y", "Place of death": "Detroit, Michigan, United States", "Height": "5 ft 11 in m 2 onDykes (1994), p. 300.", "Position": "Centre-forward", "Youth club 1 years":... |
John Francis Leslie (17 August 1901 - 25 November 1988) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left.
Leslie was the only black professional player in England during his time with Plymouth Argyle. Leslie enjoyed a 14-season spell with Argyle, having joined the club from Barking Town in 1921. A c... | {"Name": "Jack Leslie", "Picture caption": "Leslie in 1921", "Full name": "John Francis Leslie", "Birth date": "1901 08 17 y", "Birth place": "Canning Town, England", "Date of death": "1988 11 25 1901 08 17 yes", "Position": "Inside left", "Club 1": "Barking Town", "Club 2 years": "1921-1935", "Club 2": "Plymouth Argyl... |
Paul Mariner (22 May 1953 - 9 July 2021) was an English football player and coach.
A centre forward during his playing days, Mariner began his career with Chorley. He became a professional player in 1973 with Plymouth Argyle, where he scored 61 goals in 155 appearances and is considered to have been one of the club's ... | {"Name": "Paul Mariner", "Picture size": "205px", "Picture caption": "Mariner managing Plymouth Argyle in 2010", "Full name": "Paul Mariner13129 2 April 2017", "Birth date": "1953 5 22 y", "Birth place": "Farnworth, Englandhttps://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=LJ%2FPy2IY4d8Cp2tpW9loPQ&scan=1 Birth Index en... |
William Henry Rafferty (born 30 December 1950) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a forward. He appeared in the Football League for Coventry City, Blackpool, Plymouth Argyle, Carlisle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Portsmouth and AFC Bournemouth, scoring 145 goals in 468 matches. He fini... | {"Name": "Billy Rafferty", "Full name": "William Henry Rafferty", "Birth date": "1950 12 30 y", "Birth place": "Glasgow, Scotland", "Height": "6 0", "Position": "Forward", "Youth club 1 years": "-", "Youth club 1": "Port Glasgow", "Youth club 2 years": "-", "Youth club 2": "Coventry City", "Club 1 years": "1968-1972", ... |
Thomas Edward Tynan (born 17 November 1955) is an English retired professional footballer.
A hard working striker with flowing blonde hair, Tynan was signed as an apprentice for Liverpool by manager Bill Shankly after winning a talent contest run by the Liverpool Echo newspaper, but he never made a first-team appearan... | {"Name": "Tommy Tynan", "Full name": "Thomas Edward Tynan20027 5 April 2020", "Birth date": "1955 11 17 y", "Birth place": "Liverpool, England", "Height": "5 11", "Position": "Striker", "Club 1 years": "1971-1976", "Club 2 years": "1975", "Club 3 years": "1976", "Club 4 years": "1976-1978", "Club 5 years": "1978", "Clu... |
Robert Jack (4 April 1876 - 6 May 1943) was a Scottish football player and manager. Born in Alloa, Jack played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End and Glossop, and the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle and Southend United. He was an outside forward. Jack is Argyle's most successful and long... | {"Name": "Bob Jack", "Picture size": "200px", "Picture caption": "Jack as a Plymouth Argyle player", "Full name": "Robert Jack", "Birth date": "1876 4 4 y", "Birth place": "Alloa, Scotland", "Date of death": "1943 5 6 1876 4 4 y", "Place of death": "Southend-on-Sea, England", "Position": "Outside forward", "Club 1 year... |
Robin Michael Lawrence (born 12 December 1947) is an English former football manager, player and football consultant who is non-executive director at EFL League Two side Hartlepool United.
Lawrence was a semi-professional at Croydon, Carshalton Athletic and Sutton United before becoming caretaker manager of Plymouth A... | {"Name": "Lennie Lawrence", "Full name": "Robin Michael Lawrence", "Birth date": "1947 12 12 yes", "Birth place": "Brighton, England", "Current club": "Hartlepool United(non-executive director)", "Club 1": "Croydon", "Club 2": "Carshalton Athletic", "Club 3": "Sutton United", "Manager club 1 years": "1978", "Manager cl... |
Kenneth John Hore (born 10 February 1947) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made 593 appearances in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City. He also served as manager at both clubs.
Hore appeared for Plymouth Argyle in midfield or as full back on 440 occasions. It was his tas... | {"Name": "John Hore", "Full name": "Kenneth John Hore", "Birth date": "1947 2 10 y", "Birth place": "Foxhole, Cornwall", "Position": "Defender", "Youth club 1 years": "1962-1964", "Youth club 1": "Plymouth Argyle", "Club 1 years": "1964-1976", "Club 1": "Plymouth Argyle", "Club 1 appearances": "400", "Club 1 goals": "1... |
Neil Warnock (born 1 December 1948) is an English football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Championship club Huddersfield Town. He is also a television and radio pundit. In a managerial career spanning five decades, Warnock has managed sixteen different clubs from the Premier League to non-lea... | {"Name": "Neil Warnock", "Picture caption": "Warnock during the pre-season training of Queens Park Rangers in 2011", "Full name": "Neil WarnockThe PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 Queen Anne Press 2005 978-1-85291-665-7 Hugman Barry J. 641", "Birth date": "1948 12 1 y", "Birth place": "She... |
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
According to the official club history, they were formed as Clackmannan County in 1878, the football club shortly changing its name to Alloa Association and then to Alloa Athletic in 188... | {"Full name": "Alloa Athletic Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Wasps, The A-Team", "Founded": "1878 yes", "Capacity": "alloa", "League": "AlloaAth", "Website": "https://alloaathletic.co.uk/"} |
Arbroath Football Club is a semi-professional Scottish football club based in the town of Arbroath, Angus. They currently play in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded in 1878 and plays home matches at Gayfield Park. They play in maroon strips and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that use... | {"Full name": "Arbroath Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Red Lichties, The Smokies", "Founded": "1878 7 1 yes", "Capacity": "6,600 (861 Seated)", "League": "Arbroath", "Website": "http://www.arbroathfc.co.uk"} |
John Charles Gregory (born 11 May 1954) is an English former footballer. He has previously managed: Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers, Aston Villa, Derby County, Queens Park Rangers, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, F.C. Ashdod, FC Kairat, Crawley Town and Chennaiyin. As a player, he was a versatile midfielder who st... | {"Name": "John Gregory", "Picture caption": "Gregory in 2017", "Full name": "John Charles Gregory", "Birth date": "1954 05 11 y", "Birth place": "Scunthorpe, England", "Position": "Midfielder", "Club 1 years": "1972-1977", "Club 1": "Northampton Town", "Club 1 appearances": "187", "Club 1 goals": "8", "Club 2 years": "... |
Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, from a line in the Robert Burns poem "Tam o' Shanter". They pl... | {"Full name": "Ayr United Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Honest Menhttp://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/about_club_directory.asp Ayr United FC 25 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120320223122/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/about_club_directory.asp 20 March 2012", "Founded": "1910 yes", "Capacity": "ayr (1... |
Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club was founded in 1906 by players and officials of two local clubs, Brechin Harp... | {"Full name": "Brechin City Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The City, The Hedgemen", "Founded": "1906 yes", "Capacity": "4,123 (1,519 seated)", "League": "BrechinC", "Website": "http://www.brechincity.com/"} |
Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland.
Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing from England; they were the only club from outside Scotland in the Scottish Profe... | {"Full name": "Berwick Rangers Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Black & Gold, The Borderers, The Dream Team, The Wee Gers", "Founded": "1881 yes", "Capacity": "4,099 (1,366 seated)", "League": "BerwickR", "Website": "http://www.berwickrangers.com/"} |
Clyde Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football club who play in Scottish League Two. Formed in 1877 at the River Clyde in Glasgow, the club host their home matches at New Douglas Park, having played at Broadwood Stadium from 1994 until 2022. Their biggest accomplishments were winning the Scottish Cup on t... | {"Full name": "Clyde Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Bully Wee", "Founded": "yes 1877", "Capacity": "hamilton http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/hamilton/ Clyde Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013", "League": "Clyde", "Website": "http://www.clydefc.co.uk/"} |
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