Event    From 1930 

World Cup

Categories: Sport / Games

International football competition, founded by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Apart from 1942 and 1946, it has been held every four years since its inception. Originally sixteen teams contested for the cup. This number was increased to twenty-four in 1982 and thirty-two in 1998.

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World Cup

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World Cup Champions

The Champions. England and West Ham United captain Bobby Moore hoisted on the...

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World Cup statues

{Around plinth of statue:} Bobby Moore Captain• Ray Wilson• Alan Ball• Nobby ...

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Bruce Buck

Bruce Buck

 Attorney and Chairman of Chelsea Football Club.

Person, Law, Sport / Games, USA

1 memorial
Aston Martin

Aston Martin

Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford formed the company, initially as Bamford and Martin Ltd.   They used the garage at the site of the plaque as a workshop and here they developed their first model th...

Group, Sport / Games, Transport

1 memorial
Olympic Games - 2012

Olympic Games - 2012

See also 2012 Paralympics. The first event was held on 25 July in Cardiff but the opening ceremony in London was on the 27th. Closing ceremony 12 August.

Event, Sport / Games

12 memorials
Brinley Richard Lewis

Brinley Richard Lewis

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.

Person, Sport / Games

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
James Hunt

James Hunt

Racing driver. Born James Simon Wallis Hunt in Belmont, Surrey. Known for his daring on the race track, he was nicknamed 'Hunt the Shunt' (Shunt being a racing term for a crash). He won the Formula...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial