Person    | Male  Born 1781  Died 1811

Jim Belcher (or Jem)

Categories: Sport / Games

Jim Belcher (or Jem)

Boxer. Won the English heavyweight prize-fighting championship in 1800, retaining it until 1805. His younger brother Tom was also an accomplished boxer.

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Jim Belcher (or Jem)

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The Round Table

Round Table The neighbourhood of St. Martins Lane was, in the middle of the ...

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Football Association

Football Association

Formed on the proposal of Ebenezer Cobb Morley at the Freemasons' Tavern.  Our picture shows an early book of minutes and the picture source gives some history. 2015: Londonist posted a 1935 news ...

Group, Sport / Games

2 memorials
Professional Footballers Association

Professional Footballers Association

The trade union for professional association footballers in England and Wales. Its aims are to protect, improve and negotiate the conditions, rights and status of all professional players by collec...

Group, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Henry the 'Game Chicken' Pearce

Henry the 'Game Chicken' Pearce

Bare-knuckle prizefighter. Born in Bristol. He fought under the London Prize Ring rules, and was the English champion from 1804 until 1807. His nickname probably derives from his signing his name a...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Hopkin Thomas Maddock

Hopkin Thomas Maddock

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

Person, Sport / Games

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Francis Cranmer Penrose

Francis Cranmer Penrose

Architect, archaeologist, astronomer and rower.  Born Lincolnshire.  Surveyor to the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral 1852 - 1899.  Died Wimbledon.

Person, Architecture, History, Science, Sport / Games

2 memorials