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Professional Footballers Association

Categories: Sport / Games

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 collective bargaining agreements.

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Professional Footballers Association

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Walter Tull

Walter Tull, 1888 - 1918, pioneering footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and pio...

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Jules Rimet Trophy

Jules Rimet Trophy

The first World Cup trophy. Designed by Abel Lafleur and made of gold-plated sterling silver and lapis lazuli on a white and yellow marble base. It was originally called 'Victory' as it depicted th...

Concept, Sport / Games

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
Colin Cowdrey

Colin Cowdrey

His father named him Michael Colin Cowdrey so that he would have the same initials as cricket's most famous club Marylebone Cricket Club, of which he became President in 1986-7. He was made a Comm...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
William Jonas

William Jonas

Footballer and soldier. Born in Blyth, Northumberland. He started his football career with Jarrow Croft and joined Clapton Orient in June 1912. At the outbreak of WW1 he enlisted with the 17th Midd...

Person, Armed Forces, Sport / Games, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lonsdale Belt

Lonsdale Belt

A boxing prize introduced by Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, to be awarded to British boxing champions. A boxer has successfully to defend his title twice before he can retain it. We have found...

Media, Sport / Games

1 memorial

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Ewer Street Burial Ground

Ewer Street Burial Ground

St Saviour's Southwark has some good reports describing this burial ground at various times: 1822 - a report of a body-snatching incident; 1839 - a report of its over-filled "repulsive" condition; ...

Place, Religion

1 memorial
Church House - Westminster

Church House - Westminster

The Westminster site was first used for Anglican church meetings and administration in 1888.  In 1891 - 1902 a new design for the whole site was partially built but never completed.   The current ...

Building, Religion

3 memorials
El Alamein

El Alamein

Town in Egypt. The name means 'two worlds'. It was the scene of two battles in 1942, fought by Britain and its allies against the axis of Germany and Italy.

Place, Armed Forces, Egypt

1 memorial
Great Fire of London

Great Fire of London

Started on a Sunday morning. After 4 days the destruction included: - an area of one and a half miles by a half mile - 87 churches - 13,200 houses - only 6 people are recorded as having died (but ...

Event, Tragedy

55 memorials
Linda Eastman

Linda Eastman

Photographer, musician and animal rights activist and Paul McCartney's first wife, of 29 years. Mother of fashion designer Stella and musician James.

Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, USA

1 memorial