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Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament in 1908 as well as in 1912.

Was an English professional footballer who played for Small Heath, Chelsea and Coventry City as a go

Was an English professional footballer who played for Small Heath, Chelsea and Coventry City as a goalkeeper. He also appeared for the Football League XI in 1906–07 against the Irish League and Scottish League representative sides, and played in two England trials. He made over 300 appearances for Small Heath in all competitions.

Is a British television presenter and producer. He is best known for the BBC television programme To

Is a British television presenter and producer. He is best known for the BBC television programme Tonight, which he presented from 1957 to 1965.Michelmore attended Cowes High School, Loughborough College and Leicester College of Technology and Art. He was

Was an English cricketer and footballer during the final quarter of the nineteenth century. He was b

Was an English cricketer and footballer during the final quarter of the nineteenth century. He was born in Wilford and died in Florida.Cursham made his England footballing debut in a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Scotland in March 1876. Cursham made his County Cricket debut during the 1876 season, playing his first game for Nottinghamshire in a low-scoring victory against Yorkshire.

Was a cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between 1894 and 1901. Pougher was

Was a cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between 1894 and 1901. Pougher was awarded a benefit by Leicestershire in 1900. He also played one Test match for England, which was against South Africa in Cape Town in 1891-92.

Was a cricketer, who kept wicket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1905 and 1927. He also pl

Was a cricketer, who kept wicket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1905 and 1927. He also played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club. He is part of a proud tradition of Yorkshire wicket keepers, stretching back to Ned Stephenson, George Pinder, Joe Hunter and David Hunter before him and Arthur Wood, Jimmy Binks, David Bairstow and Richard Blakey after his day. The worthy successor to David Hunter as Yorkshire's wicket keeper he gave loyal service to the county for 22 years. His ability behind the stumps was considered almost equal to that of his contemporary Surrey's Herbert Strudwick, and in his long career he was an internal part of eight Championship winning Yorkshire sides.

Was an England International football player. He played 355 matches for Aston Villa F.C. between May

Was an England International football player. He played 355 matches for Aston Villa F.C. between May 1919–June 1931. He was the son of former Villa player William Dorrell and after he retired as a player, he coached for Aston Villa.

Was an English professional footballer, playing as a forward, before the Second World War.Arthur Fro

Was an English professional footballer, playing as a forward, before the Second World War.Arthur Frost was born in Liverpool and played football in the army where he served with the South Lancashire Regiment. He joined New Brighton as an amateur in July 1938, turning professional the following month.

Was a British Conservative and Unionist politician.He was Member of Parliament for Northampton from

Was a British Conservative and Unionist politician.He was Member of Parliament for Northampton from 1924 until his death in 1927. The consequent by-election for his seat was won by the Labour candidate Cecil Malone.

A right-handed opening batsman who first played for Kent at the age of 17, Fagg was a Test match pla

A right-handed opening batsman who first played for Kent at the age of 17, Fagg was a Test match player at 21 against India in 1936. But he caught rheumatic fever on the tour of Australia the following winter, and missed the whole of the 1937 season.

Better known as Ted Hufton, was an England international goalkeeper who earned six caps for his coun

Better known as Ted Hufton, was an England international goalkeeper who earned six caps for his country.He was part of the West Ham team that were elected to The Football League for the first time in 1919, and went on to win promotion to the First Division during the 1922-23 season. He also appeared in the famous White Horse Final, the first FA Cup final at the brand new Wembley Stadium.

Is an English former footballer in the 1950s and 1960s. He played as a striker, and had a tremendous

Is an English former footballer in the 1950s and 1960s. He played as a striker, and had a tremendously high goals to game ratio during his career, playing at several clubs; most notably York City and Newcastle United.

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who earned 30 amateur international caps. He played

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who earned 30 amateur international caps. He played all three matches for the gold medal winning English team in the 1912 Summer Olympics and also played for England in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an English writer, best known for such satirical novels as Decline and Fall, Vile Bodies, Scoop,

Was an English writer, best known for such satirical novels as Decline and Fall, Vile Bodies, Scoop, A Handful of Dust and The Loved One, as well as for broader and more personal works, such as Brideshead Revisited and the Sword of Honour trilogy, that are influenced by his own experiences and his conservative and Catholic viewpoints. Many of Waugh's novels depict British aristocracy and high society, which he satirizes but to which, paradoxically, he was also strongly attracted. In addition, he wrote short stories, three biographies, and the first volume of an unfinished autobiography. His travel writings and his extensive diaries and correspondence have also been published.

Was the leading fast bowler in English cricket for the decade before World War I and one of the key

Was the leading fast bowler in English cricket for the decade before World War I and one of the key contributors to Kent's four County Championship successes between 1906 and 1913.

Was a British water polo player who played for the Osborne Swimming Club team that won the gold meda

Was a British water polo player who played for the Osborne Swimming Club team that won the gold medal at the 1900 Olympic Games.

Was an English footballer.Cross was born in Dartford, Kent and started his career at Dartford FC, be

Was an English footballer.Cross was born in Dartford, Kent and started his career at Dartford FC, before joining nearby Woolwich Arsenal in April 1900. A right back, he was initially the understudy to Duncan McNichol, but made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Blackpool on October 6, 1900.

Was an English footballer who made five appearances for England between 1891 and 1896 playing initia

Was an English footballer who made five appearances for England between 1891 and 1896 playing initially as a forward and later as a half back. He also played cricket for Cambridge University and Northamptonshire.

Was a Hampshire cricketer in the 1930s and 1940s, who also played professional football for Southamp

Was a Hampshire cricketer in the 1930s and 1940s, who also played professional football for Southampton. After retirement from playing both sports, he became a coach with Hampshire and established a successful sports shop.

(born on 1898) was an English golfer

(born on 1898) was an English golfer

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Burscough, Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Burscough, Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion. He was born in Liverpool.

Is a British conductor and arranger for films and television as well as a for a number of performers

Is a British conductor and arranger for films and television as well as a for a number of performers. In the 1950s he was pianist / arranger with the Oscar Rabin Band. He has arranged for Jack Jones, Chris Farlowe, Serge Gainsbourg, Cat Stevens, Diana Ros

Was an English professional footballer.He was born March 23, 1894 in Watford, Hertfordshire and play

Was an English professional footballer.He was born March 23, 1894 in Watford, Hertfordshire and played at centre-half and later wing-half for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and England. He captained both teams during the 1920s.

Was a British/Canadian novelist.Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, Hailey served in the Royal Air

Was a British/Canadian novelist.Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, Hailey served in the Royal Air Force from the start of World War II in 1939 until 1947, when he went to live in Canada. After working at a number of jobs and writing part-time, he became a full-time writer in 1956, encouraged by the success of the CBC television drama, Flight into Danger (in print as Runway Zero Eight). Following the success of Hotel in 1965, he moved to California; in 1969, he moved to the Bahamas to avoid Canadian and U.S. income taxes, which were claiming 90% of his income.

English biochemist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Hans Karl August Simon von E

English biochemist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin for their investigations into the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes.