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By Tony Attwood Charlie Williams was born in November 1873 and died in South America in 1952. He played in goal in Woolwich Arsenal’s first ever league match, at the age of 19. Prior to joining Royal Arsenal in 1891 he played for Phoenix, Clarence, and Erith. Quite which Phoenix FC Charlie played for is not clear – Wikipedia rather oddly seems to suggest it was a club in Ireland, but there is no reason to believe this is so. There are lots of Phoenix clubs around, and there always has been, and I can’t find one that was operational in the 1870s and which had Charlie on th...

By Tony Attwood Robert William Benson, known as “Bob” was born in Whitehaven in Cumbria on 9 February 1883. His first club is recorded as Shankhouse of the Northern Alliance, and then Shalwell (a district near Newcastle – but I can find no record of the club), and Wikipedia suggests that at the same time he worked as a coal-miner. He signed as a professional for Newcastle in 1902. He played only one game for Newcastle (v Liverpool) and left for Southern League Southampton in 1904 for a fee of 150, playing for the club for the first time on 1 October 1904 in a

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Environment Minister Alex Attwood said: "New hotel developments in the run up ... I am hopeful Derry City Council will back the proposal for the William Street development."

Rev Dr William Morton, Dean of St Columb's, yesterday presented the plans to the Department of the Environment minister Alex Attwood. The cathedral will be a venue for major events during the 2013 City of Culture year. The Dean and vestry is initiating its ...

Environment Minister Alex Attwood said: "New hotel developments in the run up ... "I am hopeful Derry City Council will back the proposal for the William Street development," he said.

Yesterday one of those who sits on that committee, Newry and Armagh DUP Assemblyman William Irwin told the News Letter that ... in the Assembly asking the Environment Minister, Alex Attwood, whether the controversial 1970s monument had ever received ...

Environment Minister Alex Attwood said: “New hotel developments in the run up ... “I am hopeful Derry City Council will back the proposal for the William Street development.” The news comes just days after it was revealed that up to 60 new jobs ...