On This Day...

[Ian_W]

1st February

 

Today we play Aveley away in the league cup however in...

 

History:

 

1788: Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patented the steamboat.

1793: France declared war on Britain and Holland

1884: The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.

1930: The Times published its first crossword puzzle

1952: A new method for tracking down users of unlicensed television sets is unveiled in the UK.

1953: Violent storms wreak havoc up and down the East coast of Britain claiming hundreds of lives.

1979: Religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini makes a triumphant return to Iran after 14 years in exile.

1984: Britain's least-loved currency, the halfpenny is to leave the nation's purses after 13 years of almost universal unpopularity.

1994: There are angry clashes in the House of Commons over the sale of the last major British car manufacturer Rover.

2003: Seven astronauts die as Columbia breaks up on re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere leaving Nasa and the world in a state of shock and disbelief.

 

 

 

Football:

 

1930: Beat Romford Red Triangle 4-1 in the Romford & District League with goals from Loynds, Brown & Miles (2)

1936: Beat Harold Wood 7-2 in the Romford & District League with goals from Milne (2), Barnes, Stokes (3), & Tripp

1958: Drew with Leatherhead in 2-2 in the Delphian League Cup with goals from North & A Daniels

1964: Drew with Brentwood & Warley in the Essex Thameside Trophy with the goal coming from Fortt

1969: Lost to Finchley 0-1 in the Athenian League

1975: Beat Harwich & Parkeston 4-1 in the Essex Senior Cup 4th Round with goals from Scrivener, Hale, Noonan & Jacotine

1977: Lost to Romford 1-3 in the 3rd round of the Essex Senior Cup with the goal from Noonan

1986: Lost to Staines Town away in the Isthmian League

1992: Lost to Feltham & Hounslow 3-4 in the Isthmian League with both the goals from Hudson, Murphy & Weekes

1994: Drew with Romford 2-2 in the Eastern Floodlight Cup with the goal from Driscoll

1997: Lost to Braintree 0-4 in the Isthmian League

2005: Drew 1-1 with Hayes in the Conference South with the goal from Shipp