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Southern Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (606 words) |
 | Professionalism was sanctioned by the Football Association as early as 1885, but when the Football League was founded in 1888 it was based entirely in the north and midlands, the establishment and county FA's in the south being firmly opposed to professionalism. |
| Nonetheless, after an abortive attempt the previous year, the Southern League, a competition for both professional and amateur clubs, was founded in 1894 and soon became the dominant competition outside the Football League in southern and central England. |
| From 1920 on, the Southern League's status as a semi-professional league was firmly established. |
| EABA : The Amateur Billiard Player : Autumn 2002 (308 words) |
| Half of those who were participating in the League were playing their first ever competitive billiards. |
| Calvin Daws set a new League record with a 30 minute aggregate score of 187, while Darren Noble's 52 took the prize for the highest break. |
| The League attracted an entry of 25 local youngsters in the two divisions. |
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