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178P/Hug–Bell

It was discovered by Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League members Gary Hug and Graham Bell and is thought to be the first periodic comet to be discovered by amateurs.

1891 Philadelphia Athletics season

The team, which had played the 1890 season in the defunct Players' League, joined the American Association as a replacement for the previous version of the Philadelphia Athletics, who were expelled after the 1890 season.

1996 J. League

J.League '96 Dream Stadium (Super Famicom video game based on the 1996 season)

1996 S.League

Geylang were comfortably defeated by 1996 J. League champions Kashima Antlers in the first round of the East Asian half of the competition, Kashima finishing with an 8-2 aggregate win.

2009–10 F. League

Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo is used for the "neutral tiebreaker" fixture.

Alberigo Evani

His honours while at AC Milan included two promotions from Serie B, three Serie A titles, two European Cups, two Italian Super Cups, two European Super Cups and two Intercontinental Cups, scoring the winner against Atlético Nacional in their 1989 triumph.

Almir Turković

Almir Turković (born 3 November 1970) is a retired Bosnian professional football forward who played for FK Sarajevo in Bosnia and clubs in the Croatian Prva HNL and Japanese J. League.

Branting III Cabinet

After an even election result in the general election, 1921 the Swedish Social Democratic Party got 104 seats in the Riksdag, but the Right party and the Farmers' League did also increased theirs.

British Housewives' League

The BHL concerns are that it has been carefully designed to change the world forever and will set the world on a course of global governance under the authority of the United Nations.

Another prominent chairman of the League was Dorothy Crisp, a journalist and writer of provocative articles in the Sunday Dispatch.

Cyhi the Prynce

He recorded his second mixtape, Royal Flush II, with producer CPK, and plans to work further with previous collaborators the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, No I.D. and Kanye West, as well as DJ Toomp, The Alchemist and Just Blaze.

D.C. United Hall of Tradition

The most recent inductee into the Hall of Tradition was United midfielder and current head coach, Ben Olsen was a member of the club during their late 1998 and 2009 dynasty, which included two MLS Cup honors, three MLS Supporter's Shields, a U.S. Open Cup and a CONCACAF title.

Evesham United F.C.

After a second title win in 1955 they switched to the Birmingham & District League where they were coached by former Coventry City captain Charlie Timmins during the 1960–61 season.

F. League

In F. League play, the clubs battle each other three times: once at home, once away and once in a neutral venue (generally Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo).

Fritz Hippler

As the leader of the National Socialist German Students' League of Berlin he organised an exhibition in Berlin's Humboldt University for expressionist painters, for which he was vehemently attacked by Rosenberg.

In 1933 he was appointed the district and high school group leader for Berlin-Brandenburg in the National Socialist German Students' League.

Guy Gilchrist

He has designed logos for Minor League baseball teams, including the Portland Sea Dogs, Norwich Navigators, and New Britain Rock Cats, and also designed the J. League football team Shimizu S-Pulse's mascot, Palchan.

Ibrahim Tanko

On 1 July 2007, Tanko was named assistant coach for Freiburg's reserves, leaving after 18 months, together with Karsten Neitzel, to J. League's Urawa Red Diamonds, in the same capacity, as he rejoined former Freiburg boss Volker Finke.

John T. Brush

Brush also devised a salary scale system which was designed to curtail player salaries, a move which helped contribute to the breakaway Players' League in 1890.

National Puzzlers' League

Puzzle professional Will Shortz (whose "nom", WILLz, is a play on his name - Will+"short Z") is a long-standing member and officer of the NPL, currently serving as its historian (since 1992).

In the 1960s, membership slumped significantly, but began rebounding in the "modern" puzzling era with the promotional efforts of Dmitri Borgmann, Ross Eckler, and others.

Plebs' League

Central to the formation of the League was Noah Ablett, a miner from the Rhondda who was at the core of a group at Ruskin College, Oxford who opposed the lecturers' opposition to Marxism.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

This word was invented in 1935 by Everett M. Smith, president of the National Puzzlers' League, at its annual meeting.

Roy Johnston

As a student in Trinity he was associated with a Marxist group, the Promethean Society, which in 1948 was part of the formation of the Irish Workers’ League, eventually becoming the Communist Party of Ireland.

Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield

Ryan Pore, a former tryalist for the Sounders, gave an assist to O. J. Obatola a Portland tryalist from Gombak United FC of the Singapores S. League.

The Miners' Next Step

The pamphlet was written by the 'Unofficial Reform Committee' a group of syndaclist and socialists involved in the Plebs' League and the Cambrian Combine strike of 1910-11.

Tobitakyū Station

It serves as the main train station for access to Ajinomoto Stadium, home of J. League football teams F.C. Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy.

Tomoaki Makino

On January 2012, he returned to J. League, loaned by 1. FC Köln to Urawa Reds, when he will be coached again by his former Sanfrecce's coach, Mihailo Petrović.


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1975 WANFL season

David Parkin, now cleared from Hawthorn, plays in the reserves whilst coaching Subiaco’s league team.

1985–86 Manchester United F.C. season

United's title challenge was also not helped by the fact that captain Bryan Robson was only available for half of the club's league games this season due to injuries.

1987–88 Port Vale F.C. season

Vale's league form also improved, as they finished in eleventh place, helped by midfielders Ray Walker and Robbie Earle, defenders Phil Sproson and Bob Hazell, and goalkeeper Mark Grew.

2014 IFA Shield

This year, the Indian Football Association announced that three foreign clubs would participate in the tournament, S.League club Geylang International FC, South Korean SunMoon University and Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.

Arthur E. Becher

He joined Milwaukee Art Student's League and sketched at Jones Island with Louis Mayer and other artists.

Aurélien Hérisson

Aurélien-Emmanuel Hérisson simply known as Aurélien Hérisson is a French Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for S.League team Tanjong Pagar United.

Brazilian Football Confederation

It was announced on September 29, 2007 that the CBF would launch a women's league and cup competition in October 2007 following pressure from FIFA president Sepp Blatter during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.

Clement Teo

Clement Teo is the current assistant coach of S.League side, Woodlands Wellington FC.

Courts Young Lions

By entering the Young Lions into the S.League, the FAS hopes to expose young players to top-level competition, thus helping to prepare them for international tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games.

Cricket in Luxembourg

The dominant club is the Optimists Cricket Club, which plays in the Belgian league, and has won that country's league title on three occasions (1991, 1994, 1995).

Deiniol Graham

He turned professional a year later, and made his debut for the first team in the 1987–88 season, coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute for Mike Duxbury in the club's League Cup Second Round second leg match against Hull City on 7 October 1987.

Diogo Caramelo

Diogo Caramelo (born 22 November 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker for Tampines Rovers FC in the S-League.

Fairoz Hasan

Fairoz was fined $1,500 and banned for eight months for his involvement in the fight on Sept 7 2010 between the Young Lions and Beijing Guoan, during a S.League match at Jalan Besar Stadium.

Fareez Farhan

Coming on for Gombak's South Korean striker Chang Jo-Yoon in the 88th minute, the teenage forward became the youngest player since Hariss Harun to make his debut in the S.League.

Garhwal F.C.

Other notable achievements in the past include winning the Delhi Women’s League in 2011 and reaching the quarterfinals of the prestigious Durand Cup in 2010, beating the likes of Sporting Clube de Goa and JCT Phagwara in the process.

Graham Tatters

Tatters signed for Singaporean S-League club Woodlands Wellington in 2011, and made his debut for the club on February 14 in a game against Hougang United.

Grant Brown

When John Schofield and John Deehan were sacked by Lincoln City on 15 October 2007 following a disappointing start to the 2007–08 season culminating in a 4–0 defeat away to Paul Ince's league leaders, Milton Keynes Dons, Brown was appointed caretaker manager until the appointment of Peter Jackson.

Hafiz Nor

Hafiz Nor is a footballer who has represented the Singapore national football team, and plays for Singaporean side Tanjong Pagar United FC in the S.League.

Hiroki Morisaki

As part of the football development program with JAPAN Soccer College, he played for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) from the S.League in 2013.

Independent Parliamentary Group

In 1920, Bottomley complemented the League by forming the "Independent Parliamentary Group" with other MPs sympathetic to his ideas, while still using the People's League to stand George Makgill in the Leyton by-election, 1920.

Itsuki Yamada

On 24 December 2012, it was announced that he has signed for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) for the upcoming S.League campaign.

Joe Gamble

Joseph Finbar "Joe" Gamble (born 14 January 1982) is an Irish footballer who plays for DPMM FC in the S.League.

Kazuki Sakamoto

After graduating from the university, he signed for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) from the S.League in 2013.

Lim Tong Hai

There were much changes in the Geylang United side with Kim Grant, Noh Rahman, Hassan Sunny and Tong Hai leading the team for a better start for the 2007 S-League season.

Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior

On 11 April 2008, Júnior scored his first S-League goal for Geylang in a 1-0 win over traditional Eastern rivals Tampines Rovers, in a game which was broadcast live on Channel 5 from the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Maccabi Haifa F.C.

In the middle of the season, Haifa's excellent striker Alon Mizrahi left for French club Nice resulting in a defeat in the CWC quarter final and a slump in the club's league performance.

Marvin Brown

Brown's league debut came a month later, on 17 October 1999 when he came on as a late substitute for Tony Thorpe in a goalless draw at home to local rivals Bristol Rovers.

Mirko Grabovac

In 2007, he scored his 240th S.League goals in the RHB Singapore Cup semi-final against Bangkok University to overtake Egmar Goncalves as the all-time S.League top goalscorer.

Miroslav Latiak

On 20 April 2008, Latiak opened his S-League scoring accounts with a brace as he helped his side to a 2-1 win over Woodlands Wellington at the Woodlands Stadium.

Mohd Farhan Abu Bakar

Mohd Farhan Abu Bakar is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Harimau Muda A in the S.League.

Neuendorf, Bavaria

Participating in local cultural life are the orchestra, the Franconian Costume Orchestra, the “Schönrain Echo”, the sport club, the FC Bayern Fanclub, a Shrovetide Carnival (known in Franconia as Fasenacht) club, the fire brigade, a Red Cross society, a mixed choir, the Catholic Women’s League, the fruitgrowing and gardening club, the ComputerClub Neuendorf and the Kolping Family.

Olivia Anderson

In the English 2010 season, she played for Shepperton, both for the ladies team, and the men's second team, in both of which she was the leading run scorer (also coming 5th in the men's league averages) as well as keeping wicket.

Park Yo-Seb

He is now plying his trade with Singaporean side, Tampines Rovers FC in the S-League after his move to the Super Reds failed to materialised when the latter failed to gain admission into the S-League 2010.

Peres de Oliveira

Peres De Oliveira, also known as Peres , (born 7 November 1974) is a Brazilian professional football player who last played for Home United FC in S.League.

Peter Chitty

After missing Round 12 with a leg injury, Chitty returned to St Kilda's league side for the Round 13 match against South Melbourne.

Ricardo Quaresma

In the next season, he was promoted to the senior squad by then club manager László Bölöni, playing 28 matches and scoring three goals and was a key player in Sporting's league and cup double triumph.

Samantha Hamilton

In the Victorian Women's League, she plays with the Doncaster Dragons, helping them to a VBA title in 2007 and winning the leagues batting title that year.

Singapore National Football League

Although it is an amateur competition, several former Singapore internationals and S.League players are playing in the NFL such as Azhar Baksin (Admiralty FC), Ishamuddin Baroocha (Jollilads Arsenal), Hilmi Azman (Police Sports Association) and Jasper Chan (Eunos Crescent).

Speak Mandarin Campaign

The sports partners for 2007’s campaign include the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), Football Association of Singapore, the S-League, and The Cage.

Steve Kean

Stephen "Steve" Kean (born 30 September 1967) is a Scottish football manager who is currently the manager for Brunei DPMM in the S.League and former player.

In October 2013 Kean agreed a deal to become the new manager of S.League side Brunei DPMM.

Steven Tan

In 6 January 2011 He was appointed as the headcoach of Tampines Rovers FC for the 2011 S-League season replacing Vorawan Chitavanich who moved up to become the Technical Director for Tampines Rovers FC.

Tim Gossage

In November 2006 Gossage was appointed coach of the Subiaco Lions Colts (under 19) team taking over from Scott Watters who became coach of Subiaco's league team.

Vivienne Boyd

She had active lay leadership roles in the Epuni Baptist Church, and wider New Zealand Baptist roles as president of the Baptist Women’s League (1966–1968), as a member and later convenor of the Public Questions Committee (1967–1972, 1977–1979), as a member of the Baptist Union Council (1970–1985) and as president of the Baptist Union (1984–1985).

Woodlands Stadium

In view of the inauguration of the S.League in 1996, where the stadium was assigned as the home ground of Woodlands Wellington FC, the stadium capacity was upgraded to 4,300.