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unusual facts about Wanderers



1873 FA Cup Final

Oxford's first-choice goalkeeper, Charles Nepean, was unavailable, as were four of Wanderers' regular players, including Thomas Hooman, William Crake and Albert Thompson, all of whom had been in the cup-winning team the year before.

1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches

Scotland: HH Johnston (Edinburgh University RFC), Malcolm Cross, RC MacKenzie, EI Pocock (Edinburgh Wanderers), JR Hay-Gordon, SH Smith, DH Watson, D Lang, C Villar, RW Irvine capt.

Scotland: JS Carrick, HH Johnston (Edinburgh Collegiate RFC), Malcolm Cross, RC MacKenzie, EI Pocock (Edinburgh Wanderers), JR Hay-Gordon, DH Watson, TJ Torrie, C Villar, RW Irvine capt.

1907 ECAHA season

The Wanderers played one Stanley Cup challenge before the season, defeating the New Glasgow Cubs in a two-game series 10–3, 7–2, December 27–29, 1906.

1997–98 Premier Soccer League

Before losing to Santos on the final day, African Wanderers had managed to hold Soweto giants Orlando Pirates to a goalless draw, leaving them confident of securing the result required against Santos to ensure their status as a PSL club.

Alan Gowling

He is now the secretary of the Manchester United old boys association and regularly summarises Bolton Wanderers games on BBC Radio Manchester.

Benjamin Bwalya

That same year, he travelled to Lubumbashi with Wanderers and they took part in two friendlies against St. Louis Lupopo and TP Mazembe.

The hugely talented Bwalya left Wanderers in 1984 for Chingola-based Premier League rivals Nchanga Rangers who he would play for until 1991 after which he retired from playing and coached briefly as one of the assistants at Rangers before joining Konkola Blades in 1992 as coach.

In 1978, his father travelled to Madagascar with Wanderers and bought Bwalya his first pair of Adidas boots, a pair which he treasured and swore to keep and hang in his house for his children to see.

Blairhall

Billy Bob Thornton (born 1955), former model, writer, actor and professional football player for Clachnacudan Wanderers.

Boolcoomatta, Bindarrah and Kalkaroo Stations Important Bird Area

As well as Plains-wanderers, significant bird populations in the IBA include Chirruping Wedgebills, Cinnamon Quail-thrushes, Inland Dotterels, Redthroats and Slender-billed Thornbills.

Carl Robinson

He made his Wolverhampton Wanderers debut during the 1996–97 season.

Clive Whitehead

During the 1985–86 season he was loaned to Albion's local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Curses, Hexes and Spells

Marketed as children's book, it explains what exactly "curses" are, and describes supposed curses on families (such as the House of Atreus in Greek Mythology, the House of Habsburg or the Kennedy family), creatures, places (the Bermuda Triangle, the Devil's Sea), wanderers (like the Flying Dutchman) and ghosts.

David Chabala

Chabala played in goal for the Wanderers side which also featured other top players like Ashols Melu, Kalusha Bwalya, Frederick Kashimoto, brothers Philemon Kaunda and Philemon Mulala, and later Charles Musonda and Johnson Bwalya.

He had a brief spell in Argentina with Argentinos Juniors during the 1991/92 season but he returned to Wanderers in March 1992 claiming the conditions of his contract were unsatisfactory, and the club were not willing to change them.

Dino Kresinger

Kresinger, along with Tarek Elrich, Joey Gibbs, and Rocky Visconte, were released by the Wanderers at the conclusion of the 2012-13 season.

Escape Attempt

After landing successfully on the planet (which they named Saula after Repnin), the explorers soon discover a local human civilization, as well as the predicted Wanderers' traces.

Fengu people

The name amaFengu means "wanderers" and the Fingo nation – like the Bhaca, Bhele, Hlubi and Zizi peoples – was formed from the tribes that were broken up and dispersed by Shaka and his Zulu armies in the Mfecane wars.

Great Lever

Ralph Gubbins, a forward with Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers and Hull City, lived in Great Lever during his time with Wanderers.

Grey-necked Bunting

It is an extremely rare vagrant north of its breeding range, with recent records from Finland and the Netherlands, though wanderers may be overlooked due to its similarity, in non-breeding plumage, to the closely related and far commoner Ortolan Bunting

Harold Baily Dixon

He played with them in the second competition for the FA Cup when Oxford reached the Cup Final, played at Lillie Bridge ground, West Brompton, on 29 March 1873, only to lose to the Wanderers by 2 goals to nil.

Hartford Wanderers RFC

The Hartford Wanderers are sponsored by Ten Penny Ale which is made by Burnside Brewery, Red Rock Tavern, Connecticut Army National Guard, Crispin Hard Cider Company, ProEx Physical Therapy, and BSA Landscaping.

Wanderers Tom Brewer and Glen Judge have also represented their country while wearing the Wanderer colors.

Jack Roberts

Jackie Roberts (1918–2001), Welsh international footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers

James Welldon

After school, he played as full-back in association football with the Old Etonians F.C. and took part in the first match (score 1-1 draw) of the 1876 FA Cup Final at Kennington Oval, which they ultimately lost after a replay to Wanderers when his place in team was taken by Edgar Lubbock.

John Inglis

John Frederic Inglis (1853–1923), Kent county cricketer, also played football for Wanderers and Scotland

Joseph O'Brien

Joey O'Brien, Irish international and former Bolton Wanderers footballer

Leonid Gorbovsky

Although their interests barely interesected (Bader was exploring the satellites, while Gorbovsky landed on the planet hoping to find a Wanderers' city on the surface), both of them were able to understand each other and create a s.c. "Wanderers' Road" list - a list of star systems, where the traces of Wanderers' activities were most like to be found (e.g. Saula was on that list, too).

Manchester Sports

Alan Gowling is usually the summariser for the Bolton Wanderers game and is on the show to answer fans questions and comments before and after the game.

Mary Morain

After working part-time for the New England Home for Little Wanderers, an institution that cared for vulnerable mothers, she became a volunteer for Planned Parenthood, later becoming president of the Planned Parenthood Association in Boston, as well as the League of Women Voters.

Michael Graham

Mike Graham (footballer) (born 1959), English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers and Swindon Town

Moose Johnson

Along with teammates Jack Marshall, Hod Stuart, Frank Glass and Riley Hern, Johnson became the first professional player ever allowed to compete for the Stanley Cup as the Wanderers defended a challenge by the New Glasgow Cubs of the Maritime Hockey League prior to the ECAHA season's start.

Norwich United F.C.

They won the Norfolk Junior Cup in 1979 after beating Bradenham Wanderers 5–2, and again in 1981, beating Wroxham reserves.

Pablo Darío López

Pablo López is one of the stars of Santiago Wanderers with Joel Soto, Moisés Villarroel, Rodrigo Barra and Eric Godoy their football is very skilful, agile and mind which led to playing in total 29 official games for the club and 14 goals officials in tournaments.

Ron Flowers

He was later released by Doncaster and joined the Wolves' nursery side Wath Wanderers, where he soon came to the attention of the highly successful Wolverhampton Wanderers manager: Stan Cullis.

Scottish Wanderers Football Club

Scottish Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as Scottish Wanderers, were a Brazilian football club from São Paulo.

Shropshire Wanderers F.C.

Llewelyn Kenrick, one of the founders of the Football Association of Wales played for the Shropshire Wanderers in the 1874–75 season, including the FA Cup semi-final.

Skene Ronan

Ottawa picked Ronan after the Wanderers had picked Cyclone Taylor, and tried to trade Ronan to the Wanderers for Taylor without success.

St Paul's Way Trust School

Danny Shittu, Bolton Wanderers footballer, also plays for the Nigerian national squad

Stearman

Richard Stearman, is an English football player for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tarek Elrich

Elrich, along with teammates Dino Kresinger, Joey Gibbs and Rocky Visconte were released by the Wanderers at the conclusion of the 2012–13 A-League season.

Thomas Bridges Hughes

His football career included appearances for Oxford University (when he played against Cambridge University in March 1874), Swifts and Old Wykehamists, but he achieved notability for his exploits with the Wanderers amateur club, who won five of he first seven FA Cup finals.

In the Cup Final Wanderers were again victorious, defeating Oxford University 2–1, with goals from William Lindsay and Jarvis Kenrick, with Arthur Kinnaird conceding an own goal for Oxford University.

Tolomeo Mwansa

When his father retired from the mine in Kitwe, the family moved to Mufulira in 1959 and the following year, Mwansa joined Mufulira Mine Team whose name changed to Mufulira Wanderers in 1962 when the Zambian National Football League (NFL) was formed.

He kept goal for the dominant Wanderers side of the ‘60s and played alongside players like Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu, Penius ‘Kapenta’ Chirwa, Joseph ‘Kanono’ Musonda, Dickson ‘Barb-Wire’ Makwaza, George ‘Wikolo’ Sikazwe, Patrick ‘Whiskey’ Nkole, Ken Simwanza, Bedford ‘Mayo,’ Kaputo, Willie ‘Orlando’ Kunda and Elijah ‘Kapilipili’ Mwale.

Ural Tansykbayev

He studied with Russian painters and followers of the Peredvizhniki ("Wanderers"), first under Nikolay Vasilyevich Rozanov (1869–1940) his art studio of Tashkent Art Museum (now Fine Arts Museum of Uzbekistan) (1924–1928), and later in the Art and Pedagogical Technical School, Penza (1928–1929), under Ivan Silovich Goryushkin-Sorokopudov (1873–1954) and Nikolay Filippovich Petrov (1872–1941).


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