title: 2005–06 Four Hills Tournament

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# 2005–06 Four Hills Tournament

Janne Ahonen and Jakub Janda, the joint winners of the 2005-06 Four Hills Tournament.

The 54th edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament was held in the traditional venues: Oberstorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany, and Innsbruck and Bischofshofen in Austria. For the first and only time, the two ski jumpers at the top of the table shared exactly the same number of points after all four events. The competitors in question, Janne Ahonen and Jakub Janda, were both declared tournament winners. For Ahonen, it was the fourth tournament victory, equalizing the record of Jens Weißflog. He would surpass Weißflog and become the lone record holder two years later.

## Format

At each of the four events, a qualification round would be held. The 50 best jumpers would qualify for the competition. The fifteen athletes leading the World Cup at the time would qualify automatically. In case of an omitted qualification or a result that would normally result in elimination, they would instead qualify as 50th.

Unlike the procedure at normal World Cup events, the 50 qualified athletes would be paired up for the first round of the final event, with the winner qualifying for the second round. The rounds start with the duel between #26 and #25 from the qualification round, followed by #27 vs #24, up to #50 vs #1. The five best duel losers, so-called 'Lucky Losers' also qualify for the second round.

For the tournament ranking, the total points earned from each jump are added together. The World Cup points collected during the four events are disregarded in this ranking.

## World Cup Standings

The events during the Four Hills tournament count as part of the World Cup season. The standings at the time of the tournament, after seven out of twenty-two events, were as follows:

| Rank | Name | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | Jakub Janda | 552 |
| 2. | Janne Ahonen | 435 |
| 3. | Andreas Küttel | 430 |
| 4. | Michael Uhrmann | 367 |
| 5. | Andreas Widhölzl | 254 |
| 6. | Adam Małysz | 240 |
| 7. | Lars Bystøl | 239 |
| 8. | Thomas Morgenstern | 228 |
| 9. | Robert Kranjec | 206 |
| 10. | Roar Ljøkelsøy | 180 |

## Participating nations and athletes

The number of athletes a nation was allowed to nominate was dependent on previous results. In addition, a "national group" from the host nation is added to each event.

The defending champion was Janne Ahonen. Four other competitors had also previously won the Four Hills tournament: Primož Peterka in 1996-97, Andreas Widhölzl in 1999-00, Adam Małysz in 2000-01 and Sigurd Pettersen in 2003-04.

The following athletes were nominated:

| Nation | Starting Spots | Number of Athletes | Athletes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 6 + 6 | 13 | Michael Uhrmann, Georg Spaeth, Martin Schmitt *(until Innsbruck)*, Michael Neumayer, Alexander Herr, Jörg Ritzerfeld *(withdrew in Oberstorf, then replaced)*, Maximilian Mechler *(National Group in Oberstorf, afterwards part of the squad)*
National Group: Stephan Hocke, Julian Musiol, Andreas Wank, Erik Simon, Kai Bracht, Mario Kürschner *(only Garmisch-Partenkirchen)* |
| Austria | 8 + 8 | 16 | Andreas Widhölzl, Thomas Morgenstern, Andreas Kofler, Wolfgang Loitzl, Martin Koch, Martin Höllwarth, Balthasar Schneider, Stefan Thurnbichler
National Group: Reinhard Schwarzenberger, Manuel Fettner, Stefan Kaiser, Roland Müller, Bastian Kaltenböck, Gerald Wambacher, Mathias Hafele, Artur Pauli |
| Belarus | 2 | 2 | Maksim Anisimov, Petr Chaadaev |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | Petar Fartunov, Georgi Zharkov |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | Stefan Read |
| China | 2 | 2 | Tian Zhandong, Li Yang |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 5 | Jakub Janda, Jan Matura, Antonin Hajek, Jan Mazoch *(until Garmisch-Partenkirchen)*, Ondřej Vaculík *(Innsbruck onward)* |
| Estonia | 2 | 2 | Jens Salumäe, Jaan Jüris *(Innsbruck onward)* |
| Finland | 7 | 7 | Janne Ahonen, Matti Hautamäki, Janne Happonen, Risto Jussilainen *(until Garmisch-Partenkirchen, not replaced)*, Joonas Ikonen, Tami Kiuru, Harri Olli |
| France | 3 | 3 | David Lazzaroni, Emmanuel Chedal *(Garmisch-Partenkirchen onward)*, Vincent Descombes *(Garmisch-Partenkirchen onward)* |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | Sebastian Colloredo, Andrea Morassi |
| Japan | 6 | 6 | Takanobu Okabe, Noriaki Kasai, Daiki Itō, Tsuyoshi Ichinohe, Hideharu Miyahira, Hiroki Yamada |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | Ivan Karaulov, Nikolay Karpenko |
| Norway | 6 | 8 | Lars Bystøl, Roar Ljøkelsøy, Daniel Forfang *(until Garmisch-Partenkirchen)*, Tommy Ingebrigtsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Sigurd Pettersen *(until Garmisch-Partenkirchen)*, Henning Stensrud *(Innsbruck onward)*, Anders Bardal *(Innsbruck onward)* |
| Poland | 4 | 6 | Adam Małysz *(until Garmisch-Partenkirchen)*, Kamil Stoch, Robert Mateja, Marcin Bachleda *(until Garmisch-Partenkirchen)*, Stefan Hula *(Innsbruck onward)*, Rafał Śliż *(Innsbruck onward)* |
| Russia | 4 | 4 | Dimitry Vassiliev, Denis Kornilov, Dimitry Ipatov, Ildar Fatchullin |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | Martin Mesík |
| Slovenia | 5 | 6 | Robert Kranjec, Primož Peterka, Rok Benkovič, Jernej Damjan *(until Innsbruck)*, Jurij Tepeš, Primož Pikl *(only Bischofshofen)* |
| South Korea | 2 | 3 | Choi Heung-chul, Choi Yong-jik *(until Garmisch-Partenkirchen)*, Kim Hyun-ki *(Innsbruck onward)* |
| Sweden | 2 | 3 | Isak Grimholm, Johan Erikson *(until Garmisch-Partenkirchen)*, Jakob Grimholm *(Innsbruck onward)* |
| Switzerland | 4 | 4 | Andreas Küttel, Simon Ammann, Michael Möllinger, Guido Landert *(Innsbruck onward)* |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | Volodymyr Boschuk *(until Garmisch-Partenkirchen)* |
| United States | 1 | 1 | Alan Alborn *(only Bischofshofen)* |
|

## Results

### Oberstorf

Schattenbergschanze, Oberstorf
28-29 December 2005

**Qualification winner:**  Andreas Widhölzl

| Rank | Name | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Janne Ahonen | 270.9 |
| 2 | Roar Ljøkelsøy | 268.4 |
| 3 | Jakub Janda | 262.6 |
| 4 | Takanobu Okabe | 260.8 |
| 5 | Matti Hautamäki | 258.0 |
| 6 | Andreas Widhölzl | 248.1 |
| 7 | Georg Spaeth | 245.3 |
| 8 | Simon Ammann | 244.8 |
| 9 | Michael Uhrmann | 244.4 |
| 10 | Bjørn Einar Romøren | 243.8 |

### Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
31 December 2005 - 1 January 2006

**Qualification winner:**  Noriaki Kasai

| Rank | Name | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Jakub Janda | 264.7 |
| 2 | Janne Ahonen | 262.2 |
| 3 | Matti Hautamäki | 260.3 |
| 4 | Andreas Küttel | 259.8 |
| 5 | Roar Ljøkelsøy | 249.8 |
| 6 | Andreas Kofler | 248.9 |
| 7 | Michael Uhrmann | 246.6 |
| 8 | Simon Ammann | 242.9 |
| 9 | Georg Spaeth | 240.8 |
| 10 | Takanobu Okabe | 238.6 |

### Innsbruck

Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck
03-4 January 2006

**Qualification winner:**  Janne Ahonen

| Rank | Name | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Lars Bystøl | 264.7 |
| 2 | Jakub Janda | 263.2 |
| 3 | Bjørn Einar Romøren | 258.1 |
| 4 | Thomas Morgenstern | 257.6 |
| 5 | Roar Ljøkelsøy | 256.9 |
| 6 | Janne Ahonen | 255.4 |
| 7 | Andreas Küttel | 255.2 |
| 8 | Takanobu Okabe | 253.8 |
| 9 | Noriaki Kasai | 251.7 |
| 10 | Rok Benkovič | 251.4 |

### Bischofshofen

Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen
05-6 January 2006

**Qualification winner:**  Janne Ahonen

After three out of four events, World Cup leader Jakub Janda was two points ahead of defending champion Janne Ahonen. With Janda skipping the qualification tournament, and Ahonen winning it, there was a direct duel between the two jumpers at the first round of the final tournament. Janda jumped first, and reached 141.0m, surpassing the leading Ljøkelsøy by four meters. Ahonen then reached the same distance, but lost the duel due to worse Judges Marks by one point. As the best duel loser, he still qualified for the second and final round in second place.

Ahonen reached 141.5 meters in his second attempt, earning 146.7 points. With Janda then reaching 'only' 139.0 meters in the tournament's final jump (still the second-furthest jump of the second round), earning 143.7 points, Ahonen surpassed him in the Bischofshofen ranking and equalized in the tournament ranking - both having scored exactly 1081.5 points over the four events.

| Rank | Name | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Janne Ahonen | 293.0 |
| 2 | Jakub Janda | 291.0 |
| 3 | Roar Ljøkelsøy | 282.0 |
| 4 | Andreas Küttel | 277.7 |
| 5 | Bjørn Einar Romøren | 265.8 |
| 6 | Takanobu Okabe | 264.6 |
| 7 | Alexander Herr | 262.0 |
| 8 | Thomas Morgenstern | 257.6 |
| 9 | Andreas Widhölzl | 256.6 |
| 10 | Andreas Kofler | 255.9 |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Name | Oberstorf | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Innsbruck | Bischofshofen | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Janne Ahonen | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 1st | **1,081.5** |
| | Jakub Janda | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | **1,081.5** |
| 3 | Roar Ljøkelsøy | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | **1,057.1** |
| 4 | Andreas Küttel | 20th | 4th | 7th | 4th | **1,022.9** |
| 5 | Matti Hautamäki | 5th | 3rd | 15th | 15th | **1,018.0** |
| 6 | Takanobu Okabe | 4th | 10th | 8th | 6th | **1,017.8** |
| 7 | Bjørn Einar Romøren | 10th | 16th | 3rd | 5th | **997.9** |
| 8 | Andreas Kofler | 15th | 6th | 11th | 10th | **992.8** |
| 9 | Noriaki Kasai | 13th | 12th | 9th | 11th | **981.5** |
| 10 | Georg Spaeth | 7th | 9th | 13th | 22nd | **976.7** |

Lars Bystøl, who won the Innsbruck event, placed only 20th or above in the other three competitions and placed 16th in the final ranking.

## InfoBox

| Four Hills Tournament
at the 2005-06 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Venues | Schattenbergschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Bergiselschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze |
| Location | Germany, Austria |
| Dates | 28 December 2005 (2005-12-28) – 6 January 2006 (2006-01-06) |
| Competitors | 100 from 23 nations |
| Medalists | |
|  | |
|


title: 1962 NHRA Winternationals

abstract: The 1962 NHRA Winternationals were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California on 18 February.

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# 1962 NHRA Winternationals

The **1962 NHRA Winternationals** were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California on 18 February.

## History

The 1962 Winternationals were historic for the appearance there of NHRA's first woman class champion.

Under pressure from Peggy Hart (wife of track owner "Pappy" Hart) and Mickey Thompson, as well as fellow racers Shirley Shahan and Roberta Leighton, Carol Cox was the first woman allowed to race at an NHRA national event. Influenced in part by Thompson's preference for Pontiacs, Cox drove a 1961 Ventura with a 389cui/368HP V8, which was driven (not trailered) to Pomona. Cox won the title in S/SA (Super Stock, automatic transmission), making her the first woman ever to take a win at an NHRA national event; the 9 March 1962 issue of *National Dragster* recorded her as a "crowd favorite", with a winning pass of 13.06 seconds at 107.65 mph (173.25 km/h), but says nothing about it being a first for a woman, dismissively calling her a "'posder puff' handler". Some racers believe a class win is more difficult to achieve than a handicap (eliminator) win.

While Cox gained a lot of attention, "Sneaky Pete" Robinson and Tom McEwen (not yet nicknamed "Mongoo$e") both lost to Jim Nelson in the Dode Martin-owned Dodge Dart, on his way to a win in Top Eliminator.

Gary Cagle drove Dean Moon's *Mooneyes* dragster to victory in Middle Eliminator.

Bob Balough's Oldsmobile-powered Simca defeated Doug "Cookie" Cook in Junior Eliminator.

"Dyno Don" Nicholson took the victory in Stock Eliminator, over Dave Strickler in the Ammon Smith-owned Chevrolet.

In Street, Rich Siroonian, in the Mazmanian-owned 1962 Corvette, lost to K.S. Pittman. Earl Wade, in another 1962 Corvette, defeated Pittman in the final to win Street Eliminator.

Hugh Tucker claimed the Little Eliminator win.

## InfoBox

1962 NHRA Winternationals
| Venue | Auto Club Raceway |
| --- | --- |
| Location | Pomona, California |


title: Ballymena Area B

abstract: Ballymena Area B was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Ballymena Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ahoghill, Cullybackey, Dunminning, Galgorm, Grange and Portglenone. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by The Main DEA.

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# Ballymena Area B

**Ballymena Area B** was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Ballymena Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ahoghill, Cullybackey, Dunminning, Galgorm, Grange and Portglenone. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by The Main DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor
(Party) | | Councillor
(Party) | | Councillor
(Party) | | Councillor
(Party) | | Councillor
(Party) | | Councillor
(Party) | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **1981** |  | Roy Gillespie
(DUP) |  | Sandy Spence
(DUP) |  | John Greer
(DUP) |  | Tommy Nicholl
(DUP) |  | William Wright
(UUP) |  | Hugh Simpson
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist) |
| | | | | | | | **1977** | | Hubert Nicholl
(DUP) | | | Thomas Smyth
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist) |
| | | | | **1973** |  | A. Simpson
(Independent) |  | W. Dickey
(UUP) |  |  | |

## 1981 Election

**1977:** 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP

**1981:** 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP

**1977-1981 Change:** No change

Ballymena Area B - 7 seats
| Party | | Candidate | FPv% | Count | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | 1 | | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|  | DUP | **Roy Gillespie*** | 19.20% | **1,254** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | DUP | **Sandy Spence*** | 15.02% | **981** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | DUP | **John Greer*** | 13.06% | 853 | **1,075.3** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | UUP | **Hugh Simpson*** | 8.22% | 537 | 538.56 | 539.52 | 590.52 | 593.12 | 793.19 | **1,109.19** |  |  |
|  | UUP | **William Wright*** | 7.10% | 464 | 474.14 | 474.78 | 605.56 | 608.91 | 661.68 | 807.62 | **972.07** |  |
|  | DUP | **Tommy Nicholl** | 11.33% | 740 | 763.66 | 771.34 | 793.34 | 824.04 | 831.75 | 844.29 | 848.19 | **860.54** |
|  | DUP | Hubert Nicholl\* | 9.43% | 616 | 649.02 | 765.82 | 765.82 | 773.67 | 794.06 | 830.53 | 835.08 | 853.93 |
|  | UUP | Robert Nelson | 6.33% | 413 | 431.2 | 438.88 | 473.88 | 474.73 | 561.18 |  |  |  |
|  | UUP | Thomas Smyth\* | 6.16% | 402 | 409.8 | 410.28 | 435.28 | 436.93 |  |  |  |  |
|  | UUP | John Sutter | 4.15% | 271 | 272.04 | 272.04 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Electorate:** 9,994   **Valid:** 6,531 (65.35%)   **Spoilt:** 240   **Quota:** 934   **Turnout:** 6,771 (67.75%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 1977 Election

**1973:** 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

**1977:** 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP

**1973-1977 Change:** DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Independent, Independent Unionists (two seats) join UUP

Ballymena Area B - 6 seats
| Party | | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | 1 | | |
|  | DUP | **Roy Gillespie*** | N/A | **N/A** |
|  | DUP | **John Greer** | N/A | **N/A** |
|  | DUP | **Hubert Nicholl** | N/A | **N/A** |
|  | UUP | **Hugh Simpson*** | N/A | **N/A** |
|  | UUP | **Thomas Smyth*** | N/A | **N/A** |
|  | DUP | **Sandy Spence*** | N/A | **N/A** |
| **Electorate:** N/A   **Valid:** N/A   **Spoilt:** N/A   **Quota:** N/A   **Turnout:** N/A | | | | |

* As only six candidates had been nominated for six seats, there was no vote in Area B and all six candidates were deemed elected.

## 1973 Election

**1973:** 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

Ballymena Area B - 4 seats
| Party | | Candidate | FPv% | Count | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | 1 | | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|  | Independent | **A. Simpson** | 22.30% | **1,390** |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | DUP | **Sandy Spence** | 20.07% | **1,251** |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | DUP | **Roy Gillespie** | 19.06% | **1,188** |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | UUP | **W. Dickey** | 11.78% | 734 | **930.8** |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ind. Unionist | **Hugh Simpson** | 7.49% | 467 | 541 | 648.3 | 728.34 | 814.64 | **894.12** |
|  | Ind. Unionist | **Thomas Smyth** | 6.03% | 376 | 431.6 | 504.1 | 607.6 | 693.1 | **786.54** |
|  | UUP | W. O. Given | 4.19% | 261 | 305.8 | 433.98 | 481.36 | 569.28 | 685.18 |
|  | Alliance | Maeve Kyle | 5.30% | 330 | 398.4 | 413.48 | 420.38 | 435.78 |  |
|  | Independent | W. R. McNeilly | 3.77% | 235 | 291 | 324.64 | 378 |  |  |
| **Electorate:** 9,474   **Valid:** 6,232 (65.78%)   **Spoilt:** 61   **Quota:** 891   **Turnout:** 6,293 (66.42%) | | | | | | | | | |

1. "Local Government Results 1981". *EONI*. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Local Government Results 1977". *EONI*. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
3. "Local Government Results 1973". *EONI*. Retrieved 9 July 2021.


title: 1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season

abstract: The 1898–99 Football League season was Small Heath's seventh in the Football League and their fifth in the Second Division. With four games of the seasons remaining, they were in fourth place, two points below the promotion positions, but a draw and three defeats in those last four games left them with an eight-place finish in the 18-team league. They also took part in the 1898–99 FA Cup, entering at the third qualifying round and progressing to the second round proper, at which stage they were eliminated by Stoke after a replay. In local cup competitions, Small Heath reached the second round of the Birmingham Cup and Staffordshire Cup, and lost to West Bromwich Albion in the first round of the Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup. Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Walter Abbott scored 42 goals, of which 34 were scored in the league, a season's best for the Second Division. Both totals remain as of 2012 club records. Abbott, half back Alex Leake and forward Sid Wharton each played in all 40 league and FA Cup matches over the season, and three other players missed only one such game.

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# 1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season

The 1898–99 Football League season was Small Heath's seventh in the Football League and their fifth in the Second Division. With four games of the seasons remaining, they were in fourth place, two points below the promotion positions, but a draw and three defeats in those last four games left them with an eight-place finish in the 18-team league. They also took part in the 1898–99 FA Cup, entering at the third qualifying round and progressing to the second round proper (round of 16), at which stage they were eliminated by Stoke after a replay. In local cup competitions, Small Heath reached the second round of the Birmingham Cup and Staffordshire Cup, and lost to West Bromwich Albion in the first round of the Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup.

Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Walter Abbott scored 42 goals, of which 34 were scored in the league, a season's best for the Second Division. Both totals remain as of 2012 club records. Abbott, half back Alex Leake and forward Sid Wharton each played in all 40 league and FA Cup matches over the season, and three other players missed only one such game.

## Background

In the 1897–98 season, Small Heath finished sixth in the 16-team Second Division, nine points behind the promotion test match positions. After the test match series left two teams needing to play out a goalless draw in their final match for both to be promoted, which unsurprisingly is what happened, the Football League's Annual General Meeting agreed that the First Division be extended from 16 to 18 clubs and that the top two teams in the Second Division at the end of each season should automatically replace the bottom two teams in the First. A vote was taken on the teams to take the two additional places in the First Division; Small Heath came fourth in the vote, so remained in the Second Division for the 1898–99 season. They were again awarded exemption only for the first two rounds of the qualifying competition for the FA Cup.

A Football League committee ruled on irregularities in the transfer of Jimmy Inglis to Southern League club Swindon Town. The transfer took place on a Sunday, contrary to league rules, and the forms were falsified. The player was suspended for the first month of the coming season, two Swindon Town directors were suspended for three months, each club was fined £10, and each secretary was warned as to his future conduct. Apart from Jack Kirton, who also joined Swindon, and Charlie Hare, who left the club for Watford of the Southern League, having "secured a business engagement" in that town, the remaining players signed on again for the new season. Great things were expected of Bob McRoberts, the pacy and skilful Gainsborough Trinity centre forward for whom Small Heath paid a £150 transfer fee.

There were no changes to the team's kit of light blue shirts with navy collar trim, cuffs and pocket, white knickerbockers and navy socks.

## Review

### September–October

Burton Swifts led Small Heath at half time in the first game of the league season. Early in the second half, debutant Bob McRoberts tapped in to equalise after Sid Wharton's fierce shot could only be parried, then Swifts regained the lead via a twice-taken penalty, but the game was one-sided thereafter, and the final score was 6–2 to the visitors. The *Nottinghamshire Guardian'*s correspondent thought Small Heath "appeared a well-balanced team all round." A comfortable victory followed at home to Lincoln City on the Tuesday. Billy Bennett opened the scoring, Alex Leake contributed a penalty, and Walter Abbott took his tally to four from two games. In front of a large crowd at Coventry Road, Burslem Port Vale continued their winning opening to the season. The *Dart* was unimpressed by the home team's shooting – "fully half-a-dozen excellent chances were missed right in front of goal", including a Leake penalty.

Small Heath took a three-goal lead in the first round of the Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup, but visitors West Bromwich Albion scored four times in the second half to progress to the semi-final. In the absence of Henry Clutterbuck, Ike Webb made his Football League debut in goal in a comfortable 3–1 win at home to Barnsley, newly elected to the Second Division. The *Dart* enthused about McRoberts, who "again gave a creditable display and scored one magnificent goal, after as pretty a run as I have witnessed in many a day", but was concerned about the quality of his teammates. September ended with a trip to Loughborough which "on paper ... appeared a certainty for the Heathens, but in actual play Loughborough were the masters, and richly deserved two points instead of one." This was the first match of the season in which Abbott failed to score.

Grimsby Town achieved their first win of the season, by two goals to nil at home to Small Heath, despite the visitors' insistence that the second should not have counted as the ball had entered the goal through the side netting. In the second half, McRoberts hit the post and Grimsby had a third "goal" disallowed for offside. The first-round Staffordshire Cup-tie at Wolverhampton Wanderers was drawn, the home goalkeeper saving a penalty. Playing with a vocal crowd of 5,000 spectators and a strong wind behind them, Small Heath's first two goals against Newton Heath were disallowed, both for offside, before they conceded against the run of play, but they then took advantage of the conditions to score three times before half-time, through Abbott, Walton and Robertson. Against the wind, they changed their style of play: "they no longer indulged in short passing, but in long kicking and rushing", the defence, particularly Billy Pratt stood firm, and Inglis made the final score 4–1. The *Dart* picked out McRoberts, who "played a clever game in the centre", and Walton and Inglis as "a decided improvement" on Bennett and Good on the right wing.

Away from home, results were different. New Brighton Tower had no difficulty in remaining unbeaten, overcoming Small Heath by four goals, all scored in the first half. Back at Coventry Road, Small Heath knocked Wolverhampton Wanderers out of the Staffordshire Cup by six goals to four, and enjoyed a comfortable win in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup, defeating Chirk 8–0 with three goals from Walton, two each by Abbott and Inglis, and one from Leake.

### November–December

In front of 7,000 spectators, Woolwich Arsenal outclassed Small Heath in a match where Clutterbuck played well to keep their score down to two. According to the *Penny Illustrated Paper*, "the game was of lively character, but by no means high class from the football point of view. However, the Arsenal won, and the crowd were satisfied, their feeling of exultation being heightened by the fact that the visitors inclined to unfair tactics in the effort to alter the score." In a match "hardly up to cup tie standard", Walsall eliminated Small Heath from the Staffordshire Cup.

New signing Arthur Gardner scored twice and William Robertson three times as Small Heath began a run of high-scoring games with a 9–0 win at home to Luton Town. They went one better at home to Druids in the FA Cup, McRoberts contributing a hat-trick, and in front of the lowest league crowd of the season, around 2,000, "completely outplayed" Darwen, Walter Abbott scoring five of his team's eight goals.

Small Heath failed to continue their winning ways at Gainsborough Trinity, the home side equalising with a last-minute penalty. The *Dart* predicted Burslem Port Vale might prove stiffer opposition in the FA Cup than did Chirk and Druids in the previous rounds, but in a game "too one-sided to be really interesting", Small Heath progressed into the competition proper by seven goals to nil. In a game "contested in spiritless fashion", Small Heath knocked Burton Wanderers out of the Birmingham Cup, the 4–0 score completing a sequence of six home games in which they scored no fewer than 49 goals. The *Owl* acknowledged that if their away form were in any way comparable, promotion would be "a foregone conclusion", but "they have fared very badly away from home, and there will have to be a vast improvement in their form in "out" matches if they are to overtake Newton Heath and Manchester City" at the top of the division.

Sid Wharton starred in an expected win at Glossop North End, preceding a close game at home to Walsall in which "feeling ran high, and the whistle was going frequently for free kicks", settled by a McRoberts goal after an hour. In pouring rain on Boxing Day, Small Heath beat Blackpool 5–0, and the next day, in similar weather, a large crowd turned up to see Manchester City team lose 4–1. The *Manchester Guardian* gave credit where due: "The visitors, however, did not come quite up to expectation, though no liberties could be taken with them. The home side played exceedingly well". The year finished with a fourth consecutive win, this time at home to Burton Swifts, who "made a better show than Manchester did on Tuesday" but still lost 4–1.

### January–February

Going into the new year in fourth position in the table, three points behind the leaders with a game in hand, the club committee were reported to have offered the players "special inducements" to achieve promotion. They began the year with a defeat; on a pitch in "wretched" condition, Burslem Port Vale scored the only goal three minutes from the end of an even game. At Barnsley, the home side were three goals to the good after only 15 minutes. After the interval, McRoberts and Barnsley's John McCartney were spoken to by the referee for "getting keen", the visitors rallied, then scored from a scramble after the ball hit the crossbar. With 20 minutes remaining, Barnsley scored a fourth, and the visitors were beaten. Although Wharton scored a second near the end, the final score was 7–2. In the second round of the Birmingham Cup, played "in terrible weather, and with the pitch in fearful condition", former Small Heath hero Fred Wheldon scored twice to secure a draw for Aston Villa. Conditions had not improved by the next league game. "Scientific football was quite out of the question" as Small Heath, playing with "tremendous dash", beat Loughborough 6–1, with three goals for Abbott, two for Wharton, and a first goal for Harry Wilcox.

The players underwent "special preparation" for the first-round FA Cup-tie at home to Manchester City. According to the *Sheffield Independent*, "probably the visitors, Manchester City, are the more skilful team, but Small Heath are gluttons for goals at Coventry road, and there is likely to be a very lively hour and half's play". A crowd estimated at between 15,000 and 18,000 attended to witness that prediction prove accurate. Early goals from Abbott and City's George Dougal preceded Small Heath taking a half-time lead via "a very clever piece of work" by McRoberts. City were "showing perhaps the greater skill, but Small Heath working most pluckily". After an equaliser from Billie Gillespie, Small Heath "had more than one easy chance of scoring, the men missing opportunities which should have been utilised", until five minutes from time, McRoberts gave them the victory. Cab-drivers who regularly transported football followers from Aston Villa's ground back to the city centre were hopeful of taking advantage of the large attendance to do the same from Small Heath. However, they had few takers, "quite half the brakes returned to the centre of the city empty", and the *Owl* wondered if one might infer that "those who go to Aston can afford to ride, whereas those who patronise Small Heath find it cheaper to walk". Without Pratt, Leake and Inglis, Small Heath lost the Birmingham Cup replay 5–2.

On a slippery surface, Abbott opened the scoring at home to Grimsby Town straight from the kick-off, James Cockshutt equalised from a penalty, and Robertson scored the winner near the end, to put his team fifth in the table, two points behind the promotion places with a game in hand. Drawn at First Division Stoke in the second round of the FA Cup, Small Heath were a goal behind at the interval and had lost McRoberts to a broken collarbone. Despite the numerical disadvantage, they had the wind in their favour, and took the lead ten minutes into the second half through Abbott and wharton. The lead did not last long, and despite a frantic finish, the match was drawn. Wilcox took McRoberts' place for the replay four days later. In a game "contested in a most lively fashion" despite the heavy pitch, Stoke took a two-goal lead, Inglis pulled one back for Small Heath, but the home side were eliminated.

Missing Gardner and Robertson through suspension, and also without full-back Archer, Small Heath nevertheless beat New Brighton Tower 3–2 in a "wonderfully fine game", Wilcox supplying the late winner. A "disappointing" Small Heath team "fought bravely" but lost 2–0 at Newton Heath to go into March in sixth place, still with games on hand on those above them. The club confirmed that McRoberts had returned home to Scotland to recover from the injury that was expected to keep him out for the rest of the season, and that he had agreed to renew his contract for the following season despite interest from First Division clubs.

### March–April

Having failed to sign Walsall's Scottish centre-forward Tommy Vail on loan, Wilcox again filled in for McRoberts at home to Woolwich Arsenal. On a rain-soaked pitch and during a first-half hailstorm, Small Heath completed a comfortable victory. Will Devey returned from non-League football to open the scoring away at Blackpool, but the home team equalised soon after the interval, and were judged unfortunate not to take both points.

Using as an illustration the £10 apiece "besides special prizes from the committee and tradespeople" to be received by Small Heath's players should they achieve promotion, the *Manchester Times* reported with disapproval on the concept of success-related bonus payments. Where "one would naturally and fairly conclude that like honest men \[players\] have done the best they can for their employers", said employers offer additional rewards "which it is expected will stimulate the players to renewed exertions", "the whole proceeding being a stigma on sport, stamping it with a ring of low commercialism that is very obnoxious to the old lover of amateur football."

Luton Town's poor run continued with a 3–2 defeat at home to Small Heath, coming back from two goals down but then conceding a second-half penalty. A three-nil home defeat left Small Heath in fifth place in the table, three points behind the day's opponents, Leicester Fosse, in third and four behind the promotion places. The visit to Darwen saw the unexpected return from injury of Bob McRoberts, who scored an equalising goal, but the draw, against a team with only six points at this late stage of the season, dropped Small Heath to sixth place in the table. Their poor results continued at Lincoln City, where they needed an apparently offside goal from Billy Bennett to come back from a two-goal deficit to earn a draw.

Despite losing full-back Billy Pratt to a dislocated collarbone in the first half, Small Heath beat Gainsborough Trinity 6–1 to raise their goals tally to more than that of any team either division. Walter Wigmore, who joined Small Heath from Gainsborough in March for a £150 fee to resume his forward partnership with McRoberts, scored twice against his former club. A one-nil friendly win against West Bromwich Albion preceded the return fixture with Gainsborough, won by Small Heath by a single goal in a match where the visitors "rarely crossed the centre line" in the second half and the home side missed numerous chances. The win took Small Heath up to fourth place, two points behind the second promotion position with four matches remaining.

The visit to league leaders Manchester City produced a two-goal defeat. Playing into the sun and wind, Small Heath were mostly on the defensive, and Clutterbuck played well to keep City at bay. On change of ends, the visitors improved, but City full backs Di Jones and Dick Ray were on top form. In the last twenty minutes, City were on top, and Fred Williams scored twice, the second coming from a penalty after Billy Meredith was fouled. Off the field, the West Midlands clubs submitted a complaint to the football authorities about attempts by the southern clubs to poach their players, which led to the suspension of "an agent of a well-known Southern club" and the temporary closure of Thames Ironworks' ground.

In a game "contested with warmth" in which "the referee's whistle was often heard", McRoberts gave the home team a short-lived lead against second-placed Glossop North End, but the match was drawn, leaving it extremely unlikely, albeit still mathematically possible, for Small Heath to be promoted. After Abbott missed an early penalty at Walsall, Small Heath put up a poor performance to lose 2–0, and the league programme ended at Leicester Fosse. Neither club fielded a full-strength team, and an "interesting" game finished goalless.

## Summary and aftermath

After being close to the second promotion place throughout the season, Small Heath eventually finished eighth, five points behind second-placed Glossop North End and a further six behind champions Manchester City. They scored more goals than any other team in the division except Manchester City, and scored more at home than any other, but their away record was poor. The *Dart* suggested that "the backs are all right, the defect that needs remedying is the half-back line, which is hardly up to the necessary standard." Of the 47 players registered for the club during the season, 23 made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Walter Abbott scored 42 goals, of which 34 were scored in the league, a season's best for the Second Division. Both totals remain (as of 2012) club records. Abbott, half back Alex Leake and forward Sid Wharton each played in all 40 league and FA Cup matches over the season, and goalkeeper Henry Clutterbuck and full backs Arthur Archer and Billy Pratt missed only one such game.

Off the field, the club made a profit of £755, which was the second highest in the Second Division, albeit way behind Woolwich Arsenal's £3,643, despite Small Heath's gate receipts exceeding those of Arsenal by £360.

Abbott left for First Division club Everton for a fee of £250 plus the proceeds of a midweek friendly match, William Robertson signed for Bristol Rovers, and Clutterbuck joined Southern League club Queens Park Rangers. Walter Main, a forward from Scottish club Airdrieonians, was "expected to be a worthy successor to Abbott", and half-back Tom Farnall returned from Bristol Rovers.

## Match details

### Football League Second Division

| Date | League
position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 September 1898 | 7th | Burton Swifts | A | W | 6–2 | Abbott 2, McRoberts 2, Dunlop, Leake | 3,000 |
| 5 September 1898 | 2nd | Lincoln City | H | W | 4–1 | Bennett, Leake, Abbott 2 | 3,000 |
| 10 September 1898 | 4th | Burslem Port Vale | H | L | 1–2 | Abbott | 10,000 |
| 17 September 1898 | 4th | Barnsley St Peter's | H | W | 3–1 | McRoberts, Abbott, Wharton | 3,000 |
| 24 September 1898 | 4th | Loughborough | A | D | 1–1 | McRoberts | 2,000 |
| 8 October 1898 | 7th | Grimsby Town | A | L | 0–2 |  | 2,000 |
| 15 October 1898 | 4th | Newton Heath | H | W | 4–1 | Abbott, Walton, Robertson, Inglis | 5,000 |
| 22 October 1898 | 9th | New Brighton Tower | A | L | 0–4 |  | 3,000 |
| 5 November 1898 | 10th | Woolwich Arsenal | A | L | 0–2 |  | 7,000 |
| 12 November 1898 | 9th | Luton Town | H | W | 9–0 | Gardner 2, McRoberts, Wharton, Inglis, Robertson 3, Abbott | 4,000 |
| 26 November 1898 | 7th | Darwen | H | W | 8–0 | Gardner 2, Abbott 5 (1 pen), McRoberts | 2,000 |
| 3 December 1898 | 7th | Gainsborough Trinity | A | D | 1–1 | Gardner | 1,500 |
| 17 December 1898 | 8th | Glossop North End | A | W | 2–1 | Abbott, Inglis | 1,000 |
| 24 December 1898 | 6th | Walsall | H | W | 2–1 | Gardner, McRoberts | 6,500 |
| 26 December 1898 | 5th | Blackpool | H | W | 5–0 | Inglis, Walton, Abbott 2, McRoberts | 4,000 |
| 27 December 1898 | 5th | Manchester City | H | W | 4–1 | Abbott 2, Inglis, McRoberts | 10,000 |
| 31 December 1898 | 4th | Burton Swifts | H | W | 4–1 | McRoberts, Gardner 2, Abbott | 4,000 |
| 7 January 1899 | 5th | Burslem Port Vale | A | L | 0–1 |  | 4,000 |
| 14 January 1899 | 6th | Barnsley | A | L | 2–7 | Abbott, Robertson | 2,000 |
| 21 January 1899 | 5th | Loughborough | H | W | 6–0 | Abbott 3, Wharton 2, Wilcox | 3,000 |
| 4 February 1899 | 5th | Grimsby Town | H | W | 2–1 | Abbott, Robertson | 6,000 |
| 18 February 1899 | 5th | New Brighton Tower | H | W | 3–2 | Abbott 2, Wilcox | 9,500 |
| 25 February 1899 | 6th | Newton Heath | A | L | 0–2 |  | 2,000 |
| 4 March 1899 | 5th | Woolwich Arsenal | H | W | 4–1 | Abbott 3, Wharton | 3,000 |
| 8 March 1899 | 6th | Blackpool | A | D | 1–1 | Devey | 2,000 |
| 11 March 1899 | 4th | Luton Town | A | W | 3–2 | Abbott 3 (1 pen) | 1,000 |
| 18 March 1899 | 5th | Leicester Fosse | H | L | 0–3 |  | 10,000 |
| 25 March 1899 | 6th | Darwen | A | D | 1–1 | McRoberts | 2,000 |
| 31 March 1899 | 6th | Lincoln City | A | D | 2–2 | Wigmore, Bennett | 5,000 |
| 1 April 1899 | 4th | Gainsborough Trinity | H | W | 6–1 | Abbott 3, Wigmore 2, Bennett | 6,000 |
| 8 April 1899 | 5th | Manchester City | A | L | 0–2 |  | 20,000 |
| 15 April 1899 | 7th | Glossop North End | H | D | 1–1 | McRoberts | 6,000 |
| 22 April 1899 | 8th | Walsall | A | L | 0–2 |  | 4,000 |
| 29 April 1899 | 8th | Leicester Fosse | A | D | 0–0 |  | 4,000 |

Final Second Division table (part)
| Pos |
| --- |
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 6 | Walsall | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 79 | 36 | 2.19 | 41 |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 41 | 1.76 | 41 |
| 8 | Small Heath | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 1.70 | 41 |
| 9 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 1.65 | 39 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 1.18 | 35 |
| Key: **Pld** = Matches played; **W** = Matches won; **D** = Matches drawn;
**L** = Matches lost; **F** = Goals for; **A** = Goals against; **GA** = Goal average; **Pts** = Points | | | | | | | | | |
| Source: | | | | | | | | | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3rd qual | 29 October 1898 | Chirk | H | W | 8–0 | Walton 3, Inglis 2, Abbott 2, Leake | 3,000 |
| 4th qual | 19 November 1898 | Druids | H | W | 10–0 | Abbott 2, McRoberts 3, Gardner, Inglis 2, Leake, Hughes og | 4,000 |
| 5th qual | 10 December 1898 | Burslem Port Vale | H | W | 7–0 | Gardner, McRoberts, Abbott 3, Wharton, Inglis | 7,000 |
| 1st round | 28 January 1899 | Manchester City | H | W | 3–2 | Abbott, McRoberts 2 | 15,399 |
| 2nd round | 11 February 1899 | Stoke | A | D | 2–2 | McRoberts, Wharton | 16,000 |
| 2nd round replay | 15 February 1899 | Stoke | H | L | 1–2 | Inglis | 14,379 |

### Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First | 12 September 1898 | West Bromwich Albion | H | L | 3–4 | Oakes, Abbott, Good | 3,000 |  |

### Birmingham Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First round | 12 December 1898 | Burton Wanderers | H | W | 4–0 | McRoberts 2, Arthur Gardner, Abbott | "Small" |  |
| Second round | 16 January 1899 | Aston Villa | H | D | 2–2 | Wilcox, Abbott | Not known |  |
| Second round replay | 30 January 1899 | Aston Villa | A | L | 2–5 | Wharton, Abbott | 10,000 |  |

### Staffordshire Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First round | 10 October 1898 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | D | 1–1 | Not known | 2,000 |  |
| First round replay | 24 October 1898 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W | 6–4 | Not known | Not known |  |
| Second round | 7 November 1898 | Walsall | H | L | 1–3 | Not known | Not known |  |

### Other matches

Source:

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 April 1899 | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 1–0 | Gardner | "Small" | Friendly match |
|  | Leek | H | W | 2–1 | Not known |  | Friendly match |
|  | Gainsborough Trinity | A | W | 1–0 | Not known |  | Friendly match |

## Appearances and goals

This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matches  the Football League and FA Cup  only. For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid).

Players' appearances and goals by competition
| Name | Position | League | | FA Cup | | Total | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Henry Clutterbuck | Goalkeeper | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Ike Webb | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arthur Archer | Full back | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Frank Lester | Full back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Pratt | Full back | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Thomas Dunlop | Half back | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| George Layton | Half back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Leake | Half back | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 4 |
| William Robertson | Half back | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 8 |
| Billy Walton | Half back | 28 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 5 |
| Walter Abbott | Forward | 34 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 42 |
| George Adey | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Bennett | Forward | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Will Devey | Forward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Arthur Gardner | Forward | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| Michael Good | Forward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jimmy Inglis | Forward | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 11 |
| Bob McRoberts | Forward | 26 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 16 |
| Thomas Oakes | Forward | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sid Wharton | Forward | 34 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 8 |
| Walter Wigmore | Forward | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Harry Wilcox | Forward | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Jack Price | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

**General**

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* Matthews, Tony (2010). *Birmingham City: The Complete Record*. DB Publishing (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
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80. Westerberg, Kenneth. 1899/00 (Excel spreadsheet). *QPRNet*. Ron Norris. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
81. 'Spider' (25 August 1899). "Football Arrows". *The Birmingham Pictorial and Dart*: p.5.
82. "Prospects of the Principal Clubs. Small Heath". *The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent*: p.7. 30 August 1899.
83. Matthews (2010), p. 488.

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Small Heath F.C.
| 1898–99 season | |
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| Chairman | Walter W. Hart |
| Secretary | Alfred Jones |
| Ground | Coventry Road |
| Football League Second Division | 8th |
| FA Cup | Second round (eliminated by Stoke) |
| Birmingham Senior Cup | Second round (eliminated by Aston Villa) |
| Staffordshire Senior Cup | Second round (eliminated by Walsall) |
| Birmingham Charity Cup | First round (eliminated by West Bromwich Albion) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Walter Abbott (34)
All: Walter Abbott (42) |
| Highest home attendance | 10,000 (three matches) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 vs Darwen (26 November 1898) |
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title: Elite Entertainment

abstract: Elite Entertainment was an American home media distribution company, founded by Vincent Bancalari and Don May, Jr. in 1993. The company specialized in LaserDisc and later, DVD releases of horror, science fiction, and cult films, many of which were public domain titles. Their first release was George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), which they distributed on LaserDisc in 1994.

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# Elite Entertainment

**Elite Entertainment** was an American home media distribution company, founded by Vincent Bancalari and Don May, Jr. in 1993. The company specialized in LaserDisc and later, DVD releases of horror, science fiction, and cult films, many of which were public domain titles. Their first release was George A. Romero's *Night of the Living Dead* (1968), which they distributed on LaserDisc in 1994.

## History

Elite Entertainment formed between Vincent Bancalari and Don May, Jr. in April 1993. Both were working in the video distribution industry, and in conversation lamented the poor transfer of a recent home video release of *Night of the Living Dead* (1968). In January 1994, they managed to secure a distribution rights deal with the filmmakers, and subsequently crafted a series of special features for the release, including audio commentaries recorded in the ensuing months. Elite Entertainment released *Night of the Living Dead* on LaserDisc in November 1994 in a 2-disc set.

The company continued to release a series of cult horror films on LaserDisc throughout the 1990s, including *The Evil Dead*, *Evil Dead 2*, *A Nightmare on Elm Street*, *A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge*, *God Told Me To*, *Invaders from Mars*, *Maniac*, and *I Spit on Your Grave*, among others. Several unrealized releases included *Eaten Alive* (originally due for a September 1998 LaserDisc release), as well as a LaserDisc double feature of *The Boogeyman* and *The Devonsville Terror*, originally due for a December 1998 release; the latter two films were subsequently released as a double-feature DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

In the late-1990s, the company transitioned to releasing titles on DVD, including re-releases of several titles they previously released on LaserDisc, including *I Spit on Your Grave* in 2002. In 2000, the company released *The House on Sorority Row* for the first time on DVD. By 2000, the company had a total of 15 DVD releases in their catalogue, approximately one-third of which were public domain titles.

## Select releases

* **Note**: Films listed in order of first release by Elite Entertainment.

| Title | Format(s) | Released | Letterboxed | No.<br>discs | Notes | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *Night of the Living Dead* | LaserDisc | November 1994 | No | 3 | 25th anniversary collector's edition |  |
| | November 23, 1996 | No | 1 | Standard edition |  |
| | DVD | July 10, 1997 | No | 1 | Collector's edition |  |
| | March 12, 2002 | No | 1 | Millennium Edition |  |
| *Horror Hotel* | LaserDisc | December 28, 1994 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *Maniac* | LaserDisc | March 28, 1995 | Yes | 1 | Director's cut |  |
| | DVD | December 9, 1998 | Yes | 1 | Director's cut |  |
| *A Nightmare on Elm Street* | LaserDisc | March 4, 1996 | Yes | 2 | Collector's edition |  |
| | | Yes | 1 | Standard edition |  |
| *A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge* | LaserDisc | June 18, 1996 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *Lisa and the Devil* | LaserDisc | August 1996 | Yes | 2 | Double feature |  |
| | | *Baron Blood* | | | | Yes |
| *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2* | LaserDisc | September 11, 1996 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors* | LaserDisc | September 25, 1996 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *Dawn of the Dead* | LaserDisc | October 1996 | Yes | 2 | Director's cut |  |
| | December 1996 | Yes | 3 | Collector's edition / director's cut |  |
| *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* | LaserDisc | December 4, 1996 | Yes | 2 | Collector's edition |  |
| *The Stepford Wives* | LaserDisc | April 30, 1997 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *Lady in White* | LaserDisc | July 18, 1997 | Yes | 2 | Director's cut |  |
| | DVD | March 24, 1998 | Yes | | 1 |  |
| *Prom Night* | LaserDisc | October 1, 1997 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *Evil Dead 2* | LaserDisc | October 28, 1997 | Yes | 1 | Special edition |  |
| *I Spit on Your Grave* | LaserDisc | August 1998 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| | DVD | December 8, 1998 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *The Evil Dead* | LaserDisc | November 3, 1998 | No | 1 |  |  |
| | DVD | March 30, 1999 | No | 1 | Collector's edition |  |
| | LaserDisc | April 6, 1999 | No | 2 | Collector's edition |  |
| *Tower of Evil* | DVD | November 2, 1999 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *The House on Sorority Row* | DVD | November 21, 2000 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *Popcorn* | DVD | September 4, 2001 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *The Incubus* | DVD | August 27, 2002 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *A Night to Dismember* | DVD | October 29, 2002 | Yes | 1 |  |  |
| *Horror* | DVD | May 27, 2003 | Yes | 1 |  |  |

## Sources

## InfoBox

Elite Entertainment
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| Industry | Home video |
| Founded | 1993 (1993) |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Rockaway, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Products | DVD, LaserDisc |
| Owner | * Vincent Bancalari * Don May, Jr. |


title: Emperor Go-Kōgon

abstract: Emperor Go-Kōgon was the 4th of the Emperors of Northern Court during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1352 through 1371. This Nanboku-chō "sovereign" was named after his father Emperor Kōgon and go- (後), translates literally as "later;" and thus, he may be called the "Later Emperor Kōgon", or, in some older sources, may be identified as "Emperor Kōgon, the second", or as "Emperor Kōgon II."

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# Emperor Go-Kōgon

**Emperor Go-Kōgon** (後光厳天皇, *Go-Kōgon-tennō*, 23 March 1338 – 12 March 1374) was the 4th of the Emperors of Northern Court during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1352 through 1371.

This Nanboku-chō "sovereign" was named after his father Emperor Kōgon and *go-* (後), translates literally as "later;" and thus, he may be called the "Later Emperor Kōgon", or, in some older sources, may be identified as "Emperor Kōgon, the second", or as "Emperor Kōgon II."

## Genealogy

His personal name was Iyahito (彌仁).

He was the second son of the Northern Pretender Emperor Kōgon, and brother of his predecessor, Emperor Sukō. His mother was Hideko (秀子), Sanjō Kinhide's daughter

* Lady-in-waiting: Hirohashi (Fujiwara) Nakako (廣橋（藤原）仲子; 1336/9-1427) later Sukenmon’in (崇賢門院), Hirohashi Kanetsuna's daughter
    + Second son: Imperial Prince Ohito (緒仁親王) later Emperor Go-En'yū
    + Fifth son: Imperial Prince Priest Eijo (1362–1437; 永助入道親王)
    + Sixth son: Imperial Prince Priest Gyōnin (堯仁法親王; 1363–1430）
    + Twelfth son: Imperial Prince Priest Gyōsho (堯性法親王; 1371–1388)
* Consort: Uemon-no-Suke no Tsubone (右衛門佐局)
    + First son: Imperial Prince Priest Ryōnin (1355–1370; 亮仁入道親王)
    + Third son: Imperial Prince Priest Gyojo (行助法親王; 1360–1386）
    + son: (1361–1369)
    + Seventh son: Imperial Prince Priest Kakuzō (1363–1390; 覺増法親王)
* Consort: Sakyōdaibu-no-Tsubone (左京大夫局), Hōin Chōkai's daughter
    + First daughter: Imperial Princess Haruko (d. 1390; 治子内親王)
    + Fourth son: Imperial Prince Priest Kakuei (覺叡法親王; 1361–1377)
    + Eighth son: Imperial Prince Priest Dōen (道圓入道親王; 1364–1385)
    + Eleventh son: Imperial Prince Priest Shōjo (聖助法親王; b.1371)
* Consort:Shonagon-naishi (少納言内侍), Tachibana no Mochishige ‘s daughter
    + Tenth son: Imperial Prince Priest Myōshō (1367–1396; 明承法親王)
* from unknown women
    + Ninth son: Imperial Prince Priest Kanshu (1366–1401; 寬守法親王)
    + Thirteenth son: Imperial Prince Priest Kankyō (1373–1405; 寬教入道親王)
    + Second daughter: Imperial Princess Kenshi (見子內親王)
    + Fourteenth son: ?
    + Daughter: Princess Shūnin (秀仁女王)

## Events of Go-Kōgon's life

In his own lifetime, Go-Kōgon and those around him believed that he occupied the Chrysanthemum Throne from 25 September 1352 to 9 April 1371.

In 1351, Ashikaga Takauji briefly returned to the allegiance of the Southern Dynasty, causing the Southern Court to briefly consolidate control of the Imperial Line. However, this peace fell apart in April 1352. On this occasion, the Southern Court abducted Retired (Northern) Emperors Emperor Kōgon and Emperor Kōmyō as well as Emperor Sukō and the Crown Prince Tadahito from Kyoto to Anau, the location of the Southern Court. This produced a state of affairs in which there was no Emperor in Kyoto. Because of this, Imperial Prince Iyahito became emperor in 1352 with the support of Ashikaga Yoshiakira.

During this period, the Era of the Northern and Southern Courts, because of the antagonism between the two competing dynasties, public order in Kyoto was disturbed. The Southern Court repeatedly recaptured Kyoto. Emperor Go-Kōgon was forced to repeatedly flee from Kyoto to Ōmi Province and other places. Around the time that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was named *shōgun* (1368), the Southern Courts power weakened, and order was restored to Kyoto. Also around this time, the Emperor's authority began to show its weakness.

On 9 April 1371, he abdicated in favor of his son, who became Emperor Go-En'yū. He continued to rule as Cloistered Emperor until he died of illness on 12 March 1374. He is enshrined with other emperors at the imperial tomb called *Fukakusa no kita no misasagi* (深草北陵) in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.

## Eras of Go-Kōgon's reign

The years of Go-Kōgon's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or *nengō*.

***Nanboku-chō* Southern court** * Eras as reckoned by legitimate Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
* *Shōhei* (1346–1370)
* *Kentoku* (1370–1372)

***Nanboku-chō* Northern court** * Eras as reckoned by pretender Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
* *Kannō* (1350–1352)
* *Bunna* (1352–1356)
* *Embun* (1356–1361)
* *Kōan* (1361–1362)
* *Jōji* (1362–1368)
* *Ōan* (1368–1375)

## Southern Court rivals

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| Emperor Go-Kōgon
後光厳天皇 | |
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| 4th Northern Emperor | |
| Reign | 25 September 1352 – 9 April 1371 |
| Enthronement | 21 January 1354 |
| Predecessor | Sukō |
| Successor | Go-En'yū |
|  | |
| Born | 23 March 1338 |
| Died | 12 March 1374(1374-03-12) (aged 35) |
| Burial | Fukakusa no Kita no Misasagi (深草北陵), Kyoto |
| Spouse | Hirohashi Nakako |
| Issue
*among others...* | Emperor Go-En'yū |
| Posthumous name  *Tsuigō*:
Emperor Go-Kōgon (後光厳院 or 後光厳天皇) | |
| House | Imperial House of Japan |
| Father | Emperor Kōgon |
| Mother | Sanjō Hideko |
| Signature |  |


abstract: Fleming Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 312 as of the 2010 census.

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# Fleming Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota

**Fleming Township** is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 312 as of the 2010 census.

## History

Fleming Township was named for an early settler. A post office in Fleming Lake operated from 1909 to 1930.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.0 km2), of which 33.6 square miles (87.0 km2) and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), or 7.40%, is water.

### Major highway

### Lakes

* Fleming Lake
* French Lake
* Gun Lake
* Jenkins Lake
* Long Lake
* Town Line Lake (west edge)
* Whispering Lake
* Wilkins Lake

### Adjacent townships

### Cemeteries

The township contains Fleming Cemetery.

## Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 327 people, 151 households, and 107 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.7 inhabitants per square mile (3.7/km2). There were 481 housing units at an average density of 14.3 per square mile (5.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.17% White, 0.92% African American, 0.31% Native American, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 151 households, out of which 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.46.

In the township the population was spread out, with 12.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,298. None of the families and 1.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

## InfoBox

| Fleming Township | |
| --- | --- |
| Township | |
| Fleming TownshipLocation within the state of Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′17″N 93°30′40″W / 46.63806°N 93.51111°W / 46.63806; -93.51111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Aitkin |
| Area | |
| Total | 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km2) |
| Land | 33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2) |
| Water | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| Total | 312 |
| Density | 9/sq mi (3.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-21230 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664173 |


title: Eucithara amabilis

abstract: Eucithara amabilis is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

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# Eucithara amabilis

***Eucithara amabilis*** is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

## Description

## Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius.

## InfoBox

| *Eucithara amabilis* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Shells of *Eucithara amabilis* (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | *Eucithara* |
| Species: | ***E. amabilis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Eucithara amabilis***<br>(Nevill & Nevill, 1874) | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Cithara amabilis* Nevill & Nevill, 1874 (original combination) * *Daphnella (Cithara) amabilis* | |


title: Epigomphus camelus

abstract: Epigomphus camelus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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# Epigomphus camelus

***Epigomphus camelus*** is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

## InfoBox

| *Epigomphus camelus* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | *Epigomphus* |
| Species: | ***E. camelus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Epigomphus camelus***
Calvert, 1905 | |
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title: 2005–06 Frauen-Bundesliga

abstract: The 2005–06 Frauen-Bundesliga was the 16th season of the Frauen-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 14 August 2005 and ended on 5 June 2006.

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# 2005–06 Frauen-Bundesliga

The **2005–06 Frauen-Bundesliga** was the 16th season of the Frauen-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 14 August 2005 and ended on 5 June 2006.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 13 | +102 | 59 | 2005–06 Bundesliga (women) champions |
| 2 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 11 | +80 | 55 |  |
| 3 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 97 | 25 | +72 | 52 |  |
| 4 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 44 |  |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | | 33 |
| 6 | SG Essen-Schönebeck | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 5 | | 30 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 48 | 3 | | 29 |
| 8 | FC Bayern Munich | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 48 | 7 | | 27 |
| 9 | FFC Heike Rheine | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 56 | 17 | | 20 |
| 10 | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 79 | 55 | | 13 |
| 11 | VfL Sindelfingen | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 72 | 53 | 11 | Will be relegated to the 2. Bundesliga (women) |
| 12 | FSV Frankfurt | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 142 | 137 | | 1 |

Source:
Notes:

## Results

| Home \ Away | POT | DUI | FRA | NEU | HSV | ESS | FRE | FCB | HRH | BRP | SIN | FSV |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |  | 2–1 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 13–0 | 3–0 | 16–0 |
| FCR 2001 Duisburg | 0–0 |  | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
| 1. FFC Frankfurt | 2–6 | 2–2 |  | 5–3 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 8–0 | 17–0 |
| SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 2–1 | 1–9 | 0–4 |  | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| Hamburger SV | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 |  | 3–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| SG Essen-Schönebeck | 1–6 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 |  | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| SC Freiburg | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |  | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| FC Bayern Munich | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–8 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |  | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 |
| FFC Heike Rheine | 0–7 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 |  | 2–2 | 5–0 | 7–0 |
| FFC Brauweiler Pulheim | 0–7 | 1–9 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |  | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| VfL Sindelfingen | 1–5 | 0–10 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 |  | 1–1 |
| FSV Frankfurt | 0–13 | 0–4 | 0–7 | 0–8 | 0–9 | 0–7 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–6 |  |

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Conny Pohlers | FFC Frankufrt | 36 |
| 2 | Inka Grings | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 27 |
| 3 | Birgit Prinz | FFC Frankfurt | 20 |

1. "Archive 2005/2006". Deutscher Fußball Bund. 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2008.

## InfoBox

Frauen-Bundesliga
| Season | 2005–06 |
| --- | --- |
| Champions | Turbine Potsdam
2nd Bundesliga title
2nd German title |
| Relegated | FSV Frankfurt
Sindelfingen |
| UEFA Cup | Frankfurt
Turbine Potsdam |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 623 (4.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Conny Pohlers (36) |
| Biggest home win | 17–0 FFC Frankfurt v FSV Frankfurt |
| Biggest away win | 0–13 FSV Frankfurt v Potsdam |
| Highest scoring | 17–0 FFC Frankfurt v FSV Frankfurt |
| 2004–05 2006–07 | |


title: 1962 NSWRFL season

abstract: The 1962 NSWRFL season was the 55th New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, Australia's first rugby league competition. Ten teams from across Sydney competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and WD & HO Wills Cup during the season, which culminated in a replay of the previous year's grand final between St. George and Western Suburbs. The 1962 season was also the last in the playing career of future Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee, Brian Carlson.

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# 1962 NSWRFL season

The **1962 NSWRFL season** was the 55th New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, Australia's first rugby league competition. Ten teams from across Sydney competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and WD & HO Wills Cup during the season, which culminated in a replay of the previous year's grand final between St. George and Western Suburbs.

The 1962 season was also the last in the playing career of future Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee, Brian Carlson.

## Teams

|  |  |  |  |  |
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| **Balmain** 55th season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Harry Bath
Captain: Billy Bischoff Jr. | **Canterbury-Bankstown** 28th season
Ground: Belmore Sports Ground
Coach: Eddie Burns
Captain: Ray Beavan, Brian Davies | **Eastern Suburbs** 55th season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground
Coach: Dick Dunn
Captain: Terry Fearnley | **Manly-Warringah** 16th season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Captain-Coach: Ron Willey | **Newtown** 55th season
Ground: Henson Park
Coach: Allan Ellis
Captain: Tony Brown & Barry Nelson |
| **North Sydney** 55th season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Bob Sullivan
Captain: Brian Carlson | **Parramatta** 16th season
Ground: Cumberland Oval
Coach: Ken Kearney
Captain: Ron Lynch | **South Sydney** 55th season
Ground: Redfern Oval
Coach: Denis Donoghue
Captain: Darrel Chapman | **St. George** 42nd season
Ground: Jubilee Oval
Captain-coach: Norm Provan | **Western Suburbs** 55th season
Ground: Pratten Park
Coach: Jack Fitzgerald
Captain: Arthur Summons, Kel O'Shea |

## Regular season

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Balmain | **STG
+8** | MAN
0 | **CBY
−17** | SOU
−7 | **WES
−21** | NOR
+4 | **PAR
−9** | NEW
−3 | **EAS
−3** | **STG
0** | **MAN
+8** | CBY
−5 | **SOU
−1** | WES
−20 | **NOR
+10** | PAR
+5 | **NEW
−1** | EAS
−11 |  |  |  |  |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | NEW
−3 | **EAS
+24** | BAL
+17 | **MAN
+23** | STG
−20 | SOU
+5 | **WES
−12** | NOR
−7 | PAR
0 | **NEW
−22** | EAS
−5 | **BAL
+5** | MAN
−2 | STG
−21 | **SOU
−2** | WES
0 | **NOR
+12** | **PAR
+1** |  |  |  |  |
| Eastern Suburbs | **MAN
−4** | CBY
−24 | SOU
0 | WES
−13 | **NOR
−16** | PAR
−3 | **NEW
+2** | **STG
−3** | BAL
+3 | MAN
−6 | **CBY
+5** | **SOU
+17** | **WES
+4** | NOR
+4 | **PAR
+15** | NEW
−10 | **STG
+1** | **BAL
+11** |  |  |  |  |
| Manly-Warringah | EAS
+4 | **BAL
0** | STG
−12 | CBY
−23 | **SOU
+3** | WES
−9 | **NOR
+26** | **PAR
−3** | NEW
−6 | **EAS
+6** | BAL
−8 | **STG
−12** | **CBY
+2** | SOU
+6 | **WES
−3** | NOR
−11 | PAR
+5 | **NEW
−1** |  |  |  |  |
| Newtown | **CBY
+3** | SOU
+2 | WES
−4 | NOR
+8 | PAR
+6 | **STG
−11** | EAS
−2 | **BAL
+3** | **MAN
+6** | CBY
+22 | **SOU
+12** | **WES
−7** | **NOR
+13** | **PAR
−4** | **STG
+1** | **EAS
+10** | BAL
+1 | MAN
+1 | X | STG
−21 | **WES
−12** |  |
| North Sydney | WES
−3 | **STG
−8** | PAR
0 | **NEW
−8** | EAS
+16 | **BAL
−4** | MAN
−26 | **CBY
+7** | **SOU
+1** | **WES
−13** | STG
−25 | **PAR
−7** | NEW
−13 | **EAS
−4** | BAL
−10 | **MAN
+11** | CBY
−12 | SOU
0 |  |  |  |  |
| Parramatta | SOU
−7 | **WES
+2** | **NOR
0** | STG
−21 | **NEW
−6** | **EAS
+3** | BAL
+9 | MAN
+3 | **CBY
0** | **SOU
+27** | WES
+12 | NOR
+7 | **STG
+11** | NEW
+4 | EAS
−15 | **BAL
−5** | **MAN
−5** | CBY
−1 | WES
−6 |  |  |  |
| South Sydney | **PAR
+7** | **NEW
−2** | **EAS
0** | **BAL
+7** | MAN
−3 | **CBY
−5** | STG
−17 | **WES
−5** | NOR
−1 | PAR
−27 | NEW
−12 | EAS
−17 | BAL
+1 | **MAN
−6** | CBY
+2 | **STG
−34** | WES
−13 | **NOR
0** |  |  |  |  |
| St. George | BAL
−8 | NOR
+8 | **MAN
+12** | **PAR
+21** | **CBY
+20** | NEW
+11 | **SOU
+17** | EAS
+3 | WES
+8 | BAL
0 | **NOR
+25** | MAN
+12 | PAR
−11 | **CBY
+21** | NEW
−1 | SOU
+34 | EAS
−1 | WES
+8 | X | **NEW
+21** | X | **WES
+3** |
| Western Suburbs | **NOR
+3** | PAR
−2 | **NEW
+4** | **EAS
+13** | BAL
+21 | **MAN
+9** | CBY
+12 | SOU
+5 | **STG
−8** | NOR
+13 | **PAR
−12** | NEW
+7 | EAS
−4 | **BAL
+20** | MAN
+3 | **CBY
0** | **SOU
+13** | **STG
−8** | **PAR
+6** | X | NEW
+12 | STG
−3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |

**Bold** – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

## Ladder

|  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | St. George | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 373 | 194 | +179 | **27** |
| 2 | Newtown | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 290 | 230 | +60 | **26** |
| 3 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 299 | 210 | +89 | **25** |
| 4 | Parramatta | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 236 | 218 | +18 | **20** |
| 5 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 213 | 230 | -17 | **19** |
| 6 | Canterbury | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 228 | 235 | -7 | **16** |
| 7 | Manly | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 234 | 270 | -36 | **15** |
| 8 | Balmain | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 237 | 300 | -63 | **12** |
| 9 | North Sydney | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 263 | 361 | -98 | **10** |
| 10 | South Sydney | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 212 | 337 | -125 | **10** |
|

### Ladder progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

|  | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | St. George | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| 2 | Newtown | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| 3 | Western Suburbs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| 4 | Parramatta | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Eastern Suburbs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 7 | Manly-Warringah | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| 8 | Balmain | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | North Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | South Sydney | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |

## Finals

| Home | Score | Away | Match information | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Crowd |
| **Semi-finals** | | | | | | |
| Western Suburbs | 6–0 | Parramatta | 25 August 1962 | Sydney Sports Ground | Darcy Lawler | 26,281 |
| St. George | 30–9 | Newtown | 1 September 1962 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Col Pearce | 36,058 |
| **Preliminary Final** | | | | | | |
| Newtown | 13–25 | Western Suburbs | 8 September 1962 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Col Pearce | 26,554 |
| **Grand Final** | | | | | | |
| St. George | 9–6 | Western Suburbs | 15 September 1962 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack Bradley | 41,184 |

### Grand Final

| St. George | Position | Western Suburbs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 15. Kevin McDonald | FB | 1. Kevin Bray |
| 2. Eddie Lumsden | WG | 2. Dave Barsley |
| 3. Reg Gasnier | CE | 3. Fred Norden |
| 19. Johnny Riley | CE | 14. Gil MacDougall |
| 5. Johnny King | WG | 5. Peter Dimond |
| 8. Johnny Raper | FE | 7. Arthur Summons (c) |
| 21. George Evans | HB | 6. Don Malone |
| 25. Monty Porter | PR | 9. John Hayes |
| 12. Ian Walsh | HK | 12. Noel Kelly |
| 11. Billy Wilson | PR | 11. Denis Meaney |
| 10. Norm Provan (Ca./Co) | SR | 13. Jim Cody |
| 9. Kevin Ryan | SR | 4. Garry Russell |
| 13. Elton Rasmussen | LK | 8. Kevin Smyth |
|  | Coach | Jack Fitzgerald |
|

Wests had finished third on the ladder but won two semi-finals for another crack at their nemesis in a rain-soaked and muddy Grand Final. St George were favoured by a strong breeze in the first half which dropped off in the second half, giving Wests no reciprocal advantage.

The only try of the match was scored in the 17th minute after Norm Provan burst through and found Kevin Ryan in support who in turn found Johnny King on the fly. The winger raced 30 yards over sodden ground to score, notching up another Grand Final try in his unblemished consistent record.

The score was 7–2 at half time, with the Dragons playing almost all the second half with twelve men after Billy “Bluey” Wilson was sent off.

The match was a tight forward struggle with misdemeanors from both sides. Provan and Rasmussen finished the game needing stitches and Jim Cody and Garry Russell suffered broken noses. Wests did all they could to contain Reg Gasnier with Gill McDougall enjoying some success in hammering Gasnier and keeping him bottled up.

Saints' best were Ryan, Ian Walsh and Johnny Raper playing at five-eighth in place of Brian Clay whose injury prone season had ended early with a broken arm.

The game is remembered for a couple of off-the-ball incidents which began with Provan being knocked out by Jim Cody five minutes before half time. “Sticks” Provan was carried from the field and didn't return again until well into the second half. Cody escaped any official punishment. Wilson came out as captain in the second half and apparently squared things up in the first seconds after kick-off before the first tackle took place. Accounts differ as to whether “Bluey” Wilson was provoked by Cody before Wilson hit him, but hit him he did and referee Jack Bradley sent Wilson off. With no replacements allowed in those days, St George were reduced to 11 men until Provan returned to the field 15 minutes later.

In what can only be described as a heroic defensive effort, St George held out Wests and won the match.

The match was Billy Wilson's final game for St George; he had appeared in six of the Grand Final victories. The Larry Writer reference suggests that the send-off may have soured Wilson's relationship with club officials in spite of the victory. Whether true or not, at 35 years of age, the end of Wilson's playing career was looming from the club's perspective and his contract was not renewed.

As of the 2015 NRL season, no forward since Wilson has been sent off in a Grand Final. In this game Wilson also became the only man to have been sent off in two grand finals following on from his dismissal by Darcy Lawler in 1953 for fighting with South Sydney's Martin Gallagher.

**St. George 9** (Tries: King. Goals: McDonald 3.)

**Western Suburbs 6** ( Goals: Bray 3.)

## Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18.

## InfoBox

| 1962 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
| --- | --- |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | St. George (9th title) |
| Minor premiers | St. George (8th title) |
| Matches played | 94 |
| Points scored | 2683 |
| Attendance | 963433 |
| Top points scorer(s) | Don Parish (123) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Eddie Lumsden (21) |
|


title: Balance Rock, California

abstract: Balance Rock is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Balance Rock is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Posey. The community was named after Balance Rock, a geographic feature in the area, by a Mrs. Shively in 1900. Balance Rock once had a post office, which operated from 1935 to 1950.

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# Balance Rock, California

**Balance Rock** is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Balance Rock is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Posey. The community was named after Balance Rock, a geographic feature in the area, by a Mrs. Shively in 1900. Balance Rock once had a post office, which operated from 1935 to 1950.

## InfoBox

| Balance Rock, California | |
| --- | --- |
| Unincorporated community | |
| Balance Rock, CaliforniaBalance Rock, California | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′22″N 118°39′07″W / 35.80611°N 118.65194°W / 35.80611; -118.65194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tulare |
| Elevation | 4,147 ft (1,264 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 559 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660292 |


title: Anything But Words

abstract: Anything But Words is the debut studio album by Banks & Steelz, a collaborative project between Interpol vocalist Paul Banks and Wu-Tang Clan member RZA. It was released August 26, 2016, on Warner Bros. Records. Recording of the album dates back to 2013, with a demo of early material being created two years prior. Anything But Words features guest appearances by other musicians, as well as other Wu-Tang Clan members, and additional production from Ari Levine and Andrew Wyatt, among others. Five singles were released from the album; "Love and War", featuring Ghostface Killah, "Giant", "Speedway Sonora", "Sword in the Stone", featuring Kool Keith, and "Anything But Words".

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# Anything But Words

***Anything But Words*** is the debut studio album by Banks & Steelz, a collaborative project between Interpol vocalist Paul Banks and Wu-Tang Clan member RZA. It was released August 26, 2016, on Warner Bros. Records. Recording of the album dates back to 2013, with a demo of early material being created two years prior. *Anything But Words* features guest appearances by other musicians, as well as other Wu-Tang Clan members, and additional production from Ari Levine and Andrew Wyatt, among others. Five singles were released from the album; "Love and War", featuring Ghostface Killah, "Giant", "Speedway Sonora", "Sword in the Stone", featuring Kool Keith, and "Anything But Words".

## Background and recording

When asked by his manager who he would like to work together with musically, RZA responded with Interpol member Paul Banks. When asked about his choice in a 2013 *Rolling Stone* interview, RZA stated that Banks "just has an energy about him" and that "it \[would\] be great" if the two were to collaborate. In 2011, during which the duo were not planning on making an album together, a demo of material was created with Banks providing vocals over a beat developed by RZA. The first public mention of the duo's collaborations was made in the same *Rolling Stone* interview. It was during 2013 that the duo began working on an album together. RZA expected the album to take about a year to finish. During 2014, Banks' main project Interpol recorded a studio album titled *El Pintor*, which was then released in September of that year. The duo wanted to release their material in 2015, but later realized that the material was unfinished.

## Release and promotion

The duo premiered the album's lead single, "Love and War", featuring fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, on the Apple Music radio station Beats 1. A video for the song, which pays tribute to a scene from the film *Reservoir Dogs*, was also released the following day. Details for *Anything But Words*, as well as tour dates, were released on June 9. Also released on that day was the album's second single, "Giant". "Speedway Sonora" was released as the album's third single on July 14. "Sword in the Stone", featuring rapper Kool Keith, was released as the album's fourth single on July 28 and the album's title track was released as the fifth single on August 12.

## Track listing

All songs produced by Paul Banks and RZA except where noted. Credits adapted from AllMusic.

*Anything But Words*CDdigital downloadstreamingvinyl
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Giant" |  |  | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Ana Electronic" | * Banks * Diggs |  | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Sword in the Stone" (featuring Kool Keith) |  | Andrew Wyatt | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Speedway Sonora" | * Banks * Diggs |  | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Wild Season" (featuring Florence Welch) |  |  | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Anything But Words" | * Banks * Diggs |  | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Conceal" |  |  | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Love and War" (featuring Ghostface Killah) |  |  | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Can't Hardly Feel" | * Banks * Diggs |  | 4:33 |
| 10. | "One by One" | * Banks * Diggs |  | 4:48 |
| 11. | "Gonna Make It" |  |  | 5:46 |
| 12. | "Point of View" (featuring Method Man and Masta Killa) |  |  | 6:31 |
| Total length: | | | | 55:14 |

## Charts

| Chart (2016) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) | 18 |
| US *Billboard* 200 | 186 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (*Billboard*) | 15 |
| US Top Rap Albums (*Billboard*) | 11 |
| US Top Rock Albums (*Billboard*) | 16 |

## Release history

| Country | Date | Format | Label |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Worldwide | August 26, 2016 |  | Warner Bros. |

## Notes and references

**Notes**

**References**

1. Zemler, Emily (October 8, 2013). "RZA on His New Movies and Recording With Paul Banks". *Rolling Stone*. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
2. Jackson, Reed (June 22, 2016). "Two Music Geeks: RZA and Paul Banks Explain What the Hell They're Doing with Banks & Steelz". Noisey. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
3. Horowitz, Steven J. (June 9, 2016). "RZA, Interpol's Paul Banks Talk Meeting in the Middle as Banks and Steelz". *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
4. "El Pintor on Matador Records". Retrieved July 5, 2016.
5. Minsker, Evan; Camp, Zoe (June 5, 2014). "Interpol Announce New Album El Pintor". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
6. Lowe, Zane (May 19, 2016). "World First: Banks & Steelz feat. Ghostface Killah – "Love & War"". Apple Music. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
7. Phillips, Amy (May 18, 2016). "Interpol's Paul Banks and Wu-Tang's RZA Are Banks and Steelz". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
8. Pearce, Sheldon (May 20, 2016). "RZA and Interpol's Paul Banks Pay Tribute to Reservoir Dogs in "Love + War" Video". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
9. Murphy, Sarah (May 20, 2016). "Banks & Steelz "Love + War" (ft. Ghostface Killah) (video)". *Exclaim!*. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
10. Brodsky, Rachel (June 9, 2016). "RZA and Paul Banks (Banks & Steelz) to Release Collaborative Album, 'Anything But Words'". *Spin*. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
11. Bowe, Miles (June 9, 2016). "Interpol's Paul Banks and RZA announced new LP, share 'Giant'". *Fact*. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
12. Lozano, Kevin (July 14, 2016). "RZA and Interpol's Paul Banks Share New Song "Speedway Sonora": Listen". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
13. Trewn, Pranav (July 14, 2016). "Banks & Steelz – "Speedway Sonora"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
14. Madden, Sidney (July 28, 2016). "Banks & Steelz Premiere "Sword in the Stone" Featuring Kool Keith". *XXL*. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
15. Brodsky, Rachel (August 12, 2016). "Banks & Steelz Share Album Title Track, 'Anything But Words'". *Spin*. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
16. "Anything but Words – Banks & Steelz". *AllMusic*. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
17. "Anything But Words by Banks & Steelz". iTunes U.S. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
18. "Banks & Steelz (Paul Banks and RZA) – Anything But Words (2xLP)". Fatbeats. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
19. *Anything But Words* (album liner notes). Banks & Steelz. Warner Bros. Records. 2016.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
20. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
21. "Banks & Steelz Chart History (*Billboard* 200)". *Billboard*. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
22. "Banks & Steelz Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". *Billboard*. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
23. "Banks & Steelz Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". *Billboard*. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
24. "Banks & Steelz Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". *Billboard*. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

## InfoBox

| Anything But Words | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Banks & Steelz | |
| Released | August 26, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2013–2015 |
| Studio |  |
| Genre | East Coast hip hop |
| Length | 55:14 |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Producer |  |
|  | |
| Paul Banks chronology | |
| *Everybody on My Dick Like They Supposed to Be*
(2013) ***Anything But Words***
(2016) | |
| RZA chronology | |
| *Only One Place To Get It*
(2014) ***Anything But Words***
(2016) *Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater*
(2022) | |
| Singles from  *Anything But Words* | |
| 1. "Love and War"
Released: May 19, 2016 2. "Giant"
Released: June 9, 2016 3. "Speedway Sonora"
Released: July 14, 2016 4. "Sword in the Stone"
Released: July 28, 2016 5. "Anything But Words"
Released: August 12, 2016 6. "Wild Season"
Released: April 22, 2017 | |
|  | |