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The original Romford was established in 1876. They reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1880–81, but lost 15–0 at Darwen, hampered by playing a dribbling game on a slushy pitch; Darwen also had four goals disallowed.
In 1929, the Romford F.C. club was re-established and they took over the use of the Brooklands Stadium, joining the London League. [5] By 1975, the club had developed Brooklands considerably in anticipation of eventually being elected to the Football League and had large debts to show for it, and had to sell Brooklands in 1975 but remained there until 1977.
Romford is first recorded in 1177 as Romfort, which is formed from Old English 'rūm' and 'ford' and means "the wide or spacious ford". [13] The naming of the River Rom is a local 'back-formation' from the name of the town; and the river is elsewhere known as the Beam.
King's Wood School was a secondary school in Harold Hill near Romford, London Borough of Havering, England.It was a mixed school of non-denominational religion. The School's last Headteacher was Mrs Marian Spinks, who had been the Headteacher since January 2008, returning from a secondment as Senior Inspector (Performance) with Havering Inspection and Advisory Service.
The flyover links Eastern Avenue (East) with the Southend Arterial Road. According to the Romford Recorder it was erected in 1970 by Terry and Co; it takes the form of a system of prefabricated units (called the Braithwaite FliWay) that was cheaper and quicker to build than a conventional underpass or cast in-situ flyover. [3]
It was inaugurated at Wimbledon Stadium in 1929. [2] However, in 1973 the event was discontinued [3] until Romford resurrected it as an open event in 1988. [4] In 2022, the first prize increased to £20,000 following sponsorship from Premier Greyhound Racing (the collaboration between the Arena Racing Company and Entain.
This category includes people from the Romford neighbourhood of the London Borough of Havering in Greater London, England. It was part of Essex until 1965. It was part of Essex until 1965. Contents
A new site was quickly found at the Brooklands Stadium on Brooklands Road, the team changed their name to Romford Bombers and the opening fixture on 29 May, saw 3,000 spectators attend. [7] The team finished the season in a respectable third place. [8]