County's main rivalries are with other clubs such as Burnley, and Stoke City, for historical reasons, as well as other rivalries with local clubs such as Oldham Athletic, Bury, Rochdale and Macclesfield Town.

Since their admission to the Football League in 1921, Rochdale's main rivalries have been with Bury, Burnley, Oldham Athletic, Halifax Town, Accrington Stanley and Stockport County.

He has previously managed Gainsborough Trinity, Burton Albion, Scarborough, Notts County, Torquay United, Huddersfield Town, Plymouth Argyle, Oldham Athletic, Bury, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers, achieving promotion with seven of them, including taking Notts County, Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers to the top tier of English football.

Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Wolfenden was a product of the Oldham Athletic youth system, having been with the club since the age of 9, Wolfenden made his first team appearance as a late substitute during a 1 – 0 defeat to Swindon Town in the then Second Division on 15 November 2003, making him the second youngest player to ever play for the Latics at the age of 16 years and 115 days.

Slade left to join Grimsby Town, Nick Henry was appointed his successor and brought in his former Oldham Athletic team-mate Neil Redfearn as his assistant.

In 1996 – 97, Town held a mid-table position right up until the middle of March, but then scored just two goals in their last ten games – getting thumped 7 – 0 at Bolton, 5 – 1 at Oldham and 4 – 0 at Ipswich in the process – ending up in 19th place.

This time, they won the Challenge Cup 21-12 against Workington Town, later that year they added the Lancashire Cup after a 12-2 win over Oldham.

Having been recommended a move to Leeds by the club's assistant manager Glynn Snodin and Cardiff team-mate Warren Feeney, he made his debut in a 1 – 1 draw against Kettering Town in the second round of the FA Cup, before making his league debut against Oldham Athletic.

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Brian Kilcline ( born 7 May 1962 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire ) is an English former centre-half with Coventry City, Newcastle United, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town and Halifax Town, famous for his long hair and moustache.

He has played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Northampton Town and Southend United.

After trials with Huddersfield Town, Southend United and Coventry City, Gilbert joined Oldham Athletic on a short-term contract.

After retiring as a player, Cockburn later worked as assistant trainer at Oldham Athletic and assistant and then senior coach at Huddersfield Town.

Upon being released from his contract in April 1999, Andrews moved into non-league football with St Albans City, Aldershot Town and Chesham United before being spotted and signed by Iain Dowie for Oldham Athletic in summer 2002. During his time in non-league football Andrews had a small role in the film Mean Machine, which starred ex-footballer Vinnie Jones.

He has spent most of his career in the English football league system, and has played for clubs including Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Swansea City and Oldham Athletic.

He played for many clubs during his career, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Oldham Athletic, and Burton Albion.

He later had short spells with Oldham Athletic and American team Cincinnati Riverhawks before moving into management with non-league sides Ilkeston Town and Gresley Rovers.

This milestone, part of the Smut Inn public house, indicates the distance between Oldham and Manchester Town Hall.

Andrew Loog Oldham, the former producer and manager of The Rolling Stones, commented on how Led Zeppelin had a major influence on the record business, and the way rock concerts were managed and presented to huge audiences.

Oldham and Easton negotiated with Decca Records-which had regretted and were embarrassed by passing on the Beatles-an advantageous recording / production contract for the Rolling Stones, in which they got three times the typical royalty rate for a new act, full artistic control of recordings, and ownership of the recording masters.

The major urban centres of Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Blackburn, Rochdale, Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham and Stockport, with a combined population of almost one million, were represented by either the two county MPs for Lancashire, or the two for Cheshire in the case of Stockport.

The major slave-owning areas in the state were the Bluegrass region, Henderson and Oldham counties on the Ohio River, and the western Kentucky counties of Trigg, Christian, Todd, and Warren.

2006 classes at Oldham County High School were reported as 1-15, but that number does not accurately reflect the ratio of a normal class.

When Damon was 9, he moved to Turkey for three months before settling in Oldham, Essex, outside Colchester, in an area described by Albarn as " one of those burdgoening Thatcher experiments where they were building loads of small estates ".

These 130-year-old buildings remain intact, but they are scheduled to be demolished for a road expansion: " While some have said the 1 Stop and the shuttered Sahuarita Bar on the north side of Sahuarita Road were long-time fixtures that might deserve historic recognition, the longest-serving council member, Charles Oldham, and the council member who lives closest, Marty Moreno, both said the convenience store should make way for badly needed road improvements.

These 130-year-old buildings remain intact, but they are scheduled to be demolished for a road expansion: " While some have said the 1 Stop and the shuttered Sahuarita Bar on the north side of Sahuarita Road were long-time fixtures that might deserve historic recognition, the longest-serving council member, Charles Oldham, and the council member who lives closest, Marty Moreno, both said the convenience store should make way for badly needed road improvements.

By 1905 relatively few Unionist MPs were still free traders ( the young Winston Churchill crossed over to the Liberals in 1904 when threatened with deselection at Oldham ), but Balfour's long balancing act had drained his authority within the government.

They were almost straight away offered a deal with the newly established Immediate label, formed by ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham.

The climate, geology, and topography of Oldham were unrelenting constraints upon the social and economic activities of the human inhabitants.

Cotton spinning and milling were introduced to Oldham when its first mill, Lees Hall, was built by William Clegg in about 1778, the beginning of a spiralling process of urbanisation and socioeconomic transformation.

By 1911 there were 16. 4 million spindles in Oldham, compared with a total of 58 million in the United Kingdom and 143. 5 million in the world ; in 1928, with the construction of the UK's largest textile factory Oldham reached its manufacturing zenith.

Oldham was hit hard by the Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861 – 1865, when supplies of raw cotton from the United States were cut off.

Platts gained prestigious awards from around the world, and were heavily involved with local politics and civic pride in Oldham.

John and James Platt were the largest subscribers for promoting Oldham from a township to a Borough, pledging £ 100 ( more than double the next largest sum ) in advance towards any expenses which may have been incurred by the Royal Charter.

On 20 April 1812, a " large crowd of riotous individuals " compelled local retailers to sell foods at a loss, whilst on the same day Luddites numbering in their thousands, many of whom were from Oldham, attacked a cotton mill in nearby Middleton.

The ' Oldham inquest ' which proceeded the massacre was anxiously watched ; the Court of King's Bench, however, decided that the proceedings were irregular, and the jury were discharged without giving a verdict.

Occurring with particular intensity in the Glodwick area of the town, the Oldham riots were the worst racially motivated riots in the United Kingdom for fifteen years prior, briefly eclipsing the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland in the media.

In 1826 commissioners for the social and economic improvement of Oldham were established.

In 1880, parts of the Hollinwood and Crossbank areas of Chadderton and Ashton-under-Lyne townships were added to the Borough of Oldham.

Oldham changed the spelling of the band name from " the Rollin ' Stones " to " the Rolling Stones " and changed the spelling of Richards last name to Richard because it " looked more pop ".

Further variations are to be found within the regions identified below ; for example, towns located less than from the city of Manchester such as Bolton, Oldham and Salford, each have distinct accents, all of which form the Lancashire accent, yet in extreme cases are different enough to be noticed even by a non-local listener.

1962: FDA pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey receives the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service from President John F. Kennedy for blocking sale of thalidomide in the United States.

Daldry returned to re-direct the production and casting includes Nicholas Woodeson returning to the role of Inspector Goole ( he previously took over that role from Kenneth Cranham during the same production's Broadway run in 1994 ) and David Roper as Arthur Birling, Sandra Duncan as Sybil Birling, Marianne Oldham as Sheila Birling, Robin Whiting as Eric Birling, Timothy Watson as Gerald Croft and Diana Payne Myers as Edna.

Category: People from Oldham

Twenty-six year old Winston Churchill, famous for his escape from a Boer prisoner of war camp and his journalism for the Morning Post, successfully stood as a Conservative candidate in Oldham, where Chamberlain spoke on his behalf.

Wildorado Wind power | Wind Ranch in Oldham County as photographed from Route 385

Oldham County was a prohibition or completely dry county until January 2005 as the result of a 2004 ' moist ' vote, permitting sales of alcohol in restaurants that seat at least 100 patrons in which 70 %+ of total revenue is derived from sales of food.

Oldham County was established on December 15, 1823 from parts of Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby Counties.

Foxe had initially stated that he intended the college as a lodge for monks from St Swythun's Priory in Winchester ; however, under the influence of the Bishop of Exeter ( and friend of Foxe ) Hugh Oldham it became a humanist enterprise, dedicated to the study of the classics.

The coat of arms is quite complex, since it incorporates ( from left to right ) a symbol chosen by the founder, the arms of the See of Winchester, and the arms of Hugh Oldham.

On both sides of Nolensville Road from north of Oldham Drive to the south as far as York / Williams Road are many structures from the 19th century still in use as homes and / or stores.

In 1903, Oldham resigned from the GSI in 1903 due to ill-health and returned to the United Kingdom, living in Kew and various parts of Wales.

Services run by First West Yorkshire go from Slaithwaite to Marsden, Oldham & Manchester and to Huddersfield.

The toponymy of Oldham seems to imply " old village or place " from Eald ( Saxon ) signifying oldness or antiquity, and Ham ( Saxon ) a house, farm or hamlet.

Placenames of Celtic origin are still to be found in Oldham, Werneth derives from a Celtic personal name identical to the Gaulish vernetum and Glodwick may be related to the modern Welsh clawdd, meaning " dyke " or " ditch ".

Although Anglo-Saxons occupied territory around the area centuries earlier, Oldham as a permanent, named place of dwelling is believed to date from 865, when Danish invaders established a settlement called Aldehulme.

Although not mentioned in the Domesday Book, Oldham does appear in legal documents from the Middle Ages, invariably recorded as territory under the control of minor ruling families and barons.

In the 13th century, Oldham was documented as a manor held from the Crown by a family surnamed Oldham, whose seat was at Werneth Hall.

Oldham from Glodwick by James Howe Carse ( 1831 ), depicts the early skyline and industrial activities of Oldham.

The rough felt used in the production process is the origin of the term " Owdham Roughyed " a nickname for people from Oldham.

It was not until the last quarter of the 18th century that Oldham changed from being a cottage industry township producing woollen garments via domestic manual labour, to a sprawling industrial metropolis of textile factories.