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23-982: St Helens or St. Helen's may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] St Helens, Queensland (Fraser Coast Region) , a locality in the Fraser Coast Region St Helens, Queensland (Toowoomba Region) , a locality in the Toowoomba Region St Helens Beach, Queensland a locality in the Mackay Region St Helens, Tasmania St Helens Island St Helens Airport St Helens Important Bird Area St Helens, Victoria United Kingdom [ edit ] St Helens, Merseyside , England Metropolitan Borough of St Helens St Helens Central railway station St Helens Junction railway station St Helen's, Isles of Scilly , an uninhabited island in

46-1530: A location in England St Helen Auckland , also known as St. Helen's Auckland, a village in County Durham Church of St Helen, St Helen Auckland , Anglican church St Helens railway station (disambiguation) , some of which were in or near St Helens, Merseyside United States [ edit ] Mount St. Helens , an active stratovolcano in Washington Saint Helens, Kentucky Shively, Kentucky , formerly known as Saint Helens St. Helens, Oregon , city and county seat Saint Helens, Washington  [ hu ] , unincorporated community Elsewhere [ edit ] St. Helens, Ontario , Canada St. Helen's, Booterstown , Ireland Sports [ edit ] St Helens R.F.C. , Merseyside rugby league football club St Helens Town A.F.C. , Merseyside association football club F.C. St Helens , Merseyside association football club St Helens & District Football Combination , Merseyside association football league St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground , Swansea, Wales Other uses [ edit ] St Helen and St Katharine , an independent school in southern England, also known as St Helen's St Helen's School , an independent girls school in Northwood, England Baron St Helens ,

69-403: A British peerage title Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens St. Helens (film) , a 1981 film directed by Ernest Pintoff See also [ edit ] Helena (empress) , or Saint Helena Saint Elen , or Saint Helen Saint Helena (disambiguation) Sainte-Hélène (disambiguation) Santa Helena (disambiguation) St. Helen (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

92-583: A struggle as it was dramatically short of clubs and players. League rules were annulled so a “ Home Guard ” section was formed to accommodate up to eight clubs at one spell, following the World War II things got back to normal. Alf Moran was a long serving Chairman with popular secretary Jock Craig, the President was Tom Gordon MBE . Other officials to the present day, as Ernie Worrall, the Combination founder said,

115-402: A very popular venue. Going back to the pre-war years many talented clubs have graced the local Pitches. Names Like, British Sidac, Greenalls FC, Haydock C&B Recs, Haydock Villa (who in 1937/38 won 5 Trophies), Derbyshire Hill Rovers, Holy Cross, Holy Trinity, Beechams and Pilkingtons to name but a few. Even during the war years, football still was organised by the Combination, but only with

138-490: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages St Helens, Queensland (Fraser Coast Region) Download coordinates as: St Helens is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , St Helens had a population of 123 people. The Mary River forms the short north-eastern boundary, while Saltwater Creek forms

161-766: Is operated by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church . As at 26 October 2024, the school had an enrolment of 39 students. There are no government secondary schools in St Helens. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in neighbouring Maryborough to the south. Maryborough Victory Church is an independent church at 5 Fazio Road ( 25°29′45″S 152°42′34″E  /  25.495762°S 152.7095°E  / -25.495762; 152.7095  ( Maryborough Victory Church ) ). St Helens %26 District Football Combination The St Helens & District Football Combination

184-405: The 2016 census , St Helens had a population of 128 people. In the 2021 census , St Helens had a population of 123 people. St Helens State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 891 Saltwater Creek Road ( 25°30′10″S 152°42′38″E  /  25.5027°S 152.7105°E  / -25.5027; 152.7105  ( St Helens State School ) ). In 2018,

207-678: The Isles of Scilly, Cornwall St Helens, Cumbria , a location in England St Helens, Isle of Wight , England, a village St Helens, East Sussex , England St Helen's (London) , a parish in Bishopsgate, London, England St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate , an Evangelical Anglican church in London, England St. Helen's (skyscraper) , a building in the City of London St Helen's, South Yorkshire ,

230-656: The Rainford Potteries Company donated to the Rainford Potteries Cup which at present is at temporary retirement. The DH Griffiths & Tom Worrall cup (1933) is the present Divisional Cups played for to coincide into an end of season final. In the 1930s the most popular cup venue was Peasley Cross Rec, but since the loss of the ground due to industrial building several well-known venues were used; e.g. British Rail, (Penlake Sutton), Beecham's (Sutton Road), Greenall Whitley (Alder Hey Road) and at each ground,

253-465: The attendance was outstanding. Finally at the eventual loss of these grounds the Hospital Cup Final which had become the Combination's F.A. Cup was held at St Helens Town Hoghton Road, but sadly, as progress is inevitable the “Town Ground” is no longer available, but up to the present moment Prescot Cables have come to the rescue and the Hospital Cup Final at Valerie Park Prescot has now become

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276-528: The chosen builder rejected the contract in November 1881, leading to delays in the construction of the school. St Helens State School opened on Saltwater Creek Road on 16 August 1882 under headmaster Robert Barry. The Agnew School (Maryborough) opened in St Helens on 3 February 2003. It is now known as the Maryborough campus of OneSchool Global. Maryborough Victory Church was built from brick in 1985. In

299-417: The combination of sections. At the end of the 1921/22 season following a special meeting it was decided to run the league similar to that of the neighbouring Lancashire Alliance thus the St Helens and & District Junior League now became The St Helens & District Football Combination to commence in "March 1923”. Running parallel with the Combination in the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s and early 1940s

322-489: The final secretary Robert Deakin. Treasurers have included W Leyland, Roddie Winstanley, Harry Wimpenny, John May, Jim Craig, J Dutton, Gil Ryan, Derek Roughley and the last man in office Derek Cleveland. The Combination which comprised 15 clubs at end went from strength to strength since its formation, well over three quarters of a century ago to eventually decline, folding in 2016 due to lack of teams. It helped hundreds of young, and not so young footballers to get their feet on

345-563: The four stalwarts of any league were. President, Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, many well-known local figures have filled these roles over the years namely Presidents: John Marsh, Hugh Collins, Harry Wimpenny, Tom Gordon, Gerald Seddon and Latterly Bert Rawsthorne. Chairmen have included Harry Thompson, Arthur Fenton, Gus Atkins, Alf Moran, Gil Ryan, and the present incumbent Eric Bond. The job of Secretary, never easy, has been magnificently carried out by Ernie Worrall, Peter Smith, E Bradbury, R Williams, Ernie Baines, Jim Craig, David Watkins &

368-402: The ladders to success and is a perfect example of the well-known phrase: “GRASS ROOTS FOOTBALL.” Its clubs have won Liverpool County FA & Lancashire County FA Cup Competitions. Its Youth and Open Age Inter League sides, have lifted Liverpool County FA & Lancashire County FA Trophies and a number of players have gone on to tread the holy grounds of the football league and in some cases

391-678: The north-western and northern boundaries on its way to the Mary . Saltwater Creek Road enters the locality from the south-east ( Maryborough ) and exits to north-east ( Dundathu ), crossing the Saltwater Creek via the Campbell Bridge. The establishment of a school was officially approved in February 1881 with tenders called to erect the school building and teacher's residence in March 1881. However,

414-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title St Helens . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St_Helens&oldid=1159901807 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

437-643: The school had an enrolment of 306 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 304 students with 24 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). The Maryborough campus of OneSchool Global (formerly known as the Agnew School) is a primary and secondary (3-12) school at 19 Fazio Road ( 25°29′45″S 152°42′31″E  /  25.49593°S 152.7085°E  / -25.49593; 152.7085  ( OneSchool Global ) ). It

460-463: The world. During the 2010–2011 season, Division Two club Mere recorded an unbeaten campaign, in their debut season in the St Helens Combination. After playing twenty games, their record was nineteen wins, one draw and no losses, scoring exactly one hundred goals in the process. An achievement never attained by any other club in the history of the league. Knowsley South were treble winners in

483-500: The year 1917 but in 1919, Mr John Martin, a town centre hairdresser , presented the “Martin Cup” to the league. This Cup competition became immediately very popular especially in the 1930-1940 period when crowd numbers reached 3000-4000. In 1921, a restructure of the divisions resulted in the division 1 clubs being formed into the St Helens “Senior” league and a further amalgamation saw Div1 and Div2 clubs having sections A & B thus forming

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506-595: Was an English football league based in St Helens, Merseyside . The league was formed on 4 August 1917 when Ernest Worrall distributed notices to several of his friends & colleagues calling a meeting in the old LMS Club now known as The British Rail Club, Penlake Lane, Sutton. A league was formed but was initially known as The St Helens & District Junior Football League. The officers were Harry Thompson ( Chairman ), John Marsh ( President ) & Ernest Worrall ( Gen Secretary ). The League Championship Cup dates back to

529-714: Was the Sunday School League in which the majority of the church clubs took part. Clubs in the Sunday School League played for the Hewitt Cup (origin unknown) and players received a silver and enamel medal. When that league finished clubs like Holy Cross and Holy Trinity eventually joined the combination. In 1926 the Hospitals Charity Cup was introduced and is now the Combinations main cup competition and played for in open tournament for all combination clubs. In 1926

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