George Robb (1 June 1926 – 25 December 2011) was a footballer who played outside left for Tottenham Hotspur and England . Robb represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games . He also had a career as a schoolteacher . He died on Christmas Day 2011 following a long-term illness.
20-401: George Robb may refer to: George Robb (footballer) (1926–2011), English footballer George Robb (rugby union) (1858–1927), Scottish rugby union player George S. Robb (1887–1972), United States Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient George Douglas Robb (surgeon) (1899–1974), New Zealand surgeon [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
40-448: A professional for Tottenham Hotspur . During his time at Tottenham between 1951 and 1958 he played 200 games and scored 58 goals. Robb scored on his debut on Christmas Day 1951 in a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic at The Valley . He made one appearance as a professional at international level for England . This was on 25 November 1953 against Hungary . This was the landmark game in which England lost 3 – 6. Originally Tom Finney
60-455: A mixture of open ground, formal gardens, avenues of mature trees and an arboretum . There is also a lake, a children's play area, a cafe and an art exhibition space. Sports facilities in the park include football pitches, a cycling club, a bowling green , a skatepark , an athletics stadium, and tennis and basketball courts. Unusually for London , the park hosts two facilities for "American" sports: an American football field, home to
80-476: A park to alleviate conditions of the poor. The present-day site of Finsbury Park was one of four suggestions for the location of a park. Originally to be named Albert Park, the first plans were drawn up in 1850. Renamed Finsbury Park, plans for the park's creation were ratified by an Act of Parliament in 1857. Despite some local opposition, the park was opened in 1869. During the First World War
100-738: Is a public park in Harringay , north London, England. The park lies on the southern-most edge of the London Borough of Haringey . It is in the area formerly covered by the historic parish of Hornsey , succeeded by the Municipal Borough of Hornsey . It was one of the first of the great London parks laid out in the Victorian era . The park borders the neighbourhoods of Finsbury Park , Stroud Green , and Manor House . Finsbury Park should not be confused with Finsbury , which
120-464: Is a district of Central London roughly 3 miles (5 km) to the south, forming the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Islington . The park was landscaped on the northeastern extremity of what was originally a woodland area in the Manor or Prebend of Brownswood. It was part of a large expanse of woodland called Hornsey Wood that was cut further and further back for use as grazing land during
140-623: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Robb (footballer) George Robb joined Finchley F.C. straight from Holloway Grammar School at the age of sixteen and played for the team first in 1943 and whilst still in the Royal Navy . In the late 1940s, he was a teacher at St. Mary's C. of E. Primary School in Crouch End, Hornsey. Whilst still an amateur he started playing for Spurs in 1951 but continued to hold his place in
160-517: The Finchley side. During his time as an amateur he earned seventeen England amateur caps and also played for Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki , Finland. He scored a goal in the one game the team played when they lost to Luxembourg 3–5. Robb retained his amateur status until 1953 when despite earlier interest from Italian club Padua he was persuaded to sign as
180-736: The London Blitz , and diamonds for softball and baseball , home to the London Mets . The Parkland Walk provides a pedestrian and cycle route that links the park with Crouch Hill Park , Crouch End , and Highgate Underground station . The park has hosted many live music performances and music festivals including: the Irish-themed Fleadh (Irish for ‘festival’; 1990–2003), Great Xpectations Festival (1993), Big Gay Out (2004–2005), Rise Festival (2006–2010) and Wireless Festival (2014–2019, 2022–). By
200-401: The 2010s, the number of live festivals decreased, as local council finances were stretched thin. Furthermore, there were the issues of damaged park property and yellowing, unsightly grass, as well as no-entry blockades due to the special events. Local residents would be inconvenienced and prevented from accessing select areas and thoroughfares of the park, often for several days at a time, during
220-492: The Greater London Parks and Open Spaces Act 1967, claiming Haringey’s actions were unlawful because the event shuts off 27 per cent of the park when the maximum permitted by legislation is 10 per cent." They lost the case, but the decision made it abundantly clear that the council held Finsbury Park in trust, and that any funds raised in the park from events must be used for the park itself. This somewhat reduced
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#1732798740056240-567: The Middle Ages. In the mid-18th century a tea room had opened on the knoll of land on which Finsbury Park is situated. Londoners would travel north to escape the smoke of the capital and enjoy the last remains of the old Hornsey Wood. Around 1800 the tea rooms were developed into a larger building which became known as the Hornsey Wood House/Tavern. A lake was also created on the top of the knoll with water pumped up from
260-477: The nearby New River . There was boating, a shooting and archery range, and probably cock fighting and other blood sports. The Hornsey Wood Tavern was demolished in the process of making the area into a park, but the lake was enlarged. Once the park had opened, a pub across the road from its eastern entrance along Seven Sisters Road called itself the Hornsey Wood Tavern after the original. This pub
280-484: The park was known as a location for pacifist meetings. During the Second World War , the park was used as military training grounds and also hosted anti-aircraft guns . Through the late 20th Century the park began to fall into a state of disrepair with most of the original features gone by the 1980s. This decline was worsened in 1986 when the then owner, Greater London Council , was wound up and ownership
300-532: The run of a festival. Local MP David Lammy went as far as to say: "There are parts of the park that look like the Serengeti—a bald dust bowl where there was once grass." A local group, The Friends of Finsbury Park, (unsuccessfully) took Haringey Council to the High Court in a bid to stop future large, live music events. "The group had contended the council had no right to grant the festival permission under
320-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. 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=George_Robb&oldid=1195478735 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
340-572: Was born in Finsbury Park , London on 1 June 1926, the son of motor engineer Thomas Philip Robb and his wife Ellen Emma Attwood. He married his wife Kathleen Wilson in Hampstead in 1960. He lived in Ardingly , near Haywards Heath for 47 years. George suffered from vascular dementia during the latter years of his life and died on 25 December 2011. Finsbury Park Finsbury Park
360-656: Was later renamed the Alexandra Dining Room and closed for business in April 2007. It was subsequently demolished. During the early part of the second quarter of the 19th century, following developments in Paris , Londoners began to demand the creation of open spaces as an antidote to the ever-increasing urbanisation of London. In 1841 the people of Finsbury on the northern perimeter of the City of London petitioned for
380-473: Was passed on to Haringey Council , but without sufficient funding or a statutory obligation for the park's upkeep. A £5 million Heritage Lottery Fund Award, made in 2003, enabled significant renovations including cleaning the lake, building a new cafe and children's playground and resurfacing and repairing the tennis courts. The park now contains tennis courts, a running track, a softball field and many open spaces for various leisure activities. The park has
400-508: Was selected at left wing, but due to injury before the game, Robb played in his place. Robb was forced by injury to retire from playing professionally following an injury sustained in a 5-a-side competition in 1958. His main profession was as a teacher even whilst playing football, teaching at Christ's College , Finchley , at the time a State Grammar School, from 1952 until 1964 and then full-time at Ardingly College near Haywards Heath , West Sussex until he retired in 1986. George Robb
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