This blog is determined to bring an all round education to you readers, especially during this "unprecedented" period. There you are, that's the first word that we all had to look up a few months ago, but we know it now; what a difference a Covid makes. So here's another sporting gem for you:
https://dartsnews.com/pdc/11-year-old-darts-talent-hits-nine-dart-finish
Baily Harper finishes with a 9 darter, while practising today, though the event was not officially recorded! Not a World Record, because there is no video film of it. However, Baily can take some pride in that he is younger than Leighton Bennett from Norwich, who at 13 years old in 2019, on camera, set the record with a 9 darter. There was a televised success by Michael van Gerwen, who at 17 years old, in 2007, set the world alight, throwing a "prefect leg"! Where is this all going?
Baily is enrolled at the Staffs Dart Academy. Some of the lads on profile in the website have sensible christian names by the way! I think the "academy" is just a regular darts' club rather than an "academic institution" where the youngsters get school exercises and homework as well as being allowed to chuck darts.
The county of Staffordshire is located in the "Black Country", named by a Mr Simpson, the Town Clerk in Lichfield in 1841, describing the state of the landscape as "blackened by smoke during the day and red from fires glowing at night". The "flag" below depicts the generalised daytime view and it reflects the influence of the local coal seams, mining and associated industries during the Industrial Revolution. The Black Country region runs through the West Midlands, see map below.
Towns in the region are West Bromwich, Bilston, Tipton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. So there are three "top flight" clubs who compete in Black Country; West Bromwich Albion, Wolves and Walsall.
WBA and Wolverhampton Wanderers first met in January 20th 1883, in a Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round tie, which the Albion won 4-2. There were two cup meetings before the Football League was founded; in January 1886 in an FA Cup tie which The Baggies won 3-1 at Stoney Lane, a ground they used from 1885 to 1900. And in 1887 another WBA win 2-0 at Stoney Lane.
In 1888, they both became founder members of the Football League. The two clubs met in Division One from then until 1906 when met each other in Division 2; then back to League Div 1 in 1932, into League Division 2 from 1989, League Division 1 from 1993, then The Championship 2006 and the Premier League from 2011. In March 1950, the two met at The Hawthorns, 60,945 watched, the largest crowd for this Black Country Derby.
Latest meeting was on January 16th 2021 at Molineux, Wolves 2-3 Baggies. The next league meeting is in the Premier on 1st May 2021-will there be a loud crowd allowed?
To date: West Brom has won 65 meetings, Drawn 43 and Wolves have won 53. I would include Walsall in the Black Country Derby but that may be a subject on this tomorrow, if I can't find anything more interesting to write about. Nickname of Walsall?
Do have a look at West Brom and Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup exploits from the 1886-96.
Head to Head: West Brom v Walsall: W5 D4 L6: first meeting at Walsall; Jan 27th 1900 FACup 1-1.
Head to Head: Wolves v Walsall Town Swifts: W7 D5 L4: first meeting at Wolves; Feb 16th 1889 FA Cup 6-1.
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