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matches from 1927 to 1930, including the 1927 and 1928 finals. Camkin himself was the referee for the 1927 final. In 1928 it was the first venue outside London to be used for the final stages of the
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and snooker, initially renovating and supplying tables and later supplying equipment and promoting events and refereeing matches. During
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was suspended for the duration of hostilities, Birmingham competed in regional league and cup matches. Camkin remained on the club's
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in September 1939, and when W. H. Grady died in 1941, took over secretarial duties in addition. Team manager
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until ill-health forced his retirement in 1951, when he was elected as vice-president of the club.
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This biographical article related to an English association football manager is a
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had resigned on the outbreak of war, and Camkin, together with
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The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875~2000
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known as Camkin's Hall. This hall was used for a number of
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The Cue Collector, by Andy Hunter, article on W A Camkin
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owner who came to prominence in the early years of the
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Index

England
billiard hall
World Snooker Championship
billiards
the Second World War
Birmingham City F.C.
Willesden
London
Birmingham
World Snooker Championship
English Amateur Championship
Birmingham F.C.
George Liddell
trainer
George Blackburn
Ted Goodier
caretaker manager
the Football League
board of directors
Leamington
Warwickshire
John Camkin
Coventry City
League Managers Association
Lunn Poly
ISBN
978-1-85983-010-9
ISBN
978-0-9539288-0-4

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