We had 58 votes for the last mdt, it’s a real shame some of those posters don’t actually post. I hope they do on this one
The Plymouth Gin Distillery is Oldest in England Britain’s Porcelain Industry Began in Plymouth Home to the Oldest Ashkenazi Synagogue in the English-Speaking World Plymouth has the highest concentration of cobbled streets in England. Jackas Bakery, located on the Barbican, is reputed to be the oldest commercial bakery in the world still in operation Nancy Astor became the first woman Member of Parliament, representing the constituency of Sutton in Plymouth Plymouth became the first town in Britain to receive a fresh water supply from outside its boundaries thanks to Sir Francis Drake constructing a 14-mile leat from the River Meavy on Dartmoor in 1591 Originally Plymouth Argyle Football Club was known as Plymouth Argyll Football Club, as the founders of the club wished the team to emulate the style of football played by the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The name was later changed to ‘Argyle’ because the founding members had rooms in Argyle Terrace in Plymouth Captain Robert Falcon Scott (of the Antarctic) was born in Plymouth John Howland fell overboard the Mayflower during a storm and was almost lost at sea but managed to grab the topsail halyards, giving the crew enough time to rescue him with a boat hook. His descendants include Franklin D Roosevelt, George H W Bush, George W Bush, the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson and Humphrey Bogart. Plymouth-born Trevor Francis was the first player to command a £1 million transfer fee in English football.
Sorry to be a pedant but, strictly speaking, Constance Markevicz was the first woman MP. She was elected in 1918 for a Dublin seat while in Holloway prison and, like her fellow Sinn Féin MPs today, did not take her seat. Nancy Astor was the first woman MP to take her seat. 2-0 to City, of course.
'58-'59 was a ding-dong battle between us for the title. Both matches ended up 1-1, and they pipped us to the title by one point. We did however go up with them, having the best home record and goal average in the League that season. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958–59_Football_League
We might win. Then again we might lose or draw or something. **** it. We'll win. Imagine that! We win our first four games. It doesn't happen. We'll lose. It's what we do. We might win though.
