Greenwich 2000 Sport: London Marathon

<body topmargin="1" leftmargin="1"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> <p align="center"> </p> </td></tr></table><table dir="ltr" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top" width="1%"> <p> </p> <p> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </p> </td><td valign="top" width="24"></td><td valign="top">  <h1> Welcome to the GreenwichSport.com™ website</h1> <h2 align="left">Sport in Greenwich & Blackheath - A long line of sporting firsts</h2> <h3>London Marathon</h3> <p>The <a href="http://marathon-run.com/london/">London Marathon</a> - The World's biggest race starts on Blackheath and Greenwich Park. </p> <p><a href="http://Marathon-Run.com">Marathon-Run.com </a>- Guide to Marathons of the World<h3>Association Football (Soccer)</h3> <p> <a href="http://wwp.PremierLive.co.uk">PremierLive.co.uk</a> - One-click guide to the Premier League clubs </p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk">Charlton Athletic Football Club</a> - Hold the record for England's biggest football crowd. <p>Three Blackheath clubs (Blackheath, Perceval House (Blackheath) and Blackheath Proprietary School) helped start the <a href="http://www.premierlive.co.uk/history.htm">Football Association</a> (of England) - The Blackheath club then left when hacking was banned! <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.arsenal.com/">Arsenal Football Club</a> originally started in Woolwich in 1886 and was initially known as Dial Square. It soon became known as Royal Arsenal which it remained as until 1891. <p>A pig farm was among the local venues used until the club moved to the Invicta Ground at Plumstead in 1890. The club became professional as Woolwich Arsenal in 1891. <p>In 1913, despite vociferous local opposition, the club moved to Highbury in North London.<h3>Rugby</h3> <ul> <li>Blackheath Rugby Club - oldest in the land.  Visit their site at: <a href="http://www.blackheathrugby.co.uk">www.blackheathrugby.co.uk</a> </li> <li>The first England International Rugby Team was chosen at the Princess of Wales pub in Blackheath</li> </ul> <h3>Hockey</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/sports/blackheath-hc/">Blackheath Hockey Club</a> - oldest in the World!</li> </ul> <h3>Golf</h3> <ul> <li>A wealth of golf courses including...</li> <li>The oldest golf club in England - The Royal Blackheath Golf Club</li> </ul> <p><a href="../today/baseball.htm">Baseball</a></p> <ul> <li>Greenwich even has a youth baseball team that's going places</li> </ul> <h3>Kites</h3> <ul> <li>Blackheath is a major centre for kite-flying particularly at weekends</li> </ul> <h3><a href="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/wth/">Cricket</a></h3> <ul> <li>Not forgetting that most English of sports, cricket. Blackheath Wanderers Cricket Club - founded 1886. South Thames League Champions 1990, Arthur Phebey Cup Winners 1996.</li> </ul>  </td><td valign="top" width="24"></td><td valign="top" width="1%"><center> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="125" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td align="center" height="125"> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td> </tr> </table> </center></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> <h6 align="left"> </h6> <h6 align="left">Please read the <a href="http://greenwich2000.ltd.uk/legal.htm">legal</a> page and <a href="http://greenwich2000.ltd.uk/data.htm"> data policy</a> page. <a href="http://greenwich2000.ltd.uk/awards.htm">Awards</a> and media coverage - <a href="http://greenwich2000.ltd.uk/thanks.htm"> credits</a> page.  <a href="../site-map.htm">Site map</a><br> Copyright © 1995 - 2010 <a href="http://www.Greenwich2000.ltd.uk"> Greenwich2000.ltd.uk</a> - Greenwich2000®  Get®  All trade-marks acknowledged<br> Last revised: 05 January 2010 12:21 -0000 <a href="http://GreenwichMeanTime.com">GMT</a><br> Why not <a href="http://greenwich2000.com/link.htm"> link</a> to us?</h6>  <script language='javascript' src='http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/34292599/x.js?cmd=file&file=chatScript3&site=34292599&&category=en;woman;5'> </script>    <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.3dstats.com/cgi-bin/3dstrack.cgi?usr=00000485"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://www.3dstats.com/cgi-bin/connect.cgi?usr=00000485Pauto" border=0 height=0 width=0> </noscript>  </td></tr></table></body>