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A still from the Netflix series which shows the industrial workers team who formed into a club and compete in games against other clubs.
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League Football
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The passion for football in the country(UK) grew and the churches, trade unions, and schools organized - working-class boys and men into recreational football teams. All workers started having Saturday off’s just to watch those football games from the unions/churches/schools.
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The first football club is believed to be formed in Edinburgh in 1824. Early clubs are formed by the former students of the school and the first of its kind is known to be the Sheffield in 1855. The school teams dominated the game until the teams consisting of workers prevailed.
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Football Association was formed and the printed rules of the game emerged. Many clubs emerged in the 1860s throughout the country(uk). The oldest among professional football clubs is the English club Notts County which was formed in 1862 and still exists today.
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People used to enjoy watching the games between the school clubs and workers' clubs. Some clubs in Sheffield even started collecting money from people to watch those games. The series on Netflix “the English game” shows brilliantly about all this.
"Bramall lane" one of oldest football clubs.
"Bramall lane" one of oldest football clubs.
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The professionalism in the game kicked off and players are getting paid to play for their clubs. At first, players getting paid was banned but a year later it was sanctioned and the practice has started.
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The first-ever football tournament, the Youdan Cup in 1867 and Cromwell cup in 1868 was played. In 1871 Football Association challenge cup (FA cup) has started which is still played till date. Even though it's not the first tournament played in history, the FA cup is called the oldest national football competition. Followed by the second oldest - Scottish cup, third oldest Durand Cup, and the fourth oldest being IFA shield.
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The first international match was arranged by the Football Association between England and Scotland in 1870 march. FIFA was founded in 1904 by 7 countries from Europe but only after 1911 did countries from the UK joined FIFA. Now it has 211 nation members and to think United nations have only 193 nation members.
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Many Indians think football roots are weak in our country's history but the third oldest football competition Durand cup was initiated in India. Indian football association was founded in 1893 and to compare the most popular sport in India, the BCCI was founded in 1928. AIFF(all Indian football federation) was founded in 1937 under GOI.
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We have a club which is founded in 1889 and still exists. MOHUN BAGAN AC. The highlight of the club was when in 1911 the club Mohun Bagan AC(Athletic club) defeated the East Yorkshire regiment in the final of the IFA shield. That win was considered a landmark victory in the Indian freedom struggle.
Indian team which won the IFA sheild in 1911.
Indian team which won the IFA sheild in 1911.
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