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Arbroath Amateurs F.C.
Arbroath Amateurs F.C. was an association football club from Arbroath, Forfarshire, active in the 1910s. History The club was founded in September 1911 and it joined the local association, and the Scottish Football Association, in 1912. The club was disbanded in September 1914 for the duration of the First World War, as a number of its players were amongst the earliest volunteers - 22 by mid-September. The club re-emerged in July 1919. Given the club's amateur stance in an era of professionalism, and with Arbroath F.C. in the same town, it was not formed with the sole aim of on-field triumph. It entered the Scottish Qualifying Cup and Forfarshire Cup from 1912–13 until 1920–21, but lost every tie it played. The club also played in the Northern Football League (Scotland), Northern League from 1912–13 until 1919–20, but was always either bottom or close to it, and in its final season it stopped playing after conceding 22 goals in 3 matches. The club's final match was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
