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Ealing Association F.C.
Ealing Association F.C. was an association football club from Ealing in London. History The club was founded in 1891 by the headmaster of the Ealing Preparatory School for Boys, Mr Wynne Hall. The club's official name was Ealing Association, to distinguish from a Rugby union, rugby side simply called Ealing. Before the Second World War, the club was one of the most successful amateur sides in Middlesex. After playing in the first two Isthmian League seasons in 1905–06 and 1906–07, the club finishing 5th out of 6 both times, the club joined the Southern Amateur Football League from the competition's foundation in 1907, and was twice champion. It was also a multiple winner of competitions on a local level. Ealing's greatest honour on the national stage was reaching the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1903–04, but lost 3–1 to Sheffield F.C., Sheffield at Valley Parade. The following season, the club reached three finals in consecutive Saturdays; it won the Middlesex S ... [...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] |
