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Edina F.C.
Edina Football Club was a Association football, football club from the city of Edinburgh. History The club was formed in 1877 and turned senior in 1883 by joining the Scottish Football Association, although with 50 members it was some way behind the more established clubs in the city. Its first competitive football came in the East of Scotland Shield, Edinburgh Cup in 1878–79, with a first round defeat to Hanover F.C. (Edinburgh), Hanover on the The Meadows, Edinburgh, East Meadows. However, in 1879–80 the club had its best run in the competition, reaching the semi-final, the tie against Dunfermline F.C. (1874), Dunfermline taking place at the Brunswick F.C., Brunswick ground. Edina took a half-time lead, but conceded two goals within a minute of each other in the second half, and ultimately went down 4–1. Edina's first competitive match as a senior club was in the 1883–84 Scottish Cup first round, against Kinleith F.C., Kinleith at home, and ostensibly won the tie, ... [...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] |
