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Great Bridge Unity F.C.
Great Bridge Unity F.C. was an English association football club from Great Bridge, West Midlands, Great Bridge, then in Staffordshire, now in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county. History The Unity first entered competitive football in 1883–84, with an entry for the Birmingham Senior Cup and the Walsall Cup. In the former, the club lost to Sutton Coldfield in the first round, after two replays. In the latter, the club beat Aston Victoria F.C., Aston Victoria in the first round, but lost to West Bromwich All Saints in the second. The club competed in the FA Cup in the 1887–88 FA Cup, 1887–88 season. In the first round, the Unity was beaten by Stafford Road F.C., but the Football Association ordered a replay as only seven of the Stafford Road players were eligible for the tournament. Rather than replay the tie, the Wolverhampton side scratched, and played a friendly against the Unity on the due date (which ended 1–1). In the second round, the Unity came fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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] |