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Monkcastle F.C.
Monkcastle Football Club was a Association football, football club which existed from 1883 to 1900, in the town of Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. History The club was formed in 1883 and was named after a district in Kilwinning which contained Monkcastle, North Ayrshire, an old abbey. It was founded by employees of Howie's Iron Foundry in Kilwinning and occasionally referred to as Kilwinning Monkcastle. The Monks joined the Ayrshire Association soon after foundation and played in the Ayrshire Cup for the first time in 1883–84, losing in the second round. National competitions In 1885, the club joined the Scottish Football Association, and entered the 1885–86 Scottish Cup. In the first round, the club lost 3–0 at Lanemark F.C., Lanemark in a match spoilt by a high wind, but Monkcastle protested on the basis that Lanemark had not registered one D. Brown in time. The Scottish FA ordered a replay at Claremont, which the Monks won 2–0, thanks to second half goals from ... [...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] |
