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Reading Amateur F.C.
Reading Amateur F.C. was an association football club from Reading, Berkshire, active before the First World War. History The club was founded on 13 June 1895 at the Queen's Hotel as a reaction to Reading F.C. deciding to turn professional; the newly-professional side was rumoured to be objecting to Football Association membership for the amateur club on the basis of a similarity of names. The initial meeting included a number of personnel associated with Reading Minster F.C. and the new side effectively took over the role of the Minsters. The club's official name was Reading Amateur (i.e. singular, referring to the club), but the media often referred to the club as Reading Amateurs. The club entered the FA Amateur Cup from 1895–96 to 1910–11, its best runs being to the first round proper (last 64) in 1907–08 and 1908–09 - its best achievement being to hold Wycombe Wanderers to a draw on the former occasion, going down 5–3 in a replay. It also tried its luck in th ... [...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] |
