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Football is the most popular sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game. With over 40,000 association football clubs, England has more clubs involved in the code than any other country. England hosts the world's first club, Sheffield F.C.; the world's oldest professional association football club, Notts County; the oldest national governing body, the Football Association; the joint-oldest national team; the oldest national knockout competition, the FA Cup; and the oldest national league, the English Football League. It also has 31% of the population interested in Football. Today England's top domestic league, the Premier League, is one of the most popular and richest sports leagues in the world, with five of the ten richest football clubs in the world as of 2022.
The England national football team is one of only eight teams to win the FIFA World Cup, having done so once, in 1966. A total of six English club teams have won the UEFA Champions League, formerly known as the European Cup. (Full article...)
They are one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in England, having won the First Division Championship seven times and the FA Cup seven times. Villa are also one of only five English clubs to win the European Cup, which they did in 1982. Aston Villa is the fourth most successful club in English football history, having won over 20 major honours, although most of these were won before the Second World War.
They have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with local rivals Birmingham City and the Birmingham Derby between the two teams has been contested since 1879. Less heated rivalries exist with the other West Midlands clubs.
- ...that Mick Mills (pictured) was made captain of the England national football team which started the 1982 World Cup because Kevin Keegan was unable to play through injury?
- ...that the first ever golden goal was scored in the Cromwell Cup final at Bramall Lane, Sheffield in 1868, giving Sheffield Wednesday a 1-0 victory?
- ...that footballer George Wynn was Manchester City's leading goalscorer in three consecutive seasons?
- ...that English football referee Matt Messias once urged a Portsmouth defender not to kick an opposing player during a match against Newcastle United because "the devil was trying to get him sent off"?
- ...that Stockport County physio Rodger Wylde formed a rock group with player Tom Bennett whilst treating his broken leg?
Until 1974, football players were either professionals or amateurs. Professionals were paid to play by their clubs, and the only cup competitions such clubs were allowed to enter were the FA Cup and, for clubs outside The Football League, the FA Trophy. Amateurs, on the other hand, did not get paid by their clubs, and such clubs had their own cup competition, the FA Amateur Cup.
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The Sheffield F.C. team in 1890. Sheffield F.C. are regarded as the oldest football club in the world and were awarded the FIFA Order of Merit in 2004 to reflect this. The amateur team played Inter Milan in 2007 to celebrate their 150th anniversary at Bramall Lane with Pele as the guest of honour.
Leagues
- 2023–24 Premier League
- 2023–24 English Football League
- 2023–24 EFL Championship
- 2023–24 EFL League One
- 2023–24 EFL League Two
- 2023–24 National League
Cups
Articles
- 1923 FA Cup Final
- 1956 FA Cup Final
- 2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season
- 2007 UEFA Champions League Final
- Arsenal F.C.
- Aston Villa F.C.
- Steve Bruce
- Chelsea F.C.
- City of Manchester Stadium
- Dover Athletic F.C.
- Duncan Edwards
- England national football team managers
- Everton F.C.
- Gillingham F.C.
- Thierry Henry
- History of Arsenal F.C. (1886–1966)
- History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
- History of Bradford City A.F.C.
- History of Gillingham F.C.
- History of Ipswich Town F.C.
- History of Norwich City F.C.
- History of Stoke City F.C.
- Ipswich Town F.C.
- Leek Town F.C.
- Luton Town F.C.
- William McGregor
- Manchester City F.C.
- Margate F.C.
- North Road (stadium)
- Norwich City F.C.
- Old Trafford
- Portman Road
- Premier League
- Priestfield Stadium
- Bobby Robson
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
- Gilberto Silva
- Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C.
- Bert Trautmann
- Valley Parade
- John Wark
- York City F.C.
Lists
- List of Arsenal F.C. players
- List of Aston Villa F.C. managers
- List of Aston Villa F.C. players
- List of Aston Villa F.C. seasons
- Aston Villa F.C. statistics and records
- List of Birmingham City F.C. managers
- List of Birmingham City F.C. players
- List of Birmingham City F.C. seasons
- List of Birmingham City F.C. statistics and records
- List of Bradford City A.F.C. seasons
- List of Bristol Rovers F.C. managers
- List of England national football team hat-tricks
- List of English Football League managers
- English football champions
- List of Everton F.C. managers
- List of FA Amateur Cup winners
- List of FA Cup winners
- List of FA Trophy winners
- List of former Football League clubs
- FWA Footballer of the Year
- List of Gillingham F.C. managers
- List of Gillingham F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. records
- List of Gillingham F.C. seasons
- List of Ipswich Town F.C. managers
- List of Ipswich Town F.C. players
- List of Ipswich Town F.C. Players of the Year
- List of Ipswich Town F.C. statistics and records
- List of Ipswich Town F.C. seasons
- List of Leeds United F.C. seasons
- List of Liverpool F.C. managers
- List of Liverpool F.C. players
- List of Liverpool F.C. seasons
- List of Liverpool F.C. statistics and records
- List of Luton Town F.C. managers
- List of Luton Town F.C. seasons
- List of Luton Town F.C. statistics and records
- List of Manchester City F.C. managers
- List of Manchester City F.C. seasons
- List of Manchester United F.C. managers
- List of Manchester United F.C. players
- List of Manchester United F.C. players (25–99 appearances)
- List of Manchester United F.C. players (fewer than 25 appearances)
- List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics
- List of Manchester United F.C. seasons
- List of Margate F.C. seasons
- List of Norwich City F.C. Players of the Year
- List of Oxford United F.C. managers
- PFA Players' Player of the Year
- PFA Young Player of the Year
- List of Premier League hat-tricks
- Record home attendances of English football clubs
- List of Scarborough F.C. seasons
- List of Sunderland A.F.C. managers
- List of Sunderland A.F.C. players
- List of Sunderland A.F.C. seasons
- List of Watford F.C. seasons
- Watford F.C. Player of the Season
- List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons
- List of York City F.C. Clubmen of the Year
- List of York City F.C. managers
- List of York City F.C. players
- List of York City F.C. players (25–99 appearances)
- List of York City F.C. players (1–24 appearances)
- List of York City F.C. seasons
- List of York City F.C. statistics and records
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