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France v Switzerland 1905
Parc des Princes, Paris, 12.02.05. France v Switzerland. France won 1-0 thanks to a Gaston Cyprès goal in the 60th minute.
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Goal by Scarone
The 1928 Olympic Final replay.Roberto Figueroa gets past Segundo Medici and sends in a cross; René Borjas beats Paternoster and heads the ball into the path of the oncoming Hector Scarone. 'Yours,...
View Article19th Century England Internationals by Region
Up until the end of the 1899-1900 season England played 70 internationals. To use a convenient term this means that they awarded 770 'caps'. These were shared among 256 players.For the purpose of this...
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1934 World Cup-Team of the Tournament
Ricardo Zamora (Spain)Often cited as the greatest goalkeeper of his generation, 33 year old Zamora was playing for Madrid at the time of the 1934 finals. Spain played 2 matches in the tournament,...
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Phenix
Phenix was one of the earliest clubs in Turkey to feature Turkish born players. Although the earliest league in Istanbul was established in 1904, Turks were still prohibited from playing by the laws of...
View Article19th Century England Internationals: Amatuers and Professionals
Professionalism was formally legalized in England in July 1885.Prior to this professionals had undoubtedly represented England. Billy Mosforth, Jack Hunter, and Jimmy Forest are names that spring to...
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Top European Goalkeepers of the 1920s & 1930s
The 1920s and 1930s saw the emergence of some top class goalkeepers across Europe.They were still vulnerable to physical assault through rushes and charges, and the emphasis, even with the advent of...
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Jonkheer Constant Wilhelm Feith
The impressive figure of Constant Feith, the doyen of HVV den Haag who represented the Netherlands 8 times (1906-12). When his career was ended by a knee injury at the age of 36 he had represented HVV...
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Football: our winter game, Charles Alcock (1874)
Charles Alcock's 1874 book Football: our winter game is available to read on Google Books.As the following extracts show it provides some interesting insights into the development of the game at a...
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...the heaviest lady footballer weighs eleven stone
The Globe, 01.02.95There's an article about the enigmatic Ms. Honeyball (Nettie, not Nellie) here. *For those unfamiliar with the archaic UK system 11 stone = 69 kg, or if you're from the USA 154 lbs
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Lhasa United
Unsurprisingly it was the British military that introduced football to Tibet.The first matches were played in the 1910s, mainly featuring British and Indian soldiers.The above picture was taken in 1936...
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National Football Conference 1882
Mr Pierce- DixIn December 1882 a National Football Conference was held in Manchester in which representatives of the 4 Associations (The FA, The Scottish FA, The Football Association of Wales and the...
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Billy Meredith
Can't go for too long without a Billy Meredith post!Happy Saint David's Day to all our Welsh readers.
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FC Porto v Fortuna
Porto (stripes) and Fortuna (white)Porto (Portugal) and Vigo (Spain) are 160km apart.On 15 December 1907 FC Porto played host to Fortuna FC of Vigo, This was Porto's first match against foreign...
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London University in Russia, 1914
In April 1914 London University played 3 matches in the Moscow area of Russia.The first match was played at Orekhovo, about 100km from Moscow, against a club side called Morozovtsy*. The tourists won...
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The International Football Association Board
FIFA states that The Laws of the Game are the preserve of the International Football Association Board.The first meeting of the International Football Association Board, attended by representatives of...
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London FA Senior Cup
The London FA was established in 1882, effectively as a branch of the actual Football Association with the purpose of overseeing club football in the metropolitan area. This was to enable the FA to...
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Foot Ball Club Bergamo
Foot Ball Club Bergamo was founded by Swiss residents of the city in 1903-04.They participated in the Lombardy championships up until 1910, but were eclipsed by their neighbours Atalanta Bergamasca...
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Sheffield Wednesday At The Seaside
The seaside preparation paid off as Wednesday beat Grimsby Town 5-1 at Owlerton on 16th January, David McLean scoring 4.The clubs official name was The Wednesday Football Club up until 1929, but the...
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Phoenix were active in the Moscow area in the years leading up to the war with the Central Powers (1914).Based at Zuyevo, Phoenix played in the Orekhovo-Zuyevo league.
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