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Knock F.C.
Knock Football Club is a former Irish Association football, football club based in east Belfast. History It was founded by members of the Knock Lacrosse Club in 1879 and was the second football club to be formed in Ireland, after Cliftonville F.C. It played in the first ever match between two Irish football clubs, when it lost 0–2 to Cliftonville on 1 November 1879. It was a founding member of the Irish Football Association. The club played in the early years of the Irish Cup. Its ground was Bloomfield, which in 1882 hosted Ireland national football team (1882-1950), Ireland's first ever international football match. In 1882, the club changed its name to Down Athletics, and by 1891 the club had ceased playing football. Colours The club played in yellow, black, and red jerseys. References Association football clubs established in 1879 Association football clubs disestablished in 1891 Defunct association football clubs in Northern Ireland Association football clubs in ... [...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 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. 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, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
