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Mexborough F.C.
Mexborough F.C. was an English association football club based in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The club's name was often given in the form Mexbro' or Mexboro. History The club was formed in 1876. The club won the prestigious Sheffield Senior Cup for the first time in 1885-86 when beating Heeley F.C., Heeley at Bramall Lane. The same season the club entered the FA Cup for the first time, drawing 1-1 with Staveley F.C. at the neutral Kilnshurst Ground in the first round. However Mexbro' was forced to scratch from the replay as the Sheffield Senior Cup tie with Owlerton F.C. took precedence and the Sheffield FA refused to grant an extension of time to play the Owlerton tie. The club remained amateur in a professional era, the players - all locals - being paid expenses or "beer money", although many of the team were Methodist teetotallers. In 1891 they were founder members of the Sheffield & District Football League, Sheffield & District League. In 1893 they finished ... [...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] |
