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Supplementary Football League
A supplementary football league is an association football competition set up by clubs which are already members of more senior leagues to give the clubs a larger fixture list and fill in "spare" Saturdays which were not being used for cup-ties or league games. In England The United League existed as a supplementary league in London and the south-east of England between 1896 and 1902 and again from 1905 until 1909. In Scotland A number of supplementary leagues were created in the early days of organised football in Scotland by Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ... clubs as, with only 10 member clubs each playing just 18 games per season, there were plenty of spare Saturdays to fill. The gradual expansion of the Scottish League after 1900 event ... [...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] |
United League (football)
The United League was an association football league that existed in England from 1896 to 1902 and again from 1905 to 1909. The league was created in 1896 to provide clubs which played in other leagues in southern or central England with an additional midweek game. Over several years, various clubs joined or left the league but by 1899, departures left the league struggling, culminating in the cessation of the league in 1902. Champions Source: *1896–97 - Millwall Athletic *1897–98 - Luton Town *1898–99 - Millwall Athletic *1899–1900 - Wellingborough *1900–01 - Rothwell Town Swifts *1901–02 - Irthlingborough *Not contested between 1902 and 1905 *1905–06 - Watford *1906–07 - Crystal Palace *1907–08 - Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south of the Anglo-Scottish border. From its foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League (SPL) was formed in 1998, the SFL was the top level of football in Scotland. After 1998, the SFL represented levels 2 to 4 of the Scottish football league system. In June 2013, the SFL merged with the SPL to form the Scottish Professional Football League. The SFL was associated with a title sponsor from the 1985–86 season. As this sponsor changed over the years the league was known in turn as the Fine Fare League, B&Q League, Bell's Scottish Football League and finally as the Irn-Bru Scottish Football League. The SFL also organised two knock-out cup competitions, the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Challenge Cup. History Forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh / East Of Scotland Football League
The Edinburgh Football League was formed in 1894 in Scotland as one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs. It changed its name to the East of Scotland Football League in 1896 when Dundee joined.East of Scotland League Scottish Football Historical Archive, 5 August 2020 In 1899 some of its clubs also entered the Inter City League along with former Glasgow League clubs. The East of Scotland League eventually disbanded in 1908 and has no connection to the present day [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Football League
The Glasgow Football League was formed in in Scotland as one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs.Inter-City League including the Glasgow League Scottish Football Historical Archive, 5 August 2020 In 1899 a number of clubs who played in the Edinburgh / East of Scotland Football League joined and the league was renamed the Inter City Football League. The Glasgow Football League was briefly reformed in its own right in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow And West Of Scotland Football League
The Glasgow and West of Scotland Football League was formed in 1898 as one of several supplementary football leagues that operated at the time to give extra fixtures to the various Scottish Football League sides.Glasgow & West of Scotland League Scottish Football Historical Archive, 19 August 2020 The league folded in 1906 when the Scottish League's First Division expanded to 18 clubs. Original members The eight original members were Abercorn, Ayr Parkhouse (not a Scottish League side), Kilmarnock, Linthouse, Morton, Partick Thistle, Port Glasgow Athletic and St Mirren.Membership * 1898–1899 *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter City Football League
The Inter City Football League was formed in 1899 in Scotland as one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs.Inter-City League including the Glasgow League Scottish Football Historical Archive The founder members of the league were Celtic, Queen's Park, Rangers and (who had previously played supplementary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter City Midweek Football League
The Inter City Midweek Football League was one of several Scottish supplementary football leagues run in the 1912–13 season.Inter-City Midweek League (including the Glasgow & District Midweek League) Scottish Football Historical Archive. Because Wednesday was the only day that shopworkers in Scotland had off, it was decided to form a Midweek League for their benefit. Six top Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is loc ...
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Inter County Football League
The Inter County Football League was formed in 1905 in Scotland as one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs. Scottish Football Historical Archive. Member clubs of the original competition included (1904–1906), Albion Rovers (1904–1906), Arthurlie (1904–1905), |
Lanarkshire Football League
The Lanarkshire Football League was formed in 1898 in Scotland as one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs. The league existed for only three season, Motherwell won the 1898–99 competition by defeating Airdrieonians in a very belated play-off in May 1900 and Albion Rovers the 1900–01 edition, the 1899–1900 edition was unfinished. Membership * Airdrieonians 1898–1899, 1900-1901 * Albion Rovers 1898–1901 * Carfin Emmett 1899–1900 *Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the 2020–21 Scotti ... 1898–1899, 1900–1901 * Motherwell 1898–1899, 1900–1901 * Royal Albert 1898–1900 * Wishaw F.C 1899-1900 * Wishaw Thistle 1899–1900 * Wishaw United 1900–1901 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renfrewshire Football League
The Renfrewshire Football League was a one-off Scottish Football competition played between March and September 1895. The intention was to have all the major Renfrewshire clubs competing. Arthurlie and Abercorn Abercorn (Gaelic: ''Obar Chùirnidh'', Old English: ''Æbbercurnig'') is a village and civil parish in West Lothian, Scotland. Close to the south coast of the Firth of Forth, the village is around west of South Queensferry. The parish had a pop ... were invited but in the event only three clubs, all from the Scottish Football League, agreed to take part, meaning that only six matches took place. Scottish Football Historical Archive. League table See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish County Football League
The Scottish County Football League was one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in the early days of competitive football in Scotland in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs. Scottish Football Historical Archive. The only season in which the competition took place is in 1899–1900, and the member clubs included , , |
