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Thornliebank F.C.
Thornliebank Football Club was a Association football, football club that existed between 1875 and 1907, based in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire (historic), Renfrewshire, Scotland. History Thornliebank's first recorded fixture was a defeat at the Lancelot F.C., Lancelot club in Glasgow in October 1875, and by January 1876 the club had enough player members to provide two teams. It first entered the Scottish Cup in 1876-77 Scottish Cup, 1876–77, losing in the first round to the 23rd Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers F.C., 23rd Renfrew R.V. side from Cathcart. The club gained revenge the 1877-78 Scottish Cup, following year, beating the 23rd on the way to the 5th round (last 12), where the club lost at Renton F.C., Renton. The club had progressed from the fourth round after drawing twice with Hibernian F.C., Hibernian; the Edinburgh club claimed to have won the original tie 2–1, but the Scottish Football Association noted the referee had reported the result as 1–1, so ordered a ... [...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] |
