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Newtown Excelsior F.C.
Excelsior F.C. - more generally known as Newtown Excelsior - was an association football club from Newtown, Powys, active in the 1879–80 season, and a progenitor club of Newtown A.F.C., the current Newtown club. History The club was formed in September 1879, as a merger between the Newtown F.C. (1875–79), Newtown and White Stars F.C., White Stars clubs, and "other clubs who would join them". Edward Morgan of Newtown was chosen as captain and Edward Gittins of White Stars as "sub-captain". Its first match was a 1–0 defeat at Welshpool F.C., Welshpool on 20 September. The merger however did not work as expected. Six of the players who played in the home win over Oswestry F.C., Oswestry in October were former Newtown men; only two were White Stars regulars. Although Newtown F.C. lost its identity entirely, White Stars - who were, after all, Welsh Cup holders - still existed as a separate entity, and some of its players never joined the Excelsior, while other players (incl ... [...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 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. 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 and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
