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As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League (AFL I) and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.
Latvia is the first football team from the Baltic states to make an appearance in a major football competition, UEFA Euro 2004. 2004 in football; Greece produce one of the shocks in football history and become surprise winners of the Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating hosts Portugal 1–0 in the final. Waitakere United is founded.
The clubs were founded in 1858 and 1859 respectively and currently compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), making them the world's oldest football clubs that are now professional. The oldest football clubs trace their origins to the mid-19th century, a period when football evolved from being a casual pastime to an organised mainstream ...
Oldest association football league. The Premier League was later created and is now the top-flight English league. 1888: Durand Cup: club trophy: Durand Cup, 1888– Association football: India: Oldest football tournament in Asia. 1889: Northern Football League: club league: Association football: North East England: Second-oldest association ...
This article concerns football records in England.Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League.Where a different record exists for the top flight (Football League First Division 1888–1992, and Premier League 1992–present), this is also given.
Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official. War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches, [1] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list. [2]
Cities that hosted NFL teams in the 1920s and 1930s. Cities that still have NFL teams from that era are in black, while other cities are in red. Only teams that played more than ten games in the NFL are included. In league meetings prior to the 1933 season, three new teams, the Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Eagles, were admitted to the NFL.
Association football clubs established in 2009 (2 C, 338 P, 1 F) Association football clubs established in 2010 (1 C, 324 P) Association football clubs established in 2011 (1 C, 254 P)