Football in England - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_EnglandFootball was played in England as far back as medieval times. The first written evidence of a football match came in about 1170, when William Fitzstephenwrote of his visit to London, "After dinner all the youths of the city goes out into the fields for the very popular game of ball." He also went on to mention that each trade had their own team, "The elders, the fathers, and the men of wealth come …
Football in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Football_in_the_United_KingdomEach of the countries of the United Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the home nations, has a national football association responsible for the overall management of football within their respective nation: The Football Association, (FA) is responsible for England and the Crown Dependencies and was founded in 1863, The Scottish Football Association (SFA) was founded in 1873 followed by the ...