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For details about football across the United Kingdom and its territories, refer to the table below: </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th>Men's football </th> <th>Women's football </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Home_nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Home 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Islands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Cayman_Islands" title="Football in the Cayman Islands">Football in the Cayman Islands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar"><img alt="Gibraltar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" 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2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Montserrat" title="Football in Montserrat">Football in Montserrat</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands"><img alt="Turks and Caicos Islands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands">Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football_associations">Football associations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Football associations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">The Football Association</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Association" title="Scottish Football Association">Scottish Football Association</a>, <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Wales" title="Football Association of Wales">Football Association of Wales</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Irish_Football_Association" title="Irish Football Association">Irish Football Association</a></div> <p>Each of the countries of the United Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Home_nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Home nations">home nations</a>, has a national <a href="/wiki/Football_association" title="Football association">football association</a> responsible for the overall management of football within their respective nation: <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">The Football Association</a>, (FA) is responsible for England and the Crown Dependencies and was founded in 1863, The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Association" title="Scottish Football Association">Scottish Football Association</a> (SFA) was founded in 1873 followed by the <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Wales" title="Football Association of Wales">Football Association of Wales</a> (FAW) in 1876 and <a href="/wiki/Irish_Football_Association" title="Irish Football Association">Irish Football Association</a> (IFA) in 1880. They are the world's four oldest national football associations and play an important part in football worldwide as they take up four of the eight seats on the <a href="/wiki/International_Football_Association_Board" title="International Football Association Board">International Football Association Board</a> (IFAB), which determines the <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_the_Game_(association_football)" title="Laws of the Game (association football)">Laws of the Game</a>, the other four seats being occupied by <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Men's_International_football"><span id="Men.27s_International_football"></span>Men's International football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Men's International football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_national_football_team" title="United Kingdom national football team">United Kingdom national football team</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Queen_presents_the_1966_World_Cup_to_England_Captain,_Bobby_Moore._(7936243534).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/The_Queen_presents_the_1966_World_Cup_to_England_Captain%2C_Bobby_Moore._%287936243534%29.jpg/220px-The_Queen_presents_the_1966_World_Cup_to_England_Captain%2C_Bobby_Moore._%287936243534%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/The_Queen_presents_the_1966_World_Cup_to_England_Captain%2C_Bobby_Moore._%287936243534%29.jpg/330px-The_Queen_presents_the_1966_World_Cup_to_England_Captain%2C_Bobby_Moore._%287936243534%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/The_Queen_presents_the_1966_World_Cup_to_England_Captain%2C_Bobby_Moore._%287936243534%29.jpg/440px-The_Queen_presents_the_1966_World_Cup_to_England_Captain%2C_Bobby_Moore._%287936243534%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1744" data-file-height="1236" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> are the only British side to have won the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a>. The trophy was presented to the captain <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Moore" title="Bobby Moore">Bobby Moore</a> following the team's victory at the <a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 FIFA World Cup Final">1966 Final</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The United Kingdom plays its international football as separate Home Nations teams of <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a>. The only exception to this is during the <a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the Summer Olympics">Summer Olympics</a> where the United Kingdom is represented by <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_men%27s_Olympic_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Britain men's Olympic football team">Great Britain Olympic football team</a>, which despite the name includes <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>. Some people, such as politician <a href="/wiki/Tony_Banks,_Baron_Stratford" title="Tony Banks, Baron Stratford">Tony Banks</a>, have argued for the UK having just one team to represent it for all competitions but all four football associations are very much against such an idea. </p><p>There are sometimes issues about which team players are eligible for (as all the players representing those teams have British passports), but a player is generally eligible for whichever nation he, his parents or grandparents were born in (in the case of these being different nations, then he can choose). This has been the case with some players such as <a href="/wiki/Aiden_McGeady" title="Aiden McGeady">Aiden McGeady</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Collison" title="Jack Collison">Jack Collison</a> who have chosen to play for the country of their parental heritage rather than the country of their birth. Players from <a href="/wiki/Crown_dependency" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown dependency">crown dependencies</a> (i.e. the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a>), which are technically not in the UK, are eligible for all four teams (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Matt_Le_Tissier" title="Matt Le Tissier">Matt Le Tissier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Le_Saux" title="Graeme Le Saux">Graeme Le Saux</a>, both of whom opted for England), as were British citizens born outside the UK or its possessions – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Young_(footballer,_born_1960)" title="Eric Young (footballer, born 1960)">Eric Young</a> (born in Singapore) and <a href="/wiki/Pat_van_den_Hauwe" class="mw-redirect" title="Pat van den Hauwe">Pat van den Hauwe</a> (born in Belgium) had previously opted for <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a> under the same rule<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Maik_Taylor" title="Maik Taylor">Maik Taylor</a> (born in Germany to a British father) used it to represent Northern Ireland – but residency criteria now also apply.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom_Olympic_history">United Kingdom Olympic history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: United Kingdom Olympic history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Giggs_GB_Team.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Giggs_GB_Team.jpg/180px-Giggs_GB_Team.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="332" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Giggs_GB_Team.jpg/270px-Giggs_GB_Team.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Giggs_GB_Team.jpg/360px-Giggs_GB_Team.jpg 2x" data-file-width="443" data-file-height="818" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales's</a> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Giggs" title="Ryan Giggs">Ryan Giggs</a> is the most recent player to captain the Olympic team.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_men%27s_Olympic_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Britain men's Olympic football team">Great Britain men's Olympic football team</a></div> <p>In the early years, the <a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the Summer Olympics">Olympic football competition</a> was contested between amateur sides, and the <a href="/wiki/British_Olympic_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="British Olympic Committee">British Olympic Committee</a> agreed to let the <a href="/wiki/England_national_amateur_football_team" title="England national amateur football team">England amateur team</a> represent the entire UK. More recently the Olympic competition has been played by under-23s teams and Great Britain has not normally been represented. This is because qualification is based on the UEFA Under-21 championship, which means it is impossible for Great Britain to qualify as the national teams participate separately in that competition. There have been instances where an individual nation would have qualified, but a lower ranked nation has taken its place instead. </p><p>An exception to this was the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a>, which were hosted to London. This meant that Great Britain qualified, by right of being host nation, for the football tournaments. While the <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">English Football Association</a> favoured the idea of a unified team for 2012, the other three federations opposed the concept. The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Association" title="Scottish Football Association">Scottish Football Association</a> was particularly strident in this view, fearing that a single UK team would jeopardise the independent status all four Home Nations enjoy. FIFA set a deadline of 1 June 2009 for the Home Nations to come to an agreement, which resulted in the four associations sending a letter to FIFA stating that while the Scottish, <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Wales" title="Football Association of Wales">Welsh</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Irish_Football_Association" title="Irish Football Association">Northern Ireland</a> associations still opposed the concept of a unified <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_men%27s_Olympic_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Britain men's Olympic football team">Great Britain team</a> and would not participate in such a team, they would not prevent England from fielding a team under that banner.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> FIFA president <a href="/wiki/Sepp_Blatter" title="Sepp Blatter">Sepp Blatter</a> officially approved the deal within days.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, even though the <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Wales" title="Football Association of Wales">Welsh</a> had said they would not participate in such a team, Welsh players such as Gareth Bale expressed an interest in playing for a unified team.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Football Association chose to disregard the agreement and selected five Welsh players for the men's team.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The future of Great Britain Olympic teams is uncertain as there is no mechanism for them to qualify for forthcoming tournaments. However, the presence of a unified women's team at <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">Tokyo 2020</a><sup id="cite_ref-Tokyo_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tokyo-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> gave hope for the future of the men's team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_matches_between_the_home_nations">International matches between the home nations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: International matches between the home nations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Angleterre_-_pays_de_Galles_%C3%A0_Lens_(Euro_2016).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Angleterre_-_pays_de_Galles_%C3%A0_Lens_%28Euro_2016%29.jpg/220px-Angleterre_-_pays_de_Galles_%C3%A0_Lens_%28Euro_2016%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Angleterre_-_pays_de_Galles_%C3%A0_Lens_%28Euro_2016%29.jpg/330px-Angleterre_-_pays_de_Galles_%C3%A0_Lens_%28Euro_2016%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Angleterre_-_pays_de_Galles_%C3%A0_Lens_%28Euro_2016%29.jpg/440px-Angleterre_-_pays_de_Galles_%C3%A0_Lens_%28Euro_2016%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1232" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a> line up at <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2016" title="UEFA Euro 2016">Euro 2016</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_football_matches_between_British_national_teams" title="List of football matches between British national teams">List of football matches between British national teams</a></div> <p>The UK teams have played each other more times than any other footballing nations in the world. The <a href="/wiki/1872_Scotland_v_England_football_match" title="1872 Scotland v England football match">world's first international football match</a> was played between Scotland and England in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> in 1872 (a 0–0 draw). From then on, all four teams started playing regular friendlies against each other. In 1883 a formal competition between the UK's teams, the <a href="/wiki/British_Home_Championship" title="British Home Championship">British Home Championship</a>, was introduced, guaranteeing that each team would play the other three at least once a season. The Championship was discontinued in 1984, partly due to problems of crowd trouble, and partly due to the desire of England (and to a lesser extent Scotland) to contest international fixtures against larger and more powerful nations. </p><p>While the British Home Championship was being played, the UK teams were also drawn together on a number of occasions during qualification competitions for the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA European Championships">UEFA European Championships</a>. Early tournaments simply used the British Championship as a qualifying group, but during qualification for the <a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1974 FIFA World Cup">1974 World Cup</a>, England and Wales were drawn in the same group. Subsequent to this, three more qualification tournaments saw UK teams drawn together while the British Championship was being played. Since the end of the British Home Championship, the teams have played each other mainly when drawn together in international competitions such as the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Championship" title="UEFA European Championship">European Championship</a> or the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">World Cup</a>, with occasional friendly fixtures. </p><p>In 2011, <a href="/wiki/Vauxhall" title="Vauxhall">Vauxhall</a> signed sponsorship deals with the <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">FA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Association" title="Scottish Football Association">SFA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Wales" title="Football Association of Wales">FAW</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irish_Football_Association" title="Irish Football Association">IFA</a>, and stated their desire to see the four home nations play each other in a version of the British Home Championship again.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the end of the British Home Championship, there have been many calls for it to be restored to the schedule. One argument is that it would replace so-called "meaningless friendlies" with a proper tournament that would raise the interest of both the players and fans. However there has been a lack of enthusiasm for such a proposal, particularly from England; as time has passed, <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">The Football Association</a> has grown in commercial power beyond that of the other three home associations, so that it could be claimed that friendlies against major footballing nations from <a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">South America</a> are worth more than playing the home nations. </p><p>In December 2006, <a href="/wiki/Lawrie_Sanchez" title="Lawrie Sanchez">Lawrie Sanchez</a> suggested that a tournament featuring the three home <a href="/wiki/Celtic_nations" title="Celtic nations">Celtic nations</a> plus the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Republic of Ireland national football team">Republic of Ireland</a> could be organised.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He stated that the IFA hierarchy were supportive of a new Home Championship, while the SFA expressed guarded interest. This was further elaborated in February 2007 when <a href="/wiki/Alex_McLeish" title="Alex McLeish">Alex McLeish</a>, the newly appointed manager of Scotland, expressed interest in playing against the home nations and the Republic of Ireland. Accepting that England would probably not be interested in a new Home Championship, he said, "If the English FA are thinking about opposition for the new Wembley, I hope we're in their thoughts." Both England and Wales were less enthusiastic, stating that with the number of friendlies played each year it would "be difficult to see how the Home Nations would fit in".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 18 September 2008, it was announced that a tournament featuring the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – the <a href="/wiki/Nations_Cup_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nations Cup (football)">Nations Cup</a> – would be played in <a href="/wiki/2011_Nations_Cup" title="2011 Nations Cup">2011</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The attendances for the matches, particularly those not involving the Republic or Scotland, were low and the tournament has not been repeated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coefficients_of_British_national_teams">Coefficients of British national teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Coefficients of British national teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="FIFA">FIFA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: FIFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>As of October 2020</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team</th> <th>Points<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Rankings" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA World Rankings">Rank</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></span></td> <td align="right">1669</td> <td align="center">4/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a></span></td> <td align="right">1550</td> <td align="center">20/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a></span></td> <td align="right">1458</td> <td align="center">41/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a></span></td> <td align="right">1446</td> <td align="center">45/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bermuda_national_football_team" title="Bermuda national football team">Bermuda</a></span></td> <td align="right">983</td> <td align="center">168/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Montserrat.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montserrat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Montserrat.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montserrat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Montserrat.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montserrat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Montserrat_national_football_team" title="Montserrat national football team">Montserrat</a></span></td> <td align="right">921</td> <td align="center">184/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands_national_football_team" title="Cayman Islands national football team">Cayman Islands</a></span></td> <td align="right">897</td> <td align="center">193/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_national_football_team" title="Gibraltar national football team">Gibraltar</a></span></td> <td align="right">890</td> <td align="center">195/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands_national_football_team" title="Turks and Caicos Islands national football team">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></span></td> <td align="right">862</td> <td align="center">203/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands_national_football_team" title="British Virgin Islands national football team">British Virgin Islands</a></span></td> <td align="right">842</td> <td align="center">208/210 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Anguilla.svg/23px-Flag_of_Anguilla.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Anguilla.svg/35px-Flag_of_Anguilla.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Anguilla.svg/46px-Flag_of_Anguilla.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Anguilla_national_football_team" title="Anguilla national football team">Anguilla</a></span></td> <td align="right">821</td> <td align="center">209/210 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="UEFA">UEFA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: UEFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>As of 2017</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team</th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="UEFA National Team Coefficient">Coeff</span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Ranking (all UEFA teams)"><a href="/wiki/UEFA_coefficient" title="UEFA coefficient">Rank</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></span></td> <td align="right">36,231</td> <td align="center">6/55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a></span></td> <td align="right">29,269</td> <td align="center">14/55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a></span></td> <td align="right">27,127</td> <td align="center">21/55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a></span></td> <td align="right">25,662</td> <td align="center">27/55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_national_football_team" title="Gibraltar national football team">Gibraltar</a></span></td> <td align="right">7,550</td> <td align="center">55/55 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: CONCACAF"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>As of 2018</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team</th> <th>Points<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF#FIFA_World_Rankings" title="CONCACAF">Rank</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bermuda_national_football_team" title="Bermuda national football team">Bermuda</a></span></td> <td align="right">924</td> <td align="center">21/40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands_national_football_team" title="Cayman Islands national football team">Cayman Islands</a></span></td> <td align="right">543</td> <td align="center">33/40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands_national_football_team" title="Turks and Caicos Islands national football team">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></span></td> <td align="right">483</td> <td align="center">34/40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Montserrat.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montserrat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Montserrat.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montserrat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Montserrat.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montserrat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Montserrat_national_football_team" title="Montserrat national football team">Montserrat</a></span></td> <td align="right">435</td> <td align="center">35/40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands_national_football_team" title="British Virgin Islands national football team">British Virgin Islands</a></span></td> <td align="right">261</td> <td align="center">39/40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Anguilla.svg/23px-Flag_of_Anguilla.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Anguilla.svg/35px-Flag_of_Anguilla.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Anguilla.svg/46px-Flag_of_Anguilla.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Anguilla_national_football_team" title="Anguilla national football team">Anguilla</a></span></td> <td align="right">261</td> <td align="center">40/40 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_football_teams_of_the_Crown_dependencies_and_overseas_territories">National football teams of the Crown dependencies and overseas territories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: National football teams of the Crown dependencies and overseas territories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although technically not part of the UK, football in the crown dependencies is governed by <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">The Football Association</a> and represented by the <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England national football team</a>. At the same time the crown dependencies also have their own non-<a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> affiliated teams: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guernsey_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Guernsey national football team">Guernsey national football team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alderney_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Alderney national football team">Alderney national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sark_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Sark national football team">Sark national football team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_official_football_team" title="Isle of Man official football team">Isle of Man national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_official_football_team" title="Jersey official football team">Jersey national football team</a></li></ul> <p>Overseas territories are not technically part of the UK either, and they have their own teams. Some of the overseas territories have full or associate membership in the corresponding regional federations: </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ascension_Island_national_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ascension Island national football team (page does not exist)">Ascension Island national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anguilla_national_football_team" title="Anguilla national football team">Anguilla national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bermuda_national_football_team" title="Bermuda national football team">Bermuda national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands_national_football_team" title="British Virgin Islands national football team">British Virgin Islands national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands_national_football_team" title="Cayman Islands national football team">Cayman Islands national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Falkland Islands national football team">Falkland Islands national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_national_football_team" title="Gibraltar national football team">Gibraltar national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montserrat_national_football_team" title="Montserrat national football team">Montserrat national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pitcairn_Islands_national_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pitcairn Islands national football team (page does not exist)">Pitcairn Islands national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Helena national football team">Saint Helena national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands_national_football_team" title="Turks and Caicos Islands national football team">Turks and Caicos Islands national football team</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's_International_Football"><span id="Women.27s_International_Football"></span>Women's International Football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Women's International Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The history of women's club football in the United Kingdom dates back to the early 20th century. Despite facing numerous obstacles and challenges, the sport has seen an increase in popularity and success over the years, becoming an integral part of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>'s sports culture. </p><p>The first recorded women's football match in the United Kingdom was played in 1895, between two teams of factory workers. However, it wasn't until the early 1900s that the sport began to gain recognition and popularity. The Women's Football Association (WFA) Cup Final, a major tournament in the country, was first held in 1971, marking a significant milestone in the growth of women's football. By the 1980s, the sport had become increasingly popular, with thousands of players and fans participating and supporting the teams. Despite the progress made in the early days of women's football in the United Kingdom, the sport faced numerous obstacles, including discrimination and a lack of funding. Early on, women's teams were not permitted to play on the same fields as men's teams and were often relegated to playing on makeshift pitches or public parks. Furthermore, women's teams were not provided with the same resources and support as men's teams, making it difficult for them to reach a competitive level. </p><p>Despite facing discrimination and lack of funding in the past, women's football in the United Kingdom has seen a significant growth in popularity and success over the years. Today, the sport boasts a large following with over 150,000 registered female players and has gained significant media coverage and sponsorship. The <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_football_team" title="England women's national football team">England Women's</a> National Team has also made a mark on the international stage, with notable achievements such as winning the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Euro_Winners_Cup" title="Women's Euro Winners Cup">Women's Euros</a> in 1984 and reaching the semi-final of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_World_Cup_2019" class="mw-redirect" title="Women's World Cup 2019">Women's World Cup</a> in 2019. This showcases the progress and dedication towards the development of women's football in the United Kingdom. </p><p>Similar to in men's football, international women's football is played in separate <a href="/wiki/Home_Nations" title="Home Nations">Home Nations</a> teams of <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_football_team" title="England women's national football team">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Scotland women's national football team">Scotland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Wales women's national football team">Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland women's national football team">Northern Ireland</a>. Again, the only exception to this is during the <a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the Summer Olympics">Summer Olympics</a> where the United Kingdom is represented by <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_women%27s_Olympic_football_team" title="Great Britain women's Olympic football team">Great Britain women's Olympic football team</a>, which again includes <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom_Olympic_history_2">United Kingdom Olympic history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: United Kingdom Olympic history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Great_Britain_Womens_Football_Team.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Great_Britain_Womens_Football_Team.jpg/220px-Great_Britain_Womens_Football_Team.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Great_Britain_Womens_Football_Team.jpg/330px-Great_Britain_Womens_Football_Team.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Great_Britain_Womens_Football_Team.jpg/440px-Great_Britain_Womens_Football_Team.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_women%27s_Olympic_football_team" title="Great Britain women's Olympic football team">Great Britain Women</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_women%27s_Olympic_football_team" title="Great Britain women's Olympic football team">Great Britain women's Olympic football team</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_association_football" title="Women's association football">Women's football</a> began in the <a href="/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games" title="Summer Olympic Games">Summer Olympics</a> at <a href="/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics" title="1996 Summer Olympics">Atlanta 1996</a>. Unlike <a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics#Men's_tournament" title="Football at the Summer Olympics">men's football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics#Women's_tournament" title="Football at the Summer Olympics">women's football at the Olympics</a> is played at full senior level. The <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_women%27s_Olympic_football_team" title="Great Britain women's Olympic football team">Great Britain Women</a> have historically not competed at football in the Summer Olympics for the same reason as the men's team. </p><p>Again, an exception to this was the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a>, which Great Britain were hosts. This meant that Great Britain qualified, by right of being host nation, for the football tournaments. The <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_women%27s_Olympic_football_team#London_2012" title="Great Britain women's Olympic football team">team</a> was approved to play in the tournament via the same process as the men's with <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_football_team" title="England women's national football team">England</a> being granted permission to play under the name "Great Britain". Despite this, two Scottish players for the women's team, which saw Great Britain reach the quarter-finals. The success at <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">London 2012</a> gave hope for a unified team to complete at <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">Rio 2016</a> but no agreement between the four football associations could be reached.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However it was agreed that a <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_women%27s_Olympic_football_team#Tokyo_2020" title="Great Britain women's Olympic football team">women's team</a> could compete in the <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">Tokyo 2020</a> edition of the Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-Tokyo_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tokyo-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Coefficients of British national teams </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="FIFA_2">FIFA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: FIFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>As of August 2022</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team</th> <th>Points<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Rankings" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA World Rankings">Rank</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></span></td> <td align="right">2039.44</td> <td align="center">4/159 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a></span></td> <td align="right">1739.83</td> <td align="center">23/159 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a></span></td> <td align="right">1739.83</td> <td align="center">30/159 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a></span></td> <td align="right">1511.13</td> <td align="center">50/159 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bermuda_national_football_team" title="Bermuda national football team">Bermuda</a></span></td> <td align="right">1007.55</td> <td align="center">148/159 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="UEFA_2">UEFA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: UEFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>As of 2017</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team</th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="UEFA National Team Coefficient">Coeff</span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Ranking (all UEFA teams)"><a href="/wiki/UEFA_coefficient" title="UEFA coefficient">Rank</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></span></td> <td align="right">39,880</td> <td align="center">3/49 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a></span></td> <td align="right">33,632</td> <td align="center">11/49 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a></span></td> <td align="right">25,807</td> <td align="center">18/49 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a></span></td> <td align="right">17,051</td> <td align="center">30/49 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/></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:302px;max-width:302px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Celtic_FC_trophy_case.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Celtic_FC_trophy_case.JPG/300px-Celtic_FC_trophy_case.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Celtic_FC_trophy_case.JPG/450px-Celtic_FC_trophy_case.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Celtic_FC_trophy_case.JPG/600px-Celtic_FC_trophy_case.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a> are some of the UK's most successful clubs. Here is a handful of trophies won by the three sides.</div></div></div></div> <p>There are separate club football league systems for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland though some clubs play outside their country's respective system for mainly logistical reasons. Wales did not get a national league until 1992 (though regional leagues existed prior to that), which explains why the top four Welsh clubs play in what is now regarded as the English system. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/English_football_league_system" title="English football league system">English football league system</a> includes hundreds of interlinked leagues, consisting of thousands of divisions. The <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> is at the top, followed by the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">English Football League</a> and then the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(English_football)" title="National League (English football)">National League</a>, where the structure starts to become regional and includes the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Premier_League" title="Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League" title="Southern Football League">Southern League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Isthmian_League" title="Isthmian League">Isthmian League</a> and many more besides. The Welsh clubs of <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City_F.C." title="Cardiff City F.C.">Cardiff City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Town_F.C." title="Merthyr Town F.C.">Merthyr Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newport_County_A.F.C." title="Newport County A.F.C.">Newport County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swansea_City_A.F.C." title="Swansea City A.F.C.">Swansea City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Wrexham F.C.">Wrexham</a> play in the English system. <a href="/wiki/Chester_F.C." title="Chester F.C.">Chester</a>, a phoenix club who replaced the original <a href="/wiki/Chester_City_F.C." title="Chester City F.C.">Chester City</a>, play at <a href="/wiki/Deva_Stadium" title="Deva Stadium">a stadium</a> that straddles the English-Welsh border, with the club offices in England but the pitch located in Wales. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_football_league_system" title="Northern Ireland football league system">Northern Ireland football league system</a> includes the <a href="/wiki/IFA_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="IFA Premiership">IFA Premiership</a>. One Northern Irish club, <a href="/wiki/Derry_City_F.C." title="Derry City F.C.">Derry City</a>, plays its football outside of the UK in the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Ireland" title="League of Ireland">Republic of Ireland football league system</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_football_league_system" title="Scottish football league system">Scottish football league system</a> similarly operates on a pyramid basis. Forty-two clubs compete in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Professional_Football_League" title="Scottish Professional Football League">Scottish Professional Football League</a>, which is split into four divisions. Below that there are regional leagues, the <a href="/wiki/Highland_Football_League" title="Highland Football League">Highland Football League</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Lowland_Football_League" title="Lowland Football League">Lowland Football League</a> above the <a href="/wiki/East_of_Scotland_Football_League" title="East of Scotland Football League">East of Scotland Football League</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_of_Scotland_Football_League" title="South of Scotland Football League">South of Scotland Football League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/West_of_Scotland_Football_League" title="West of Scotland Football League">West of Scotland Football League</a>. Two English clubs, <a href="/wiki/Berwick_Rangers_F.C." title="Berwick Rangers F.C.">Berwick Rangers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tweedmouth_Rangers_F.C." title="Tweedmouth Rangers F.C.">Tweedmouth Rangers</a>, play in the Scottish system. Outside of the pyramid is one senior league, the <a href="/wiki/North_Caledonian_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="North Caledonian Football League">North Caledonian Football League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Junior_Football_Association" title="Scottish Junior Football Association">Junior football</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Amateur_Football_Association" title="Scottish Amateur Football Association">amateur football</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Welsh_football_league_system" title="Welsh football league system">Welsh football league system</a> includes the <a href="/wiki/Cymru_Premier" title="Cymru Premier">Cymru Premier</a> (historically the Welsh Premier League) at the top level, the <a href="/wiki/Cymru_North" title="Cymru North">Cymru North</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cymru_South" title="Cymru South">Cymru South</a> at tier two, and a number of more regional leagues below these. Premiership club <a href="/wiki/The_New_Saints_F.C." title="The New Saints F.C.">The New Saints</a> began playing their home matches on the English side of the border in <a href="/wiki/Oswestry" title="Oswestry">Oswestry</a> in 2007. Historically, the Saints represented the small Welsh village of <a href="/wiki/Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain" title="Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain">Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain</a>, but merged with <a href="/wiki/Oswestry_Town_F.C." title="Oswestry Town F.C.">Oswestry Town</a>, which had historically played in the Welsh football system, in 2003. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cup_competitions">Cup competitions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Cup competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is a multitude of knockout club cup competitions. Again, these are organised on an English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish basis. Many carry qualification for the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Europa_League" title="UEFA Europa League">UEFA Europa League</a> for the winners. </p><p>Each football association runs its own national cup, the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> in England, the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Cup" title="Scottish Cup">Scottish Cup</a> in Scotland, the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Cup" title="Welsh Cup">Welsh Cup</a> in Wales and the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Cup" title="Irish Cup">Irish Cup</a> in Northern Ireland. Traditionally, these cups have been the most liberal about whom they accept, with many teams from outside that nation (and/or league system) entering. More recently, rules have been tightened, with the competitions only open to teams who play in that nation's football league system. </p><p>There are also a number of other cups that have more stringent requirements but carry less prestige, including the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Cup">Football League Cup</a> in England, the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_League_Cup" title="Scottish League Cup">Scottish League Cup</a> in Scotland, <a href="/wiki/Welsh_League_Cup" title="Welsh League Cup">Welsh Premier League Cup</a> in Wales and <a href="/wiki/Irish_League_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish League Cup">Irish League Cup</a> in Northern Ireland. Some past cups have even crossed UK boundaries, such as the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Scottish_Cup" title="Anglo-Scottish Cup">Anglo-Scottish Cup</a>. Another cup competition that crosses the UK's border is the current <a href="/wiki/Champions_Cup_(All-Ireland)" title="Champions Cup (All-Ireland)">Champions Cup</a>, which features the champions of the Northern Ireland league and the Republic's. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clubs_playing_in_other_countries">Clubs playing in other countries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Clubs playing in other countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The nature of the governance of the game in the United Kingdom, with four separate associations, has led to the anomaly of clubs based in one of the four nations playing in competitions run by another. At present, this encompasses the following clubs playing senior football:<br /> </p> <dl><dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> → <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> - <a href="/wiki/Berwick_Rangers_F.C." title="Berwick Rangers F.C.">Berwick Rangers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tweedmouth_Rangers_F.C." title="Tweedmouth Rangers F.C.">Tweedmouth Rangers</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> → <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> - <a href="/wiki/The_New_Saints_F.C." title="The New Saints F.C.">The New Saints</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> → <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> - <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City_F.C." title="Cardiff City F.C.">Cardiff City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merthyr_Town_F.C." title="Merthyr Town F.C.">Merthyr Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newport_County_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Newport County F.C.">Newport County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swansea_City_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Swansea City F.C.">Swansea City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Wrexham F.C.">Wrexham</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> → <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a> - <a href="/wiki/Derry_City_F.C." title="Derry City F.C.">Derry City</a></dd></dl> <p>Berwick Rangers, The New Saints and Derry City are members of the association that runs the competitions in which they participate. As a consequence, Berwick is classed as a Scottish club, TNS as Welsh and Derry as Irish. This distinction is important especially where European competition is concerned, and both TNS and Derry City have represented Wales and Ireland several times in Europe. However, the Welsh clubs playing in England were more difficult to define, as, although they played almost exclusively in English competitions (with the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Cup" title="Welsh Cup">Welsh Cup</a>), they were members of the Football Association of Wales, leading to the question of their status. In 2008, Cardiff City reached the final of the FA Cup, which meant they would have been eligible for one of England's places in Europe had they won. The question was only resolved in 2011, when it was decided that Welsh clubs playing in the <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> and <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a> would be subject to governance by <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">The Football Association</a> rather than the FAW. Clubs playing in English competitions below the Football League remain under the purview of the FAW.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_in_English_football" title="2023–24 in English football">2023–24 season</a>, Cardiff City, Swansea City, Newport County and Wrexham play in the Football League. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coefficients_of_British_leagues">Coefficients of British leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Coefficients of British leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="UEFA_3">UEFA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: UEFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>As of 2020</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team</th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="UEFA National Team Coefficient">Coeff</span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Ranking (all UEFA teams)"><a href="/wiki/UEFA_coefficient" title="UEFA coefficient">Rank</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">England</a></span></td> <td align="right">55.500</td> <td align="center">3/55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Association" title="Scottish Football Association">Scotland</a></span></td> <td align="right">27.875</td> <td align="center">14/55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Wales" title="Football Association of Wales">Wales</a></span></td> <td align="right">5.000</td> <td align="center">47/55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Irish_Football_Association" title="Irish Football Association">Northern Ireland</a></span></td> <td align="right">4.875</td> <td align="center">48/55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_Football_Association" title="Gibraltar Football Association">Gibraltar</a></span></td> <td align="right">4.750</td> <td align="center">49/55 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club_meetings_in_Europe">Club meetings in Europe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Club meetings in Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_football_matches_between_British_clubs_in_UEFA_competitions" title="List of football matches between British clubs in UEFA competitions">List of football matches between British clubs in UEFA competitions</a></div> <p>There have been several occasions when clubs from the four home nations have played each other in European competition. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club_success_in_Europe">Club success in Europe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Club success in Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="European_Cup/UEFA_Champions_League"><span id="European_Cup.2FUEFA_Champions_League"></span>European Cup/UEFA Champions League</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: European Cup/UEFA Champions League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>British teams have won the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">European Cup</a> sixteen times in total, behind only Spain. The UK is also the sovereign state with the most clubs to have won it: <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a> (6), <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> (3), <a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Forest_F.C." title="Nottingham Forest F.C.">Nottingham Forest</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a> (1) and <a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C." title="Manchester City F.C.">Manchester City</a> (1) from England (15), plus <a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a> (1) from Scotland (1). British clubs have also been runners-up on eleven occasions (Liverpool (3), Manchester United (2), Celtic (1), <a href="/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C." title="Leeds United F.C.">Leeds United</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> (1), Chelsea (1), <a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C." title="Tottenham Hotspur F.C.">Tottenham Hotspur</a> (1) and <a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C." title="Manchester City F.C.">Manchester City</a> (1)) </p><p>Celtic became the first British club to win the Cup in <a href="/wiki/1967_European_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1967 European Cup Final">1967</a>, beating Italian side <a href="/wiki/Inter_Milan" title="Inter Milan">Inter</a>, who had won two of the previous three finals, 2–1 in <a href="/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>. The first English team to win the competition was Manchester United, who defeated two-time winners <a href="/wiki/S.L._Benfica" title="S.L. Benfica">Benfica</a> of Portugal 4–1 at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley</a> the following year, in <a href="/wiki/1968_European_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 European Cup Final">1968</a>. English teams enjoyed the most successful period when they won the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">European Cup</a> six years in a row from 1977 to 1982. </p><p>As a result of the <a href="/wiki/Heysel_Stadium_disaster" title="Heysel Stadium disaster">Heysel Stadium disaster</a> of 1985, English clubs (though not those of other British associations) were banned from European competition. The ban was lifted in 1990 for all teams except Liverpool (which had taken part in the Heysel event). Liverpool returned to European competition the following year. </p><p>England is home to the <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a>, which has become one of the best and richest leagues in the world, attracting viewers from various countries around the globe. The Champions League final in 2010 was the first final in six years that did not feature an English team. In <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2006–07 UEFA Champions League">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2007–08 UEFA Champions League">2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2008–09 UEFA Champions League">2009</a>, three out of the four teams in the semi-finals were English. In May 2008 Manchester United and Chelsea played in the first ever <a href="/wiki/2008_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 UEFA Champions League Final">all-English final</a>, which Manchester United won on penalties. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup/UEFA_Cup/UEFA_Europa_League"><span id="Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup.2FUEFA_Cup.2FUEFA_Europa_League"></span>Inter-Cities Fairs Cup/UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup/UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>British clubs have also been successful in the <a href="/wiki/Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup" title="Inter-Cities Fairs Cup">Inter-Cities Fairs Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Europa_League" title="UEFA Europa League">UEFA Cup/Europa League</a>, with a total of ten wins in the two competitions (all English), together with twelve runners-up placings (including three Scottish). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="European_Cup_Winners'_Cup"><span id="European_Cup_Winners.27_Cup"></span>European Cup Winners' Cup</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: European Cup Winners' Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The now defunct <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Cup_Winners%27_Cup" title="UEFA Cup Winners' Cup">European Cup Winners' Cup</a> has been won ten times by British clubs (including twice by Scottish clubs), with British clubs being runners-up seven times (again twice by Scottish clubs). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Popularity">Popularity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Popularity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> clubs have a large international fanbase. Five of the top 10 most popular sports clubs on social media in the world, as of 7 February 2024, are from the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Football club</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Followers </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Real_Madrid" class="mw-redirect" title="Real Madrid">Real Madrid</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a></td> <td>360.5 million </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">FC Barcelona</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a></td> <td>318.8 million </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Manchester_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester United">Manchester United</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td>207 million </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain" class="mw-redirect" title="Paris Saint-Germain">Paris Saint-Germain</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td> <td>163 million </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juventus" class="mw-redirect" title="Juventus">Juventus</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></td> <td>147.4 million </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">6</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Manchester_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester City">Manchester City</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td>139.7 million </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">7</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Chelsea FC">Chelsea FC</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td>136.7 million </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">8</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool FC">Liverpool FC</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td>131.6 million </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bayern_Munich" class="mw-redirect" title="Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td> <td>126.5 million </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">10</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Arsenal_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Arsenal FC">Arsenal FC</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td>99.2 million </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's_club_football"><span id="Women.27s_club_football"></span>Women's club football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Women's club football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_systems_2">League systems</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: League systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Women's club football is also played in separate league systems for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. </p><p>The English women's football league system also includes many interlinked leagues, consisting of thousands of divisions. The <a href="/wiki/FA_Women%27s_Super_League" class="mw-redirect" title="FA Women's Super League">FA Women's Super League</a> is at the top, with the <a href="/wiki/FA_Women%27s_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FA Women's Championship">FA Women's Championship</a> second, and then the <a href="/wiki/FA_Women%27s_National_League" title="FA Women's National League">FA Women's National League</a> encompassing the third and fourth tier. Below this are various regional leagues which feed into the upper tiers. </p><p>The Northern Irish women's football league system is headed by the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premiership_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland)">IFA Women's Premiership</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Football_League_First_Division" title="Scottish Women's Football League First Division">Scottish women's football</a> league system similarly operates on a pyramid basis with the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Premier_League" title="Scottish Women's Premier League">SWPL 1 and SWPL 2</a> heading the pyramid. </p><p>The Welsh women's football league system includes the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Premier_Women%27s_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh Premier Women's Football League">Welsh Premier Women's Football League</a> which was founded in 2009, in addition to various regional leagues. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cup_competitions_2">Cup competitions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Cup competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Similar to in men's football, each FA runs their own women's cup with the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_FA_Cup" title="Women's FA Cup">Women's FA Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Cup" title="Scottish Women's Cup">Scottish Women's Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/FAW_Women%27s_Cup" title="FAW Women's Cup">FAW Women's Cup</a>, and <a href="/wiki/IFA_Women%27s_Challenge_Cup" title="IFA Women's Challenge Cup">IFA Women's Challenge Cup</a> existing as national cups in the respective countries. The <a href="/wiki/FA_Women%27s_League_Cup" title="FA Women's League Cup">FA Women's League Cup</a> also exists in England, and the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Premier_League_Cup" title="Scottish Women's Premier League Cup">Scottish Women's Premier League Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Football_League_First_Division_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Women's Football League First Division Cup">Scottish Women's Football League First Division Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Football_League_Second_Division_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Women's Football League Second Division Cup">Scottish Women's Football League Second Division Cup</a> existing on Scotland. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Women's_Super_League_(WSL)"><span id="The_Women.27s_Super_League_.28WSL.29"></span>The Women's Super League (WSL)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: The Women's Super League (WSL)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Super_League" title="Women's Super League">Women's Super League</a> (WSL) is the top professional league for women's football in England. It was founded in 2011, and since then, it has been at the forefront of the growth and development of women's football in the country. The <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Super_League" title="Women's Super League">Women's Super League</a> (WSL) in England is a professional league that has seen significant growth and success in recent years. The league has been able to attract increased media coverage, sponsorship and has adopted a summer calendar to align with men's leagues, leading to an increase in attendance and viewership. This has resulted in the league gaining a dedicated fanbase. </p><p>The league provides a platform for the development of young talent with several teams having successful academies and youth systems, which ensures the continued success of the league. The WSL has also had a positive impact on the international stage, with several players from the league representing the <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_football_team" title="England women's national football team">England Women's national team</a>, which has become one of the top teams in the world. The WSL is an important part of the growth and development of women's football in the United Kingdom, and its strong teams, dedicated fanbase, and commitment to young talent, makes it a leading force in the professionalisation of women's football in the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coefficients_of_British_leagues_2">Coefficients of British leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Coefficients of British leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="UEFA_4">UEFA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: UEFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>As of 2020</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="UEFA National Team Coefficient">Coeff</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Ranking (all UEFA teams)"><a href="/wiki/UEFA_coefficient" title="UEFA coefficient">Rank</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></span> </td> <td>88.176 </td> <td>2/50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a></span> </td> <td>22.000 </td> <td>15/50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a></span> </td> <td>3.500 </td> <td>40/50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a></span> </td> <td>2.000 </td> <td>43/50 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadiums">Stadiums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_stadiums_in_the_United_Kingdom_by_capacity" title="List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity">List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:308px;max-width:308px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:152px;max-width:152px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wembley_Flag.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Wembley_Flag.jpg/150px-Wembley_Flag.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Wembley_Flag.jpg/225px-Wembley_Flag.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Wembley_Flag.jpg/300px-Wembley_Flag.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:152px;max-width:152px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hampden_Park_WP_EN.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Hampden_Park_WP_EN.JPG/150px-Hampden_Park_WP_EN.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Hampden_Park_WP_EN.JPG/225px-Hampden_Park_WP_EN.JPG 1.5x, 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/></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:153px;max-width:153px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Windsor_Park_football_stadium_-_Empty.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Windsor_Park_football_stadium_-_Empty.JPG/151px-Windsor_Park_football_stadium_-_Empty.JPG" decoding="async" width="151" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Windsor_Park_football_stadium_-_Empty.JPG/227px-Windsor_Park_football_stadium_-_Empty.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Windsor_Park_football_stadium_-_Empty.JPG/302px-Windsor_Park_football_stadium_-_Empty.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2120" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">The four <a href="/wiki/National_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="National stadium">national football stadiums</a> of the UK.</div></div></div></div> <p>Each of the home nations has a "<a href="/wiki/National_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="National stadium">national stadium</a>" in which they play the majority of their home games: </p> <ul><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></span> – <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a>, London (90,000)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a></span> – <a href="/wiki/Hampden_Park" title="Hampden Park">Hampden Park</a>, Glasgow (51,866)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a></span> – <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City_Stadium" title="Cardiff City Stadium">Cardiff City Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a> (33,280)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a></span> – <a href="/wiki/Windsor_Park" title="Windsor Park">Windsor Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> (15,000)</li></ul> <p>The Millennium Stadium, which has also been used for Wales home matches, is used primarily by the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh national rugby union team">Welsh national rugby union team</a> for its home internationals, while Windsor Park is a club ground owned by <a href="/wiki/Linfield_F.C." title="Linfield F.C.">Linfield</a> that the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Football_Association" title="Irish Football Association">IFA</a> leases for use by the Northern Ireland national team. In the event that the stadium is unavailable, the national team will usually play at a club ground. </p><p>These are the top twelve football stadiums in the UK by capacity (all with capacity above 50,000). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Stadium</th> <th>City</th> <th>Tenants</th> <th>Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England national football team</a></td> <td>90,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford" title="Old Trafford">Old Trafford</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stretford" title="Stretford">Stretford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester United">Manchester United</a></td> <td>75,731 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales national football team</a></td> <td>74,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/London_Stadium" title="London Stadium">London Stadium</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Ham_United" class="mw-redirect" title="West Ham United">West Ham United</a></td> <td>62,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur_Stadium" title="Tottenham Hotspur Stadium">Tottenham Hotspur Stadium</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur" class="mw-redirect" title="Tottenham Hotspur">Tottenham Hotspur</a></td> <td>62,062 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anfield" title="Anfield">Anfield</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool FC">Liverpool FC</a></td> <td>61,276 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Park" title="Celtic Park">Celtic Park</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Celtic FC">Celtic FC</a></td> <td>60,411 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Emirates_Stadium" title="Emirates Stadium">Emirates Stadium</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arsenal_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Arsenal FC">Arsenal FC</a></td> <td>60,260 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Manchester_Stadium" title="City of Manchester Stadium">City of Manchester Stadium</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester City">Manchester City</a></td> <td>55,097 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Park" title="St James' Park">St James' Park</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle United">Newcastle United</a></td> <td>52,404 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampden_Park" title="Hampden Park">Hampden Park</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland national football team</a></td> <td>51,866 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ibrox_Stadium" title="Ibrox Stadium">Ibrox Stadium</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rangers_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Rangers FC">Rangers FC</a></td> <td>50,817 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/English_football_on_television" title="English football on television">English football on television</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sports_broadcasting_contracts_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom">Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a> are the main broadcasters of domestic league games in the United Kingdom with the network regularly showing <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a>, <a href="/wiki/EFL_Championship" title="EFL Championship">EFL Championship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Premiership" title="Scottish Premiership">Scottish Premiership</a>, and <a href="/wiki/FA_Women%27s_Super_League" class="mw-redirect" title="FA Women's Super League">FA Women's Super League</a> matches on a weekly basis. The network will occasionally broadcast <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_One" title="EFL League One">League One</a> and <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_Two" title="EFL League Two">League Two</a> matches as well as selected fixtures from the <a href="/wiki/EFL_Cup" title="EFL Cup">EFL Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/EFL_Trophy" title="EFL Trophy">EFL Trophy</a>. The BBC and <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> hold broadcasting rights for the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>. </p><p>Matches of continental club competitions, the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">Champions League</a>, <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Europa_League" title="UEFA Europa League">Europa League</a>, <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Europa_Conference_League" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA Europa Conference League">Europa Conference League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="UEFA Women's Champions League">Women's Champions League</a> are shown on <a href="/wiki/BT_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Sport">BT Sport</a>. The network also airs domestic games from foreign league and regularly shows <a href="/wiki/La_Liga" title="La Liga">La Liga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Serie_A" title="Serie A">Serie A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ligue_1" title="Ligue 1">Ligue 1</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> matches. The network use to hold rights to air <a href="/wiki/Bundesliga" title="Bundesliga">Bundesliga</a> matches, but these are now shown by Sky Sports. Occasional <a href="/wiki/J1_League" title="J1 League">J1 League</a>, <a href="/wiki/K_League" title="K League">K League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/A-League" class="mw-redirect" title="A-League">A-League</a> matches are also shown. The network also broadcasts the occasional <a href="/wiki/National_League_(English_football)" title="National League (English football)">National League</a> match and assists in broadcasting the FA Cup. BT Sport also shows the Premier League's early Saturday match. </p><p><a href="/wiki/FreeSports" class="mw-redirect" title="FreeSports">FreeSports</a> broadcasts some live matches of several leagues, including La Liga, <a href="/wiki/Ekstraklasa" title="Ekstraklasa">Ekstraklasa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Super_League" title="Chinese Super League">Chinese Super League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A" title="Campeonato Brasileiro Série A">Brasileirão</a> and others, free-to-air.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England national team</a> matches are shown on BBC and <a href="/wiki/ITV_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="ITV Sports">ITV Sports</a> with both networks splitting coverage during the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA European Championships">UEFA European Championships</a> in addition to covering all other matches of the tournament, whist <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> show all of England's <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Nations_League" title="UEFA Nations League">UEFA Nations League</a> and European qualifiers matches.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sky Sports, by whom they were previously shown, broadcast Nations League and tournament qualification games for <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a> in addition to other selected international matches. All matches of the Wales national team are also aired in Welsh on the BBC channel <a href="/wiki/S4C" title="S4C">S4C</a>. </p><p>The BBC air a weekly preview show <i><a href="/wiki/Football_Focus" title="Football Focus">Football Focus</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> on Saturday lunchtime for all football related topics, and in the late afternoon <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Score" title="Final Score">Final Score</a></i> is shown on the channel which provides a quick round up of all 3 pm Saturday games in England's top five, Scotland's top four, and Wales' top divisions of each respective league, games which <a href="/wiki/English_football_on_television#3pm_"blackout"" title="English football on television">by law</a> cannot be televised in the UK. Broadcast on Saturday and Sunday nights on BBC One, <i><a href="/wiki/Match_of_the_Day" title="Match of the Day">Match of the Day</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Match_of_the_Day_2" title="Match of the Day 2">Match of the Day 2</a></i> shows highlights and analysis from Saturday's and Sunday's Premier League matches respectively. <i>The Women's Football Show</i> follows <i>Match of the Day</i> and provides highlights and analysis of the weekend's Women's Super League matches. Highlights and analysis from the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a> (EFL) are broadcast on <a href="/wiki/ITV4" title="ITV4">ITV4</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tournaments_hosted">Tournaments hosted</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Tournaments hosted"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Competition</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Home Nations who Hosted </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the Summer Olympics">Football at the Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics">1908</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a><sup id="cite_ref-Olympic_hosts_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olympic_hosts-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics">1948</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a><sup id="cite_ref-Olympic_hosts_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olympic_hosts-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1966 FIFA World Cup">1966</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Women%27s_Championship" title="UEFA Women's Championship">UEFA Women's Championship</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Competition_for_Women%27s_Football" title="1984 European Competition for Women's Football">1984</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a><sup id="cite_ref-Pan_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pan-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Women%27s_Euro_1995" title="UEFA Women's Euro 1995">1995</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a><sup id="cite_ref-Pan_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pan-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Championship" title="UEFA European Championship">UEFA European Championship</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1996" title="UEFA Euro 1996">1996</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Women%27s_Championship" title="UEFA Women's Championship">UEFA Women's Championship</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Women%27s_Euro_2005" title="UEFA Women's Euro 2005">2005</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the Summer Olympics">Football at the Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics">2012</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a><sup id="cite_ref-Olympic_hosts_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olympic_hosts-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Championship" title="UEFA European Championship">UEFA European Championship</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2020" title="UEFA Euro 2020">2020</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a><sup id="cite_ref-Pan_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pan-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Women%27s_Championship" title="UEFA Women's Championship">UEFA Women's Championship</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Women%27s_Euro_2021" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA Women's Euro 2021">2021</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Championship" title="UEFA European Championship">UEFA European Championship</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2028" title="UEFA Euro 2028">2028</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_football_centres">National football centres</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: National football centres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Currently, none of the British nations except for England operates a national academy. <a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Park_National_Football_Centre" title="St George's Park National Football Centre">St George's Park National Football Centre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burton_upon_Trent" title="Burton upon Trent">Burton upon Trent</a> was officially opened on 9 October 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_football_museums">National football museums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: National football museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>England</b>: <i>The <a href="/wiki/National_Football_Museum" title="National Football Museum">National Football Museum</a></i> Based at <a href="/wiki/Urbis" title="Urbis">Urbis</a> in Manchester. Holds collections of International, European and National significance. Charts the history of football and the game in England.</li> <li><b>Scotland</b>: <i>The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Museum" title="Scottish Football Museum">Scottish Football Museum</a></i> Housed at <a href="/wiki/Hampden_Park" title="Hampden Park">Hampden Park</a> in Glasgow. Holds collections of International and National significance. Charts the history of Scottish Football.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Sport in the United Kingdom">Sport in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_England" title="Football in England">Football in England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_London" title="Football in London">Football in London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in Northern Ireland">Football in Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Scotland" title="Football in Scotland">Football in Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Yorkshire" title="Football in Yorkshire">Football in Yorkshire</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberty Stadium">Liberty Stadium</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Racecourse_Ground" title="Racecourse Ground">Racecourse Ground</a> are also commonly used.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> is primarily used for <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Olympic_hosts-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Olympic_hosts_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Olympic_hosts_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Olympic_hosts_24-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Officially, all of the United Kingdom were hosts, however only home nations shown hosted matches.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pan-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Pan_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pan_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pan_25-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Part of a pan-European tournament.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Delayed to 2021 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Europe" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Europe">COVID-19 pandemic</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Delayed to 2022 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Europe" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Europe">COVID-19 pandemic</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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Canada">Canada</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Cape_Verde" title="Football in Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Central_African_Republic" title="Football in the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Chad" title="Football in Chad">Chad</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Chile" title="Football in Chile">Chile</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_China" title="Football in China">China</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Colombia" title="Football in Colombia">Colombia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in Comoros">Comoros</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Costa_Rica" title="Football in Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Croatia" title="Football in Croatia">Croatia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Cuba" title="Football in Cuba">Cuba</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Cyprus" title="Football in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="Football in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Denmark" title="Football in Denmark">Denmark</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Djibouti" title="Football in Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Dominica" title="Football in Dominica">Dominica</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Football in the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_East_Timor" title="Football in East Timor">East Timor</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Ecuador" title="Football in Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Egypt" title="Football in Egypt">Egypt</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_El_Salvador" title="Football in El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Football in Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Eritrea" title="Football in Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Estonia" title="Football in Estonia">Estonia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Eswatini" title="Football in Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Ethiopia" title="Football in Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Football in the Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Fiji" title="Football in Fiji">Fiji</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Finland" title="Football in Finland">Finland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_France" title="Football in France">France</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Gabon" title="Football in Gabon">Gabon</a></li><li><a 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title="Football in Honduras">Honduras</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Hungary" title="Football in Hungary">Hungary</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Iceland" title="Football in Iceland">Iceland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_India" title="Football in India">India</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Indonesia" title="Football in Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Iran" title="Football in Iran">Iran</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Iraq" title="Football in Iraq">Iraq</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in the Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Israel" title="Football in Israel">Israel</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Italy" title="Football in Italy">Italy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Ivory_Coast" title="Football in Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Jamaica" title="Football in Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Japan" title="Football in Japan">Japan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Jordan" title="Football in Jordan">Jordan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kazakhstan" title="Football in Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kenya" title="Football in Kenya">Kenya</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kiribati" title="Football in Kiribati">Kiribati</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kosovo" title="Football in Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kuwait" title="Football in Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kyrgyzstan" title="Football in Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Laos" title="Football in Laos">Laos</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Latvia" title="Football in Latvia">Latvia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Lebanon" title="Football in Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Lesotho" title="Football in Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Liberia" title="Football in Liberia">Liberia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Libya" title="Football in Libya">Libya</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Liechtenstein" title="Football in Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Lithuania" title="Football in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Luxembourg" title="Football in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Madagascar" title="Football in Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Malawi" title="Football in Malawi">Malawi</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Malaysia" title="Football in Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in Maldives">Maldives</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mali" title="Football in Mali">Mali</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Malta" title="Football in Malta">Malta</a></li><li><a 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Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Namibia" title="Football in Namibia">Namibia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Nauru" title="Football in Nauru">Nauru</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Nepal" title="Football in Nepal">Nepal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Netherlands" title="Football in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Nicaragua" title="Football in Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Niger" title="Football in Niger">Niger</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Nigeria" title="Football in Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_North_Korea" title="Football in North Korea">North Korea</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_North_Macedonia" title="Football in North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Norway" title="Football in Norway">Norway</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Oman" title="Football in Oman">Oman</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Pakistan" title="Football in Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Palau" title="Football in Palau">Palau</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Palestine" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in Palestine">Palestine</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Panama" title="Football in Panama">Panama</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Papua_New_Guinea" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Paraguay" title="Football in Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Peru" title="Football in Peru">Peru</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Philippines" title="Football in the Philippines">Philippines</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Poland" title="Football in Poland">Poland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Portugal" title="Football in Portugal">Portugal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Qatar" title="Football in Qatar">Qatar</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Football in the Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Romania" title="Football in Romania">Romania</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Russia" title="Football in Russia">Russia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Rwanda" title="Football in Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Football in Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Saint_Lucia" title="Football in Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Football in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Samoa" title="Football in Samoa">Samoa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_San_Marino" title="Football in San Marino">San Marino</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Football in Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Senegal" title="Football in Senegal">Senegal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Serbia" title="Football in Serbia">Serbia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Seychelles" title="Football in Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Sierra_Leone" title="Football in Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Singapore" title="Football in Singapore">Singapore</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Slovakia" title="Football in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Slovenia" title="Football in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Solomon_Islands" title="Football in Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Somalia" title="Football in Somalia">Somalia</a></li><li><a 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Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Taiwan" title="Football in Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Tajikistan" title="Football in Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Tanzania" title="Football in Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Thailand" title="Football in Thailand">Thailand</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Togo" title="Football in Togo">Togo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Tonga" title="Football in Tonga">Tonga</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Football in Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Tunisia" title="Football in Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Turkey" title="Football in Turkey">Turkey</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Turkmenistan" title="Football in Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Tuvalu" title="Football in Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Uganda" title="Football in Uganda">Uganda</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Ukraine" title="Football in Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Football in the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">United Kingdom</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_the_United_States" title="Soccer in the United States">United States</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Uruguay" title="Football in Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Uzbekistan" title="Football in Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Vanuatu" title="Football in Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Vatican_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in Vatican City">Vatican City</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Venezuela" title="Football in Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Vietnam" 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title="History of the Scotland national football team">National team history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_football_league_system" title="Scottish football league system">League system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Professional_Football_League" title="Scottish Professional Football League">Scottish Professional Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Cup" title="Scottish Cup">Scottish Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_League_Cup" title="Scottish League Cup">Scottish League Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_football_in_Scotland" title="Women's football in Scotland">Women's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Wales" title="Football in Wales">Wales</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">National team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Wales" title="Football Association of Wales">FAW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team#History" title="Wales national football team">National team history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_football_league_system" title="Welsh football league system">League system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cymru_Premier" title="Cymru Premier">Cymru Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Cup" title="Welsh Cup">Welsh Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_League_Cup" title="Welsh League Cup">Welsh League Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_football_in_Wales" title="Women's football in Wales">Women's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Association football in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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title="Football in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_national_football_team" title="Gibraltar national football team">National team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_Football_Association" title="Gibraltar Football Association">GFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_national_football_team#History" title="Gibraltar national football team">National team history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_football_league_system" title="Gibraltar football league system">League system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_National_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Gibraltar National League">Gibraltar National League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Cup" title="Rock Cup">Rock Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Records</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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class="mw-selflink selflink">Football in the United Kingdom</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Football_in_England" title="Football in England">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Association football in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Scotland" title="Football in Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Wales" title="Football in Wales">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Competitors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_football_team_(1882%E2%80%931950)" title="Ireland national football team (1882–1950)">Ireland</a></span> / <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1883%E2%80%9384_British_Home_Championship" title="1883–84 British Home Championship">1883–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884%E2%80%9385_British_Home_Championship" title="1884–85 British Home Championship">1884–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885%E2%80%9386_British_Home_Championship" title="1885–86 British Home Championship">1885–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886%E2%80%9387_British_Home_Championship" title="1886–87 British Home Championship">1886–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887%E2%80%9388_British_Home_Championship" title="1887–88 British Home Championship">1887–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888%E2%80%9389_British_Home_Championship" title="1888–89 British Home Championship">1888–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889%E2%80%9390_British_Home_Championship" title="1889–90 British Home Championship">1889–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890%E2%80%9391_British_Home_Championship" title="1890–91 British Home Championship">1890–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891%E2%80%9392_British_Home_Championship" title="1891–92 British Home Championship">1891–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892%E2%80%9393_British_Home_Championship" title="1892–93 British Home Championship">1892–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893%E2%80%9394_British_Home_Championship" title="1893–94 British Home Championship">1893–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894%E2%80%9395_British_Home_Championship" title="1894–95 British Home Championship">1894–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895%E2%80%9396_British_Home_Championship" title="1895–96 British Home Championship">1895–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896%E2%80%9397_British_Home_Championship" title="1896–97 British Home Championship">1896–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897%E2%80%9398_British_Home_Championship" title="1897–98 British Home Championship">1897–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898%E2%80%9399_British_Home_Championship" title="1898–99 British Home Championship">1898–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899%E2%80%931900_British_Home_Championship" title="1899–1900 British Home Championship">1899–1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9301_British_Home_Championship" title="1900–01 British Home Championship">1900–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901%E2%80%9302_British_Home_Championship" title="1901–02 British Home Championship">1901–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902%E2%80%9303_British_Home_Championship" title="1902–03 British Home Championship">1902–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903%E2%80%9304_British_Home_Championship" title="1903–04 British Home Championship">1903–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904%E2%80%9305_British_Home_Championship" title="1904–05 British Home Championship">1904–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905%E2%80%9306_British_Home_Championship" title="1905–06 British Home Championship">1905–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906%E2%80%9307_British_Home_Championship" title="1906–07 British Home Championship">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907%E2%80%9308_British_Home_Championship" title="1907–08 British Home Championship">1907–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309_British_Home_Championship" title="1908–09 British Home Championship">1908–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909%E2%80%9310_British_Home_Championship" title="1909–10 British Home Championship">1909–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910%E2%80%9311_British_Home_Championship" title="1910–11 British Home Championship">1910–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911%E2%80%9312_British_Home_Championship" title="1911–12 British Home Championship">1911–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_British_Home_Championship" title="1912–13 British Home Championship">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913%E2%80%9314_British_Home_Championship" title="1913–14 British Home Championship">1913–14</a></li> <li><i>First World War</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919%E2%80%9320_British_Home_Championship" title="1919–20 British Home Championship">1919–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9321_British_Home_Championship" title="1920–21 British Home Championship">1920–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921%E2%80%9322_British_Home_Championship" title="1921–22 British Home Championship">1921–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922%E2%80%9323_British_Home_Championship" title="1922–23 British Home Championship">1922–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923%E2%80%9324_British_Home_Championship" title="1923–24 British Home Championship">1923–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924%E2%80%9325_British_Home_Championship" title="1924–25 British Home Championship">1924–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925%E2%80%9326_British_Home_Championship" title="1925–26 British Home Championship">1925–26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926%E2%80%9327_British_Home_Championship" title="1926–27 British Home Championship">1926–27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328_British_Home_Championship" title="1927–28 British Home Championship">1927–28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928%E2%80%9329_British_Home_Championship" title="1928–29 British Home Championship">1928–29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929%E2%80%9330_British_Home_Championship" title="1929–30 British Home Championship">1929–30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331_British_Home_Championship" title="1930–31 British Home Championship">1930–31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_British_Home_Championship" title="1931–32 British Home Championship">1931–32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_British_Home_Championship" title="1932–33 British Home Championship">1932–33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_British_Home_Championship" title="1933–34 British Home Championship">1933–34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335_British_Home_Championship" title="1934–35 British Home Championship">1934–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_British_Home_Championship" title="1935–36 British Home Championship">1935–36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_British_Home_Championship" title="1936–37 British Home Championship">1936–37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_British_Home_Championship" title="1937–38 British Home Championship">1937–38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_British_Home_Championship" title="1938–39 British Home Championship">1938–39</a></li> <li><i>Second World War</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_British_Victory_Home_Championship" title="1945–46 British Victory Home Championship">1945–46</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_British_Home_Championship" title="1946–47 British Home Championship">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_British_Home_Championship" title="1947–48 British Home Championship">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_British_Home_Championship" title="1948–49 British Home Championship">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_British_Home_Championship" title="1949–50 British Home Championship">1949–50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_British_Home_Championship" title="1950–51 British Home Championship">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_British_Home_Championship" title="1951–52 British Home Championship">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_British_Home_Championship" title="1952–53 British Home Championship">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_British_Home_Championship" title="1953–54 British Home Championship">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_British_Home_Championship" title="1954–55 British Home Championship">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_British_Home_Championship" title="1955–56 British Home Championship">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_British_Home_Championship" title="1956–57 British Home Championship">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_British_Home_Championship" title="1957–58 British Home Championship">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_British_Home_Championship" title="1958–59 British Home Championship">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_British_Home_Championship" title="1959–60 British Home Championship">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_British_Home_Championship" title="1960–61 British Home Championship">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_British_Home_Championship" title="1961–62 British Home Championship">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_British_Home_Championship" title="1962–63 British Home Championship">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_British_Home_Championship" title="1963–64 British Home Championship">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_British_Home_Championship" title="1964–65 British Home Championship">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_British_Home_Championship" title="1965–66 British Home Championship">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_British_Home_Championship" title="1966–67 British Home Championship">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_British_Home_Championship" title="1967–68 British Home Championship">1967–68</a></li> <li><a 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