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.hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-above" style="font-size:larger;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_association_football" class="mw-redirect" title="List of years in association football">Years in association football</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Association_football_by_year" title="Category:Association football by year">←</a> <a href="/wiki/1867_in_association_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1867 in association football">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_in_association_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 in association football">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_in_association_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1869 in association football">1869</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1870</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_in_association_football" title="1871 in association football">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_in_association_football" title="1872 in association football">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_in_association_football" title="1873 in association football">1873</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Association_football_by_year" title="Category:Association football by year">→</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size:larger; line-height:1.8em;"> <hr /><a href="/wiki/1870_in_sports" title="1870 in sports">1870 in sports</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_air_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in air sports (page does not exist)">Air sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_American_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in American football (page does not exist)">American football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_aquatic_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in aquatic sports (page does not exist)">Aquatic sports</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Association football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_the_sport_of_athletics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in the sport of athletics (page does not exist)">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_Australian_rules_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in Australian rules football (page does not exist)">Australian rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_badminton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in badminton (page does not exist)">Badminton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_in_baseball" title="1870 in baseball">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_basketball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in basketball (page does not exist)">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_Canadian_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in Canadian football (page does not exist)">Canadian football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_chess&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in chess (page does not exist)">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_sport_climbing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in sport climbing (page does not exist)">Climbing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_combat_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in combat sports (page does not exist)">Combat sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_sumo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in sumo (page does not exist)">Sumo</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_cricket_in_1869%E2%80%9370&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International cricket in 1869–70 (page does not exist)">1869–70</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_cricket_in_1870&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International cricket in 1870 (page does not exist)">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_cricket_in_1870%E2%80%9371&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International cricket in 1870–71 (page does not exist)">1870–71</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_cycling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in cycling (page does not exist)">Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_dance_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in dance sports (page does not exist)">Dance sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_darts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in darts (page does not exist)">Darts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_equestrianism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in equestrianism (page does not exist)">Equestrianism</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_esports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in esports (page does not exist)">Esports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_field_hockey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in field hockey (page does not exist)">Field hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_flying_disc_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in flying disc sports (page does not exist)">Flying disc</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_golf&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in golf (page does not exist)">Golf</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_gymnastics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in gymnastics (page does not exist)">Gymnastics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_handball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in handball (page does not exist)">Handball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_ice_hockey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in ice hockey (page does not exist)">Ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_ice_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in ice sports (page does not exist)">Ice sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_korfball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in korfball (page does not exist)">Korfball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_lumberjack_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in lumberjack sports (page does not exist)">Lumberjack sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_mind_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in mind sports (page does not exist)">Mind sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_modern_pentathlon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in modern pentathlon (page does not exist)">Modern pentathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_motorsport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in motorsport (page does not exist)">Motorsport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_orienteering&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in orienteering (page does not exist)">Orienteering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_paralympic_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in paralympic sports (page does not exist)">Paralympic sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_precision_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in precision sports (page does not exist)">Precision sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_shooting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in shooting (page does not exist)">Shooting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_racquetball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in racquetball (page does not exist)">Racquetball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_roller_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in roller sports (page does not exist)">Roller sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_sailing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in sailing (page does not exist)">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_skiing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in skiing (page does not exist)">Skiing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in speedway (page does not exist)">Speedway</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_rugby_league_in_1870&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International rugby league in 1870 (page does not exist)">Rugby league‎</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_rugby_union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in rugby union (page does not exist)">Rugby union</a></li> <li>Snooker <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1869%E2%80%9370_snooker_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1869–70 snooker season (page does not exist)">1869–70</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870%E2%80%9371_snooker_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870–71 snooker season (page does not exist)">1870–71</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_strength_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in strength sports (page does not exist)">Strength sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_weightlifting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in weightlifting (page does not exist)">Weightlifting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_squash_sport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in squash sport (page does not exist)">Squash</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_table_tennis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in table tennis (page does not exist)">Table tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_tennis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in tennis (page does not exist)">Tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_triathlon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in triathlon (page does not exist)">Triathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_volleyball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 in volleyball (page does not exist)">Volleyball</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The following are events in 1870 which are relevant to the development of <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a>. Included are events in closely related codes, such as the <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Rules" title="Sheffield Rules">Sheffield Rules</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_association_football&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>5 March – a <a href="/wiki/England_v_Scotland_representative_football_matches_(1870%E2%80%9372)" class="mw-redirect" title="England v Scotland representative football matches (1870–72)">representative match</a> between teams called <a href="/wiki/England_v_Scotland_(1870)" class="mw-redirect" title="England v Scotland (1870)">England and Scotland</a> is played at <a href="/wiki/Kennington_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Kennington Oval">Kennington Oval</a> and results in a 1–1 draw.<sup id="cite_ref-fn1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>19 November – a second representative match between the two teams results in a 2–1 victory to England.<sup id="cite_ref-fn1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Various dates – match reports from London and Sheffield mention <a href="/wiki/Goalkeeper_(association_football)" title="Goalkeeper (association football)">goalkeepers</a> and, in tactical terms, the passage from a "dribbling game" to a "<a href="/wiki/Combination_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Combination game">passing game</a>".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Engineers_AFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Engineers AFC">Royal Engineers</a> are noted as early practitioners of the passing game.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clubs_founded">Clubs founded</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_association_football&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Clubs founded"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="England">England</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_association_football&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: England"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abingdon_Town_F.C." title="Abingdon Town F.C.">Abingdon Town</a><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></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Rotherham County">Rotherham County</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scotland">Scotland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_association_football&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Scotland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stranraer_F.C." title="Stranraer F.C.">Stranraer</a> – the third-oldest football club in Scotland behind <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Park_F.C." title="Queen's Park F.C.">Queen's Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_F.C." title="Kilmarnock F.C.">Kilmarnock</a> and one of the 20 oldest in the world.<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></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_association_football&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>25 January – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Spiksley" title="Fred Spiksley">Fred Spiksley</a> (d. 1948), <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> international forward in seven matches, scoring seven goals (1893–1898).</li> <li>13 April – <a href="/wiki/Jock_Drummond" title="Jock Drummond">Jock Drummond</a> (d. 1935), Scotland international defender in 14 matches (1892–1903) and captain in four; won five <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Cup" title="Scottish Cup">Scottish Cups</a> and four league titles with Rangers.</li> <li>22 April – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Robinson_(footballer,_born_1870)" title="Jack Robinson (footballer, born 1870)">Jack Robinson</a> (d. 1931), England international goalkeeper in eleven matches (1897–1901).</li> <li>9 September – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Waddell_(footballer)" title="Tom Waddell (footballer)">Tom Waddell</a> (d. unknown), Scotland international in six matches (1891–1895).</li> <li>12 September – <a href="/wiki/Alf_Milward" title="Alf Milward">Alf Milward</a> (d. 1941), England international forward in four matches, scoring three goals (1891–1897).</li> <li>3 October – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Fotheringham" title="Alex Fotheringham">Alex Fotheringham</a> (d. -), Scottish professional footballer<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></li> <li>16 October – <a href="/wiki/Sandy_McMahon" title="Sandy McMahon">Sandy McMahon</a> (d. 1916), Scotland international forward in six matches, scoring four goals (1892–1902); won four league titles with <a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a> from 1893 to 1898.</li> <li>unknown date – <a href="/wiki/James_Gillespie_(footballer)" title="James Gillespie (footballer)">James Gillespie</a> (d. unknown), Scotland international forward in one match (1898), scoring a <a href="/wiki/Hat-trick" title="Hat-trick">hat-trick</a>; won the English league title with Sunderland in 1893 and 1895.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_in_association_football&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><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 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football">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_in_association_football" title="1877 in association football">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_in_association_football" title="1878 in association football">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_association_football" title="1879 in association football">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_in_association_football" title="1880 in association football">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_association_football" title="1881 in association football">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_association_football" title="1882 in association football">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_association_football" title="1883 in association football">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_association_football" title="1884 in association football">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_association_football" title="1885 in association football">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_association_football" title="1886 in association football">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_association_football" title="1887 in association football">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_association_football" title="1888 in association football">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_in_association_football" title="1889 in association football">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_in_association_football" title="1890 in association football">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_in_association_football" title="1891 in association football">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_in_association_football" title="1892 in association football">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_in_association_football" title="1893 in association football">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_in_association_football" title="1894 in association football">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_in_association_football" title="1895 in association football">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_in_association_football" title="1896 in association football">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_association_football" title="1897 in association football">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_association_football" title="1898 in association football">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_association_football" title="1899 in association football">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_association_football" title="1900 in association football">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_in_association_football" title="1901 in association football">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_in_association_football" title="1902 in association football">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_in_association_football" title="1903 in association football">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_in_association_football" title="1904 in association football">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_in_association_football" title="1905 in association football">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_in_association_football" title="1906 in association football">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_in_association_football" title="1907 in association football">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_association_football" title="1908 in association football">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_association_football" title="1909 in association football">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_association_football" title="1910 in association football">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_association_football" title="1911 in association football">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_association_football" title="1912 in association football">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_association_football" title="1913 in association football">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_association_football" title="1914 in association football">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_association_football" title="1915 in association football">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_association_football" title="1916 in association football">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_association_football" title="1917 in association football">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_association_football" title="1918 in association football">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_association_football" title="1919 in association football">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_association_football" title="1920 in association football">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_association_football" title="1921 in association football">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_association_football" title="1922 in association football">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_association_football" title="1923 in association football">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_association_football" title="1924 in association football">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_association_football" title="1925 in association football">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_association_football" title="1926 in association football">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_association_football" title="1927 in association football">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_association_football" title="1928 in association football">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_association_football" title="1929 in association football">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_association_football" title="1930 in association football">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_association_football" title="1931 in association football">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_association_football" title="1932 in association football">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_association_football" title="1933 in association football">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_association_football" title="1934 in association football">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_association_football" title="1935 in association football">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_association_football" title="1936 in association football">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_association_football" title="1937 in association football">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_association_football" title="1938 in association football">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_association_football" title="1939 in association football">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_association_football" title="1940 in association football">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_association_football" title="1941 in association football">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_association_football" title="1942 in association football">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_association_football" title="1943 in association football">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_association_football" title="1944 in association football">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_association_football" title="1945 in association football">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_association_football" title="1946 in association football">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_association_football" title="1947 in association football">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_association_football" title="1948 in association football">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_association_football" title="1949 in association football">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_association_football" title="1950 in association football">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_association_football" title="1951 in association football">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_association_football" title="1952 in association football">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_association_football" title="1953 in association football">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_association_football" title="1954 in association football">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_association_football" title="1955 in association football">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_association_football" title="1956 in association football">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_association_football" title="1957 in association football">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_association_football" title="1958 in association football">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_association_football" title="1959 in association football">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_association_football" title="1960 in association football">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_association_football" title="1961 in association football">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_association_football" title="1962 in association football">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_association_football" title="1963 in association football">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_association_football" title="1964 in association football">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_association_football" title="1965 in association football">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_association_football" title="1966 in association football">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_association_football" title="1967 in association football">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_association_football" title="1968 in association football">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_association_football" title="1969 in association football">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_association_football" title="1970 in association football">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_association_football" title="1971 in association football">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_association_football" title="1972 in association football">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_association_football" title="1973 in association football">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_association_football" title="1974 in association football">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_association_football" title="1975 in association football">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_association_football" title="1976 in association 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