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[[Football (soccer)|Football]] is the most popular sport in [[London]] in terms of both participants and spectators.<ref name="britannica"/> London has several of England's leading football clubs, and all in all the city boasts 13 professional teams. |
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Most London clubs are named after the district in which they play (or used to play). |
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The playing of team ball games - almost certainly including football - are first recorded in London by William FitzStephen in about 1174-1183. He described the activities of [[London]] youths during the annual festival of [[Shrove Tuesday]]: |
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:''After lunch all the youth of the city go out into the fields to take part in a ball game. The students of each school have their own ball; the workers from each city craft are also carrying their balls. Older citizens, fathers, and wealthy citizens come on horseback to watch their juniors competing, and to relive their own youth vicariously: you can see their inner passions aroused as they watch the action and get caught up in the fun being had by the carefree adolescents''.<ref>Stephen Alsford, [http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/florilegium/introduction/intro01.html#p25 FitzStephen's Description of London], ''Florilegium Urbanum'', April 5, 2006</ref> |
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The playing of football in London has been well documented since it was first outlawed in 1314. Regular references to the game occurred throughout the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, including the first reference to word "football" in English when it was outlawed by King [[Henry IV of England]] in 1409. Early games were probably disorganised and violent. In the sixteenth century the headmaster of [[St Paul's School]] [[Richard Mulcaster]] is credited with taking [[mob football]] and transforming it into organised and refereed team football. In 1581 he described in English his game of football which included small teams, referees, positions and even a coach. |
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The modern game of football was first codified in 1863 in London and subsequently spread worldwide. Key to the establishment of the modern game was Londoner [[Ebenezer Cobb Morley]] who was a founding member of [[the Football Association]], the oldest football organisation in the world. Morley wrote to ''Bell's Life'' newspaper proposing a governing body for football which led directly to the first meeting at the [[Freemason's Tavern]] in central London of the FA. He wrote the first set of rules of true modern [[football]] at his house in [[Barnes, London|Barnes]]. The modern passing game was invented in London in the early 1870s by the [[Royal Engineers A.F.C.]]<ref>{{cite book |last= Wall|first= Sir Frederick|authorlink= |title= 50 Years of Football, 1884-1934|year= 2005|publisher= Soccer Books Limited|location= |id= ISBN 1-8622-3116-8}} </ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Fhistory.htm | title=Early History of Football | work=The Encyclopedia of British Football }}</ref>. |
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Prior to the first meeting of the Football Association in the Freemasons' Tavern in [[Great Queen Street]], [[London]] on [[26 October]] [[1863]], there were no universally accepted rules for the playing of the game of football. The founder members present at the first meeting were [[Barnes Club|Barnes]], [[Civil Service F.C.|Civil Service]], [[Crusaders F.C. (London)|Crusaders]], Forest of Leytonstone (later to become [[Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers]]) , [[N.N. Club|N.N. (No Names) Club]] ([[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]]), the original [[Crystal Palace F.C. (founded 1861)|Crystal Palace]], [[Blackheath Rugby Club|Blackheath]], Kensington School, [[Percival House F.C.|Percival House (Blackheath)]], [[Surbiton F.C.|Surbiton]] and [[Blackheath Proprietary School]]; [[Charterhouse School|Charterhouse]] sent their captain, B.F. Hartshorne, but declined the offer to join. All of the 12 founding clubs were from London though many are since [[defunct]] or play [[rugby union]]. |
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== April 2008 == |
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There was a rise in the popularity of football in London dates from the end of the 19th Century, when a fall in church attendance{{Specify|date=February 2007}} left many people searching for a way to spend their weekend leisure time.<ref> {{cite web | url=http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/life/index.php?fid=2 | title=Football in London | work=Life in London Magazine }}</ref> In 1882 the [[London Football Association]] was set up. Over the next 25 years clubs sprang up all over the capital, and the majority of these teams are still thriving in the 21st century. Of those clubs currently playing in the [[Football League]], [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] are generally considered to be London's oldest club still in existence, having been founded in 1879.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/ClubHistory/HistoryOverview.aspx | title= History Overview | work=Fulhamfc.com }}</ref> However, [[Isthmian League Division One South|Isthmian League]] side [[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers]] are the oldest club in the [[Greater London]] area, having been founded in 1860 in [[St Mary Cray]]<ref name="Cray">[http://www.craywands.co.uk/history.htm History of Cray Wanderers]</ref> | (then part of [[Kent]] but now in the [[London Borough of Bromley]]). |
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Initially football in London was dominated by amateur teams, drawing their membership from former [[public school (UK)|public school]]boys but gradually working-class sides came to the forefront. [[Arsenal F.C.|Woolwich Arsenal]] were London's first professional team, becoming so in 1891,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.goal.com/en/Squadra.aspx?IdSquadra=94 | title=Arsenal | work=Goal.com }}</ref> a move which saw them boycotted by the amateur London Football Association. Other London clubs soon followed Arsenal's footsteps in turning professional, including Millwall (1893), Tottenham Hotspur (1895), Fulham (1898) and West Ham United (1898). |
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In the meantime, Woolwich Arsenal went on to be the first London club to join the [[Football League]], in 1893. The following year, the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] was founded and many of its members would go on to win promotion to the Football League. In 1901 Tottenham Hotspur became the first club from London to win the [[FA Cup]] in the professional era, although it would not be until 1931 that a London side would win the League title, the team in question being Arsenal (having moved to [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] in 1913 and dropped the "Woolwich" from their name). |
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Historically the London clubs have not accumulated as many trophies as those from the [[North West England|north-west of England]], such as [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]; however, today Arsenal and Chelsea (who actually play in [[Fulham]]) are regarded as two of the [[Premier League]]'s "big four" alongside them. In [[2003-04 in English football|2003-04]] they became the first pair of London clubs to finish first and second in the top flight, with Arsenal winning. In [[2004-05 in English football|2004-05]] they did so again, this time with Chelsea winning. |
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Before Chelsea's recent rise in fortunes the two highest profile London clubs were Arsenal and their long-standing North London rivals [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], both of whom were considered to be members of English football's "big five" for most of the post-war period. All three clubs occupy the top ten in the all-time top-flight table for England - Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea being third, eighth and tenth respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engalltime.html | title=England - First Level All-Time Tables 1888/89-2005/06 | work=RSSSF }}</ref> |
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==Clubs== |
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== September 2008 == |
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The table below lists all London clubs in the top eight tiers of the [[English football league system]]: from the top division (the [[Premier League]]), down to Step 4 of the [[National League System]]. League status is correct for the [[2008-09 in English football|2008-09 season]]. |
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!colspan=4|[[Premier League]] (1) |
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|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |
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|[[Emirates Stadium]] |
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|1886 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|London's first professional club, Originally based in [[Woolwich]]. |
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|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |
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|[[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |
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|1905 |
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|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] |
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|[[Craven Cottage]] |
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|1879 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Oldest London club in the Football League |
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|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] |
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|[[Boleyn Ground]] |
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|1895 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Founded as [[Thames Ironworks F.C.|Thames Ironworks]] |
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|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] |
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|[[White Hart Lane]] |
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|1882 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|The first British club to win a European trophy |
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!colspan=4|[[Football League Championship]] (2) |
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|[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] |
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|[[The Valley (stadium)|The Valley]] |
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|1905 |
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|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] |
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|[[Selhurst Park]] |
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|1905 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|A [[Crystal Palace F.C. (founded 1861)|Crystal Palace]] team established in 1861, and were [[the Football Association|FA]] founder members |
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|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] |
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|[[Loftus Road]] |
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|1882 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Have had nearly 20 different home stadiums, a football record |
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!colspan=4|[[Football League One]] (3) |
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|[[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] |
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|[[Matchroom Stadium]] |
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|1881 |
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|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] |
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|[[New Den Stadium]] |
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|1885 |
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!colspan=4|[[Football League Two]] (4) |
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|[[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] |
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|[[Underhill Stadium]] |
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|1888 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Have not played in the top flight. First London team to be promoted from the Conference into the League (in 1991) |
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|[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] |
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|[[Griffin Park]] |
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|1889 |
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|[[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] |
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|[[Victoria Road (stadium)|Victoria Road]] |
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|1992 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Formed from [[Ilford F.C.|Ilford]] (formed in 1881), [[Leytonstone F.C.|Leytonstone]] (1886), [[Walthamstow Avenue F.C.|Walthamstow Avenue]] (1900) and [[Dagenham F.C.|Dagenham]] (1949). Have not played in the top flight. |
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!colspan=4|[[Conference National]] (5) |
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!colspan=4|[[Conference South]] (6) |
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|[[Bromley F.C.|Bromley]] |
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|[[Courage Stadium]] |
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|1892 |
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|[[Fisher Athletic F.C.|Fisher Athletic]] |
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|[[Champion Hill]] |
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|1908 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Currently tenants of [[Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|Dulwich Hamlet]] |
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|[[Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.|Hampton & Richmond Borough]] |
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|[[Beveree Stadium]] |
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|1921 |
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|[[Hayes & Yeading United F.C.|Hayes & Yeading United]] |
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|[[Church Road]] |
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|1909 |
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|[[Welling United F.C.|Welling United]] |
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|[[Park View Road]] |
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|1963 |
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|[[AFC Wimbledon]] |
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|[[Kingsmeadow]] |
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|2002 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|See also [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] |
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!colspan=4|[[Isthmian League Premier Division]] (7) |
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|[[Carshalton Athletic F.C.|Carshalton Athletic]] |
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|War Memorial Sports Ground |
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|1905 |
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|[[Harrow Borough F.C.|Harrow Borough]] |
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|[[Earlsmead Stadium]] |
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|1933 |
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|[[Hendon F.C.|Hendon]] |
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|Claremont Road |
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|1908 |
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|[[A.F.C. Hornchurch]] |
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|[[Hornchurch Stadium]] |
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|1923 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Formerly [[Hornchurch F.C.|Hornchurch]] |
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|[[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] |
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|[[Borough Sports Ground]] |
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|1898 |
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|[[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]] |
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|Northwood Park |
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|1899 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Currently tenants of [[Northwood F.C.|Northwood]] |
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!colspan=4|[[Isthmian League Division One North]] (8) |
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|[[Enfield Town F.C.|Enfield Town]] |
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|Goldsdown Road |
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|2001 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Set up by supporters of [[Enfield F.C.|Enfield]] in protest at owners' actions. Currently tenants of [[Brimsdown Rovers F.C.|Brimsdown Rovers]] |
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|[[Hillingdon Borough F.C.|Hillingdon Borough]] |
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|Middlesex Stadium |
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|1990 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Previously Bromley Park Rangers. Not related, except by name, to the Hillingdon Borough club that existed from 1872 to 1987. |
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|[[Ilford F.C.|Ilford]] |
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|Cricklefield Stadium |
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|1987 |
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|[[Leyton F.C.|Leyton]] |
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|Leyton Stadium |
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|1868 |
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|[[Molesey F.C.|Molesey]] |
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|Walton Road Stadium |
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|1953 |
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|[[Northwood F.C.|Northwood]] |
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|Northwood Park |
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|1899 |
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|[[Redbridge F.C.|Redbridge]] |
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|Oakside |
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|1958 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Formerly Ford United |
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|[[Thamesmead Town F.C.|Thamesmead Town]] |
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|Bayliss Avenue |
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|1969 |
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|[[Waltham Forest F.C.|Waltham Forest]] |
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|Wadham Lodge |
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|1964 |
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|[[Wingate and Finchley F.C.|Wingate and Finchley]] |
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|Franklyn Road Sports Ground |
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|1946 |
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|[[Corinthian-Casuals F.C.|Corinthian-Casuals]] |
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|[[King George's Fields]] |
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|1878 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Formed by a merger of [[Corinthian F.C.]] and [[Casuals F.C.]] in [[1939 in association football|1939]] |
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|[[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers]] |
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|Courage Stadium |
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|1860<ref name="Cray"/> |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Currently tenants of Bromley. Oldest club in Greater London. |
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|[[Croydon Athletic F.C.|Croydon Athletic]] |
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|Mayfields |
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|1990 |
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|[[Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|Dulwich Hamlet]] |
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|[[Champion Hill]] |
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|1893 |
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|[[Kingstonian F.C.|Kingstonian]] |
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|[[Kingsmeadow]] |
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|[[Metropolitan Police F.C.]] |
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|Imber Court |
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|[[Tooting & Mitcham United F.C.|Tooting & Mitcham United]] |
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|[[Clapham Rovers F.C.|Clapham Rovers]] |
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|''Defunct'' |
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|[[Clapham Common]] |
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|1869 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Former FA Cup Winners, and scorers of the first ever FA Cup goal |
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|[[London XI]] |
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|''Defunct'' |
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|''Multiple'' |
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|1955 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Created to take part in the 1955-58 [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]], reaching the final |
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|[[Thames A.F.C.|Thames]] |
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|''Defunct'' |
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|[[West Ham Stadium]] |
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|1928 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Members of the [[Football League]] between 1930 and 1932 |
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|[[Upton Park F.C.|Upton Park]] |
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|''Defunct'' |
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|1866 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Represented Great Britain at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]] football tournament, winning the gold medal |
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|[[Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers]] |
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|''Defunct'' |
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|1859 |
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|[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] |
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|[[Football League One|League One]] |
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|[[Plough Lane]], [[Selhurst Park]] |
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|1889 |
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|style="font-size: 80%"|Left London in 2003; now known as [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] |
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There are also numerous minor London clubs playing outside the top eight levels of English football. [[Hackney Marshes]] in east London, home to many amateur sides, is reportedly the single largest collection of [[football pitch]]es in the world, with 100 pitches.<ref name="britannica">{{cite web | |
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==Stadiums== |
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===Wembley Stadium=== |
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[[Image:NewWembleyBuild.jpg|thumb|right|The new Wembley Stadium, in January 2006 whilst under construction]] |
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[[Wembley Stadium]], in north-west London, is the national football stadium, and is traditionally the home of the [[FA Cup]] [[FA Cup Final|Final]] as well as [[England national football team|England's]] home internationals. The old stadium was closed in 2000 in order to be demolished and completely rebuilt, and reopened in 2007; during the closure [[Cardiff]]'s [[Millennium Stadium]] was the venue for cup finals, while England played at various venues around the country. Wembley was one of the venues for the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[1996 European Football Championship]], and hosted the final of both tournaments. It also was the venue for the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] final in 1968, 1978 and 1992. |
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Most clubs in London have their own stadium, although some clubs share between them, and some clubs may temporarily take up a tenancy at another's ground due to their own ground being redeveloped. The largest operational football stadium in London apart from Wembley is Arsenal's [[Emirates Stadium]], with a capacity of 60,355. Other large stadiums include Chelsea's [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] (42,055), Tottenham's [[White Hart Lane]] (36,240) and West Ham United's [[Boleyn Ground]] (35,647). There are 10 clubs in London with stadiums larger than 10,000. |
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==Administration== |
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London is the location of the headquarters of [[the Football Association]], in [[Soho Square]] (formerly [[Lancaster Gate]]), while the [[Premier League]]'s offices are located in [[Gloucester Place]] near [[Marble Arch]]. The [[Football League]] maintains its headquarters in [[Preston]], although its commercial offices are based in Gloucester Place as well. |
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