Facts About Football #2

The Lists of firsts in football and soccer!


Interesting fact says that the first international match was played in 1872!
Eventhough England and Scotland are both part of United Kingdom, the first official international football match was played between them on November 30, 1872. The game ended in a 0–0 draw.


Interesting fact says that the first football match played during the night was in 1878!
The first football and soocer match played under lights was contested on October 14, 1878, from Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. Floodlights, each projecting the equivalent light of 8,000 candles, were mounted on 30-foot poles, one at each corner of the field. The power was supplied by a pair of Siemens dynamo engines situated behind each goal. The use of lights for soccer matches in England didn’t become widespread until the 1920s.


Interesting fact says that the first radio broadcast of a football match was in 1927!
The first radio broadcast of a football match took place on January 22, 1927, during a game between Arsenal and Sheffield United at Highbury Stadium in London.


Interesting fact says that the first live television broadcast of a football match was in 1938!
Football and Soccer’s first live television broadcast came during England’s FA Cup final in 1938 as Preston defeated Huddersfield 1–0.


Interesting fact says that Nottingham Forest was the first to introduce the modern game!
England’s Nottingham Forest club was, during the 19th century were the first to introduce shin guards, the referee’s whistle, the goalpost crossbar and goal netting.


Interesting fact says that first Olympic football and soccer match was held in 1896!
The first Olympic soccer competition was an unofficial exhibition held in conjunction with the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The match pitted a squad from Denmark against one representing Greece. The result of the match has unfortunately been lost to history.


Interesting fact says that Soren Lerby played for 2 teams from 2 nations on the same day!
On November 13, 1985, Danish midfielder Soren Lerby became the first player to compete for two different teams in two different countries on the same day. Lerby’s exhausting day began in Dublin, Ireland, as he helped Denmark to a 4–1 win in a World Cup qualifying match against Ireland. Lerby left the match in the 58th minute with Denmark leading 3–1 and took a private jet supplied by his club, Bayern Munich, to West Germany for a third-round cup game in Bachum. Lerby came in as a halftime substitute in a 1–1 draw.


Interesting fact says that soccer match was played in the United States on 1869!
Soccer historians claim the first soccer match between two collegiate teams took place in 1869 between Princeton and Rutgers in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers won 6–4. College football historians trace the origins of their sport to the exact same contest.


Interesting fact says that Oneida Football Club was the first soccer team established in the United States!
It was founded in 1862 and ceased operation in 1865 after three undefeated seasons in which the team didn’t allow a goal. The players came from Boston high schools. Established by Gerrit Smith Miller, Oneida was also the first soccer club formed outside of England. The matches were played on Boston Common, and, in 1925, the seven surviving members of the team placed a six-foot-high monument on Boston Common in memory of the club.


Interesting fact says that first females to referee a men’s professional match was on 1999!
Referee Wendy Toms and assistants Janie Frampton and Amy Rayner became the first all-women team of officials at a men’s professional match on September 13, 1999. The three officiated a minor-league match in England between the Kidderminster Harriers and Nuneaton Borough.


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