The British Football Association was a short lived ruling body for the game of football. It was set up in 1884 in response to the attitude of the Football Association to the issue of professionalism. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... A professional works to receive payment for an activity (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ...

History

Until the employment of professionals by Darwen and their success in reaching the quarter finals of the FA Cup in 1879, all teams had been amateur. There was a proposal by a London club before the match that no side not consisting entirely of amateurs should be barred from the Cup. Darwen F.C. is a football club from Darwen in the North West of England. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The word amateur has at least two connotations. ... St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also alternative names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

Professionalism spread throughout the northern clubs with Blackburn Olympic winning the Cup in 1883 and Blackburn Rovers the following three years. The three northern Regions Northern England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. ... Blackburn Olympic were a football team which existed for about a decade in the 19th Century. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ...

In 1883 Accrington were expelled from the FA for paying players and in 1884 Preston North End were suspended for one year from the Cup for openly admitting to payments in order to compete with Blackburn Rovers. 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Accrington F.C. were one of the founder members of the Football League in England. ... Preston North End Football Club is a professional English football team. ...

Many rules were now introduced to restrict professionalism, such as only Englishmen being allowed to play in the Cup, many professionals being from Scotland. These restrictions led to the formation of the British Football Association in Manchester by 31 clubs as a rival to the FA. This threat of secession was to lead to the legalisation of professionalism on July 20, 1885 by the FA making the new body redundant. This action by the FA was eventually to lead to the break away and formation of the Amateur Football Association in 1907. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

A similar split in rugby led to the separate sports of rugby union and rugby league. Rugby might refer to the sport called rugby: Rugby football Rugby league Rugby union Touch Rugby Tag Rugby Wheelchair Rugby Rugby is also the name of several places: Rugby, Warwickshire (England) within the Borough of Rugby Rugby, North Dakota Rugby, Tennessee Rugby, Brooklyn Rugby may also refer to: Rugby School... Two Australian players make a heavy tackle on an England player Rugby union is a team sport that was (according to legend) developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... Rugby league is a team sport, played by teams of 13 players per side (usually plus 4 substitutes). ...