Football First: Author: Mona Gupta, Teacher, Delhi • Queens Park the oldest Scottish Club founded was founded in 1867. • The corner kick was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules in1867. It was adopted by the Football Association in 1872. • The first ever penalty kick was awarded to Wolverhampton Wanderers in their game against Accrington Stanley at Molineux on 14 September 1891. The penalty was taken and scored by John Heath as Wolves went on to win the game 5-0. • The two handed throw in was made compulsory in 1883. • Goal nets were first used in 1891. • Numbered shirts were first worn in the 1933 FA Cup in final between Everton & Man City. • Archie Gemmill of St Mirren was the first substitute to come on in a Scottish first-class match, on August 13 1966 in a League Cup tie against Clyde when he replaced Jim Clunie after 23 minutes. • First British club to enter the European cup was Hibs in 1955. • The first period of extra time played in an FA Cup Final was in 1875, when the Royal Engineers and Old Etonians drew 1-1. The Engineers won the replay 2-0. • The first football team to war shin guards was Nottingham Forest, in 1874. They were invented by their centre forward Sam Widdowson, who wore them outside his socks. • Sheffield Football Club, founded in 1857 in Sheffield by Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest, is now recognized as the world's oldest club playing association football. • Substitutions during English league matches were first permitted in the 1965-66 season. During the first two seasons after the law was introduced, each side was permitted only one substitution during a … [Read more...]