The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup. With this victory England became the third host to win the tournament after Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 1934, and to this date it is the only major championship England has won. England '66 held a 28-year FIFA record for having the largest number of average attendance until it was surpassed by the United States in 1994.

Tournament details
Host country     England
Dates     11 – 30 July
Teams     16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)     8 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions      England (1st title)
Runners-up      West Germany
Third place      Portugal
Fourth place      Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played     32
Goals scored     89 (2.78 per match)
Attendance     1,635,000 (51,094 per match)
Top scorer(s)     Portugal Eusébio (9 goals)

The 1966 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth football World Cup. The match was contested by England and West Germany on 30 July 1966 at Wembley Stadium in London, and had an attendance of 96,924.[1] England won 4–2 after extra time to win the Jules Rimet Trophy. The England team became known as the "wingless wonders", on account of their then-unconventional narrow attacking formation, described at the time as a 4–3–3.[2] The match is remembered for England's only World Cup trophy, Geoff Hurst's hat-trick – the only one ever scored in a World Cup Final – and the controversial third goal awarded to England by referee Gottfried Dienst and linesman Tofik Bakhramov.

Road to Wembley
England
Team     Score     Ground     Round
 Uruguay     0–0     Wembley Stadium     Group 1
 Mexico     2–0     Wembley Stadium     Group 1
 France     2–0     Wembley Stadium     Group 1
 Argentina     1–0     Wembley Stadium     Quarter-final
 Portugal     2–1     Wembley Stadium     Semi-final  
        
West Germany
Team     Score     Ground     Round
  Switzerland     5–0     Hillsborough Stadium     Group 2
 Argentina     0–0     Villa Park     Group 2
 Spain     2–1     Villa Park     Group 2
 Uruguay     4–0     Hillsborough Stadium     Quarter-final
 Soviet Union     2–1     Goodison Park     Semi-final
Match summary
Normal time

England, managed by Alf Ramsey and captained by Bobby Moore, won the toss and elected to kick off. After 12 minutes, Siegfried Held sent a cross into the English penalty area which Ray Wilson misheaded to Helmut Haller, who got his shot on target. Jackie Charlton and goalkeeper Gordon Banks failed to deal with the shot which went in making it 1–0 to West Germany.

In the 19th minute, Wolfgang Overath conceded a free kick, which Moore took immediately, floating a cross into the West German area, where Geoff Hurst rose unchallenged and levelled the scores with a downward glancing header. The teams were level at half-time, and after 77 minutes England won a corner. Alan Ball delivered the ball to Geoff Hurst whose deflected shot from the edge of the area found Martin Peters. He produced the final shot, beating the West German keeper from eight yards to make the score 2–1 to England.

The Germans pressed for an equaliser in the closing moments, and in the last minute the referee awarded them a free-kick when Uwe Seeler backed into Jack Charlton who protested that he was the one who had been fouled. The kick was taken by Lothar Emmerich, with the ball going to George Cohen who managed to block it, but the ball bounced across the England six-yard box and Wolfgang Weber struck home to level the scores at 2–2 and force the match into extra time. The German equaliser was controversial since the ball had appeared to strike the hand of Karl-Heinz Schnellinger whilst travelling through the penalty area.[3] Gordon Banks maintains that the ball struck Schnellinger's hand.[4]
Extra time
Geoff Hurst's "Wembley Goal"

England pressed forward and created several chances. In particular, with five minutes gone, Bobby Charlton struck the post and sent another shot just wide. With eleven minutes of extra time gone, Alan Ball put in a cross and Geoff Hurst swivelled and shot from close range. The ball hit the underside of the cross bar, bounced down – on the line – and was cleared. The referee Gottfried Dienst was uncertain if it had been a goal and consulted his linesman, Tofik Bakhramov from the USSR, who in a moment of drama indicated that it was. After non-verbal communication, as they had no common language, the Swiss referee awarded the goal to the home team. The crowd and the audience of 400 million television viewers were left arguing whether the goal should have been given or not.

England's third goal has remained controversial ever since the match. According to the Laws of the Game the definition of a goal is when "the whole of the ball passes over the goal line".[5]

In England, supporters cite the good position of the linesman and the statement of Roger Hunt, the nearest England player to the ball, who claimed it was a goal and that was why he wheeled away in celebration rather than attempting to tap the rebounding ball in.

A study conducted by the Engineering Department at Oxford University argued that the ball did not cross the line entirely and that it was 6 cm away from being a goal.[6] Furthermore, there exists colour footage of Hurst's goal, taken from another angle by an amateur filmer situated on the stands and having a view almost parallel to the English goal line. This film material claims that the ball did not cross the goal line in full.[7]

Some Germans cited possible bias of the Soviet linesman (Bakhramov was from Azerbaijan),[8] especially as the USSR had just been defeated in the semi-finals by West Germany.[9] Bakhramov later stated in his memoirs that he believed the ball had bounced back not from the crossbar, but from the net and that he was not able to observe the rest of the scene, so it did not matter where the ball hit the ground anyway. (An apocryphal story exists that Bakhramov, when asked why he gave the goal later, simply replied "Stalingrad". There is no evidence that this is genuine.) Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst did not see the scene.

One minute before the end of play, the West Germans sent their defenders forward in a desperate attempt to score a last-minute equaliser. Winning the ball, Bobby Moore picked out the unmarked Geoff Hurst with a long pass, which Hurst carried forward while some spectators began streaming onto the field and Hurst scored moments later. Hurst later admitted that his blistering shot was as much intended to send the ball as far into the Wembley stands as possible should it miss, in order to kill time on the clock.[10]

The final goal gave rise to one of the most famous sayings in English football, when the BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme described the situation as follows:

    "And here comes Hurst. He's got... some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over. It is now! It's four!".

The matchball from the final is now on display in the National Football Museum in Manchester.
Match details
30 July 1966
15:00 BST
England      4–2 (a.e.t.)      West Germany
Hurst Goal 18', 101', 120'
Peters Goal 78'     Report     Haller Goal 12'
Weber Goal 89'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 96,924
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
England
   
West Germany
   
GK     1     Gordon Banks
RB     2     George Cohen
CB     5     Jack Charlton
CB     6     Bobby Moore (c)
LB     3     Ray Wilson
DM     4     Nobby Stiles
RM     7     Alan Ball
AM     9     Bobby Charlton
LM     16     Martin Peters     Booked 20'
CF     10     Geoff Hurst
CF     21     Roger Hunt
Manager:
Alf Ramsey
    ENG-GER 1966-07-30.svg    
   
GK     1     Hans Tilkowski
RB     2     Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB     5     Willi Schulz
CB     6     Wolfgang Weber
LB     3     Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
CM     4     Franz Beckenbauer
CM     12     Wolfgang Overath
RW     8     Helmut Haller
CF     9     Uwe Seeler (c)
CF     10     Siegfried Held
LW     11     Lothar Emmerich
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Officials

    Linesman: Tofik Bakhramov (Soviet Union)
    Linesman: Dr. Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)

   

Match rules

    90 minutes
    30 minutes of extra time if necessary
    Replay if scores still level:
        19:30 BST, Tuesday, 2 August 1966
        Wembley Stadium, London
    No substitutions permitted

Champions photograph and statue
The World Cup Sculpture featuring Moore with the World Cup trophy, on the shoulders of Geoff Hurst and Ray Wilson, together with Martin Peters

One of the enduring images of the celebrations in Wembley immediately after the game was the picture of the captain Bobby Moore holding the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft, on the shoulders of Geoff Hurst and Ray Wilson, together with Martin Peters. In recognition of Moore and other West Ham United players' contribution to the win, the club and Newham Borough Council jointly commissioned a statue of this scene. On 28 April 2003 Prince Andrew as president of the Football Association, duly unveiled the World Cup Sculpture (also called The Champions) in a prominent place near West Ham's Boleyn Ground (Upton Park), at the junction of Barking Road and Green Street. The one and a half life-size bronze piece was sculpted by Philip Jackson.[11]
Cultural impact

The final is the most watched event ever on British television, as of September 2009, attracting 32.60 million viewers. In Germany, a goal resulting from a shot bouncing off the crossbar and hitting the line is called a Wembley-Tor (Wembley Goal) due to the controversial nature of Hurst's second goal. This goal has been parodied a large number of times. Some of the most notable include:

    England's third goal was referenced in a 2006 Adidas advertisement, where English midfielder Frank Lampard takes a shot at German keeper Oliver Kahn, and a similar event happens. On 27 June 2010 at that year's World Cup a goal by Lampard was disallowed which would have levelled the second-round game against Germany 2–2 (Germany won 4–1).
    Kenneth Wolstenholme's commentary on the third goal that bounced on the line, "It's a goal!" was used (along with the sound of breaking glass) in the tape-looped coda of an early version of The Beatles song "Glass Onion", available on the album Anthology 3.
    Kit Kat parodied the controversial third goal in an advert for the Kit Kat bar. The goal is scored and the linesman was shown about to eat a Kit Kat bar as opposed to following the game. Upon realising that a possible goal has been scored, he hastily stuffs the bar into his mouth and awards the goal.

In August 1966 a special 4d stamp marked ENGLAND WINNERS was issued by the British Post Office to celebrate the victory and which soared in value to up to 15 shillings each on the back of public enthusiasm for the victory before falling back in value when the public realised it was not rare.

England's win in the final also helped fans to create the Two World Wars and One World Cup chant.
2009 receipt of winners medals

The players and staff of England's winning squad who did not get medals in 1966 received them on 10 June 2009 after a ceremony at 10 Downing Street in London. Initially, only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the match received medals, but FIFA later awarded medals to every non-playing squad and staff member from every World Cup-winning country from 1930 to 1974
The Daily Mirror (informally The Mirror) is a British national daily tabloid newspaper which was founded in 1903. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply The Mirror. It had an average daily circulation of 1,083,938 in March 2012.[1] Its Sunday sister paper is the Sunday Mirror.
The Mirror has had a number of owners. It was founded by Alfred Harmsworth, who sold it to his brother Harold Harmsworth (from 1914 Lord Rothermere) in 1913. In 1963 a restructuring of the media interests of the Harmsworth family led to the Mirror becoming a part of International Publishing Corporation. The Mirror was owned by Robert Maxwell between 1984 and 1991. The paper went through a protracted period of crisis after his death before merging with the regional newspaper group Trinity in 1999 to form Trinity Mirror.

Type    Daily newspaper
Format    Tabloid
Owner    Trinity Mirror
Editor    Lloyd Embley
Founded    2 November 1903
Political alignment    Labour
Headquarters    One Canada Square, London, United Kingdom
Circulation    1,083,938 (March 2012)[1]
OCLC number    223228477

Famous features

Cartoon strips "Jane" (1932–1959), "Garth" (1943–1997, reprints 2011), "Just Jake" (1938–1952), "Andy Capp" (1957–), and "The Perishers" (1955–2006 and later reprints).
"The Old Codgers", a fictional pair who commented on the letters page from 1935 to 1990.[37]
Chalky White, who would wander around various British seaside resorts waiting to be recognised by Mirror readers (an obscured photo of him having been published in that day's paper). Anyone who recognised him would have to repeat some phrase along the lines of "To my delight, it's Chalky White" to win £5. The name continues to be used on the cartoons page, as Andy Capp's best friend.
"Shock issues" intended to highlight a particular news story.
The columnist Cassandra (1935–1967).
"Dear Marje", a problem page by agony aunt Marjorie Proops.
Investigative reporting by Paul Foot and John Pilger (notably the latter's exposé of the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia).
"The Shopping Basket". Starting in the mid-1970s, the paper monitored the cost of a £5 basket of shopping to see how it increased in price over the years.
Notable issues


Front page of the Daily Mirror after publishing faked photographs.
On 2 April 1996, the Daily Mirror was printed entirely on blue paper. This was done as a marketing exercise with Pepsi-Cola, who on the same day had decided to relaunch their cans with a blue design instead of the traditional red and white logo.
In May 2004, the Daily Mirror published what it claimed were photos of British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners at an unspecified location in Iraq. The decision to publish the photos, subsequently shown to be hoaxes, led to Morgan's sacking as editor on 14 May 2004. The Daily Mirror then stated that it was the subject of a "calculated and malicious hoax".[38] The newspaper issued a statement apologising for the printing of the pictures. The paper's deputy editor, Des Kelly, took over as acting editor during the crisis. The tabloid's rival, The Sun, offered a £50,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those accused of faking the Mirror photographs.
In February 2008 both the Daily and the Sunday Mirror implied that TV presenter Kate Garraway was having an affair. She sued for libel, receiving an apology and compensation payment in April 2008.[39]
On 18 September 2008, David Anderson, a British sports journalist writing for the Mirror, repeated a claim deriving from vandalism on Wikipedia's entry for Cypriot football team AC Omonia, which asserted that their fans were called "The Zany Ones" and liked to wear hats made from discarded shoes. The claim was part of Anderson's match preview ahead of AC Omonia's game with Manchester City, which appeared in the web and print versions of the Mirror, with the nickname also quoted in subsequent editions on 19 September.[40][41] The episode was featured in Private Eye.
On 12 May 2011, the High Court of England and Wales granted the Attorney General permission to bring a case for contempt against The Sun and the Daily Mirror for the way they had reported on the arrest of a person of interest in the Murder of Joanna Yeates.[42][43] On 29 July, the Court ruled that both newspapers had been in contempt of court, fining the Daily Mirror £50,000 and The Sun £18,000.[44]
On 19 July 2011 The Mirror published an article labelling comedian Frankie Boyle as a racist. He later sued for defamation and libel, winning £54,650 in damages and a further £4,250 for a claim about his departure from Mock the Week. The Mirror had argued he was "forced to quit" but this was found to be libellious by the court.[45][46]
Notable people

Editors
1903 to 1904: Mary Howarth
1904 to 1907: Hamilton Fyfe
1907 to 1915: Alexander Kenealy
1915 to 1916: Ed Flynn
1916 to 1931: Alexander Campbell
1931 to 1934: Leigh Brownlee
1934 to 1948: Cecil Thomas
1948 to 1953: Silvester Bolam
1953 to 1961: Jack Nener
1961 to 1971: Lee Howard
1971 to 1974: Tony Miles
1974 to 1975: Michael Christiansen
1975 to 1985: Mike Molloy
1985 to 1990: Richard Stott
1990 to 1991: Roy Greenslade
1991 to 1992: Richard Stott
1992 to 1994: David Banks
1994 to 1995: Colin Myler
1995 to 2004: Piers Morgan
2004 to 2012: Richard Wallace
2012 to date: Lloyd Embley
Source: Tabloid Nation[12]
Notable columnists
Notable former and current columnists of the Daily Mirror include:
The 3AM Girls (gossip columnists);
William Connor (opinion under the pseudonym Cassandra (1935–1967));
Richard Hammond (motoring and Saturday columnist);
Oliver Holt (sports columnist);
Kevin Maguire (UK politics);
Tony Parsons (Monday columnist);
Penman & Greenwood (investigators);
Fiona Phillips (Saturday columnist);
Brian Reade (Thursday columnist; also does a sports column on Saturdays); and
Keith Waterhouse (largely humorous (1993–2009)).
Awards

The Daily Mirror won "Newspaper of the Year" in 2002 at the British Press Awards. It won "Scoop of the Year" in 2003 ("3am", 'Sven and Ulrika'), 2004 (Ryan Parry, 'Intruder at the Palace'), 2006 and 2007 (both Stephen Moyes).[47] The Mirror won "Team of the Year" in 2001 ('Railtrack'), 2002 ('War on the World: World against Terrorism'), 2003 ('Soham'), and 2006 ('London bombings'); and "Front Page of the Year" in 2007.[47] The Mirror also won the "Cudlipp Award" in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2010

Editors of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday Pictorial
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1915: F. R. Sanderson 1921: William McWhirter 1924: David Grant 1928: William McWhirter 1929: David Grant 1938: Hugh Cudlipp 1940: Stuart Campbell 1946: Hugh Cudlipp 1949: Phil Zec 1952: Hugh Cudlipp 1953: Colin Valdar 1959: Lee Howard 1961: Reg Payne
Sunday Mirror   
1963: Michael Christiansen 1972: Bob Edwards 1984: Peter Thompson 1986: Mike Molloy 1988: Eve Pollard 1991: Bridget Rowe 1992: Colin Myler 1994: Paul Connew 1995: Tessa Hilton 1996: Amanda Platell 1997: Bridget Rowe 1998: Brendon Parsons 1998: Colin Myler 2001: Tina Weaver 2012: Lloyd Embley
 
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100 GREATEST DAILY MIRROR MOMENTS.

For the last 100 years, the Daily Mirror has led the way with the greatest scoops, ground-breaking campaigns, and the most talked-about stunts.

The Mirror was the first newspaper to carry a photograph on the front page, the first to reveal the true nature of King Edward's relationship with Wallis Simpson, and first to hold a wedding in its offices.

Over the years we have also proved pigs can fly, hired racing drivers to get the story first, and discovered the Rolling Stones.

Here are the hundred greatest moments from the Daily Mirror's illustrious history.

SCOOPS

1. We whipped up the first Royal tabloid scandal by publishing a front page photograph of the late King Edward VII on his death-bed on May 10, 1910. The Mirror was accused of stealing the picture and of insensitivity towards the Royal Family. In fact Queen Alexandra had asked for the photograph to be given to the Mirror because it was her favourite newspaper.

2. In 1936 we were the only newspaper gutsy enough to reveal the true relationship between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. Other newspapers colluded with a government cover-up, denying ordinary people knowledge of the crisis facing their monarchy. The Daily Mirror, however, broke the most sensational royal stories of the century - publishing a front page picture of Mrs Simpson. It also backed the King against the government and church.

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4. Only one newspaper had a photo of a tearful Margaret Thatcher leaving Downing Street for the last time as Prime Minister. The photographers lining the street put down their cameras and applauded as she drove past. Only the Mirror's Ken Lennox kept working to secure a historic shot, published on November 29, 1990.

7. On November 19, 1999, we revealed how Cherie Blair was expecting her fourth child at the age of 45.

8. After a riot broke out at Dartmoor Prison in October, 1932, we hired an aeroplane to get exclusive aerial and internal shots. The Mirror's coverage of the riot, which ended when wardens opened fire on inmates and injured between 60 and 70 prisoners, was one of the earliest examples of the paper's hungry determination always to be first with the story.

10. We were with Iraqi war victim Ali Abbas as he had two prosthetic arms fitted on October 13 of this year. The brave 12-year-old lost his arms in a missile struck his home near Baghdad, which killed 16 members of his family.

11. On June 27, 1955, The Mirror ran a shock issue on The Robot Revolution which explained how a new industrial revolution was coming which would change life at home, in the office and in the factory. Every forecast came true - except that everyone would have much more leisure time and machines did all the work.

12. A Mirror photographer descended 650ft into Mount Vesuvius to get the first ever pictures taken from inside a volcano in June, 1912.

14. We became the first British paper to print pictures of a failed assassination attempt on King Alfonso of Spain and his new bride in Madrid in 1906. Our snapper hired a French racing driver to drive non-stop through Spain and France to Calais, where a boat was waiting to rush the pictures to England.

16. Our serialisation of Paul Burrell's book, A Royal Duty, was the most talked-about scoop of this year. The former Royal butler revealed last month how Princess Diana predicted she would die in a car crash just 10 months before it happened. He also told how her brother, Earl Spencer, accused her of being mentally ill.

17. We revealed Ulrika Jonsson's astonishing affair with England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson on April 19, 2002.

18. Following the 1911 proclamation of King George V as Emperor of India, pictures of the event were driven overland from India, and developed on the way to Calais before we printed them.

19. Despite being under house arrest by the Israelis, PLO leader Yasser Arafat invited the Mirror's Alex Williams into his bunker for an exclusive interview in which he called for the world to bring peace to the region in February, 2002.

20. On October 1, 1990, The Mirror introduced readers to three politicians we described as "Labour's Young Guns". Their names: Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Jack Straw. The writer? Alastair Campbell, who became Mr Blair's Downing Street spokesman.

21. In 1912 we ran a series of exclusive reports from Captain Robert Falcon Scott as he and his team battled to reach the South Pole. Unfortunately, we ran a "thrilling and exclusive narrative" in April 1912 not knowing that four days earlier Scott and his four companions had perished in the snow. It was 13 months before their deaths were discovered.

22. On October 3, 1994, we revealed how Royal love rat James Hewitt had written a book - Princess In Love - to cash in on his relationship with Princess Diana.

23. When a major earthquake struck Japan, the Mirror's Far East Correspondent, who was in Shanghai, flew 750 miles to Japan to photograph the disaster. The pictures were then shipped to Vancouver from where they were flown through Seattle and Chicago to Cleveland. Here the plane developed engine trouble and the pictures were transferred to an express train heading for New York where they were collected by a Mirror reporter. He caught a liner to France from where he flew to London, all in September, 1923.

24. The horror of unexploded mines was revealed in our report on the tragic death of 10-year-old Qwadrat in an Afghan hospital. He died shortly after picking up a mine near his home in February, 2002.

27. We were the first newspaper to show a photograph of a "tank", on November 23, 1917. The paper paid pounds 1,000 to the Canadian Record Office for the photos - almost pounds 70,000 in today's money. The cash went to war charities.

28. Mirror photographer Tom Grant may have just abandoned a sinking ship, but that didn't stop him taking some astonishing pictures. Grant was aboard the SS Sontay when it was torpedoed in May 1917, and after leaping into the water, he took 14 shots of the listing craft. He then wrapped his photographic plates in oilskin to keep them dry.

29. On August 7, 1999, we printed an exclusive interview with Doreen Lawrence, whose 18-year-old son, Stephen, was stabbed to death in London six years before.

30. On July 18, 2002, we revealed how a four-year-old girl was left to die outside a mosque in Uttar Pradesh, India, because she was handicapped.

31. We secured an exclusive interview with bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the only survivor of the Paris car crash which killed Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed. He broke his silence in March, 1998, to speak of his guilt at surviving the accident that killed her.

32. We broke a world record by hiring a pilot to fly photographs to London of the Belgrade wedding of King Alexander of Yugoslavia and Princess Marie of Romania. A photo of the wedding appeared on the front page in June 1922 under the headline: Pictures Brought 1,150 miles by Air Across Europe through Thunderstorms and Fog".

33. Four days after 9/11, we revealed that New York firefighter, Mike Kehoe, who was poignantly captured on camera fearlessly heading into the burningWorld Trade Center, was still alive.

34. We were the only English newspaper to reveal that the British Army were being accused of `massacre' on Bloody Sunday after a demonstration in Northern Ireland erupted into violence in 1972.

35. We exposed the true story behind the extraordinary saga of American drama student Joyce McKinney in 1977. She kidnapped ex-boyfriend Kirk Anderson, chained him to a bad and, he claimed, forced him to have sex. We went after Joyce, who pretended to be demure and chaste, and revealed she was a former prostitute.

36. Pictures of a burka-clad woman being executed in an Afghanistan football stadium shocked the world, yet nobody knew her identity. On June 19, 2002, we exclusively revealed the woman was Zarmina, a 35-year-old who was killed after being accused of killing her husband.

37. Crooked Tory MP Jonathan Aitken grew to fear us after we revealed he had lied to his own family to cover his shady business dealings on November 2, 1994. The Treasury Chief Secretary was later jailed for perjury.

38. On December 24, 1997, we revealed how Jack Straw `s son, Will, had sold cannabis to a Mirror reporter.

39. We exposed the real horror of ethnic cleansing when we discovered the Tunnel of Death in Serbia in March 1997. It was the final resting place for more than 500 unidentified people, stacked on top of each other in a hastily-arranged morgue 

STUNTS

40. On January 1, 1973, Britain became a member of the Common Market and the Mirror was edited from Paris for the day.

41. We sent then PM John Major into such a fury that he kidney-punched Mirror reporter Graham Brough - despite the presence of TV cameras. We'd been taunting him with a plug - after his entire Budget was leaked to the Mirror in November 1996.

42. In 1905 we launched Captain Frass, the Mirror's mystery man. He wandered around the country and anyone who spotted him was awarded pounds 50.

43. On July 27, 1999, we reunited Posh and Becks with the18th century thrones on which they sat during their wedding day. We bought the antique chairs and asked the readers what to do with them. Over 70 per cent said they should be handed back to the Beckhams.

44. To mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977, we chartered Concorde for a day for readers . The world-famous aircraft carried 80 readers and a group of staff to Washington DC and back the same day. The first, and only, supersonic away day. One of the passengers on board was Richard Branson.

45. Mirror in Alberta, Canada was named after us in 1911 by British emigres who went across the Atlantic in search of work. The Canadian Government advertised in the Daily Mirror for workers to go to Canada to help work on the railroads.

47. In 1977 we arranging for the Loch Ness monster to make an appearance to coincide with the Queen's Silver Jubilee.

48. Reporter Alastair Campbell, who later become press chief at Downing Street, persuaded a Devon family to live without television for a week to see how it affected their lives in 1984.

49. We embarassed the spotlight-seeking celebrities who will turn up for anything by inviting them to the hoax opening of London restaurant, "The Paper Bag" on September 13, 1996.

MILESTONES

50. We capped an astonishing year by winning four major gongs at the British Press Awards in March 2003. We walked off with Reporter of the Year, Scoop of the Year and Reporting Team of the Year honours and the Hugh Cudlipp award for excellence in tabloid journalism. And all that on top of four other honours won at the What The Papers' Say Awards.

51. Our front page showing a First World War soldier lying asleep in the snow praised our forces. The headline for the picture, published on December 7, 1914, is "WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO OUR BRAVE TROOPS AT THE FRONT".

52. When Charles married Diana, the Archbishop of Canterbury started his sermon with the words: "This is the stuff of which fairy tales are made" - exactly what the Mirror said in its editorial on that morning of July 29, 1981.

53. A cartoon on the government's decision to raise the price of petrol showed a torpedoed sailor with an oil-smeared face lying on a raft. The message was "Don't waste petrol. It costs lives." Prime Minister Winston Churchill believed the 1942 sketch suggested that the sailor's life had been put at stake to enhance the profits of the and considered closing us down.

54. On December 22, 2001, we won Newspaper of the Year in the biggest year for news of modern times.

55. We told Soviet President Nikita Kruschev: `DON'T BE SO BLOODY RUDE!' in a front-page headline after he launched a vicious verbal assault on US President Dwight Eisenhower on May 17, 1960.

56. In 1944, the indomitable Cassandra returned to the paper after the writer came back from service in the Second World War. The opening line was "As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted..."

58. We launched the Mirror's 3am girls - the most successful showbiz column ever - on July 3, 2000.

59. We moved the Mirror's headquarters to Paris to mark the importance of the Cold War summit meeting in the French capital in May 1960. Editor Jack Nener wrote: "The Daily Mirror believes in the Summit. That is why I have come to Paris to edit the paper from the city that is today the world's capital."

60. Andy Capp was introduced to the world on August 5, 1957. To begin with, the comic strip only appeared in our Northern editions but proved such a hit was distributed throughout the country. Created by former postal worker Reg Smythe, the comic strip was soon syndicated all over the world.

61. We spoke for the entire nation when we urged the Queen to address the nation after the death of Diana. After we ran the front-page headline "YOUR PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING - SPEAK TO US MA'AM", on September 4, 1997, the Queen addressed the country on a TV broadcast and announced the Buckingham Palace Union Flag would be lowered to half mast.

62. An historic blow for Press freedom was struck when lying supermodel Naomi Campbell lost her Appeal Court privacy action against the Daily Mirror in October last year. The 31-year-old was left with a pounds 750,000 legal bill after three judges overturned the pounds 3,500 damages previously awarded to her. Her complaint followed a Mirror story in February last year which revealed she was a drug addict and had been lying in press and TV interviews about her problem.

63. In December, 1960, Mirror TV critic Jack Bell watched the first episode of Coronation Street and forecast: "I find it hard to believe that viewers will want to put up with continuous slice-of-life domestic drudgery two evenings a week."

64. The Reporting Team of the Year trophy went to us at the Press Gazette Awards in March, 1999. We scooped the gong for our coverage of the Omagh bombing the previous August.

66. On November 21, 2001, we ran a full interview with Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan with the cuts they had demanded highlighted. Their ludicrous demands sparked a Mirror ban on giving copy approval to stars and changed the way the paper dealt with celebrities.

67. Prime Minister Harold Wilson fled to Washington in 1965 carrying a Mirror front page which attacked the "barbarous mess" of the Vietnam war, which he showed to President Johnson.

68. Last year we changed our name back from The Mirror to The Daily Mirror. We also dropped the red-top masthead to recapture the near-century old spirit that has made the newspaper so great.

FIRSTS

69. The Daily Mirror was launched as the first ever daily newspaper for gentlewomen in Edward VII's Britain on November 2, 1903. The fledgling Daily Mirror also had the first-ever British female newspaper editor, Mary Howarth.

71. The Daily Mirror was the first national newspaper to register its newsroom as a licensed marriage venue in 2003. On Valentine's Day, Clare Voysey and Mike Turner, the winners of the Marry At The Mirror competition, tied the knot at the newspaper's HQ at Canary Wharf, East London.

73. A photograph of the funeral procession of the Duke of Cambridge was the first to be carried on the front page of a newspaper, on March 23, 1904, cementing the reputation of the newly-named Daily Illustrated Mirror as the pioneer of photo-journalism.

74. An unemployment scheme offering to pay out-of-work men 3s 6d (17 1/2p) a day for sweeping the streets was launched by the Mirror in 1905. Local councils rushed to become involved in the scheme to help ease Britain's chronic unemployment problems, and pounds 2,600 was raised and spent in wages and 15,000 unemployed men given brooms.

75. Mirror photographers were the first to be assigned to cover the

the King on trips in this country and abroad, in 1906.

76. Always at the forefront of technology, in 1906 the Mirror installed an Electrophone at its London headquarters to report directly the words of Prime Minister Campbell-Bannerman as he called a General Election.

77. The first newspaper photograph to be cabled from Paris to London was sent by the Mirror on November 8, 1907.

78. The Mirror sent seven photographers to cover the Balkans war in October 1912 - the first time a newspaper had sent photographers to cover a war. It had to set up a team of relay stations across Europe to get their pictures back to London.

79. A reporter wired a message from a car on Wandsworth Common to receiving equipment on the roof of the Mirror offices in Bouverie Street, Central London in 1913. It was the first time this has been done in England, and the Mirror had invented the technology.

80. The Mirror gave the full tabloid treatment to the royal wedding of the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, mother to Queen Elizabeth II, in April 1923. It was the first time that page upon page of photographs, reports, comment and debate on every aspect of the marriage. It was a rare moment of colour to brighten up the gloom of the post-war years.

82. In 1964, the Mirror topped 5,000,000 circulation and became the biggest- selling newspaper on earth.

83. Showbiz reporter Patrick Donovan was the first journalist to write about a new band he saw in the Station Hotel, Richmond, Surrey, on May 19, 1964. It was The Rolling Stones.

84. Maudie Barrett became the first newspaper bingo millionaire in 1984 when she scooped our Who Dares Wins game.

CAMPAIGNS

85. The Mirror proved itself ahead of its time by backing the suffragettes' movement on April 27, 1906.

86. The only newspaper to demand an inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 was the Mirror. On April 19, the paper ran the headline: "WHY WERE THERE ONLY TWENTY LIFEBOATS FOR 2,207 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE ILL-FATED TITANIC". It ran a vociferous campaign into the issue which dominated the Board of Trade inquiry into the disaster.

87. Standing alone, the Mirror supported Churchill's demands for a tougher line to be taken against Hitler and his Nazi regime from 1936 onwards. It continually called for Prime Minister Baldwin to be replaced by Churchill.

88. Taking up the cause of the ordinary soldier after being inspired by a letter from Mrs C Gardiner of Ilford in Essex about her hopes for the future following her husband's return from war in 1944. Her letter ended with the promise - I shall vote for him. With so many men abroad, The Mirror took up the theme and turned to women voters: "you know what the fighting man wants. You know which party is likely to give him what he wants. You know the only way to make his future safe. Go then and do your duty. Vote for him."

89. Philip Zec's famous VE Day cartoon of a bloodied and bandaged soldier thrusting a victory laurel wreath forward and exclaiming: "Here you are! Don't lose it again!" was republished on election day 1945. Two days later, the Mirror adopted a new slogan beneath its masthead - "FORWARD WITH THE PEOPLE".

90. Speaking out against the cruelty of executing a woman before Ruth Ellis was hanged in 1955 for shooting her racing driver husband, the Mirror ran an impassioned front page, entitled, "THE WOMAN WHO HANGS THIS MORNING", written by Cassandra.

92. The Mirror spearheaded the "Don't Drink and Drive" Christmas campaign with a front page picture of a skeleton at the wheel of a car on December 19, 1960. The headline read: "To every wife, mother and sweetheart the Mirror today urges: See that the man in your life is there to carve the turkey on Sunday."

93. In June 1961, we launched a successful campaign in favour of Britain joining a Common Market.

94. The Mirror helped set up the World Wildlife Fund by running a shock issue on October 9, 1961, warning of the threat to hundreds of species of animals and birds. Over eight pages, the paper placed the blame for the threat to animals such as the rhino on "the thoughtless foolishness, greed and neglect of the most superior animal on earth - Man himself."

95. One iconic photograph published on March 26, 1968 forced the the Canadian government to stop killing seal pups. Kent Gavin's world-famous picture of a seal hunter clubbing a baby pup to death was published on the front page, above the headline "THE PRICE OF A SEALSKIN COAT".

96. Cecil King, chairman of the Mirror, used the paper to start a coup against Prime Minister Harold Wilson with a front-paged editorial headlined: "Enough Is Enough." on May 10, 1968. Wilson survived, King was sacked.

97. Marje Proops' no-holds-barred attack on sexual ignorance, The Mirror Guide to Sexual Knowledge was the first ever "no-nonsense guide to sex", published by the Mirror on August 12, 1975 in a bid to combat some of the 600,000 unwanted babies conceived every year.

98. In August 1975, the Mirror welcomed the introduction of equal pay laws with a front-page pin-up of a man and the headline: Girls, It's Your Turn Now.

99. After the Dunblane massacre in 1996, in which 16 children and their teacher died, the Mirror took a 50,000 signature petition to Downing Street calling on the Government to ban handguns. MPs voted for a ban soon after.

3. Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell chose the Mirror to tell his story after the collapse of his theft trial. Burrell lifted the lid on her troubled marriage to Prince Charles and accused the Spencers of cashing in on her death. The series, which started on November 5 last year, also revealed the Queen warned him of "dark forces" at work in the country.

6. The Mirror helped to catch one of Britain's most notorious killers, the chilling Dr Crippen after the headless body of his wife was found in the coal cellar at their home. The Mirror scooped its rivals by publishing only known photograph of Crippen's lover, Ethel Le Neve, in August, 1910. It led to tip-offs from the public and eventually the pair's capture.

9. Our sensational pictures of the Duchess of York's toes being sucked by her "financial advisor" John Bryan was one of the greatest Royal scoops of all time. The Mirror sold an extra 1.9 million copies in four days in 1992.

13. A shock edition on July 2, 1974, asked: Is Britain Really Going Broke? as the nation was plagued by strikes and economic chaos.

15. We got the first-ever interview with Monica Lewinsky. Bill Clinton's mistress spoke exclusively to the Mirror about her affair with the US President in a story that ran on March 4, 1999.

46. We proved pigs could fly in 1909 when the paper persuaded aviator Colonel Moore-Brabazon to take a porker for a short trip in his flying machine.

57. We had the guts to say what the entire British public was thinking as Princess Margaret agonised on how to choose between the divorced Group Captain Peter Townshend or follow the church's urging and put duty before love. Our 1955 headline read: "COME ON MARGARET! Please make up your mind!" She decided to choose duty.

65. In 1963, the first Mirror dinghies went on display at the Boat Show. The radical design was dreamt up by BBC DIY expert Barry Bucknell with help from our publicity department to make sailing accessible to the masses.

70. The first Pride of Britain Awards were held in 1999, recognising the remarkable achievements of ordinary people across Britain and redefining the Mirror's role as a caring newspaper.

72. The Mirror was the first British newspaper to put a picture on the front page on January 28, 1904 - a drawing of the infamous financier Whitaker Wright lighting the cigar with which he had poisoned himself after being found guilty of fraud.

81. Jane, the nation's first pin-up girl, was introduced in 1932. he daily cartoon strip, originally called The Diary of a Bright Young Thing, was so popular that Jane became the morale booster of Second World War troops and was painted on to planes, tanks and jeeps. In the war years, she was described as Britain's secret weapon. "Worth two armoured divisions to us," commented some wit. "Three if she lost her bra or pants."

91. A shock issue with the NSPCC to fight cruelty against children in British homes and expose the appalling neglect of some of Britain's youngsters on March 14, 1960.

100 GREATEST SPORTING MOMENTS - RESULTS

 
100    Naseem Hamed beats Kevin Kelley
99    Duncan Goodhew wins Olympic Breaststroke Gold
98    Flo Jo wins Olympic 100m gold
97    Ronnie Radford's FA Cup thunderbolt
96    Don Fox's missed kick in the Rugby League Challenege Cup Final
95    Arthur Ashe wins Wimbledon
94    Rene Higuita's Scorpion kick
93    Zola Budd trips Mary Decker
92    Shane Warne's first Ashes ball   
91    Devon Malcolm demolishes South Africa   
90    Denise Lewis wins Olympic Heptathlon Gold   
89    Bert Trautman plays on with a broken neck
88    Martina Navratilova wins her 9th Wimbledon title
87    Don Bradman's final Test Innings
86    Giant killers Sunderland beat
85    Mary Peters wins the Olympic Pentathlon   
84    The Matthews Cup Final   
83    Ben Johnson's drug aided 100m Olympic gold   
82    Virginia Wade wins Wimbledon
81    Cathy Freeman's 400m gold
80    Ricky Villa's FA Cup Final goal
79    Cambridge sink in the 1978 University Boat Race
78    Pat Cash wins Wimbledon and climbs through the stands
77    England hold on in the dark to win away in Pakistan
76    Derek Redmond's Dad helps his son finish the Olympic 400m
75    John Barnes' goal against Brazil
74    Jeremy Guscott's match winning drop kick for the British Lions
73    John Curry wins Olympic figure skating gold
72    Goalie Jimmy Glass scores to keep Carlisle in the Football League
71    Villeneuve and Arnoux's epic battle in the French Grand Prix
70    Nelson Mandela wears a South African rugby shirt
69    Real Madrid 7 Frankfurt 3
68    Eddie the Eagle goes over the top
67    Australia v South Africa in the World Cup Cricket Semi-final
66    Bob Beamon smashes the Long Jump world record
65    Van de Velde's last hole collapse
64    Nigel Mansell's blow out costs him the F1 Championship
63    Smith and Carlos's Black Power Salute in the Mexico Olympics
62    Zatopek wins the Olympic Marathon, 5000m and 10000m in a week
61    Aldaniti and Bob Champion win the Grand National
60    Liverpool win the European Cup for the first time
59    Stuart Pearce celebrates his penalty revenge in Euro 96
58    Our 'Enery puts Cassius Clay on the canvas
57    The Tartan Army take over Wembley
56    Rivals Coe and Ovett in the Moscow Olympics
55    Dennis Law's backheel relegates Manchester United
54    Nadia Comeneci's 'Perfect 10'
53    Carl Lewis wins 4 gold medals in one Olympics
52    Arsenal 3 Manchester Utd 2 in the F.A. Cup Final
51    Archie Gemmill's World Cup goal for Scotland against Holland
50    Tyson bites off Holyfield's ear
49    Gazza's World Cup tears
48    Becker wins Wimbledon aged 17   
47    Tanni Grey-Thompson wins 4 Paralympic golds   
46    Olga Korbut charms the world   
45    Brian Lara's 375
44    Ellen MacArthur in the Vendee Globe
43    Ayrton Senna's brilliant first lap in the European Grand Prix
42    Britain overhaul the USA in the World Championship 4x 400 Relay
41    Gordon Banks' save against Pele
40    Lance Armstrong beats cancer to win 1999 Tour de France
39    Barry McGuigan wins the World Title
38    Mark Spitz wins 7 Olympic Golds
37    Linford Christie wins 100m gold
36    Brazil's 4th goal in the 1970 World Cup Final
35    Gazza's goal against Scotland in Euro 96
34    Daley Thompson retains the Decathlon gold
33    Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic flame
32    Liverpool 5 Alaves 4
31    Celtic win the European Cup
30    Gary Sobers hits six sixes in one over
29    Matt Busby's Manchester Utd win the European Cup   
28    Tiger Woods completes the 'Tiger Slam'   
27    Frankie Dettori rides seven winners in one day   
26    George Best scores six in one game for Man Utd   
25    England 4 Holland 1 in Euro 96
24    Red Rum's third Grand National win
23    Ryan Giggs's winning F.A. Cup Semi-Final goal against Arsenal
22    Republic of Ireland reach the 1990 World Cup Quarter Finals
21    Van Basten's volley wins Euro 88 for Holland   
20    Gareth Edward's Barbarians try against the All Blacks   
19    Jonah Lomu beats England by himself   
18    Beckham scores from half-way line
17    Keegan loses it live on Sky
16    Goran Ivanisevic wins Wimbledon
15    Michael Thomas's last minute goal wins the title for Arsenal   
14    Michael Owen's 1998 World Cup goal against Argentina   
13    Roger Bannister breaks the Four Minute Mile
12    Cantona's Kung Fu kick   
11    Jesse Owens wins four Olympic golds
10    Borg and McEnroe's epic Wimbledon tie break
9    Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis's Black Ball finish
8    Torvill and Dean's Bolero
7    The Rumble in the Jungle - Ali v Foreman   
6    Maradona's Hand of God and brilliant second goal sinks England
5    Ian Botham's Headingley heroics
4    Manchester Utd's Champions League Final comeback   
3    England win the 1966 World Cup   
2    Germany 1 England 5   
1    Steve Redgrave's record breaking 5th Olympic gold medal

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champions are Spain, who won the 2010 tournament in South Africa.
The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about a month; this phase is often called the World Cup Finals. A qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding three years, is used to determine which teams qualify for the tournament together with the host nation(s).
The 19 World Cup tournaments have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Italy, with four titles; West Germany, with three titles; Argentina and inaugural winners Uruguay, with two titles each; and England, France, and Spain, with one title each.
The World Cup is among the world's most widely viewed sporting events; an estimated 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany.[1]
The next three World Cups will be hosted by Brazil in 2014, Russia in 2018, and Qatar in 2022.

FIFA World Cup
Tournaments   
Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 Korea/Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 2026
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Qualification   
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Finals   
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Squads   
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Seedings   
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Bids   
2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030
Statistics   
All-time table Goalscorers Hat-tricks Milestone goals Own goals Penalty shoot-outs Player appearances Records Red cards Referees Team appearances Teams with no appearances Undefeated teams
Miscellaneous   
Awards Balls Broadcasters Economics History Hosts Mascots Official films Official songs Trophy Video games
Notes: No qualification took place in 1930 as places were given by invitation only. In 1950 it was a decisive match of a final group stage instead of final.
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FIFA World Cup winners
      
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1930:  Uruguay
1934:  Italy
1938: Italy Italy
1950: Uruguay Uruguay
1954:  West Germany
1958:  Brazil
1962: Brazil Brazil
1966:  England
1970: Brazil Brazil
1974: West Germany West Germany
1978:  Argentina
1982: Italy Italy
1986: Argentina Argentina
1990: West Germany West Germany
1994: Brazil Brazil
1998:  France
2002: Brazil Brazil
2006: Italy Italy
2010:  Spain
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FIFA
History of FIFA FIFA Anthem FIFA Congress list  FIFA Executive Committee FIFA headquarters Football at the Summer Olympics
Confederations   
AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Men's tournaments   
FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA Futsal World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
Women's tournaments   
FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Presidents   
Robert Guérin (1904–1906) Daniel Burley Woolfall (1906–1918) Jules Rimet (1921–1954) Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1954–1955) Arthur Drewry (1955–1961) Stanley Rous (1961–1974) João Havelange (1974–1998) Sepp Blatter (1998–present)
General Secretaries   
Louis Muhlinghaus (1904–1906) Wilhelm Hirschman (1906–1931) Ivo Schricker (1932–1951) Kurt Gassmann (1951–1960) Helmut Käser (1961–1981) Sepp Blatter (1981–1998) Michel Zen-Ruffinen (1998–2002) Urs Linsi (2002–2007) Jérôme Valcke (2007–present)
Awards   
FIFA 100 FIFA Ballon d'Or FIFA Club of the Century FIFA Development Award FIFA Fair Play Award FIFA Female Player of the Century FIFA Order of Merit FIFA Player of the Century FIFA Presidential Award FIFA Puskás Award FIFA World Cup All-Time Team FIFA World Cup Dream Team FIFA World Cup awards FIFA World Player of the Year
Rankings   
FIFA World Rankings FIFA World Ranking system (1999–2006) FIFA World Rankings Yearly Top 10 FIFA Women's World Rankings
Others   
FIFA (video game series) List of FIFA country codes FIFA Disciplinary Code FIFA Fan Fest FIFA Futbol Mundial FIFA International Match Calendar FIFA International Referees List FIFA Master FIFA World Cup Trophy
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World Football Championships
Men   
National
FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup Football at the Summer Olympics
Club
FIFA Club World Cup Intercontinental Cup (defunct)
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Women   
FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Football at the Summer Olympics
Variants   
FIFA Futsal World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Interactive World Cup
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International association football
FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup U-20 World Cup U-17 World Cup Olympics World Rankings Player of the Year FIFA Ballon d'Or Teams Debuts Competitions Federations Codes
Asia   
AFC – Asian Cup U-22 U-19 U-16 U-14
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Africa   
CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17
North America,
Central America
and the Caribbean   
CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15
South America   
CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Oceania   
OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
Europe   
UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
Non-FIFA   
NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA IGA - Island Games
Games   
All-Africa Games Asian Games East Asian Games Francophonie Games IOIG Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
See also International women's football
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National football teams
FIFA List of men's national association football teams FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Summer Olympics Football AFC Asian Cup Africa Cup of Nations CONCACAF Gold Cup Copa America OFC Nations Cup UEFA European Football Championship
AFC   
Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia IR Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
CAF   
Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo DR Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Reunion Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe
CONCACAF   
Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Montserrat Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States of America U.S. Virgin Islands
CONMEBOL   
Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
OFC   
American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati* New Caledonia New Zealand Niue* Palau* Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
UEFA   
Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg FYR Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Defunct   
Czechoslovakia Saar West Germany East Germany Ireland Tanganyika North Vietnam South Vietnam North Yemen South Yemen United Arab Republic Soviet Union CIS Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Netherlands Antilles
Teams indicated in italics are associate/full members of their respective regional bodies but not members of FIFA.
See also: List of women's football teams
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Team   
American football men women  Association football men men's club women  Athletics Australian rules football Badminton men women mixed  Baseball men women  Basketball men women wheelchair  Beach soccer Boxing Bull riding Cricket men test men ODI men Twenty20 women indoor  Field hockey men women  Fistball men women  Futsal FIFA men AMF men AMF women  Golf men women  Handball men women  Ice hockey Korfball Lacrosse men women  Nine-ball Pitch and putt Racquetball Rowing Rugby league men women  Rugby union men women sevens  Snooker Softball Squash Tennis men women mixed  Touch football Volleyball Water polo men women  Wrestling
Mixed   
Biathlon Diving Luge Paralympic summer winter  Road bicycle racing men women  Speedway motorcycle Track cycling
Individual   
Bobsleigh Canoe slalom Cyclo-cross Dressage riding Mountain bike racing Orienteering Show jumping Skeleton Speed skating normal short-track  Skiing alpine cross-country Nordic combined Ski jumping Ski orienteering Snowboard Sport shooting Swimming Ten-pin bowling Triathlon

FIFA World Cup

Tournaments

Uruguay 1930 · Italy 1934 · France 1938 · Brazil 1950 · Switzerland 1954 · Sweden 1958 · Chile 1962 · England 1966 · Mexico 1970 · West Germany 1974 · Argentina 1978 · Spain 1982 · Mexico 1986 · Italy 1990 · United States 1994 · France 1998 · South Korea & Japan 2002 · Germany 2006 · South Africa 2010 · Brazil 2014 · Russia 2018 · Qatar 2022

Finals

1930 · 1934 · 1938 · 19501 · 1954 · 1958 · 1962 · 1966 · 1970 · 1974 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1990 · 1994 · 1998 · 2002 · 2006 · 2010

Squads

1930 · 1934 · 1938 · 1950 · 1954 · 1958 · 1962 · 1966 · 1970 · 1974 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1990 · 1994 · 1998 · 2002 · 2006 · 2010

Qualification

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France 1960 · Spain 1964 · Italy 1968 · Belgium 1972 · Yugoslavia 1976 · Italy 1980 · France 1984 · West Germany 1988 · Sweden 1992 · England 1996 · Belgium/Netherlands 2000 · Portugal 2004 · Austria/Switzerland 2008 · Poland/Ukraine 2012 · France 2016













Jules Rimet (14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He was FIFA's longest serving president, having served for 33 years. He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1946. He was born in Theuley, France.







On Rimet's initiative, the first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930. The Jules Rimet Trophy was named in his honour. He also founded one of France's oldest teams, Red Star Saint-Ouen.







Rimet died at Suresnes in France in 1956, two days after his 83rd birthday. In 2003 he was posthumously made a member of the FIFA Order of Merit.



















FIFA World Cup Trophy







Awarded for Winning the FIFA World Cup







Presented by FIFA







First awarded 1930 (Jules Rimet Trophy)







1974 (Current)







Currently held by  Spain







Official website FIFA.com







The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have represented victory: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.







The trophy, originally named Victory, but later renamed in honour of former FIFA president Jules Rimet, was made of gold plated sterling silver and lapis lazuli and depicted Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Brazil won the trophy outright in 1970, prompting the commissioning of a replacement. The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in 1983 and never recovered.







The subsequent trophy, called "FIFA World Cup Trophy", was introduced in 1974. Made of 18 carat gold with a malachite base, it depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. The current holder of the trophy is Spain, winner of the 2010 World Cup.



















Replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy awarded to winners Uruguay in 1930







The Jules Rimet Trophy was the original prize for winning the Football World Cup. Originally called "Victory", but generally known simply as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, it was officially renamed in 1946 to honour the FIFA President Jules Rimet who in 1929 passed a vote to initiate the competition. Designed by Abel Lafleur and made of gold plated sterling silver on a white/yellow marble base. Since 1958 this base has been replaced with a high base made of lapis lazuli, it stood 35 centimetres (14 in) high and weighed 3.8 kilograms (8.4 lb).[1] It comprised an decagonal cup, supported by a winged figure representing Nike, the ancient Greek goddess of victory. The Jules Rimet Trophy was taken to Uruguay for the first FIFA World Cup aboard the Conte Verde, which set sail from Villefranche-sur-Mer, just south of Nice, on 21 June 1930. This was the same ship that carried Jules Rimet and the footballers representing France, Romania and Belgium who were participating in the tournament that year. The first team to be awarded the trophy was Uruguay, the winners of the 1930 World Cup.







During World War II, the trophy was held by 1938 winners Italy. Ottorino Barassi, the Italian vice-president of FIFA and president of FIGC, secretly transported the trophy from a bank in Rome and hid it in a shoe-box under his bed to prevent the Nazis from taking it.[2]







On 20 March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, the trophy was stolen during a public exhibition at Westminster Central Hall.[3] The trophy was found just seven days later wrapped in newspaper at the bottom of a suburban garden hedge in Upper Norwood, South London, by a dog named Pickles.[4]







As a security measure, The Football Association secretly manufactured a replica of the trophy for use in the post-match celebrations. The replica was also used on subsequent occasions until 1970. The replica was sold at an auction in 1997 for £254,500, when it was purchased by FIFA. The high auction price, several times the reserve price of £20,000-£30,000, led to speculation that the auctioned trophy was not a replica. Subsequent testing by FIFA confirmed the auctioned trophy was indeed a replica.[5] Subsequent to the auction, FIFA arranged for the replica to be displayed at the English National Football Museum in Preston.







The Brazilian team won the tournament for the third time in 1970, allowing them to keep the real trophy in perpetuity, as had been stipulated by Jules Rimet in 1930.[6] It was put on display at the Brazilian Football Confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro in a cabinet with a front of bullet-proof glass.







On 19 December 1983, the wooden rear of the cabinet was pried open with a crowbar and the cup was stolen again.[7] Four men were tried and convicted in absentia for the crime.[citation needed] The trophy has never been recovered.







The Confederation commissioned a replica of their own, made by Eastman Kodak, using 1.8 kg (3.97 lb) of gold. This replica was presented to the Brazilian president in 1984



















FIFA World Cup Trophy on a German stamp







A replacement trophy was commissioned by FIFA for the 1974 World Cup. Fifty-three submissions were received from sculptors in seven countries.[9] Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga was awarded the commission. The trophy stands 36.5 centimetres (14.4 inches) tall and is made of 5 kg (11 lb) of 18 carat (75%) gold with a base (13 centimetres [5.1 inches] in diameter) containing two layers of malachite. It has been asserted by Martyn Poliakoff that the trophy is hollow; if, as is claimed, it were solid, the trophy would weigh 70–80 kg and would be too heavy to lift.[10][11] Produced by Bertoni, Milano, it weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb) in total and depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. Gazzaniga described the trophy thus, "The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the stirring moment of victory."[9] It was first presented at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, to West German captain Franz Beckenbauer.[9]







The trophy has the visible engravement "FIFA World Cup" in outpouring letters at its base. The name of the country whose national team wins each tournament is engraved in the bottom side of the trophy, and therefore is not visible when the trophy is standing upright. The text states the year in figures and the name of the winning nation in its national language,[12] for example "— 1974 Deutschland", "— 1994 Brasil" and - "2010 España" . As of 2010, ten winners have been engraved on the base. It is not known whether FIFA will retire the trophy after all of the name plaques at the base are filled in; this will not occur until after the 2038 World Cup at the earliest. FIFA's regulations now state that the trophy, unlike its predecessor, cannot be won outright: the winners of the tournament receive a replica which is gold plated rather than solid gold.[9]







FIFA World Cup

Tournaments

Uruguay 1930 · Italy 1934 · France 1938 · Brazil 1950 · Switzerland 1954 · Sweden 1958 · Chile 1962 · England 1966 · Mexico 1970 · West Germany 1974 · Argentina 1978 · Spain 1982 · Mexico 1986 · Italy 1990 · United States 1994 · France 1998 · Korea/Japan 2002 · Germany 2006 · South Africa 2010 · Brazil 2014 · Russia 2018 · Qatar 2022







England Most Capped Players













# Name Career caps Goals







1 Peter Shilton 1970–1990 125 0







2 David Beckham* 1996– 115 17







3 Bobby Moore 1962–1973 108 2







4 Bobby Charlton 1958–1970 106 49







5 Billy Wright 1946–1959 105 3







6 Bryan Robson 1980–1991 90 26







7 Steven Gerrard* 2000– 89 19







= Michael Owen* 1998– 89 40







= Ashley Cole* 2001– 89 0







10 Frank Lampard* 1999– 86 22







= Kenny Sansom 1979–1988 86 1







12 Gary Neville 1995–2007 85 0







13 Ray Wilkins 1976–1986 84 3







14 Rio Ferdinand* 1997– 81 3







15 Gary Lineker 1984–1992 80 48







16 John Barnes 1983–1995 79 11







17 Stuart Pearce 1987–1999 78 5







18 Terry Butcher 1980–1990 77 3







19 Tom Finney 1946–1958 76 30







20 David Seaman 1988–2002 75 0







21 Gordon Banks 1963–1972 73 0







= Sol Campbell* 1996– 73 1







23 Alan Ball 1965–1975 72 8







24 Wayne Rooney* 2003– 70 26







25 John Terry* 2003– 68 6







26 Martin Peters 1966–1974 67 20







27 Tony Adams 1987–2000 66 5







= Paul Scholes 1997–2004 66 14







29 Dave Watson 1974–1982 65 4







30 Ray Wilson 1960–1968 63 0







= Kevin Keegan 1972–1982 63 21







= Alan Shearer 1992–2000 63 30







33 Emlyn Hughes 1969–1980 62 1







= Chris Waddle 1985–1991 62 6







= David Platt 1989–1996 62 27







= Emile Heskey 1999–2010 62 7







37 Ray Clemence 1972–1983 61 0







38 Peter Beardsley 1986–1996 59 9







= Des Walker 1988–1993 59 0







= Phil Neville* 1996– 59 0







41 Jimmy Greaves 1959–1967 57 44







= Paul Gascoigne 1988–1998 57 10







= Gareth Southgate 1995–2004 57 2







44 Johnny Haynes 1954–1962 56 18







= Joe Cole* 2001– 56 10







46 Stanley Matthews 1934–1957 54 11







47 Glenn Hoddle 1979–1988 53 8







= Paul Ince 1992–2000 53 2







= David James* 1997– 53 0







50 Trevor Francis 1977–1986 52 12







51 Teddy Sheringham 1993–2002 51 11







52 Phil Neal 1976–1983 50 5













FourFourTwo's 100 Best Current Players In The World







 







1. Cristiano Ronaldo







2. Lionel Messi







3. Fernando Torres







4. Iker Casillas







5. Kaka







6. David Villa







7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic







8. Sergio Aguero







9. Rio Ferdinand







10. Steven Gerrard







11. Xavi







12. Cesc Fabregas







13. Frank Lampard







14. Ruud Van Nistelrooy







15. Emmanuel Adebayor







16. Didier Drogba







17. Franck Ribery







18. Michael Ballack







19. Gianluigi Buffon







20. Sergio Ramos







21. Wesley Sneijder







22. Michael Essien







23. Daniel Alves







24. Wayne Rooney







25. Ricardo Carvalho







26. Maicon







27. Andres Iniesta







28. Andrei Arshavin







29. Deco







30. Marcos Senna







31. Luis Fabiano







32. John Terry







33. Daniele De Rossi







34. Nemanja Vidic







35. Javier Mascherano







36. Samuel Eto'o







37. Dimitar Berbatov







38. David Silva







39. Nihat Kahveci







40. Patrice Evra







41. Anatoliy Tymoschuk







42. Robinho







43. Esteban Cambiasso







44. Ashley Cole







45. Alessandro Del Piero







46. Seydou Keita







47. Jose Bosingwa







48. Carlos Tevez







49. Joe Cole







50. Yuri Zhirkov







51. Arjen Robben







52. Artur Boruc







53. Petr Cech







54. Francesco Totti







55. Luca Toni







56. Raul







57. Thierry Henry







58. Cristian Chivu







59. Alessandro Nesta







60. Rafael Van Der Vaart







61. Pepe







62. Luka Modric







63. Karim Benzema







64. Roque Santa Cruz







65. Mahamadou Diarra







66. Philipp Lahm







67. Andrea Pirlo







68. Diego Forlan







69. Santi Cazorla







70. Ronaldinho







71. Darijo Srna







72. Fabio Cannavaro







73. Juninho







74. Mauro Camoranesi







75. David Trezeguet







76. Miroslav Klose







77. Gael Clichy







78. Fredi Kanoute







79. Antonio Di Natale







80. Javier Zanetti







81. Robert Pires







82. Christian Poulsen







83. Diego







84. Mancini







85. Giorgio Chiellini







86. Gonzalo Higuain







87. Gianluca Zambrotta







88. Bacary Sagna







89. Danny







90. John Obi Mikel







91. Goran Pandev







92. Igor Akinfeev







93. Simao







94. Amauri







95. Paul Scholes







96. Lassana Diarra







97. Diego Capel







98. Antonio Cassano







99. Bastian Schweinsteiger







100. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar



















Best Footballers of all Time



















1  Pelé (Brazil)







2  Ronaldo (Brazil)







3  Romário (Brazil)







4  Luís Figo (Portugal)







5  Zinedine Zidane (France)







6  Diego Maradona (Argentina)







7  Lothar Matthäus (Germany)







8  Gerd Müller (Germany)







9  Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)







10  Cafu (Brazil)







11 Roberto Carlos (Brazil)







12 Marco van Basten (Holland)







13 Michel Platini (France)







14 Rivaldo (Brazil)







15 Paolo Maldini (Italy)







16 Zico (Brazil)







17 Raúl (Spain)







18 Ruud Gullit (Holland)







19 Eusébio (Portugal)







20 Ferenc Puskás (Hungary)







21 Johan Cruyff (Holland)







22 Alfredo di Stefano (Argentina)







23 Bobby Charlton (England)







24 Jürgen Klinsmann (Ger)







25 Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)







26 Ali Daei (Iran)







27 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger)







28 Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)







29 Michael Laudrup (Denmark)







30 Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)







31 Dennis Bergkamp (Holland)







32 Frank Rijkaard (Holland)







33 Thierry Henry (France)







34 Pavel Nedved (Czech Rep)







35 Gheorghe Hagi (Romania)







36 Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)







37 Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)







38 Sepp Maier (Germany)







39 Didier Deschamps (France)







40 Lilian Thuram (France)







41 Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay)







42 Hakan Åžükür (Turkey)







43 Paolo Rossi (Italy)







44 David Beckham (England)







45 Jean-Pierre Papin (France)







46 Kevin Keegan (England)







47 Marcel Desailly (France)







48 Oliver Kahn (Germany)







49 Alessandro Costacurta (Ita)







50 Clarence Seedorf (Holland)







51 Dino Zoff (Italy)







52 Patrick Kluivert (Holland)







53 Jari Litmanen (Finland)







54 Daniel Passarella (Arg)







55 Bixente Lizarazu (France)







56 Gary Lineker (England)







57 Ronaldinho (Brazil)







58 Sylvain Wiltord (France)







59 Bebeto (Brazil)







60 Alessandro Del Piero (Italy)







61 Davor Å uker (Croatia)







62 Ryan Giggs (Wales)







63 David Trezeguet (France)







64 Demetrio Albertini (Italy)







65 Patrick Vieira (France)







66 Jürgen Kohler (Germany)







67 Laurent Blanc (France)







68 Michael Owen (England)







69 Youri Djorkaeff (France)







70 Frank De Boer (Holland)







71 Emilio Butragueño (Spain)







72 Hugo Sánchez (Mexico)







73 Rudi Völler (Germany)







74 Djalma Santos (Brazil)







75 Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)







76 Kanu (Nigeria)







77 Franco Baresi (Italy)







78 Gianni Rivera (Italy)







79 Roberto Baggio (Italy)







80 Oscar Ruggeri (Argentina)







81 Gheorghe Popescu (Romania)







82 Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)







83 Raymond Kopa (France)







84 Carlos Valderrama (Colombia)







85 Rui Costa (Portugal)







86 Gary Neville (England)







87 Edgar Davids (Holland)







88 Claudio Taffarel (Brazil)







89 Paul Scholes (England)







90 Diego Simeone (Argentina)







91 Bryan Robson (England)







92 Roy Keane (Rep of Ireland)







93 Brian Laudrup (Denmark)







94 Henrik Larsson (Sweden)







95 Fabien Barthez (France)







96 Michael Ballack (Germany)







97 Jan Koller (Czech Rep)







98 Edwin van der Sar (Holland)







99 Robert Pirès (France)







100 Johan Neeskens (Holland)







European Cup Winning Clubs







Records and statistics







Main article: European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics

Main article: UEFA Champions League clubs performance comparison

[edit]By club

Club Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up

 Real Madrid 9 3 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002 1962, 1964, 1981

 Milan 7 4 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007 1958, 1993, 1995, 2005

 Liverpool 5 2 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 1985, 2007

 Bayern Munich 4 4 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010

 Barcelona 4 3 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011 1961, 1986, 1994

 Ajax 4 2 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995 1969, 1996

 Internazionale 3 2 1964, 1965, 2010 1967, 1972

 Manchester United 3 2 1968, 1999, 2008 2009, 2011

 Benfica 2 5 1961, 1962 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990

 Juventus 2 5 1985, 1996 1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003

 Nottingham Forest 2 0 1979, 1980

 Porto 2 0 1987, 2004

 Celtic 1 1 1967 1970

 Hamburg 1 1 1983 1980

 Steaua Bucureşti 1 1 1986 1989

 Marseille 1 1 1993 1991

 Feyenoord 1 0 1970

 Aston Villa 1 0 1982

 PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1988

 Red Star Belgrade 1 0 1991

 Borussia Dortmund 1 0 1997







Total titles won (1871–present)







Team English Football Champions FA Cup League Cup FA Community Shield Domestic Total European Cup / UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League UEFA Super Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup Total

Manchester United 19 11 4 19 53 3 1 – 1 – 2 60

Liverpool 18 7 7 15 47 5 – 3 3 – – 58

Arsenal 13 10 2 12 37 – 1 1 – – – 39

Everton 9 5 – 9 23 – 1 – – – – 24

Aston Villa 7 7 5 1 20 1 – – 1 1 – 23

Sunderland 6 2 – 1 9 – – – – – – 9

Chelsea 4 6 4 4 18 – 2 – 1 – – 21

Newcastle United 4 6 – 1 11 – – 1 – 1 – 13

Sheffield Wednesday 4 3 1 1 9 – – – – – – 9

Blackburn Rovers 3 6 1 1 11 – – – – – – 11

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 4 2 4 13 – – – – – – 13

Leeds United 3 1 1 2 7 – – 2 – – – 9

Huddersfield Town 3 1 – 1 5 – – – – – – 5

Tottenham Hotspur 2 8 4 7 21 – 1 2 – – – 24

Manchester City 2 5 2 3 12 – 1 – – – – 13

Portsmouth 2 2 – 1 5 – – – – – – 5

Preston North End 2 2 – – 4 – – – – – – 4

Burnley 2 1 – 2 5 – – – – – – 5

Derby County 2 1 – 1 4 – – – – – – 4

West Bromwich Albion 1 5 1 2 9 – – – – – – 9

Sheffield United 1 4 – – 5 – – – – – – 5

Nottingham Forest 1 2 4 1 8 2 – – 1 – – 11

Ipswich Town 1 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – – 3

Wanderers – 5 – – 5 – – – – – – 5

Bolton Wanderers – 4 – 1 5 – – – – – – 5

West Ham United – 3 – – 3 – 1 – – 1 – 5

Bury – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – 2

Old Etonians – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – 2

Cardiff City – 1 – 1 2 – – – – – – 2

Barnsley – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Blackburn Olympic – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Blackpool – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Bradford City – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Charlton Athletic – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Clapham Rovers – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Coventry City – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Notts County – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Old Carthusians – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Oxford University – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Royal Engineers – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Southampton – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Wimbledon – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1

Leicester City – – 3 1 4 – – – – – – 4

Birmingham City – - 2 – 2 – – – – – – 2

Norwich City – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – 2

Luton Town – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1

Middlesbrough – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1

Oxford United – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1

Queens Park Rangers – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1

Stoke City – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1

Swindon Town – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1

Brighton & Hove Albion – – – 1 1 – – – – – – 1

Fulham – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1

PFA Players' Player of the Year


1974: Hunter | 1975: Todd | 1976: Jennings | 1977: Gray | 1978: Shilton | 1979: Brady | 1980: McDermott | 1981: Wark | 1982: Keegan | 1983: Dalglish | 1984: Rush | 1985: Reid | 1986: Lineker | 1987: Allen | 1988: Barnes | 1989: Hughes | 1990: Platt | 1991: Hughes | 1992: Pallister | 1993: McGrath | 1994: Cantona | 1995: Shearer | 1996: Ferdinand | 1997: Shearer | 1998: Bergkamp | 1999: Ginola | 2000: Keane | 2001: Sheringham | 2002: Van Nistelrooy | 2003: Henry | 2004: Henry | 2005: Terry | 2006: Gerrard | 2007: C. Ronaldo | 2008: C. Ronaldo | 2009: Giggs | 2010: Rooney | 2011: Bale


FWA Footballer of the Year


1948: Matthews | 1949: Carey | 1950: Mercer | 1951: Johnston | 1952: Wright | 1953: Lofthouse | 1954: Finney | 1955: Revie | 1956: Trautmann | 1957: Finney | 1958: Blanchflower | 1959: Owen | 1960: Slater | 1961: Blanchflower | 1962: Adamson | 1963: Matthews | 1964: Moore | 1965: Collins | 1966: B. Charlton | 1967: J. Charlton | 1968: Best | 1969: Book/Dave Mackay | 1970: Bremner | 1971: McLintock | 1972: Banks | 1973: Jennings | 1974: Callaghan | 1975: Mullery | 1976: Keegan | 1977: Hughes | 1978: Burns | 1979: Dalglish | 1980: McDermott | 1981: Thijssen | 1982: Perryman | 1983: Dalglish | 1984: Rush | 1985: Southall | 1986: Lineker | 1987: Allen | 1988: Barnes | 1989: Nicol | 1990: Barnes | 1991: Strachan | 1992: Lineker | 1993: Waddle | 1994: Shearer | 1995: Klinsmann | 1996: Cantona | 1997: Zola | 1998: Bergkamp | 1999: Ginola | 2000: Keane | 2001: Sheringham | 2002: Pirès | 2003: Henry | 2004: Henry | 2005: Lampard | 2006: Henry | 2007: C. Ronaldo | 2008: C. Ronaldo | 2009: Gerrard | 2010: Rooney | 2011: Parker
 
List of football clubs in England
A
Club?     Division?     Level?
A.F.C. Aldermaston     Wessex League Division One     10
AFC Blackpool     North West Counties League First Division     10
AFC Bournemouth     Football League One     3
AFC Dunstable     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
AFC Emley     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
AFC Fylde     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
AFC Hayes     Southern League Division One South & West     8
AFC Hornchurch     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
AFC Kempston Rovers     United Counties League Division One     10
AFC Liverpool     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
AFC Portchester     Wessex League Division One     10
AFC Sheppey     Kent County League Division One East     12
AFC Smethwick     Midland Combination Division Two     12
AFC Sudbury     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
AFC Telford United     Conference North     6
AFC Totton     Southern League Division One South & West     8
AFC Wallingford     North Berks League Division One     11
AFC Wimbledon     Football League Two     4
AFC Wombourne United     West Midlands League Division One     11
AFC Wulfrunians     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Abbey Hey     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Abingdon Town     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Abingdon United     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Accrington Stanley     Football League Two     4
Adderbury Park     Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division     11
Aldershot Town     Football League Two     4
Alfreton Town     Conference North     6
Almondsbury UWE     Western League Division One     10
Almondsbury Town     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Alnwick Town     Northern Alliance Premier Division     11
Alphington     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Alresford Town     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Alsager Town     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Alton Town     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Altrincham     Conference National     5
Alvechurch     Midland Alliance     9
Alveston     Midland Combination Division One     11
Amersham Town     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Amesbury Town     Wessex League Division One     10
Ampthill Town     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Andover     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Andover New Street     Wessex League Division One     10
Anstey Nomads     East Midlands Counties League     10
Appleby Frodingham     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Appledore     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Archdale     Midland Combination Division One     11
Ardley United     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Arlesey Town     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Armthorpe Welfare     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Arnold Town     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Arsenal     Premier League     1
Arundel     Sussex County League Division One     9
Ascot United     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Ash United     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Ashford Town (Kent)     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Ashford Town (Middlesex)     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Ashington     Northern League Division One     9
Ashton Athletic     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Ashton Town     North West Counties League First Division     10
Ashton United     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Askern Villa     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Aston Clinton     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Aston Villa     Premier League     1
Atherstone Town     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Atherton Collieries     North West Counties League First Division     10
Atherton Laburnum Rovers     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Aveley     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Axminster Town     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Aylesbury United     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Aylesbury     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Aylestone Park     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
 B
Club?     Division?     Level?
Backwell United     Somerset County League Premier Division     11
Bacup Borough     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Badshot Lea     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Baldock Town Letchworth     Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division     11
Bamber Bridge     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Banbury United     Southern League Premier Division     7
Banstead Athletic     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Bardon Hill Sports     East Midlands Counties League     10
Barking     Essex Senior League     9
Barkingside     Essex Senior League     9
Barnet     Football League Two     4
Barnoldswick Town     North West Counties League First Division     10
Barnsley     Football League Championship     2
Barnstaple Town     Western League Premier Division     9
Barrow     Conference National     5
Barrow Town     East Midlands Counties League     10
Bartley Green     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Barton Rovers     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Barton Town Old Boys     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Barwell     Midland Alliance     9
Bashley     Southern League Premier Division     7
Basildon Town     Essex Olympian League Division Three     14
Basildon United     Essex Senior League     9
Basingstoke Town     Conference South     6
Bath City     Conference National     5
Beaconsfield SYCOB     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Beccles Town     Anglian Combination Premier Division     11
Beckenham Town     Kent League Premier Division     9
Bedfont     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Bedfont Green     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Bedfont Sports     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Bedford     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Bedford Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Bedlington Terriers     Northern League Division One     9
Bedworth United     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Belper Town     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Bemerton Heath Harlequins     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Bentley Colliery     Central Midlands League Premier Division     12
Berkhamsted     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Berwick Rangers1     Scottish Football League Third Division (Level 4 of Scottish football league system)   
Bethnal Green United     Essex Senior League     9
Bewdley Town     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Bexhill United     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Bicester Town     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Bickleigh     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Biddulph Victoria     Midland Alliance     9
Bideford     Western League Premier Division     9
Biggleswade Town     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Biggleswade United     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Bilbrook     West Midlands League Division One     11
Billericay Town     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Billingham Synthonia     Northern League Division One     9
Billingham Town     Northern League Division One     9
Bilston Town     West Midlands League Division One     11
Binfield     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Birmingham City     Football League Championship     2
Birstall United     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
Birtley Town     Northern League Division Two     10
Bishop Auckland     Northern League Division One     9
Bishop Sutton     Western League Premier Division     9
Bishop's Cleeve     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Bishop's Stortford     Conference South     6
Bitton     Western League Premier Division     9
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
Blackburn Rovers     Premier League     1
Blackfield & Langley     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Blackheath Town     West Midlands League Division One     11
Blackpool     Football League Championship     2
Blackpool Wren Rovers     West Lancashire League Premier Division     11
Blackstones     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Blackwell Miners Welfare     East Midlands Counties League     10
Blackwood     Midland Combination Division Three     13
Blandford United     Dorset Premier League     11
Bletchley Town     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Blidworth Welfare     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Bloxwich United     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Blyth Spartans     Conference North     6
Bodmin Town     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Bognor Regis Town     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Boldmere St. Michaels     Midland Alliance     9
Bolehall Swifts     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Bolton Wanderers     Premier League     1
Bookham     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Bootle     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Boreham Wood     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Borrowash Victoria     East Midlands Counties League     10
Bosham     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Boston Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Boston United     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Bottesford Town     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Bourne Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Bournemouth     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Bovey Tracey     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Bowers & Pitsea     Essex Senior League     9
Brache Sparta     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Brackley Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Bracknell Town     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Bradford City     Football League Two     4
Bradford Park Avenue     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Bradford Town     Western League Division One     10
Brading Town     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Braintree Town     Conference South     6
Brandon United     Northern League Division Two     10
Brantham Athletic     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Brentford     Football League One     3
Brentwood Town     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Brereton Social     Midland Combination Division One     11
Bridgnorth Town     Midland Alliance     9
Bridgwater Town     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Bridlington Town     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Bridport     Western League Division One     10
Brigg Town     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Brighouse Town     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Brighton & Hove Albion     Football League Championship     2
Brimsdown Rovers     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Brislington     Western League Premier Division     9
Bristol City     Football League Championship     2
Bristol Manor Farm     Western League Premier Division     9
Bristol Rovers     Football League Two     4
Broadbridge Heath     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Brockenhurst     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Brocton     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Brodsworth Welfare     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Bromley     Conference South     6
Bromsgrove Rovers     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Bromyard Town     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Broxbourne Borough V & E     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Buckingham Athletic     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Buckingham Town     United Counties League Division One     10
Buckland Athletic     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Bucks Students Union     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Budleigh Salterton     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Bugbrooke St Michaels     United Counties League Division One     10
Bungay Town     Anglian Combination Division One     12
Burgess Hill Town     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Burnham     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Burnham Ramblers     Essex Senior League     9
Burnley     Football League Championship     2
Burntwood Town     Midland Combination Division One     11
Burscough     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Burton Albion     Football League Two     4
Burton Park Wanderers     United Counties League Division One     10
Bury     Football League One     3
Bury Town     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Bustleholme     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Buxton     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
 C
Club?     Division?     Level?
Cadbury Athletic     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Cadbury Heath     Western League Division One     10
Caddington     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Callington Town     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Calne Town     Western League Premier Division     9
Calverton Miners Welfare     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Camberley Town     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Cambridge City     Southern League Premier Division     7
Cambridge Regional College     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Cambridge United     Conference National     5
Camelford     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Cammell Laird     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Canterbury City     Kent County League Premier Division     11
Canvey Island     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Cardiff City2     Football League Championship     2
Carlisle United     Football League One     3
Carlton Town     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Carshalton Athletic     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Carterton     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Castle Vale     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Castle Vale JKS     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Causeway United     Midland Alliance     9
CB Hounslow United     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Chadderton     North West Counties League First Division     10
Chalfont St Peter     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Chalfont Wasps     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Chard Town     Western League Division One     10
Charlton Athletic     Football League One     3
Charnock Richard     West Lancashire League Premier Division     11
Chasetown     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Chatham Town     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Chatteris Town     Cambridgeshire County League Senior A Division     12
Cheadle Town     North West Counties League First Division     10
Chelmsford City     Conference South     6
Chelmsley Town     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Chelsea     Premier League     1
Cheltenham Saracens     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Cheltenham Town     Football League Two     4
Chertsey Town     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Chesham United     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Cheshunt     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Chessington & Hook United     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Chester City     Conference National     5
Chester-le-Street Town     Northern League Division One     9
Chesterfield     Football League One     3
Chichester City United     Sussex County League Division One     9
Chinnor     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Chippenham Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Chipping Norton Town     Witney and District League Division Two     15
Chipstead     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Chobham     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Chorley     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Christchurch     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Cinderford Town     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Cirencester Town     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Cirencester United     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Clanfield     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Clapton     Essex Senior League     9
Clements     Midland Combination Division Three     13
Clevedon Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Clevedon United     Western League Division One     10
Clipstone Welfare     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Clitheroe     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Clymping     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Clyst Rovers     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Coalville Town     Midland Alliance     9
Cobham     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Cobham Sports     Dorset Premier League     11
Cockfosters     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Codicote     Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division     11
Cogenhoe United     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Colchester United     Football League One     3
Colden Common     Hampshire Premier League     11
Coleshill Town     Midland Alliance     9
Colliers Wood United     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Colne     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Colney Heath     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Colwyn Bay2     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Concord Rangers     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Coney Hall     Kent County League Premier Division     11
Congleton Town     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Consett     Northern League Division One     9
Continental Star     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Corby Town     Conference North     6
Corinthian-Casuals     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Cornard United     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Corsham Town     Western League Premier Division     9
Coton Green     Midland Combination Division One     11
Coulsdon United     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Cove     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Coventry Amateurs     Midland Combination Division Three     13
Coventry City     Football League Championship     2
Coventry Copsewood     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Coventry Sphinx     Midland Alliance     9
Cowes Sports     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Cradley Town     Midland Alliance     9
Cranfield United     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Crawley Down     Sussex County League Division One     9
Crawley Green Sports     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Crawley Town     Football League Two     4
Cray Valley Paper Mills     Kent County League Premier Division     11
Cray Wanderers     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Crediton United     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Crescent Rovers     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Crewe Alexandra     Football League Two     4
Cricklade Town     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Crockenhill     Kent County League Division One West     12
Cromer Town     Anglian Combination Premier Division     11
Crook Town     Northern League Division Two     10
Crowborough Athletic     Sussex County League Division One     9
Croydon     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Croydon Athletic     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Croydon Municipal     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Crystal Palace     Football League Championship     2
Cullompton Rangers     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Curzon Ashton     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
 D
Club?     Division?     Level?
Dagenham & Redbridge     Football League Two     4
Daisy Hill     North West Counties League First Division     10
Dalton United     West Lancashire League Premier Division     11
Darlaston Town     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Darlington     Conference National     5
Darlington Railway Athletic     Northern League Division Two     10
Dartford     Conference South     6
Dartmouth     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Daventry Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Daventry United     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Dawlish Town     Western League Premier Division     9
Deal Town     Kent League Premier Division     9
Debden Sports     Hertfordshire Senior County League Senior Division One     12
Debenham LC     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Deeping Rangers     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Derby County     Football League Championship     2
Dereham Town     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Desborough Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Devizes Town     Western League Division One     10
Didcot Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Dinnington Town     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Diss Town     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Dobwalls     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Doncaster Rovers     Football League Championship     2
Dorchester Town     Conference South     6
Dorking     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Dorking Wanderers     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Dosthill Colts     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Dover Athletic     Conference South     6
Downham Town     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Downton     Wessex League Division One     10
Droitwich Spa     Midland Combination Division One     11
Droylsden     Conference North     6
Dudley Sports     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Dudley Town     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Dudley United     West Midlands League Division One     11
Dunkirk     East Midlands Counties League     10
Dulwich Hamlet     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Dunstable Town     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Dunston UTS     Northern League Division One     9
Durham City     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
 E
Club?     Division?     Level?
Eagley     West Lancashire League Premier Division     11
Earslwood Town     Midland Combination Division One     11
Easington Colliery     Wearside League     11
Easington Sports     Hellenic League Division One West     10
East Cowes Victoria Athletic     Wessex League Division One     10
East Grinstead Town     Sussex County League Division One     9
East Preston     Sussex County League Division Two     10
East Thurrock United     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Eastbourne Borough     Conference National     5
Eastbourne Town     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Eastbourne United Association     Sussex County League Division One     9
Eastleigh     Conference South     6
Eastwood Town     Conference North     6
Ebbsfleet United     Conference South     6
Eccleshall     North West Counties League First Division     10
Eccleshill United     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Egham Town     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Elburton Villa     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Ellesmere Rangers     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Ellistown     East Midlands Counties League     10
Elmore     Western League Division One     10
Ely City     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Enfield (1893)     Essex Senior League     9
Enfield Town     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Enville Athletic     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Epsom & Ewell     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Erith & Belvedere     Kent League Premier Division     9
Erith Town     Kent League Premier Division     9
Esh Winning     Northern League Division One     9
Eton Manor     Essex Senior League     9
Eton Wick     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Eversley     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Everton     Premier League     1
Evesham United     Southern League Premier Division     7
Exeter City     Football League One     3
Exeter Civil Service     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Exmouth Town     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Eynesbury Rovers     United Counties League Division One     10
 F
Club?     Division?     Level?
F.C. Clacton     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
F.C. Halifax Town     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
F.C. United of Manchester     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Fairfield Villa     Midland Combination Division One     11
Fairford Town     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Fakenham Town     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Falmouth Town     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Fareham Town     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Farleigh Rovers     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Farnborough     Southern League Premier Division     7
Farnborough North End     Wessex League Division One     10
Farnham Town     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Farsley Celtic     Conference North     6
Faversham Town     Kent League Premier Division     9
Fawley     Wessex League Division One     10
Feckenham     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Felixstowe & Walton United     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Feltham     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Finchampstead     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Fisher     Kent League Premier Division     9
Flackwell Heath     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Fleet Spurs     Wessex League Division One     10
Fleet Town     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Fleetlands     Hampshire Premier League     11
Fleetwood Town     Conference National     5
Flixton     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Folkestone Invicta     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Forest     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Forest Green Rovers     Conference National     5
Formby     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Foxhole Stars     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Friar Lane & Epworth     Midland Alliance     9
Frickley Athletic     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Frimley Green     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Frome Town     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Fulbourn Institute     Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division     11
Fulham     Premier League     1
 G
Club?     Division?     Level?
G.S.A. Sports     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Gainsborough Trinity     Conference North     6
Galmpton Gents     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Garforth Town     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Garswood United     Cheshire League Division One     11
Gateshead     Conference National     5
Gedling Miners Welfare     East Midlands Counties League     10
Gedling Town     East Midlands Counties League     10
Gillingham     Football League Two     4
Gillingham Town     Western League Division One     10
Glastonbury Town     Somerset County League Premier Division     11
Glapwell     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Glasshoughton Welfare     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Glossop North End     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Gloucester City     Conference North     6
Godalming Town     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Godmanchester Rovers     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Godolphin Atlantic     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Goodrich     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Goole     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Gorleston     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Gornal Athletic     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Gosport Borough     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Graham Street Prims     East Midlands Counties League     10
Grantham Town     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Grays Athletic     Conference South     6
Great Shelford     Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division     11
Great Wakering Rovers     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Great Yarmouth Town     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Greenhill     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Greenwich Borough     Kent League Premier Division     9
Greenwood Meadows     East Midlands Counties League     10
Gresley     East Midlands Counties League     10
Grimsby Borough     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Grimsby Town     Conference National     5
Guildford City     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Guisborough Town     Northern League Division Two     10
Guiseley     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
 H
Club?     Division?     Level?
Hadleigh United     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Hadley     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Hailsham Town     Sussex County League Division One     9
Halesowen Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Hall Road Rangers     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Hallam     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Hallen     Western League Premier Division     9
Halstead Town     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Hamble ASSC     Wessex League Division One     10
Hampton     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Hampton & Richmond Borough     Conference South     6
Hamworthy United     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Hanley Town     Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division     11
Hanwell Town     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Hanworth Villa     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Hardwicke     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Harefield United     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Haringey & Waltham Development     Essex Senior League     9
Haringey Borough     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Harlow Town     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Harpenden Town     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Harrogate Railway Athletic     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Harrogate Town     Conference North     6
Harrow Borough     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Harrow Hill     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Harrowby United     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Hartlepool United     Football League One     3
Hartley Wintney     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Harwich & Parkeston     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Harworth Colliery Institute     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Hassocks     Sussex County League Division One     9
Hastings United     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Hatfield Main     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Hatfield Town     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Havant & Waterlooville     Conference South     6
Haverhill Rovers     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Hayes & Yeading United     Conference National     5
Hayle     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Hayling United     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Haywards Heath Town     Sussex County League]] Division Three     11
Headington Amateurs     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Heanor Town     East Midlands Counties League     10
Heath Town Rangers     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Heath Hayes     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Heather St John's     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Hebburn Town     Northern League Division Two     10
Hednesford Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Helston Athletic     Cornwall Combination     12
Hemel Hempstead Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Hemsworth Miners Welfare     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Hendon     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Hengrove Athletic     Western League Division One     10
Henley Forest     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Henley Town     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Hereford United     Football League Two     4
Herne Bay     Kent League Premier Division     9
Hertford Town     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Heybridge Swifts     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Highfield Rangers     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
Highgate United     Midland Alliance     9
Highworth Town     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Hillingdon Borough     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Hinckley Downes     East Midlands Counties League     10
Hinckley United     Conference North     6
Histon     Conference National     5
Hitchin Town     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Hoddesdon Town     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Holbeach United     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Holbrook Miners Welfare     East Midlands Counties League     10
Holker Old Boys     North West Counties League Division One     10
Holmer Green     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Holmesdale     Kent League Premier Division     9
Holsworthy     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Holwell Sports     East Midlands Counties League     10
Holyport     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Hook Norton     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Horden Colliery Welfare     Northern League Division One     9
Horley Town     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Horndean     Wessex League Division One     10
Horsham     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Horsham YMCA     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Hucknall Town     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Huddersfield Town     Football League One     3
Hull City     Football LeagueChampionship     2
Hullbridge Sports     Essex Senior League     9
Hungerford Town     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Huntingdon Town     United Counties League Division One     10
Hurstpierpoint     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Hyde United     Conference North     6
Hythe & Dibden     Wessex League Division One     10
Hythe Town     Kent League Premier Division     9
 I
Club?     Division?     Level?
Ibstock United     East Midlands Counties League     10
Ifield Edwards     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Ilford     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Ilfracombe Town     Western League Premier Division     9
Inkberrow     Midland Combination Division Three     13
Ipswich Town     Football League Championship     2
Ipswich Wanderers     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Irchester United     United Counties League Division One     10
Irlam     North West Counties League First Division     10
Ivybridge Town     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
 J
Club?     Division?     Level?
James King Blisworth     Northamptonshire Combination Division One     12
Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association     Northern League Division Two     10
 K
Club?     Division?     Level?
Kendal Town     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Kenilworth Town K H     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Kent Athletic     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Kentish Town     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Kettering Town     Conference National     5
Keynsham Town     Western League Division One     10
Kidderminster Harriers     Conference National     5
Kidlington     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Kidsgrove Athletic     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Kimberley Town     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Kings Langley     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Kingsbury London Tigers     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Kingstonian     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Kintbury Rangers     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Kirby Muxloe     Midland Alliance     9
Kirkley & Pakefield     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Kiveton Park     Central Midlands League Premier Division     12
Knaphill     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Knaresborough Town     West Yorkshire League Premier Division     11
Knebworth     Hertfordshire Senior County League Senior Division One     12
Knowle     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
 L
Club?     Division?     Level?
Lancaster City     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Lancing     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Langford     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Larkhall Athletic     Western League Premier Division     9
Launceston     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Launton Sports     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Laverstock & Ford     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Leamington     Southern League Premier Division     7
Leamington Hibernian     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Leatherhead     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Ledbury Town     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Leeds Carnegie     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Leeds United     Football League Championship     2
Leek CSOB     North West Counties League First Division     10
Leek Town     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Leicester City     Football League Championship     2
Leigh Genesis     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Leighton Town     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Leiston     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Letcombe     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Leverstock Green     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Lewes     Conference South     6
Leyton     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Leyton Orient     Football League One     3
Lichfield City     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Lincoln City     Conference National     5
Lincoln Moorlands Railway     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Lincoln United     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Lingfield     Sussex County League Division One     9
Liskeard Athletic     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Liss Athletic     Hampshire Premier League     11
Little Common     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Littlehampton Town     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Littleton     Midland Combination Division One     11
Liverpool     Premier League     1
Liversedge     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Liverton United     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Locks Heath     Hampshire Premier League     11
London APSA     Essex Senior League     9
London Colney     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Long Buckby     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Long Eaton United     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Long Melford     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Long Sutton Athletic     Peterborough and District League Division One     12
Longwell Green Sports     Western League Premier Division     9
Lordswood     Kent League Premier Division     9
Loughborough Dynamo     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Loughborough University     Midland Alliance     9
Lowestoft Town     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Loxwood     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Ludlow Town     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Luton Town     Conference National     5
Lutterworth Town     Leicestershire Senior League Division One     12
Lydney Town     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Lye Town     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Lymington Town     Wessex League Premier Division     9
 M
Club?     Division?     Level?
Macclesfield Town     Football League Two     4
Maidenhead United     Conference South     6
Maidstone United     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Maghull     West Cheshire Amateur League Division One     11
Maine Road     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Maldon Town     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Malmesbury Victoria     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Maltby Main     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Malvern Town     Midland Alliance     9
Manchester City     Premier League     1
Manchester United     Premier League     1
Mangotsfield United     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Mansfield Town     Conference National     5
March Town United     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Margate     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Marine     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Market Drayton Town     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Marlow     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Marlow United     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Marske United     Northern League Division Two     10
Massey Ferguson     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Matlock Town     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Meir KA     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Melksham Town     Western League Premier Division     9
Merrow     Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Premier Division     12
Merstham     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Merthyr Town2     Western League Division One     7
Metropolitan Police     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Mickleover Sports     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Middlesbrough     Football League Championship     2
Middlewich Town     Cheshire League Division One     11
Midhurst & Easebourne     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Mildenhall Town     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Mile Oak     Sussex County League Division One     9
Mile Oak Rovers     Midland Combination Division One     11
Millbrook     East Cornwall League Division One     13
Millwall     Football League Championship     2
Milton Keynes Dons     Football League One     3
Milton Keynes Wanderers     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Milton United (Oxon)     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Minehead     Western League Division One     10
Mole Valley S.C.R.     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Molesey     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Moneyfields     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Morecambe     Football League Two     4
Morpeth Town     Northern League Division One     9
Mossley     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Mousehole     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Mullion     Cornwall Combination     12
Mursley United     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Murton     Northern Alliance Premier Division     11
 N
Club?     Division?     Level?
Nantwich Town     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Needham Market     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Nelson     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Nestlé Rowntree     York League Division One     15
Nettleham     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
New Bradwell St Peter     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
New Brighton     West Cheshire Amateur League Division Two     12
New Mills     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
New Milton Town     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Newark Town     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Newbury     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Newcastle Benfield     Northern League Division One     9
Newcastle Town     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Newcastle United     Premier League     1
Newhall United     Midland Combination Division One     11
Newhaven     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Newmarket Town     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Newport County2     Conference National     5
Newport (IOW)     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Newport Pagnell Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Newquay     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Newton Abbot Spurs     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
North Ferriby United     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
North Greenford United     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
North Leigh     Southern League Division One South & West     8
North Shields     Northern League Division Two     10
Northallerton Town     Northern League Division Two     10
Northampton ON Chenecks     United Counties League Division One     10
Northampton Sileby Rangers     United Counties League Division One     10
Northampton Spencer     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Northampton Town     Football League Two     4
Northfield Town     Midland Combination Division One     11
Northwich Victoria     Conference North     6
Northwood     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Norton & Stockton Ancients     Northern League Division One     9
Norton Sports     Kent League Premier Division     9
Norton United     North West Counties League Division One     10
Norwich CEYMS     Anglian Combination Division Two     13
Norwich City     Premier League     1
Norwich United     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Nostell Miners Welfare     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Nottingham Forest     Football League Championship     2
Notts County     Football League One     3
Nuneaton Griff     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Nuneaton Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
 O
Club?     Division?     Level?
Oadby Town     Midland Alliance     9
Oakwood     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Odd Down     Western League Division One     10
Okehampton Argyle     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Old Bradwell United     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Old Woodstock Town     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Oldham Athletic     Football League One     3
Oldham Town     North West Counties League Division One     10
Oldland Abbotonians     Western League Division One     10
Ollerton Town     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Olney Town     United Counties League Division One     10
Ossett Albion     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Ossett Town     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Ottery St Mary     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Overton United     Hampshire Premier League     11
Oxford City     Southern League Premier Division     7
Oxford City Nomads     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Oxford United     Football League Two     4
Oxhey Jets     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
 P
Club?     Division?     Level?
Padbury United     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Padiham     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Pagham     Sussex County League Division One     9
Parkgate     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Paulsgrove     Hampshire Premier League     11
Paulton Rovers     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Peacehaven & Telscombe     Sussex County League Division One     9
Pease Pottage Village     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Pegasus Juniors     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Pelsall Villa     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Penn & Tylers Green     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Penn Croft     West Midlands League Division One     11
Penrith     Northern League Division One     9
Penryn Athletic     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Penzance     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Perranporth     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Perrywood     Midland Combination Division Two     12
Pershore Town     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Peterborough Northern Star     United Counties League Division One     10
Peterborough United     Football League Championship     2
Peterlee Town     Northern Alliance Division One     12
Petersfield Town     Wessex League Division One     10
Pickering Town     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Pilkington XXX     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Pitstone & Ivinghoe     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Plymouth Argyle     Football League Two     4
Plymouth Parkway     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Plymstock United     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Polesworth     Midland Combination Division Three     13
Pontefract Collieries     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Ponteland United     Northern Alliance Premier Division     11
Poole Town     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Port Vale     Football League Two     4
Porthleven     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
Portishead Town     Western League Division One     10
Portland United     Dorset Premier League     11
Portsmouth     Football League Championship     2
Potters Bar Town     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Potton United     United Counties League Division One     10
Prescot Cables     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Preston North End     Football League One     3
Prestwich Heys     Manchester League Premier Division     11
Prestwood     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Purton     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Pyrford     Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Division One     13
 Q
Club?     Division?     Level?
Queens Park Rangers     Premier League     1
Quorn     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
 R
Club?     Division?     Level?
Racing Club Warwick     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Radcliffe Borough     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Radcliffe Olympic     East Midlands Counties League     10
Radford     East Midlands Counties League     10
Radstock Town     Western League Premier Division     9
Rainworth Miners Welfare     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Ramsbottom United     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Ramsgate     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Ratby Sports     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
Raunds Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Rayners Lane     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Raynes Park Vale     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Reading     Football League Championship     2
Reading Town     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Redbridge     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Redditch United     Conference North     6
Redhill     Sussex County League Division One     9
Reigate Priory     Surrey Elite Intermediate League     11
Retford United     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Ringmer     Sussex County League Division One     9
Ringwood Town     Wessex League Division One     10
Risborough Rangers     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Riverway     West Midlands League Division One     11
Rocester     Midland Alliance     9
Rochdale     Football League One     3
Rochdale Town     North West Counties League First Division     10
Roman Glass St George     Western League Division One     10
Romford     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Romsey Town     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Romulus     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Rossendale United     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Rossington Main     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Rotherham United     Football League Two     4
Rothley Imperial     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
Rothwell Corinthians     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Rothwell Town     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Rottingdean Village     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Royston Town     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Royal Marines     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Rugby Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Runcorn Linnets     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Rushall Olympic     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Rushden & Diamonds     Conference National     5
Rushden & Higham United     United Counties League Division One     10
Rustington     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Rye United     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Ryton     Northern League Division One     9
 S
Club?     Division?     Level?
Saffron Dynamo     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
Saffron Walden Town     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Salford City     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Salisbury City     Conference South     6
Saltash United     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Saltdean United     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Sandhurst Town     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Sandridge Rovers     Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division     11
Saxmundham     Ipswich and Suffolk Senior League Division One     12
Sawbridgeworth Town     Essex Senior League     9
Scarborough Athletic     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Scarborough Town     No Division for 2010/11     11
Scunthorpe United     Football League One     3
Seaford Town     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Seaham Red Star     Northern League Division Two     10
Selby Town     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Selsey     Sussex County League Division One     9
Sevenoaks Town     Kent League Premier Division     9
Shaftesbury     Wessex League Division One     10
Shawbury United     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Sheerness East     Vandenel Kent County League Division One East
Sheerwater     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Sheffield     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Sheffield United     Football League One     3
Sheffield Wednesday     Football League One     3
Shefford Town     Bedfordshire County Football League Division Two     13
Shenstone Pathfinder     West Midlands League Division One     11
Shepshed Dynamo     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Shepton Mallet     Western League Division One     10
Sherborne Town     Western League Premier Division     9
Sherburn White Rose     West Yorkshire League Premier Division     11
Sheringham     Anglian Combination Premier Division     11
Shifnal Town     Midland Alliance     9
Shildon     Northern League Division One     9
Shipston Excelsior     Midland Combination Division Three     13
Shirebrook Town     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Shirley Town     Midland Combination Division One     11
Shoreham     Sussex County League Division One     9
Shortwood United     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Shottermill & Haslemere     Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Premier Division     12
Shrewsbury Town     Football League Two     4
Shrewton United     Western League Division One     10
Shrivenham     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Sidlesham     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Sidley United     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Silsden     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Sittingbourne     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Skelmersdale United     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Slade Green     Kent League Premier Division     9
Sleaford Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Slimbridge     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Slough Town     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Soham Town Rangers     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Solihull Moors     Conference North     6
Somersham Town     Cambridgeshire County League Senior A Division     12
South Kilburn     Hellenic League Division One East     10
South Liverpool     Liverpool County Premier League Premier Division     11
South Normanton Athletic     Central Midlands League Premier Division     12
South Park     Combined Counties League Division One     10
South Shields     Northern League Division One     9
Southall     Middlesex County League Premier Division     11
Southam United     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Southampton     Football League Championship     2
Southend Manor     Essex Senior League     9
Southend United     Football League Two     4
Southport     Conference National     5
Southwick     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Spalding United     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Spennymoor Town     Northern League Division One     9
Spixworth United     Anglian Combination Premier Division     11
Sport London e Benfica     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Sporting Bengal United     Kent League Premier Division     9
Sporting Khalsa     West Midlands League Division One     11
Squires Gate     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
St Albans City     Conference South     6
St Andrews     East Midlands Counties League     10
St Austell     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
St Blazey     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
St Francis Rangers     Sussex County League Division One     9
St Helens Town     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
St Ives Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
St. Margaretsbury     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
St Neots Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Stafford Rangers     Conference North     6
Stafford Town     West Midlands League Division One     11
Staines Lammas     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Staines Town     Conference South     6
Stalybridge Celtic     Conference North     6
Stamford     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Stansted     Essex Senior League     9
Stanway Rovers     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Stapenhill     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
Staveley Miners Welfare     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Stevenage Borough     Football League One     3
Stewart & Lloyds Corby     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Steyning Town     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Stockbridge     Wessex League Division One     10
Stockingford Allotments Association     Midland Combination Division One     11
Stockport County     Conference National     5
Stocksbridge Park Steels     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Stoke City     Premier League     1
Stoke Gabriel     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Stokesley     Northern League Division Two     10
Stone Dominoes     North West Counties League Division One     10
Stonewall     Middlesex County League Premier Division     11
Stony Stratford Town     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Storrington     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Stotfold     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Stourbridge     Southern League Premier Division     7
Stourport Swifts     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Stowmarket Town     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Stratford Town     Midland Alliance     9
Street     Western League Premier Division     9
Studley     Midland Alliance     9
Sturminster Newton United     Dorset Premier League     11
Sun Postal Sports     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Sunderland     Premier League     1
Sunderland Ryhope Community Association     Northern League Division Two     10
Sutton Coldfield Town     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Sutton Town     Central Midlands League Supreme Division     11
Sutton United     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Swaffham Town     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Swanage Town & Herston     Dorset Premier League     11
Swansea City2     Premier League     1
Swindon Supermarine     Southern League Premier Division     7
Swindon Town     Football League Two     4
 T
Club?     Division?     Level?
Tadcaster Albion     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Tadley Calleva     Wessex League Division One     10
Takeley     Essex Senior League     9
Tamworth     Conference National     5
Taunton Town     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Tavistock     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
TD Shipley     Sussex County League Division Three     11
Team Bury     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Team Northumbria     Northern League Division Two     10
Teignmouth     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Teversal     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Thackley     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Thame United     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Thamesmead Town     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Thatcham Town     Southern League Division One South & West     8
The 61     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
The New Saints3     Welsh Premier League (Level 1 of the Welsh football league system)   
Thetford Town     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Thimblemill Recreation     Midland Combination Division One     11
Thornaby     Northern League Division Two     10
Thorne Colliery     Central Midlands League Premier Division     12
Thrapston Town     United Counties League Division One     10
Three Bridges     Sussex County League Division One     9
Thurmaston Town     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
Thurnby Nirvana     Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division     11
Thurrock     Conference South     6
Tilbury     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Tipton Town     Midland Alliance     9
Tiptree United     Essex Senior League     9
Tiverton Town     Southern League Premier Division     7
Tividale     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Tokyngton Manor     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Tonbridge Angels     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Tongham     Surrey Elite Intermediate League     11
Tooting & Mitcham United     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Torpoint Athletic     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Torquay United     Football League Two     4
Torrington     North Devon League Premier Division     12
Totnes & Dartington Sports     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Tottenham Hotspur     Premier League     1
Totternhoe     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Totton & Eling     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Tow Law Town     Northern League Division One     9
Trafford     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Tranmere Rovers     Football League One     3
Trefonen3     Montgomeryshire League Division Two (Level 6 of the Welsh football league system)   
Tring Athletic     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Tring Corinthians     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Trowbridge Town     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Truro City     Southern League Premier Division     7
Tuffley Rovers     Gloucestershire County League     11
Tunbridge Wells     Kent League Premier Division     9
Turton     West Lancashire League Premier Division     11
Tytherington Rocks     Hellenic League Division One West     10
 U
Club?     Division?     Level?
Uckfield Town     Sussex County League Division Three     11
United Services Portsmouth     Wessex League Division One     10
University of Exeter     South West Peninsula League Division One East     11
Uxbridge     Southern League Division One South & West     8
 V
Club?     Division?     Level?
Vauxhall Motors     Conference North     6
Verwood Town     Wessex League Division One     10
VCD Athletic     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Vospers Oak Villa     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
VT     Southern League Division One South & West     8
 W
Club?     Division?     Level?
Wadebridge Town     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Wakefield     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Walsall     Football League One     3
Walsall Wood     Midland Combination Premier Division     10
Walsham-le-Willows     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Waltham Abbey     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Waltham Forest     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Walton & Hersham     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Walton Casuals     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Wantage Town     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Warboys Town     Peterborough and District League Division One     12
Ware     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Wareham Rangers     Dorset Senior League Senior Division     12
Warlingham     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Warley Development     West Midlands League Division One     11
Warminster Town     Wessex League Division One     10
Warrington Town     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Warstones Wanderers     West Midlands League Division One     11
Washington     Northern League Division Two     10
Watford     Football League Championship     2
Watton United     Anglian Combination Premier Division     11
Wealden     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Wealdstone     Isthmian League Premier Division     7
Wednesbury Town     West Midlands League Division One     11
Wednesfield     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Welling United     Conference South     6
Wellingborough Town     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Wellington (Herefords)     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Wellington (Somerset)     Western League Premier Division     9
Wellington Amateurs     West Midlands League Division One     11
Wells City     Western League Division One     10
Welton Rovers     Western League Premier Division     9
Welwyn Garden City     Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division     9
Wembley     Combined Counties League Premier Division     9
Wendron United     South West Peninsula League Division One West     11
West Allotment Celtic     Northern League Division One     9
West Auckland Town     Northern League Division One     9
West Bromwich Albion     Premier League     1
West Ham United     Football League Championship     2
West Midlands Police     Midland Combination Division One     11
Westbury United     Western League Division One     10
Westfield (Surrey)     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Westfield (Sussex)     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Westfields     Midland Alliance     9
Westland Sports     Dorset Premier League     11
Weston-super-Mare     Conference South     6
Weston St Johns     Somerset County League Division Two West     13
Weymouth     Conference South     6
Whickham     Northern League Division Two     10
Whitby Town     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Whitchurch Alport     Mid Cheshire Football League Division Two     12
Whitchurch United     Wessex League Division One     10
Whitehaven     Northern League Division Two     10
Whitehawk     Sussex County League Division One     9
Whitley Bay     Northern League Division One     9
Whitstable Town     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Whitton United     Eastern Counties League Division One     10
Whitworths     United Counties League Division One     10
Whyteleafe     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Wick     Sussex County League Division One     9
Wigan Athletic     Premier League     1
Wigan Robin Park     North West Counties League Division One     10
Willand Rovers     Western League Premier Division     9
Willenhall Town     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Willington     Wearside League     11
Wimborne Town     Wessex League Premier Division     9
Winchester Castle     Hampshire Premier League     11
Winchester City     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Windsor & Eton     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Wingate & Finchley     Isthmian League Division One North     8
Winsford United     North West Counties League Premier Division     9
Winslow United     Spartan South Midlands League Division One     10
Winterbourne United     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Winterton Rangers     Northern Counties East League Premier Division     9
Wisbech Town     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Witham Town     Essex Senior League     9
Witheridge     South West Peninsula League Premier Division     10
Witney United     Hellenic League Premier Division     9
Witton Albion     Northern Premier League Division One South     8
Wivenhoe Town     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Wodson Park     Spartan South Midlands League Division Two     11
Woking     Conference South     6
Wokingham & Emmbrook     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Wolverhampton Casuals     West Midlands League Premier Division     10
Wolverhampton United     West Midlands League Division One     11
Wolverhampton Wanderers     Premier League     1
Woodbridge Town     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Woodford United     Southern League Division One Midlands     8
Woodley Sports     Northern Premier League Division One North     8
Woodley Town     Hellenic League Division One East     10
Wootton Bassett Town     Hellenic League Division One West     10
Wootton Blue Cross     United Counties League Division One     10
Worcester City     Conference South     6
Worcester Park     Combined Counties League Division One     10
Workington     Conference North     6
Worksop Town     Northern Premier League Premier Division     7
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Worthing     Isthmian League Division One South     8
Worthing United     Sussex County League Division Two     10
Wrexham2     Conference National     5
Wroxham     Eastern Counties League Premier Division     9
Wycombe Wanderers     Football League One     3
Wythenshawe Amateurs     Manchester League Premier Division     11
 Y
Club?     Division?     Level?
Yate Town     Southern League Division One South & West     8
Yaxley     United Counties League Premier Division     9
Yeovil Town     Football League One     3
York City     Conference National     5
York Railway Institute     York League Division One     15
Yorkshire Amateur     Northern Counties East League Division One     10
Yorkshire Main     Central Midlands League Premier Division     12
Young Warriors     Midland Combination Division Three     13
 Fictional English Football Clubs
Earls Park     Footballers' Wives (fictional)
Even Stevens F.C.     Even Stevens F.C. (fictional)
Fulchester United     Viz (fictional)
Harchester United     Dream Team (fictional)
Melchester Rovers     Roy of the Rovers (fictional)
Renford Rejects     Renford Rejects TV series (fictional five a side)
Stratford East     Alex Rider book series (fictional)
Warbury Warriors     The Sun newspaper cartoon strip, Striker
Wirral County     Mike Bassett: Manager (fictional)

Great Britain (Welsh: Prydain Fawr, Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn Mhòr, Cornish: Breten Veur, Scots: Great Breetain), also known as Britain, is an island situated to the north-west of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, the largest European island and the largest of the British Isles. With a population of about 62 million people in mid-2010, it is the third most populous island in the world, after Java (Indonesia) and Honshū (Japan). It is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets. The island of Ireland lies to its west. Politically, Great Britain also refers to the island itself together with a number of surrounding islands, which constitute the territory of England, Scotland and Wales.[7][3][8][9][10][11]
All of the island is territory of the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and most of the United Kingdom's territory is in Great Britain. Most of England, Scotland, and Wales are on the island of Great Britain, as are their respective capital cities: London, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.
The Kingdom of Great Britain resulted from the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland with the Acts of Union 1707 on 1 May 1707 under Queen Anne. In 1801, under a new Act of Union, this kingdom merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) most of Ireland seceded from the Union, which then became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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List of urban areas in the United Kingdom

List of most populous built-up areas in England and Wales[edit]

The list below shows the most populous Built-up areas in England and Wales as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showing all those with a population in excess of 100,000 at the 2011 census.
Rank    Built-up area[2]    Population
(2011 Census)[2]
Area (km²)[2]    Density (People/km²)[2]    Major subdivisions[2]    Metropolitan Area[3][4]    Notable changes between 2001 and 2011 censuses [5]
1    Greater London Built-up area    9,787,426    1,737.9    5,630    London Boroughs, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Woking, Harlow, St Albans    London    The addition of Guildford, Harlow, Bracknell and St Albans
2    Greater Manchester Built-up area    2,553,379    630.3    4,051    Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury    Manchester    The addition of Golborne, Glossop and Newton-le-Willows
3    West Midlands Built-up area    2,440,986    598.9    4,076    Birmingham, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Dudley, Walsall, Solihull    West Midlands  
4    West Yorkshire Built-up area    1,777,934    487.8    3,645    Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Keighley, Halifax    Leeds-Bradford    The addition of Halifax
5    Liverpool Built-up area    864,122    199.6    4,329    Liverpool, Bootle, Litherland, Crosby, Prescot, St. Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield    Liverpool    The addition of Ashton-in-Makerfield
6    South Hampshire Built-up area    855,569    192.0    4,455    Southampton, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Horndean    Southampton-Portsmouth    Portsmouth Urban Area and Southampton Urban Area combined into one.
The addition of Hedge End, Locks Heath, Bursledon and Whiteley. Stubbington and Lee-on-the-Solent are no longer part of the built-up area.
7    Tyneside Built-up area    774,891    180.5    4,292    Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Whitley Bay, Jarrow    Newcastle-Sunderland    Washington, Chester-Le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring are no longer part of the built-up area.
8    Nottingham Built-up area    729,977    176.4    4,139    Nottingham, Beeston, Carlton, West Bridgford, Ilkeston, Hucknall    Nottingham-Derby  
9    Sheffield Built-up area    685,368    167.5    4,092    Sheffield, Rotherham, Rawmarsh    Sheffield  
10    Bristol Built-up area    617,280    144.4    4,274    Bristol, Filton, Pill, Frampton Cotterell, Winterbourne    Bristol  
11    Leicester Built-up area    508,916    109.4    4,653    Leicester, Syston, Whetstone, Birstall, Narborough, Enderby    Leicester    Ratby no longer part of the built-up area.
Addition of Narborough and Enderby
12    Brighton and Hove Built-up area    474,485    89.4    5,304    Brighton and Hove, Worthing, Littlehampton, Shoreham-by-Sea    Brighton    Rottingdean, Saltdean and Findon are no longer part of the built-up area.
13    Bournemouth/Poole Built-up area    466,266    131.0    3,559    Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Ferndown, New Milton, Wimborne Minster    Bournemouth/Poole    Ferndown and Wimborne Minster now part of the built-up area.
14    Cardiff Built-up area    447,287    102.3    4,370    Cardiff, Caerphilly, Penarth, Pontypridd    Cardiff-Newport    Caerphilly and Pontypridd now part of the built-up area.
15    Teesside Built-up area    376,633    108.2    3,482    Middlesbrough, Stockton-On-Tees, Billingham, Redcar    Middlesbrough  
16    Stoke-on-Trent Built-up area    372,775    103.9    3,588    Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove    Stoke-on-Trent  
17    Coventry Built-up area    359,262    81.3    4,420    Coventry, Bedworth    West Midlands  
18    Sunderland Built-up area    335,415    83.5    4,018    Sunderland, Washington, Chester-Le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring    Newcastle-Sunderland    Addition of Washington, Chester-Le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring
19    Birkenhead Built-up area    325,264    88.2    3,687    Birkenhead, Wallasey, Ellesmere Port, Bebington    Liverpool  
20    Reading Built-up area    318,014    83.7    3,800    Reading, Wokingham, Woodley, Crowthorne    London    Bracknell no longer part of the built-up area.
21    Kingston upon Hull Built-up area    314,018    82.6    3,802    Kingston upon Hull, Cottingham, Hessle    Hull  
22    Preston Built-up area    313,322    82.4    3,802    Preston, Bamber Bridge, Chorley, Fulwood, Leyland    Preston  
23    Newport Built-up area    306,844    84.2    3,643    Newport, Pontypool, Cwmbran, Blackwood, Risca, Ystrad Mynach    Cardiff-Newport    Pontypool, Cwmbran and Blackwood added to the built-up area.
24    Swansea Built-up area    300,352    87.6    3,431    Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Ystradgynlais, Pontardawe    Swansea    Ystradgynlais now part of the built-up area.
25    Southend-on-Sea Built-up area    295,310    71.8    4,111    Southend-on-Sea, Hullbridge, Rayleigh, Rochford    London    Hullbridge now part of the built-up area.
26    Derby Built-up area    270,468    64.1    4,219    Derby, Borrowash, Duffield    Nottingham-Derby  
27    Plymouth Built-up area    260,203    59.7    4,356    Plymouth, Plymstock    Plymouth  
28    Luton Built-up area    258,018    50.7    5,088    Luton, Dunstable, Houghton Regis    London  
29    Farnborough/Aldershot Built-up area    252,397    78.5    3,217    Farnborough, Aldershot, Camberley, Farnham, Frimley, Sandhurst, Yateley    London  
30    Medway Towns Built-up area    243,931    52.2    4,677    Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester    London  
31    Blackpool Built-up area    239,409    61.3    3,908    Blackpool, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton, Cleveleys    Blackpool    Fleetwood no longer forms part of the built-up area.
32    Milton Keynes Built-up area    229,941    62.5    3,678    Milton Keynes, Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, Woburn Sands    Milton Keynes    The addition of Woburn Sands.
33    Barnsley/Dearne Valley Built-up area    223,281    59.7    3,739    Barnsley, Wath upon Dearne, Wombwell, Hoyland    Sheffield  
34    Northampton Built-up area    215,963    57.9    3,731    Northampton, Collingtree    Northampton  
35    Norwich Built-up area    213,166    61.9    3,444    Norwich, Taverham, Costessey, Cringleford    Norwich  
36    Swindon Built-up area    185,609    47.1    3,945    Swindon, Broad Blunsdon, Blunsdon St Andrew    Swindon  
37    Crawley Built-up area    180,508    58.1    3,107    Crawley, Horley, East Grinstead, Copthorne, Crawley Down    London    The addition of East Grinstead, Copthorne and Crawley Down.
Reigate and Redhill no longer part of the built-up area.
38    Ipswich Built-up area    178,835    49.1    3,639    Ipswich, Kesgrave, Woodbridge    Ipswich  
39    Wigan Built-up area    175,405    43.8    4,009    Wigan, Skelmersdale, Standish, Ince-in-Makerfield    Manchester/Liverpool  
40    Mansfield Built-up area    171,958    48.4    3,556    Mansfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Mansfield Woodhouse    Nottingham-Derby  
41    Oxford Built-up area    171,380    37.4    4,585    Oxford, Kennington, Wheatley    Oxford    The addition of Kennington and Wheatley.
42    Warrington Built-up area    165,456    44.9    3,686    Warrington    Manchester/Liverpool  
43    Slough Built-up area    163,777    34.1    4,797    Slough, Stoke Poges, Poyle    London  
44    Peterborough Built-up area    163,379    44.2    3,693    Peterborough, Farcet    Peterborough  
45    Cambridge Built-up area    158,434    42.1    3,760    Cambridge, Fen Ditton, Girton, Histon    Cambridge  
46    Doncaster Built-up area    158,141    43.5    3,634    Doncaster, Bentley, Armthorpe, Sprotbrough    Sheffield  
47    York Built-up area    153,717    34.0    4,518    York, Earswick    York  
48    Gloucester Built-up area    150,053    40.4    3,718    Gloucester, Innsworth    Gloucester-Cheltenham  
49    Burnley Built-up area    149,422    35.7    4,183    Burnley, Colne, Nelson    Blackburn-Burnley  
50    Telford Built-up area    147,980    47.7    3,103    Telford, Broseley    Telford  
51    Blackburn Built-up area    146,521    35.6    4,115    Blackburn, Darwen    Blackburn-Burnley  
52    Basildon Built-up area    144,859    37.1    3,902    Basildon, Wickford, Ramsden Heath, North Benfleet    London    The addition of Wickford to the urban area.
53    Grimsby Built-up area    134,160    35.3    3,804    Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Waltham    Grimsby  
54    Hastings Built-up area    133,422    33.2    4,019    Hastings, Bexhill    Hastings  
55    High Wycome Built-up area    133,204    39.2    3398    High Wycombe, Cookham, Hughenden Valley    London  
56    Thanet Built-up area    125,370    27.9    4,495    Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs    Thanet  
57    Accrington/Rossendale Built-up area    125,059    30.0    4,168    Accrington, Rawtenstall, Bacup, Great Harwood, Haslingden, Oswaldtwistle    Blackburn-Burnley    Accrington Urban Area and Rossendale Urban Area combined.
58    Burton-upon-Trent Built-up area    122,199    35.0    3,487    Burton-upon-Trent, Swadlincote    Burton-upon-Trent    The addition of Swadlincote, Stapenhill and Winshill[6]
59    Colchester Built-up area    121,859    32.7    3,732    Colchester, Marks Tey    Colchester  
60    Eastbourne Built-up area    118,219    25.1    4,705    Eastbourne, Polegate    Eastbourne  
61    Exeter Built-up area    117,763    28.5    4,133    Exeter, Topsham    Exeter  
62    Cheltenham Built-up area    116,447    28.9    4,034    Cheltenham,    Gloucester-Cheltenham  
63    Paignton/Torquay Built-up area    115,410    31.5    3,667    Paignton, Torquay, Marldon    Torbay  
64    Lincoln Built-up area    114,879    32.7    3,518    Lincoln, North Hykeham    Lincoln  
65    Chesterfield Built-up area    113,057    34.6    3,263    Chesterfield, Staveley, Wingerworth, Holymoorside    Sheffield  
66    Chelmsford Built-up area    111,511    26.2    4,259    Chelmsford, Little Waltham    London  
67    Basingstoke    107,642    29.4    3,662    Basingstoke    Basingstoke  
68    Maidstone    107,627    25.4    4,229    Maidstone    London  
69    Bedford Built-up area    106,940    24.8    4,309    Bedford, Kempston    Bedford  
70    Worcester Built-up area    101,659    24.7    4,121    Worcester, Norton    Worcester  
List of most populous urban areas in Scotland[edit]

The list below shows the most populous Built-up areas in Scotland as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showing all those with a population in excess of 50,000 at the 2001 census.
Rank    Urban Area[7]    Population
(2001 Census)
Area (km²)    Density (People/km²)    Major subdivisions    Metropolitan Area[8][4]
1    Greater Glasgow    1,199,629    368.47    3,171.0    Glasgow, Paisley, Coatbridge, Clydebank, Motherwell, Wishaw    Glasgow
2    Edinburgh    420,893    120.11    3,765.0    Edinburgh, Musselburgh    Edinburgh
3    Aberdeen    193,379    60.94    3,238    Aberdeen, Cove Bay, Dyce    Aberdeen
4    Dundee    157,808    67    3,298    Dundee    Dundee
5    Falkirk    88,109    36.10    2,532    Falkirk, Grangemouth, Carron, Polmont, Stenhousemuir    Falkirk
6    East Kilbride    70,579    24.12    3,060    East Kilbride    Glasgow
7    Blantyre/Hamilton    68,572    22.63    2,911    Blantyre, Hamilton    Glasgow
8    Ayr/Prestwick    61,411    23.57    2,604    Ayr, Prestwick    Ayr
9    Livingston    50,771    26.07    2,283    Livingston, East Calder, Mid Calder    Edinburgh
List of most populous urban areas in Northern Ireland[edit]

The list below shows the most populous Built-up areas in Northern Ireland as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showing all those with a population in excess of 50,000 at the 2001 census.
Rank    Urban Area[9]    Population
(2001 Census)
Area (km²)    Density (People/km²)    Major subdivisions    Metropolitan Area[10][4]
1    Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area    579,554    161.67    2,990.2    Belfast, Castlereagh, Newtownabbey, Lisburn, Bangor    Belfast
2    Derry Urban Area    90,736    37.18    2,440    Derry, Culmore, Strathfoyle, Newbuildings, Creggan    Londonderry
3    Craigavon    57,685    37.70    1,530    Craigavon, Lurgan, Portadown, Bleary    Craigavon
Commentary[edit]

There is a spectrum that can be drawn between the conurbations that have a clear 'head' (such as Bristol and Leicester) to those that do not, known as multi-centred conurbations (such as Bournemouth/Poole and Teesside), via ones that are more borderline (West Midlands). In the case of the West Midlands, for example, the largest city, Birmingham did expand massively and is now considered to include areas that were formerly independent towns, such as Sutton Coldfield and Aston. However, here it stopped, with the Black Country and Wolverhampton retaining strong identities.
There are also various places where whilst not actually running into each other, the amount of development in a large area is substantial. Heavily built up areas of this type include :
West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire, which are all heavily built up but not entirely devoid of countryside (both are metropolitan counties).
The area consisting of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and parts of Cheshire (mainly Halton (borough) and Warrington) is heavily built up and considered by some to be a conurbation[11][12]
The London Commuter Belt consisting of Greater London and large densely populated parts of the home counties is heavily built up and is considered one of the world's largest cities.
Cardiff/Newport, consisting of the cities of Cardiff and Newport, Cwmbran, much of the eastern South Wales Valleys with towns such as Risca, Pontypool and Caerphilly and part of the Vale of Glamorgan including Penarth and Barry.[4]
The Nottingham-Derby Metropolitan area which mainly consists of three large conurbations, the Nottingham Urban Area, the Derby Urban Area and the Mansfield Urban Area