In the sport of association football, each of the 11 players on a team is assigned to a particular position on the field of play.A team is made up of one goalkeeper and ten outfield players who fill various defensive, midfield, and attacking positions depending on the formation deployed. These positions describe both the player's main role and their area of operation on the pitch.

Blackburn Rovers ended their 81-year wait for the league title thanks to the strike partnership of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton which scored a total of more than 50 league goals. Manchester United would have made it three league titles in a row if they had been able to turn a 1–1 draw with West Ham United into a win on the final day of the season. . Newly promoted Nottingham …

The following is a list of most expensive association football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new world transfer records.The first recorded record transfer was of Willie Groves from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa for £100 in 1893 (equivalent to £12,000 in 2021). This occurred just eight years after …

Arts and entertainment Film and television. The Defender, a Canadian documentary; The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing; The Defender, a British-German action film "The Defender" (), a 1957 episode of Studio OneThe Defenders (1961 TV series), an American courtroom drama; The Defenders (2010 TV series), an American legal comedy-drama; The …

Queen's Park Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish football pyramid.Queen's Park is the oldest association football club in Scotland, having been founded in 1867, and is the oldest in the world outside England and Wales.. The club was fully amateur …

The 2021–22 season is the 125th season of competitive football in Scotland.The domestic season began on the weekend of 10 July 2021 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches. Most regional leagues began on the weekend of 17 July and the opening round of matches in the 2021–22 Scottish Professional Football League were played on 31 July.

2 September 2006 – Charlie Williams, 77, former Doncaster Rovers defender who later became a successful comedian. 9 September 2006 – Matt Gadsby, 27, Hinckley United defender, died on the pitch in a game against Harrogate Town. 9 September 2006 – Simon Patterson, 24, former Watford and Wycombe Wanderers striker, died in a car accident.

The 1872 association football match between the national teams of Scotland and England is officially recognised by FIFA as the sport's first-ever international. It took place on 30 November 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, the West of Scotland Cricket Club's ground in Partick, Glasgow.The match was watched by 4,000 spectators and finished as a 0–0 draw.

Séamus Coleman (/ ˈ ʃ eɪ m ə s ˈ k oʊ l m ən /; born 11 October 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back and captains both Premier League club Everton and the Republic of Ireland national team.. Originally a Gaelic footballer, Coleman started his association football career with St Catherine's in Killybegs. He joined League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers …

Diary of the season. 2 July 1990 – Leeds United prepare for their First Division comeback by signing midfielder Gary McAllister from Leicester City for £1million. 3 July 1990 – Chelsea pay a club record £1.6million for Wimbledon winger Dennis Wise. 4 July 1990 – England's World Cup hopes are ended in a semi-final defeat by West Germany, with Chris Waddle and Stuart …