#OnThisDay 18 Feb 1882 ☘️
Ireland (then one national side) plays its first soccer international at Bloomfield, Belfast
England romp to a 13-0 win in terrible conditions
It's still a record win for England, 143 years on
More on Irish football's international journey in my new book
https://bit.ly/3ZuaStC
Ireland (then one national side) plays its first soccer international at Bloomfield, Belfast
England romp to a 13-0 win in terrible conditions
It's still a record win for England, 143 years on
More on Irish football's international journey in my new book
https://bit.ly/3ZuaStC
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⚽ Why soccer in Belfast and Dublin evolved differently
⚽ The birth of Dublin clubs
⚽ The national side pre-split
...and more!
https://outsidewrite.co.uk/podcast-football-in-pre-partition-ireland/