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[[Image:SundayLeagueFootball.jpg|thumb|300px|A Sunday league match in [[Manchester]] in 2007. | [[Image:SundayLeagueFootball.jpg|thumb|300px|A Sunday league match in [[Manchester]] in 2007. matches normally take place in public parks without Fans or spectators]] | ||
'''Sunday league football''' is a term used in Britain, Ireland and Australia to describe the amateur [[association football]] competitions which take place on Sunday rather than the more usual Saturday. The term ''pub league'' may also be used, owing to the number of [[public house]]s that enter teams. | '''Sunday league football''' is a term used in Britain, Ireland and Australia to describe the amateur [[association football]] competitions which take place on Sunday rather than the more usual Saturday. The term ''pub league'' may also be used, owing to the number of [[public house]]s that enter teams. Sunday league football is stereotypically seen as being of far lower quality than Saturday league football and involving players who are often unfit or [[hangover|hungover]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsc.co.uk/reviews/63-General/13952-we-are-sunday-league-by-ewan-flynn|title=We Are Sunday League by Ewan Flynn|work=[[When Saturday Comes]]|first=Pete|last=Brooksbank|date=November 2017|accessdate=26 April 2021}}</ref> As a result, the term "Sunday league" is colloquially used to describe a performance at any level of football which is seen as inept or amateurish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/cook-slams-itfc-players-after-wimbledon-draw-7922540|title=We're not far off a Sunday League team that has won a cup to play at Portman Road' - Cook on 0-0 draw with AFC Wimbledon|first=Stuart|last=Watson|work=East Anglia Daily Times|date=24 April 2021|accessdate=25 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2020/nov/05/football-weekly-extra-podcast-manchester-united-malaise-pressing-handball|title=Manchester United malaise, pressing and handball – Football Weekly Extra|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=5 November 2020|accessdate=26 April 2021}}</ref> Despite this perception higher leagues that include players who also play at a high level of semi-professional football on Saturdays. Which is called Saturday League football, which is at a higher level than sunday league.<ref name=happy>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/101-Non-League/4376-happy-sunday|title=Happy Sunday|work=[[When Saturday Comes]]|date=June 2008|accessdate=26 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
Sunday leagues are sanctioned by the local [[County Football Association]]. Sunday leagues do not form part of the hierarchical [[English football league system]], but Sunday teams can opt to switch to Saturday play and potentially rise up the levels of the league system. The [[FA Sunday Cup]] is a national knock-out competition for English Sunday league football teams administered by the FA, which has been staged since 1964.<ref name=happy /> | Sunday leagues are sanctioned by the local [[County Football Association]]. Sunday leagues do not form part of the hierarchical [[English football league system]], but Sunday teams can opt to switch to Saturday play and potentially rise up the levels of the league system. The [[FA Sunday Cup]] is a national knock-out competition for English Sunday league football teams administered by the FA, which has been staged since 1964.<ref name=happy /> | ||
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The most prominent single location for Sunday league football is [[Hackney Marshes]] in east London, which has been called the "spiritual home" of Sunday league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/in-pictures-hackney-marshes-the-spiritual-home-of-sunday-league-football-8947261.html|title=In pictures: Hackney Marshes - the spiritual home of Sunday League football|work=[[Evening Standard]]|accessdate=26 April 2021|date=26 November 2013|first=Gareth|last=Richman}}</ref> The oldest [[English Sunday League|Sunday League in England]] is the Edmonton & District Sunday Football League, based in North London, which was formed in 1925.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edmontonsundayfootball.co.uk/|title=Edmonton & District Sunday Football League|website=www.edmontonsundayfootball.co.uk|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409105940/http://www.edmontonsundayfootball.co.uk/|archive-date=2018-04-09|url-status=live}}</ref> | The most prominent single location for Sunday league football is [[Hackney Marshes]] in east London, which has been called the "spiritual home" of Sunday league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/in-pictures-hackney-marshes-the-spiritual-home-of-sunday-league-football-8947261.html|title=In pictures: Hackney Marshes - the spiritual home of Sunday League football|work=[[Evening Standard]]|accessdate=26 April 2021|date=26 November 2013|first=Gareth|last=Richman}}</ref> The oldest [[English Sunday League|Sunday League in England]] is the Edmonton & District Sunday Football League, based in North London, which was formed in 1925.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edmontonsundayfootball.co.uk/|title=Edmonton & District Sunday Football League|website=www.edmontonsundayfootball.co.uk|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409105940/http://www.edmontonsundayfootball.co.uk/|archive-date=2018-04-09|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In March 2012, Wheel Power F.C. won 58–0 against Nova 2010 F.C. in the Torbay Sunday League to record what was believed to be the largest | The biggest score in sunday league is In March 2012, Wheel Power F.C. won 58–0 against Nova 2010 F.C. in the Torbay Sunday League, and when Nova won 58-0 To Balham AFC in the London Sunday league to record what was believed to be the 2 largest victories ever achieved in British football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/news/story/_/id/1039207/wheel-power-fc-race-to-british-record-58-0-win|title=Wheel Power FC race to British record 58-0 win|date=23 March 2012 |publisher=espn.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725063416/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/news/story/_/id/1039207/wheel-power-fc-race-to-british-record-58-0-win|archive-date=25 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2012/03/22/amateur-football-club-wheel-power-fc-inflict-heaviest-ever-defeat-in-british-history-58-0-362206/#ixzz1qEjZlxlM|title=Amateur team Wheel Power FC inflict 'heaviest defeat in British history', 58-0|date=22 March 2012 |publisher=metro.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206022004/https://metro.co.uk/2012/03/22/amateur-football-club-wheel-power-fc-inflict-heaviest-ever-defeat-in-british-history-58-0-362206/|archive-date=6 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Television coverage== | ==Television coverage== | ||
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Sunday league football is a term used in Britain, Ireland and Australia to describe the amateur association football competitions which take place on Sunday rather than the more usual Saturday. The term pub league may also be used, owing to the number of public houses that enter teams. Sunday league football is stereotypically seen as being of far lower quality than Saturday league football and involving players who are often unfit or hungover.[1] As a result, the term "Sunday league" is colloquially used to describe a performance at any level of football which is seen as inept or amateurish.[2][3] Despite this perception higher leagues that include players who also play at a high level of semi-professional football on Saturdays. Which is called Saturday League football, which is at a higher level than sunday league.[4]
Sunday leagues are sanctioned by the local County Football Association. Sunday leagues do not form part of the hierarchical English football league system, but Sunday teams can opt to switch to Saturday play and potentially rise up the levels of the league system. The FA Sunday Cup is a national knock-out competition for English Sunday league football teams administered by the FA, which has been staged since 1964.[4]
The most prominent single location for Sunday league football is Hackney Marshes in east London, which has been called the "spiritual home" of Sunday league.[5] The oldest Sunday League in England is the Edmonton & District Sunday Football League, based in North London, which was formed in 1925.[6]
The biggest score in sunday league is In March 2012, Wheel Power F.C. won 58–0 against Nova 2010 F.C. in the Torbay Sunday League, and when Nova won 58-0 To Balham AFC in the London Sunday league to record what was believed to be the 2 largest victories ever achieved in British football.[7][8]
Television coverage
In 1991, Danny Baker hosted The Game, a TV series focusing on East London Sunday League matches at Hackney Marshes, on Friday nights on LWT. The title of the show was a spoof of The Match, formerly The Big Match, the banner under which major league matches were televised on ITV at the time. The series ran for six episodes, culminating in the final of the Dick Coppock Cup (for Division Four of the league).[9]
See also
References
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