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In 1967, Celtic became the first British team to win the European Cup.

The so-called Lisbon Lions beat Inter Milan 2-1 with a squad of players born within a 48km radius of their Parkhead stadium inGlasgow, Scotland.

Community clubs matter.

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Former PG Dip Journalism student at London College Communication.

Wrote a weekly football column for from 2001-2011.

Sam Allen I freelance football writer and sub-editor

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The annual Shrove Tuesday football event in Bromfield, CumbriaAs recorded by P. A. Ditchfield, Old English Sports, 1891

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The Football Pyramid

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A network of interconnected communities made up of professional and amateur leagues. The system has ahierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels.

There are over 140 leagues, comprising over 480 divisions. The exact number of clubs varies from year to year as teams join and leave leagues or fold altogether, but an estimated average of 15 clubs per divisionimplies that over 7,000 clubs are members of a league in the English football league system.

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99 Towns & Villages99 towns & villages

Abington Pigotts

Arrington

Babraham

Balsham

Bar Hill

Barrington

Bartlow

Barton

Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth

Bourn

Boxworth

Caldecote

Cambridge

Carlton

Castle Camps

Caxton

Childerley

Comberton

Conington

Cottenham

Cotton

Croxton

Croydon

Dry Drayton

Duxford

Elsworth

Eltisley

Fen Ditton

Fen Drayton

Fowlmere

Foxton

Fulbourn

Gamblingay

Girton

Granchester

Graveley

Gt Chishill

Gt. Shelford

Gt. Wilbraham

Guilden Morden

Hardwick

Harston

Haslingfield

Hatley

Hauxton

Heydon

Hildersham

Hinxton

Histon

Horningsea

Horseheath

Ickleton

Impington

Kingston

Knapwell

Landbeach

Linton

Little Abington

Little Chishill

Little Gransden

Little Shelford

Little Wilbraham

Littlington

Lolworth

Longstanton

Longstowe

Madingley

Melbourn

Meldreth

Milton

Newton

Oakington

Orwell

Over

Pampisford

Papworth Everard

Papworth St Agnes

Rampton

Sawston

Shepreth

Shingay-cum-Wendy

Shudy Camps

Stapleford

Steeple Morden

Stow-cum-Quy

Swavesey

Tadlow

Teversham

Thriplow

Toft

Waterbeach

West Wickham

West Wratting

Weston Colville

Westwick

Whaddon

Whittlesford

Willingham

Wimpole

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