New Posts For Thread: Post one interesting but unknown fact about your football clubhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-clubArsenal played their first ever game North of the river on the Isle of Dogs (Millwall) in December 11th 1886 That's inside the big river loop bend you see on the opening credits of Eastenders.Seemingly a response to a team called Eastern Wanderers whIt doesn't matter how much research and recording by local papers back then there is, the penalty kick was not incorporated in to the laws of the game until June 1891.It is likely that when McCrum's original proposal was being laughed at in 1890 thathttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544403#565544403It doesn't matter how much research and recording by local papers back then there is, the penalty kick was not incorporated in to the laws of the game until June 1891.It is likely that when McCrum's original proposal was being laughed at in 1890 thatThu, 20 Aug 2026 07:59:48 -0500I'd probably say yes as well as it is on reflection, as you couldn't actually say you scored the first ever penalty when someone else actually scored it, it's like Arsenal's red kits, google where we got those and it pings back umpteen stories abouthttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544367#565544367I'd probably say yes as well as it is on reflection, as you couldn't actually say you scored the first ever penalty when someone else actually scored it, it's like Arsenal's red kits, google where we got those and it pings back umpteen stories aboutThu, 20 Aug 2026 07:46:39 -0500Juventus play in their colours because of Notts County.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544359#565544359Juventus play in their colours because of Notts County.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:42:23 -0500Official or not, they were recorded in press, and followed the same procedure that was incorporated into the laws.Article also shows pitch markings of the era, and history of 18 yard box and 6 yard box.... It's good to know where these things originahttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544345#565544345Official or not, they were recorded in press, and followed the same procedure that was incorporated into the laws.Article also shows pitch markings of the era, and history of 18 yard box and 6 yard box.... It's good to know where these things originaThu, 20 Aug 2026 07:39:17 -0500Someone might also want to tell this guy who posted a 20 minute video on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU71dgRjgMwhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544295#565544295Someone might also want to tell this guy who posted a 20 minute video on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU71dgRjgMwThu, 20 Aug 2026 07:13:03 -0500I know but it was in Airdriehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544267#565544267I know but it was in AirdrieThu, 20 Aug 2026 07:04:01 -0500The gloriously named James McLuggage scored that first penalty for Royal Albert FC against Airdrie mes.Liverpool and Man Utd title winning sides have been for ever grateful for that decision by the IFAB in 1891 to allow penalties to be awarded in gahttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544265#565544265The gloriously named James McLuggage scored that first penalty for Royal Albert FC against Airdrie mes.Liverpool and Man Utd title winning sides have been for ever grateful for that decision by the IFAB in 1891 to allow penalties to be awarded in gaThu, 20 Aug 2026 07:03:05 -0500When we signed Phil Parkes from QPR it was a world record fee for a keeper at the time£565,000.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544263#565544263When we signed Phil Parkes from QPR it was a world record fee for a keeper at the time£565,000.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:02:48 -0500Yeah I did see that, but can we count regional leagues and friendly matches, if so then that would be the first ever recorded penalty, then someone would have to tell the local council in Airdie who have a blue plaque at the park where it was scoredhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544259#565544259Yeah I did see that, but can we count regional leagues and friendly matches, if so then that would be the first ever recorded penalty, then someone would have to tell the local council in Airdie who have a blue plaque at the park where it was scoredThu, 20 Aug 2026 07:01:17 -0500Might need to look again!!!Another quick look at the newspapers at the start of the 1890/91 season shows that the penalty kick was introduced in friendly and Midland League games. The first penalty kick took place at Turf Moor on the evening of thehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31909287/post-one-interesting-but-unknown-fact-about-your-football-club?post_id=565544211#565544211Might need to look again!!!Another quick look at the newspapers at the start of the 1890/91 season shows that the penalty kick was introduced in friendly and Midland League games. The first penalty kick took place at Turf Moor on the evening of theThu, 20 Aug 2026 06:37:51 -0500