This article is about the Northern Ireland football association. For the Republic of Ireland football association, see Football Association of Ireland.
The IFA was formed on 18 November 1880 by seven football clubs mostly in the Belfast area, as the organising body for the sport across all of Ireland. A meeting was called by Cliftonville of other football clubs that followed the rules set out by the Scottish Football Association (SFA). At that meeting, on 18 November of that year, seven clubs formed the IFA, making it the fourth oldest national football association in the world (after those of England, Scotland and Wales). The founding members were: Alexander, Avoniel, Cliftonville, Distillery, Knock, Moyola Park and Oldpark.[1] The IFA's first decision was to form an annual challenge cup competition similar to the FA Cup and Scottish Cup competitions, called the Irish Cup. Two years later, Ireland played its first international against England, losing 13–0 (which remains a record for both teams; a record win for England, and a record loss for (Northern) Ireland).
North/South split and the foundation of the Football Association of Irelandedit
Belfast Headquarters of the Irish Football Association at 20 Windsor Avenue, Belfast.
Shortly after the partition of Ireland, in 1921, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was established as a rival association to regulate the game in what was to become the Irish Free State. The immediate cause of the split lay in a bitter dispute over the venue for the replay of an Irish Cup match in 1921 involving Glentoran of Belfast and Shelbourne of Dublin. When the first cup match was drawn in Belfast, because of the Irish war of independence, the IFA reneged on a promise to play the replay in Dublin and scheduled the rematch again for Belfast. Shelbourne refused to comply and forfeited the Cup.[2] Such was the anger over the issue that the Leinster Football Association broke away from the IFA and formed its own national association. Those behind the FAI believed that football should be regulated by a federation based in the Irish Free State's capital, Dublin; they also accused the IFA of neglecting the development of the game in the South. The IFA's supporters argued that the federation should be based where the game was mainly played – namely Ulster, and its principal city Belfast.
Both associations claimed to represent the whole of the island, each competing internationally under the name "Ireland" and selecting players from both the rival national leagues, which also split at this time. Interventions by FIFA gave the FAI de jure organising rights over the 26 counties of the Republic, with the IFA restricted to Northern Ireland. From the 1950s onwards, the IFA no longer claimed it was the association for the whole of Ireland. In 1960, the association moved to Windsor Avenue in south Belfast, in a building once occupied by Thomas Andrews. The IFA moved again in 2016 to its current location at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast. The IFA continued to regulate the game in Northern Ireland, and all results obtained by the Irish national side and records in the Irish Football League and the cup competition stand as Northern Irish records.
Summaryedit
Irish Football Association mural
1880 – IFA founded in Belfast, representing all of Ireland ("Ireland")
1921 – FAI founded in Dublin, representing Southern Ireland ("Irish Free State")
1936 – FAI begins also selecting Northern players ("Ireland"/"Éire")
1946 – FAI stops selecting Northern players ("Republic of Ireland" as of 1954)[3]
1950 – IFA stops selecting Southern players ("Northern Ireland" as of 1954)[3]
Therefore,
IFA (today Northern Ireland) represented all of Ireland between 1880–1950
FAI (today Republic of Ireland) represented all of Ireland between 1936–1946
^ abRyan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN1-85158-939-2. pp. 50
^"Irish Football Association Camps". pitchbooking.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^"Irish Football Association must give girls equal status or I'll cut cash: Sports Minister Caral Ni Chuilin". Belfast Telegraph. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^"Jim Shaw elected Irish Football Association president". BBC News. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
^"David Martin elected as new IFA president at council meeting". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016.
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This article is about the Northern Ireland football association For the Republic of Ireland football association see Football Association of Ireland The Irish Football Association IFA is the governing body for association football in Northern Ireland It organised the Ireland national football team from 1880 to 1950 which after 1954 became the Northern Ireland national football team Irish Football AssociationUEFAFounded18 November 1880 143 years ago 1880 11 18 HeadquartersBelfastFIFA affiliation1911 1920 1924 1928 1946 presentUEFA affiliation1954IFAB affiliation1886PresidentConrad KirkwoodWebsitewww wbr irishfa wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundation of the IFA 1 2 North South split and the foundation of the Football Association of Ireland 1 3 Summary 2 Women s football 3 Presidents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Original Irish FA crestFoundation of the IFA edit The IFA was formed on 18 November 1880 by seven football clubs mostly in the Belfast area as the organising body for the sport across all of Ireland A meeting was called by Cliftonville of other football clubs that followed the rules set out by the Scottish Football Association SFA At that meeting on 18 November of that year seven clubs formed the IFA making it the fourth oldest national football association in the world after those of England Scotland and Wales The founding members were Alexander Avoniel Cliftonville Distillery Knock Moyola Park and Oldpark 1 The IFA s first decision was to form an annual challenge cup competition similar to the FA Cup and Scottish Cup competitions called the Irish Cup Two years later Ireland played its first international against England losing 13 0 which remains a record for both teams a record win for England and a record loss for Northern Ireland North South split and the foundation of the Football Association of Ireland edit nbsp Belfast Headquarters of the Irish Football Association at 20 Windsor Avenue Belfast Shortly after the partition of Ireland in 1921 the Football Association of Ireland FAI was established as a rival association to regulate the game in what was to become the Irish Free State The immediate cause of the split lay in a bitter dispute over the venue for the replay of an Irish Cup match in 1921 involving Glentoran of Belfast and Shelbourne of Dublin When the first cup match was drawn in Belfast because of the Irish war of independence the IFA reneged on a promise to play the replay in Dublin and scheduled the rematch again for Belfast Shelbourne refused to comply and forfeited the Cup 2 Such was the anger over the issue that the Leinster Football Association broke away from the IFA and formed its own national association Those behind the FAI believed that football should be regulated by a federation based in the Irish Free State s capital Dublin they also accused the IFA of neglecting the development of the game in the South The IFA s supporters argued that the federation should be based where the game was mainly played namely Ulster and its principal city Belfast Both associations claimed to represent the whole of the island each competing internationally under the name Ireland and selecting players from both the rival national leagues which also split at this time Interventions by FIFA gave the FAI de jure organising rights over the 26 counties of the Republic with the IFA restricted to Northern Ireland From the 1950s onwards the IFA no longer claimed it was the association for the whole of Ireland In 1960 the association moved to Windsor Avenue in south Belfast in a building once occupied by Thomas Andrews The IFA moved again in 2016 to its current location at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park Belfast The IFA continued to regulate the game in Northern Ireland and all results obtained by the Irish national side and records in the Irish Football League and the cup competition stand as Northern Irish records Summary edit nbsp Irish Football Association mural1880 IFA founded in Belfast representing all of Ireland Ireland 1921 FAI founded in Dublin representing Southern Ireland Irish Free State 1936 FAI begins also selecting Northern players Ireland Eire 1946 FAI stops selecting Northern players Republic of Ireland as of 1954 3 1950 IFA stops selecting Southern players Northern Ireland as of 1954 3 Therefore IFA today Northern Ireland represented all of Ireland between 1880 1950 FAI today Republic of Ireland represented all of Ireland between 1936 1946Along with the other Home Nations associations the English FA the Scottish Football Association and the Football Association of Wales the IFA sits on the International Football Association Board which is responsible for the laws of the game The IFA continues to have responsibility for the running of the Northern Irish national team Women s football editThe Northern Ireland Women s Football Association NIWFA is the IFA s women s football arm It runs a Women s Cup Women s League a range of underage football camps 4 and the Northern Ireland women s national football team In April 2014 Northern Ireland s Minister for Culture Arts and Leisure Caral Ni Chuilin threatened to cut the IFA s funding unless it stopped treating women s football as an after thought 5 Presidents edit1880 1889 Lord Spencer Chichester 1889 1909 Marquess of Londonderry 1909 1912 Alexander H Thompson 1912 1914 Hugh Hegan 1914 1945 Sir James McIlmunn Wilton 1945 1948 Austin Donnelly 1948 1957 Frederick J Cochrane 1957 1958 Joseph MacBride 1958 1994 Harry Cavan 1995 Sammy Walker 1995 2007 Jim Boyce 2007 2010 Raymond Kennedy 2010 2016 Jim Shaw 6 2016 David Martin 7 Conrad Kirkwood 8 9 See also editSunday football in Northern IrelandReferences edit M Brodie 1980 100 Years of Irish Football Belfast Blackstaff Press Football Association of Ireland a b Ryan Sean 1997 The Boys in Green the FAI international story Edinburgh Mainstream Publishing ISBN 1 85158 939 2 pp 50 Irish Football Association Camps pitchbooking com Retrieved 20 April 2022 Irish Football Association must give girls equal status or I ll cut cash Sports Minister Caral Ni Chuilin Belfast Telegraph 9 April 2014 Retrieved 12 May 2014 Jim Shaw elected Irish Football Association president BBC News 25 November 2010 Retrieved 25 November 2010 David Martin elected as new IFA president at council meeting BBC Sport 28 June 2016 Irish FA staff M Brodie ed n d The Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2008 2009 Belfast Ulster Tatler PublicationsExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irish Football Association Official website nbsp FIFA profile archived 4 February 2019 UEFA profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irish Football Association amp oldid 1201049057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
