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SOCCER TIMELINE
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| 1885 |
Professional Football is legalised |
| 1888 |
The Football League founded |
| 1889 |
Preston North End are the first League champions |
| 1891 |
Goal nets and penalty kicks are introduced |
| 1893 |
Football League Second Division founded |
| 1898 |
Promotion and relegation are introduced |
| 1915 |
Football suspended for duration of WWI |
| 1919 |
League Football resumes |
| 1921 |
Football League Third Division founded |
| 1922 |
Third Division split into North & South Divisions |
| 1925 |
New offside law |
| 1938 |
Laws of the game are re-written |
| 1939 |
Players wear numbers for the first time |
| 1939 |
Football suspended for duration of WWII |
| 1946 |
League Football resumes |
| 1951 |
White ball used for the first time |
| 1956 |
The first floodlit game - Portsmouth v. Newcastle United |
| 1959 |
Third Division becomes national division again |
| 1959 |
Football League Fourth Division founded |
| 1961 |
Maximum wage rules removed |
| 1965 |
Substitutions allowed for injuries |
| 1966 |
Tactical substitutions allowed |
| 1973 |
3 up three down promotion / relegation introduced |
| 1981 |
Three points for a win |
| 1981 |
Promotion / relegation between Football League and Conference |
| 1987 |
Promotion / relegation playoffs introduced |
| 1992 |
Premier League founded |
