Football in the United Kingdom

Football is the most popular sport in the United Kingdom. Football is organised on a separate basis in each of the four constituent countries, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that make up the United Kingdom (UK), with each having a national football association responsible for the overall management of football within their respective country. There is no United Kingdom national football team. Football has been the most popular sport in the UK since the 1860s. Rugby union, rugby league and cricket are other popular sports.

This article provides some comparisons concerning football in the home nations. For details about football across the United Kingdom and its territories, refer to the table below:

		Men's football	Women's football
Home nations		Football in England	Women's football in England
		Football in Scotland	Women's football in Scotland
		Football in Wales	Women's football in Wales
		Football in Northern Ireland	Women's football in Northern Ireland
Crown dependencies		Football in the Isle of Man
		Football in Jersey
		Football in Guernsey
British Overseas Territories [a]		Football in Anguilla
		Football in Bermuda
		Football in the British Virgin Islands
		Football in the Cayman Islands
		Football in Gibraltar
		Football in Montserrat
		Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands

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