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The FA is formed
The first meeting for the English Football Association was held at the Freemasons' Tavern on Long Acre in London -
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History of Great Britain Football team
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Scottish FA is formed
After an advertisement in a Glasgow newspaper, eight socttish clubs attended a meeting to discuss a formal structure for Scottish clubs to play within.
These eight teams were Queen's Park, Clydesdale, Vale of Leven, Dumbreck, Third Lanark, Eastern, Granville and Kilmarnock -
Welsh FA is formed
Initially know as the "Cambrian Football Association", the Welsh FA was founded at a meeting held in Wynnstay Arms Hotel in Wrexham, to organise arrangements for the forthcoming match against Scotland -
Irish FA formed
Formed at a meeting by clubs mainly from the Belfast area, the IFA's first decision was to create an annual challenge cup competion which was called the Irish Cup.
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Upton Park FC represents the UK at the first ever Olympic Football Tournament and win gold
Only three club teams entered in the first tournament as it was a demonstration sport in a bid to promote the game to a more global audience.
Upton Park only played one game against USFSA XI and beat them 4-0 and win Gold -
Great Britain wins gold on home soil
Great Britain beat Denmark 2-0 at the White City stadium in London.
Although it was the first Great Britain team, it was organised by the English FA and consisted of all English players.
Vivian Woodward and Frederick Chapman got the two goals in the final -
Great Britain win gold again in Stockholm
Great Britain play Denmark in the final again winning 4-2.
Britain once again fielded a side that consisted of only English players -
Great Britain defeated in the first round at the 1920 Olympics
Great Britain's Gold medal streak ends after a 3-1 defeat to Norway in Antwerp -
Great Britain withdraw from Olympics
The team drops out of the tournament over disputes surrounding professionalism -
Great Britain again withdraw from the Olympics
The professionalism dispute is still not settled and Great Britain again don't compete at the Olympics in football -
Great Britain knocked out of Quarter finals
Great Britain are beaten by Poland 5-4 at the quarter final stage.
Great Britain gave a promising start with a 2-0 first round win over China -
Great Britain win no medals again on home soil
After a semi-final defeat to Yugoslavia, Great Britain had one last chance of gaining a medal.
However it was not to be as Denmark, who had previously been beaten by Great Britain in the final at the last Olympics in London, beat them 5-3 to gsin the Bronze medal -
Great Britain knocked out in preliminary round
With the scored tied at 1-1 by full-time, the game went to extra time and ended with Great Britain being defeated by Luxembourg 5-3 -
No luck Down under
After thrashing Thailand 9-0 in the first round, Great Britain were given a thrashing of their own after Bulgaria beat them 6-1 at the Quarter-final stage -
First round agony again for Great Britain
This was the first time the tournament at the Olympics consisted of groups for the first round.
Great Britain failed to qualify after losing to Brazil, drawing against Italy and just about managing a win over China -
Great Britain Olympic team is no more
The FA decided to scrap the distinction between amateur and professional players and as a result, no more Great Britain football teams were entered for the Olympics -
London wins bid to host Olympics in 2012
London win their bid for to host the 2012 Olympics beating competition from Moscow, New York, Madrid and Paris.
Instantly there is talking of recreating a Great Britain football team for the games in 2012 -
Scotland voice their dissaproval of a Great Britain football team
Scotland announce they don't want to be involved in a Great Britain football team as they believe that it may jeprodise their international status within Fifa -
BOA announces plans for a Great Britain football team
British Olympic association announces plans to enter a Great Britain football team into the Olympics in London 2012 -
Fifa give their approval for a Great Britain team
Fifa announce that a Great Britain team coimpeting in the Olympics will not affect the existing individual status' of the four home nations and FAs -
First Olympic game since 1960
Great Britain will take part in its opening group game at Old Trafford an will be their first game at the Olympics since 1960 -
Second Group game
Great Britain's second group game will be played at Wembley stadium -
Final Group game
Great Britain's final group game will be played at the Millenium stadium in Cardiff
