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A Proposal for the Penalty Kick Is Accepted by the Football Association

An Comunn Gaidhealach was formally instituted to preserve the Gaelic language

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A proposal for the penalty kick is accepted by the Football Association

June 2, 1891

The Proposal for the Penalty Kick is Accepted by the Football Association. The idea was the brainchild of William McCrum, a goalkeeper from Milford, Co. Armagh, and was championed by Jack Reid of the Irish Football Association. Designed to punish serious fouls near the goal, the penalty kick became a key part of modern football.