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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
pointed top, shall be placed at each corner ; a similar flag-post may
be-placed opposite the half-way line on each side of the field of
play, not less than one yard outside the touch-line. A half-way
line shall be marked out across the field of play. The centre of the
field of play shall be indicated by a suitable mark and a circle with
a ten yards radius shall be marked round it.
3.
The Goal
-
Area.
—At each end of the field of play two lines
shall be drawn at right angles to the goal-line, 6 yards from each
goal-post. These shall extend into the field of play for a distance of
6 yards and shall be joined by a line drawn parallel with the goal-line.
Each of the spaces enclosed by these lines and the goal-line shall be
called a goal-area.
4.
The Penalty-Area.
—At each end of the field of play two
lines shall be drawn at right angles to the goal-line,
18
yards from
each goal-post. These shall extend into the field of play .for
a
distance
of 18 yards and shall be joined by a line drawn parallel with the goal-
line. Each of the spaces enclosed by these lines and the goal-line
shall be called a penalty-area. A suitable mark shall be made within
each penalty-area, 12 yards from the mid-point of the goal-line,
measured along an undrawn line at right angles thereto. These
shall be the penalty-kick marks. From each penalty-kick mark an
arc of a circle, having a radius of io yards, shall be drawn outside
the penalty area.
5.
Corner Area.
—From each corner-flag post a quarter circle,
having a radius of z yard, shall be drawn inside the field of play.
6. The Goals.—The goals shall be placed on the centre of each
goal-line and shall consist of two upright posts, equi-distant from
the corner-flags and 8 yards apart (inside measurement), joined by
a horizontal cross-bar 8 feet from the ground. The width of the
goal-posts and the depth of the cross-bars shall not exceed 5 inches.
Nets may be attached to the posts, cross-bars and ground behind
the goals. They should be appropriately supported and be so placed
as to allow the goalkeeper ample room.
2. THE BALL
.
The ball shall be spherical ; the outer casing shall be of leather,
and no material shall be used in its construction which might prove
dangerous to the players. The circumference of the ball shall not
be more than 28 inches nor less than 27 inches. The weight of the
ball at the start of the game shall not be more than 16 ounces nor less
than 14 ounces.
3.—NUMBER OF PLAYERS
The game shall be played by two teams, each consisting of not
more than eleven players, one of whom shall be the goal-keeper.
One of the other players may change places with the goalkeeper
during the match provided notice be given to the Referee before
such change is made. Except in a match played under the Rules
of a Competition, substitutes may be allowed to replace players