FA Cup

Article summary

The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after the Football Association (the FA). A concurrent Women's FA Cup has been held since 1970. The competition is open to all eligible clubs down to level 9 of the English football league system, with level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. A record 763 clubs competed in 2011–12. The tournament consists of 12 randomly drawn rounds followed by the semi-finals and the final. Entrants are not seeded, although a system of byes based on league level ensures higher ranked teams enter in later rounds – the minimum number of games needed to win, depending on which round a team enters the competition, ranges from six to fourteen. The first six rounds are the Qualifying Competition, and are contested by clubs in the National League System, levels 5 to 10 of the English football system, more commonly called non-League. 32 of these teams progress to the first round of the Competition Proper, meeting the first of the 48 professional teams from Leagues One and Two. The last entrants are the 20 Premier League and 24 Championship clubs, into the draw for the third round proper.…

Key claims

1. date of death: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1923 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1888 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of formation: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1888 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. publication date: 1958-02-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "1964". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1923". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1888". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of formation is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1888". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the publication date is "1958-02-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377062592