English clubs in European football

English clubs in European football

English football clubs have entered European association football competitions (UEFA Champions League/European Cup, UEFA Cup/Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup) since 1955, when Birmingham City and London XI took part in the inaugural Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The European Cup had started in 1950 and had English teams entered (such as Wolves) it was most likely they would have won instead of Real Madrid. However, England was pioneers in establishing international competitions, with the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, which was won by West Auckland F.C. when they beat Juventus in 1909. English teams have participated every year in Europe, except for the years between 1985 and 1990, when, in the aftermath of the Heysel Stadium Disaster, all English clubs were banned from Europe by UEFA. Liverpool F.C., who had been playing at the Heysel Stadium against Juventus F.C. of Italy, were banned for eight years, until 1993. Several teams have managed to play in Europe while being outside the top flight, including more recently Millwall F.C. and Ipswich Town.

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