The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during th: A 2003 poll found that football is the most popular sport in the UK.[487] England is recognised by FIFA as the birthplace of club football, and the Football Association is the oldest of its kind, with the rules of football first drafted in 1863 by Ebenezer Cobb Morley.[488] Each of the Home Nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) has its own football association, national team and league system, and each is individually a governing member of the International Football Association Board alongside FIFA. The English top division, the Premier League, is the most watched football league in the world.[489] The first international football match was contested by England and Scotland on 30 November 1872.[490] England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland usually compete as separate countries in international competitions.[491]