ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd fˈʊtbɔːl fˈɜːst bɪɡˈæn təbi plˈeɪd ɪn bɹˈɪstəl ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ænd fˈʊtbɔːl stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɔnðə dˈaʊnz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm, hˈɛlpt baɪ ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən əvə tɹˈæm ɹˈaʊt fɹʌmðə sˈɪɾi sˈɛntɚ tə ðə tˈɑːp ʌv blˈækbɔɪ hˈɪl.
Organised football first began to be played in Bristol in the 1880s and football started on the Downs around the same time, helped by the introduction of a tram route from the city centre to the top of Blackboy Hill.