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.
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.