Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| audible | able to be heard (noun) a tactic or game plan shouted out in coded form by a quarterback in American football; (verb) to call out such a plan |
| audibly | (Adv.) AUDIBLE, that can be heard. |
| away | at or to a distance; (noun) an away match. |
| backfield | in American football, playing in the position of a back; (noun) the backs collectively. |
| bodycheck | to make a blocking move in football. |
| bouncedown | in Australian rules football, an occasion of restarting play by the umpire by bouncing the ball. |
| catenaccio | (Ital.) a defensive system of play in football. |
| clogger | a football player who habitually fouls opponents. |
| clothesline | to knock (a person) down with a blow to the neck (or sometimes head), esp by placing an outstretched arm in his or her path. |
| cornerback | a position in American football. |
| crackback | in American football, an illegal block made by an offensive player. |
| crossband | a horizontal bar eg across goalposts. |
| crossfield | of a football pass, long and transverse in direction. |
| dribbling | the act of propelling the ball with repeated small taps. |
| dropkick | a kick made by both feet while jumping in the air. |
| endzone | in American football, one of the areas at either end of the field of play into which the offensive team attempts to take the ball. |
| football | a large ball for kicking about in sport. |
| footballer | one who plays football. |
| footballing | related to football. |
| footballist | one who plays football. |
| footer | to mess around aimlessly. |
| footie | (Sl.) football. |
| footsal | a form of association football played indoors with five players on each side. |
| footy | mean (noun) football |
| fullback | a player positioned towards the back of the field, usually with a defensive role. |
| futsal | a form of association football, played indoors with five a side. |
| galactico | an internationally famous footballer. |
| goalie | (Coll.) a goalkeeper. |
| goalkeeper | a player who defends the goal in any of various games (as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer). |
| goalkeeping | the activities of a goalkeeper. |
| goalkicker | a player who kicks a goal, or does a goal kick. |
| goalkicking | the kicking of a goal. |
| goalless | with no goals scored; without goals in life, unambitious. |
| goalmouth | the space between the goalposts and immediately in front of the goal. |
| goalpost | one of the upright posts forming the goal. |
| goalscorer | one who scores goals. |
| gridder | (US) an American football player. |
| gridiron | (US) the field of play in American football. |
| halfback | a position in football. |
| handball | in Australian rules football, to pass the ball with a blow of the fist. |
| handpass | in Australian Rules and Gaelic football, an instance of passing the ball by striking it with one hand while it is held in the other; (verb) to make a handpass. |
| kickabout | an informal game of football. |
| kickaround | an informal game of football. |
| kickoff | the first kick in a game of football. |
| kickout | in Gaelic football, a free kick to restart play after a goal or after the ball has gone out of play. |
| lateral | sideways (verb) to throw a sideways pass in football |
| libero | (Ital.) a footballer who plays behind the backs, a sweeper. |
| linebacker | in American football, a defensive player. |
| linebacking | playing as a linebacker. |
| linesman | an official who helps the referee or umpire in various sports, esp by indicating when the ball has gone out of play. |
| loosie | (Sl.) a loose forward in rugby. |
| midfield | the middle area of a football, etc pitch (adj.) playing in the midfield. |
| midfielder | a player who playes in the midfield. |
| minicamp | a football players' training camp. |
| netminder | a goalkeeper. |
| noseguard | in American football, the innermost of five linesmen on a defensive team. |
| nutmeg | to kick or hit the ball between the legs of (an opposing player). |
| offside | between the ball, or the last player who had it, and the opponents' goal; (noun) that part of the pitch where this can happen. |
| onside | not offside. |
| placekick | in football, a kick made when the ball has been placed on the ground for that purpose; (verb) to make a placekick. |
| placekicker | one who does placekicks. |
| platoon | a subdivision of a company; (verb) in American football, to alternate with another player at the same position. |
| playoff | a game to decide a tie. |
| quarterback | in American football, the player between the linemen and the halfbacks, who directs the teams's attacking play; (verb) to direct the offensive play of (as a football team). |
| rabona | an unconventional method of kicking the ball in which a player plants one leg and brings the kicking foot round behind it. |
| ref | (Short for) referee; (verb) to referee. |
| referee | an arbitrator, umpire, judge; (verb) to act as a referee. |
| rollout | a type of play in football. |
| ruckman | in Australian rules football, a person who plays in the ruck. |
| rusher | in American football, a player who rushes; esp a forward. |
| safetyman | a type of defensive player in American football. |
| scarfer | a football fan who is not a hooligan. |
| scatback | a type of player in football. |
| shootout | settling a football match by taking penalties. |
| slotback | a type of football player. |
| smashmouth | of e.g. football, characterized by brute force without finesse. |
| soccer | association football. |
| stepover | an instance of raising the foot over the ball while in possession in order to wrongfoot an opponent. |
| striker | an attacking player, esp one whose task is to attempt to score goals. |
| tackler | one who tackles. |
| tifo | an elaborate organized display performed by supporters during a football match. |
| tinkerman | a football manager or coach who continually experiments by changing the formation or team personnel from game to game. |
| togger | (Coll.) football; (verb) to play football. |
| touchback | a play in which the ball is dead on or behind a team's own goal line, having been put across the line by an opponent but actually put down by a member of that team. |
| touchdown | an act of touching the ground behind the opposing side's goal with the ball while it is held in the hands, to score points. |
| touchline | either of the lines marking the side boundary in football, etc. |
| wantaway | a footballer who wants to transfer to another club. |
| wideout | a football position. |
| wingback | a backfield position in football. |
| winger wingman | a footballer who plays on the wing. |