A number of English gentlemen living in Paris have lately organised a football club, to which is to be added athletic indoor exercises of a gymnastic character. The football contests take place in the Bois de Boulogne (a large park in Paris) by permission of the authorities, and surprise the French amazingly. (December 1863) Bois […]
In the July 1961 issue of the newly formed World Soccer Magazine Roger MacDonald wrote an article entitled The Export Game. He says : “Scarcely any nation on the globe does not attribute the origin of soccer to British influence: it would be difficult to overestimate the British role in the development of the Association […]
Charles Alcock seems to be behind this hard to track down team that never seemed to affiliate to the FA. AVENGERS V WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.A match was played at Vincent-square on Saturday last, the 2inst, which resulted in an easy triumph for the Avengers by one goal to none. The game was commenced punctually at three […]
Baden Powell who played football at Charterhouse School as goal keeper, posted his thoughts in the marvellously titled book ; Scouting for Boys . One of the causes of the downfall of Rome was that the people, being fed by the State to the extent of three-quarters of the population, ceased to have any responsibility for […]
As late as 1886 the Football Associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were still all playing by slightly different rules, with whichever team was at home, rules applied. This was far from ideal and they were keen to start the Home Championships Tournament, so they decided to form the International Football Association Board […]
Four years after the FA was formed in 1863 the membership was stagnant and the Hon. Sec. sent out the following letter: The Football Association, 1867 Dear Sir, — I wish to call your attention to this Association. It has now been in existence for nearly four years, and its rules have had the careful […]
