| The Rules of Association Football, 1863 Contributor(s): Charlton, Sir Bobby (Foreword by), Bragg, Melvyn (Introduction by), Bodleian Library (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1851243755 ISBN-13: 9781851243754 Publisher: Bodleian Library OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2009 Annotation: In 1863 a group of Victorian Oxbridge graduates, frustrated by the confusing riot of competing rules that characterized the game of British football, began meeting at the Freemason's Tavern in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, to codify the rules of the game. They quickly drew up the standard set of rules, creating the First Rule Book of the Football Association, reprinted here in its entirety alongside illustrations and drawings of the game. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Soccer - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: 796.334 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.1" W x 5.9" (0.22 lbs) 72 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1863 a group of Victorian Oxbridge graduates, frustrated by the confusing riot of competing rules that characterized the game of British football, began meeting at the Freemason's Tavern in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, to codify the rules of the game. They quickly drew up the standard set of rules, creating the First Rule Book of the Football Association, reprinted here in its entirety alongside illustrations and drawings of the game. |