EVOLUTION OF FOOTBALL

       The history of English football is a long and detailed one, as it is not only the national sport but England was where the game was developed and codified. The modern global game of football was first codified in 1863 in London. The impetus for this was to unity English public school and university football games. There is evidence for refereed, team football games being played in English school since at least 1581. An account of an exclusively kicking football game from Nottinghamshire in the 15th century bears similarity to football. England can boast the earliest ever documented use of the English word “football” (1409) and the earliest reference to the spot in French (1314)

       England is home to the oldest football clubs in the world, the worlds oldest competition (the FA cup founded in 1871) and the first ever football league (1888). For these reasons England is considered the home of football

                                                  

   Fathima Rajeena.P.A.