Football Flashcards

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What were games like in pop rec

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Bizarre, always lively and often tragic, they were rowdy, violent, locally-coded, occasional encounter between neighbouring villages

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What is the best example of popular recreation

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Mob football

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Where was mob football played (pop rec)

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Played in restricted city streets as well as the countryside

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4
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What was mob football (pop rec)

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Like massive brawls involving brute force between young men

Caused uproar, damage to property and always violent

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5
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When was mob football played

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Shrove Tuesday became a traditional day for mob football games -fun and excitement before lent

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6
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Where are best known for mob football

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Ashbourne and Derby
Ashbourne was played between two goals
Derby was played between two parishes

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7
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Negativity associated with mob football (rat rec)

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Damage to property
Injury to young men (unfit for army training)
Disrespect for the Sabbath
Social unrest
Authorities tried to make the game illegal

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Characteristics of mob football (rat rec)

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No set rules
No set positions
No set pitches
No referee or umpire
No specific boundaries
Not skilful
Occasional festival games
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In English pre-industrial society there were many varieties of what (pop rec)

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Kicking and throwing ball games

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10
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Who formed the FA in 1863 (rat rec)

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Oxbridge old boys

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What co-existed before the FA was formed (rat rec)

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Prior to this dribbling game (football) and handling game (rugby) co-existed

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What became a regular spectator attraction (rat rec)

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Post-industrial-football

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13
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Why did football become so popular so quickly especially in northern towns (rat rec)

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Simplicity
Fitted into space
Perfect timing of Saturday afternoons
Focuses on community
Affordable
Locally available
Improved transport and communication, play away matches and press reported on games
Factory owners provided facilities
Teams developed from church groups and youth movements - Aston Villa, Everton, Bolton
For professionals, improved lifestyle and regular wages (but no security)
Heroes amongst working class

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What could players not afford to do (amVpro) (rat rec)

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Take unpaid time off work

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15
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When did football become professional (amVpro) (rat rec)

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1888

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16
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What happened as a result of football becoming professional (amVpro) (rat rec)

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Home nations began to play each other from then on

17
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What did working class dominance of soccer do (amVpro) (rat rec)

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Changed the nature of the game

18
Q

What did ex public school body’s do (amVpro) (rat rec)

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Set u their own amateur leagues and teams, the most famous included the ‘Corinthians’

19
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What did ex public school boys describe the working men’s soccer spectators as (amVpro) (rat rec)

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Mobs

20
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Football in stage one of public schools

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Mob games and the first melting pot (boys brought games from their local area) of activities from home
Played in natural facilities, no rules and brutal

21
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Football in stage two of public schools

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More formalised football rules for individual schools; inter-house competitions
Football began to be used to settle disputes, show courage and determinations, becomes respectable

22
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Football in stage three of public schools

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Full technical development, FA and RFU rules applied to all games
Public schools award caps, colours for playing the game
Transport and communication improved -codification

23
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Football at Eton (public schools)

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The Wall Game, played on the 30th Nov, 2 teams -Collegers and Oppidans
The field game, played since 1847, similar to rugby

24
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Football at Charterhouse (public schools)

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The Cloister Game
The Association Game
Central to the formation of Association Footnall (FA)

25
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Football at Harrow (public schools)

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Harrow football

26
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Football at Rugby (public schools)

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Ruby football

RFU rules today

27
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Football at other public schools

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Shrewsbury - Douling, similar to rugby
Winchester College - Winchester football
Westminster - trees and rails formed 20yard wide goals, small boys acted as goal keepers