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Showing posts with label Sheffield Rules. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sheffield Rules. Show all posts
13.8.16

Sheffield v Birmingham

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During the first three seasons of its existence, the Birmingham FA followed the Sheffield Rules. They only adopted the 'London Rules...
24.2.16

Corner Kicks

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A corner kick, Falkirk vs Queen's Park 1914 Most of the changes in the Laws of The Game in the 1860s and 70s concerned what happene...
11.9.15

The matches that shaped Association football- The 1870s

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International Football in the 1870s A number of matches during this decade left an indelible mark on the development of the game, as c...
8.5.15

The matches that shaped Association football- pre 1870

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The earliest games in our list of influential matches predate the establishment of the Association. Before 1863 there was no Association fo...
5.5.15

Sheffield FC and the Football Association, 1863

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Bell’s Life in London and Sporting Chronicle 05.12.63 The above is a letter from W. Chesterman, the Hon, Sec. of Sheffield Football C...
8.12.14

Sheffield v Newark, 1869

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Nottinghamshire Guardian 10.12.69 Further evidence of the rather shambolic state of football in the 1860s. Newark short handed, unscient...
23.11.14

Sheffield v Manchester 1868

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Sheffield Daily Telegraph  -   04.04.68 As we can see from the result (2 rouges to nothing) this was a game played under the Sheffield...
22.2.14

Officers of The Royal Engineers (Chatham) on Tour

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In December 1873 the Royal Engineers went on tour to Sheffield and the Midlands. The Engineers team were all serving officers and ...