DEVELOPMENT OF FOOTBALL AS A DEVELOPMENT OF FOOTBALL AS A RATIONAL ACTIVITYRATIONAL ACTIVITY

WE NEED TO KNOW…..WE NEED TO KNOW…..

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL – ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL – GROWTH OF AMATEUR AND GROWTH OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL ASPECTSPROFESSIONAL ASPECTS

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROWD IN SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROWD IN URBAN COMMUNITIESURBAN COMMUNITIES

DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ANDAND ADMINISTRATION (TODAY)ADMINISTRATION (TODAY)

HOW DID FOOTBALL DEVELOP AS A HOW DID FOOTBALL DEVELOP AS A RATIONAL ACTIVITYRATIONAL ACTIVITY

THIS COULD BE DONE IN THE WAY THIS COULD BE DONE IN THE WAY OF A FLOW DIAGRAM OR MIND MAP.OF A FLOW DIAGRAM OR MIND MAP.

1863 – EX-PUBLIC SCHOOL BOYS FROM THE 1863 – EX-PUBLIC SCHOOL BOYS FROM THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE FORMED THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.FORMED THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

BOTH RUGBY AND FOOTBALL WERE BEING BOTH RUGBY AND FOOTBALL WERE BEING PLAYED AT THIS TIME – THE RUGBY PLAYED AT THIS TIME – THE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION WAS FORMED.FOOTBALL UNION WAS FORMED.

SOCCER BECAME BOTH AN AMATEUR GAME SOCCER BECAME BOTH AN AMATEUR GAME FOR THE GENTLEMAN AND A PROFESSIONAL FOR THE GENTLEMAN AND A PROFESSIONAL GAME FOR ‘THE PEOPLE’GAME FOR ‘THE PEOPLE’

IN OTHER WORDS THE WORKING CLASS.IN OTHER WORDS THE WORKING CLASS.

SPECTATOR ATTRACTION..SPECTATOR ATTRACTION.. FOOTBALL BECAME A REGULAR SPECTATOR FOOTBALL BECAME A REGULAR SPECTATOR

ATTRACTION RATHER THAN AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL ATTRACTION RATHER THAN AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL OCCASIONOCCASION

PLAYERS COULD NOT KEEP ON TAKING TIME OF PLAYERS COULD NOT KEEP ON TAKING TIME OF WORK AND WHEN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE WAS WORK AND WHEN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE WAS FOUNDED IN 1888, THE FA RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED FOUNDED IN 1888, THE FA RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED PROFESSIONALISM.PROFESSIONALISM.

WHY DID IT BECOME SO POPULAR?WHY DID IT BECOME SO POPULAR?

WHY SO POPULAR…..WHY SO POPULAR….. IT WAS A SIMPLE GAMEIT WAS A SIMPLE GAME IT COULD BE PLAYED IN LIMITED SPACEIT COULD BE PLAYED IN LIMITED SPACE IT FITTED PERFECTLY INTO THE FREE SATURDAY IT FITTED PERFECTLY INTO THE FREE SATURDAY

AFTERNOONAFTERNOON IT PROVIDED A COMMON FOCUS FOR THE IT PROVIDED A COMMON FOCUS FOR THE

COMMUNITY – SOLIDARITY AND COMRADSHIPCOMMUNITY – SOLIDARITY AND COMRADSHIP IT WAS AFFORDABLEIT WAS AFFORDABLE IT WAS LOCALLY AVAILABLEIT WAS LOCALLY AVAILABLE THE WORKING CLASS PROVIDED THE SPECTATORSTHE WORKING CLASS PROVIDED THE SPECTATORS TRANSPORT ENABLED KEEN SUPPORTERS TO TRANSPORT ENABLED KEEN SUPPORTERS TO

SUPPORT THEIR TEAMS IN AWAY MATCHESSUPPORT THEIR TEAMS IN AWAY MATCHES FACTORY OWNERS PROVIDED FACILITIESFACTORY OWNERS PROVIDED FACILITIES

WAGES…..WAGES….. MANY TEAMS DEVELOPED, ALMOST MANY TEAMS DEVELOPED, ALMOST

SPONTANEOUSLY, FROM CHURCH AND YOUTH SPONTANEOUSLY, FROM CHURCH AND YOUTH MOVEMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, BIRMINGHAM, ASTON MOVEMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, BIRMINGHAM, ASTON VILLA, EVERTON, FULHAM, BOLTON AND BARNSLEY VILLA, EVERTON, FULHAM, BOLTON AND BARNSLEY WERE ALL ORIGINALLY CHURCH BASED.WERE ALL ORIGINALLY CHURCH BASED.

FOR PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS IT PROVIDED FOR PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS IT PROVIDED IMPROVED LIFESTYLES AND REGULAR WAGES.IMPROVED LIFESTYLES AND REGULAR WAGES.

PRESIGE FOR GOOD PLAYERS AMONGST THE PRESIGE FOR GOOD PLAYERS AMONGST THE WORKING CLASS.WORKING CLASS.

DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONCOMPETITION

SPORT DID SURVIVE THE SPORT DID SURVIVE THE INVENTIVENESS OF THE VICTORIANS INVENTIVENESS OF THE VICTORIANS LED TO A PERIOD OF SPORTS ‘ LED TO A PERIOD OF SPORTS ‘ GENESIS’, ( MODE OF FORMATION) A GENESIS’, ( MODE OF FORMATION) A HOT BED OF SPORTS DEVELOPMENT. HOT BED OF SPORTS DEVELOPMENT. BETWEEN 1860 AND 1890 MOST OF BETWEEN 1860 AND 1890 MOST OF TODAY’S MODERN SPORTS WERE TODAY’S MODERN SPORTS WERE INVENTED AND RATIONALISED.INVENTED AND RATIONALISED.

SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES:SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES: INTERNATIONAL MATCH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND INTERNATIONAL MATCH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND

SCOTLAND 1870SCOTLAND 1870 1885 ALL HOME COUNTRIES WERE PLAYING EACH OTHER1885 ALL HOME COUNTRIES WERE PLAYING EACH OTHER WORKING-CLASS DOMINANCE CHANGED THE GAMEWORKING-CLASS DOMINANCE CHANGED THE GAME EX-PUBLIC SCHOOL BOYS WANTED TO KEEP THE AMATEUR EX-PUBLIC SCHOOL BOYS WANTED TO KEEP THE AMATEUR

IDEALS – THEY ESTABLISHED A TEAM OF OUTSTANDING IDEALS – THEY ESTABLISHED A TEAM OF OUTSTANDING AMATEURS CALLED ‘THE CORINTHIANS’ ( THIS WAS AN AMATEURS CALLED ‘THE CORINTHIANS’ ( THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT ALL-ROUND GAMES PLAYER WHO ALWAYS EXCELLENT ALL-ROUND GAMES PLAYER WHO ALWAYS SHOWED GREAT SPORTSMANSHIP. THE ‘CORINTHIAN SHOWED GREAT SPORTSMANSHIP. THE ‘CORINTHIAN SPIRIT’ IS THE IDEA OF PLAYING FAIR).SPIRIT’ IS THE IDEA OF PLAYING FAIR).

WITH THE SPREAD OF FOOTBALL ACROSS EUROPE AND THE WITH THE SPREAD OF FOOTBALL ACROSS EUROPE AND THE EMPIRE, THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL FEDERATION EMPIRE, THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL FEDERATION (FIFA) WAS FORMED IN 1904 ANDV BY 1906 (FIFA) WAS FORMED IN 1904 ANDV BY 1906 PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HAD BECOME THE MAJOR FORM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HAD BECOME THE MAJOR FORM OF MALE ENTERTAINMENT IN BRITAIN.OF MALE ENTERTAINMENT IN BRITAIN.

READ P672 – 673 AND WRITE READ P672 – 673 AND WRITE ABOUT SIGNIFICANT ABOUT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS IN ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND RUGBY FOOTBALL AND RUGBY FOOTBALL GIVING PARTICULAR FOOTBALL GIVING PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE TO PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR DEVELOPMENTS AND AMATEUR DEVELOPMENTS IN BOTH GAMES.IN BOTH GAMES.

BROKEN TIME PAYMENTS?BROKEN TIME PAYMENTS? WHAT FACTORS HAD INFLENCED WHAT FACTORS HAD INFLENCED

PARTICIPATION AND PERFORMANCE?PARTICIPATION AND PERFORMANCE? WHAT BARRIERS MIGHT PREVENT WHAT BARRIERS MIGHT PREVENT

PARTICIPATION TODAY? – P72PARTICIPATION TODAY? – P72