Football in the UK
University of Sarajevo
Faculty of Philosophy
English Department
Contemporary English Language 1
PORTFOLIO:
Football in the UK
Supervisor:
Sarajevo, December 2013
History of Football - The Origins
The history of world`s famous and favourite game spans more than 100 years.
In 1863 Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport 's first governing
A.Pember was the director and A.S Morley was appointed to be the honorary secretary.
Mr.Morley was accredited to arrange and to send out a report to the leadership of the oldest prestigious private schools calling them to join the movement for organized football.They held second meeting few days later.Some teams succeded to send their answers.The exponents of Harrow, Charterhouse and Westminster wrote that they prefer to go along to their own rules.On the third gathering of the Football Association the director read the reports of clubs in which they expressed their competence to adopt their rules.The laws and rules of football were formulated after and declared in December 1863. The first Committee of Football Association was chosen on their sixth assembly.
It consisted out of J.F. Wellcock (Forest Club),the older brother of C.W. Wellcock that appeared in Association later,Mr.Warren,Mr.Turner,Mr.Stuart,Mr.Campbell and Mr.Pamber and Mr.Morley.
On this conference there occurred a split between Rugby Union and Football Association and playing according to unified rules gained great public acknowledgment. There was established the Football Association Cup (Cup of England),they started organizing international games.
By that time the number of rules being effective in the Association grew from 10 to 15.Scotland kept on refusing
Faculty of Philosophy
English Department
Contemporary English Language 1
PORTFOLIO:
Football in the UK
Supervisor:
Sarajevo, December 2013
History of Football - The Origins
The history of world`s famous and favourite game spans more than 100 years.
In 1863 Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport 's first governing
A.Pember was the director and A.S Morley was appointed to be the honorary secretary.
Mr.Morley was accredited to arrange and to send out a report to the leadership of the oldest prestigious private schools calling them to join the movement for organized football.They held second meeting few days later.Some teams succeded to send their answers.The exponents of Harrow, Charterhouse and Westminster wrote that they prefer to go along to their own rules.On the third gathering of the Football Association the director read the reports of clubs in which they expressed their competence to adopt their rules.The laws and rules of football were formulated after and declared in December 1863. The first Committee of Football Association was chosen on their sixth assembly.
It consisted out of J.F. Wellcock (Forest Club),the older brother of C.W. Wellcock that appeared in Association later,Mr.Warren,Mr.Turner,Mr.Stuart,Mr.Campbell and Mr.Pamber and Mr.Morley.
On this conference there occurred a split between Rugby Union and Football Association and playing according to unified rules gained great public acknowledgment. There was established the Football Association Cup (Cup of England),they started organizing international games.
By that time the number of rules being effective in the Association grew from 10 to 15.Scotland kept on refusing
Bibliography: (http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/the-game/origins.html) (http://www.football-history.han.ks.ua/football_in_Britain.html) GLOSSARY: Committee-group of chosen people to make a decisions. Offside-if player is usually ahead of the ball,which in football is not allowed. Rookie-player with really little game experience.