The influential 1848 Cambridge University rules for football were drawn up with the participation of what groups?
Cambridge University A.F.C. full list of England players (with the number of caps received whilst registered with Cambridge University A.F.C.) were: Cambridge University A.F.C. Cambridge University Association Football Club is an English football club representing the University of Cambridge. Official university publications have claimed that the club was formed in 1856 or 1857 and it is a candidate for the oldest club now playing football. Varieties of football have been played for many centuries, but until the mid-19th century, none of the modern codes of football existed. Many different games were played at English Public schools and all of these were known simply
Cambridge rules Cambridge rules The Cambridge Rules were a code of rules for football first drawn up at Cambridge University, England, in 1848, by a committee that included H. de Winton and J. C. Thring. They are also notable for allowing goal kicks, throw-ins,and for preventing running whilst holding the ball. In 1863, a revision of the rules played a significant part in developing the rules that became association football. The playing of football had always been popular in Cambridge and in 1579 one match played at Chesterton between townspeople and Cambridge University students ended in a violent brawl that led the