The Rules of Association Football, 1863 by Sir Bobby Charlton

The Rules of Association Football, 1863 by Sir Bobby Charlton

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In 1863 a group of victorian Oxbridge graduates, frustrated by the confusing riot of competing rules which characterized the game of football, drew up the first standard set of rules, creating the First Rule Book of the FA, recently recognised as one of the twelve books that changed the world.

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The Rules of Association Football, 1863 by Sir Bobby Charlton

In 1863 a group of victorian Oxbridge graduates, frustrated by the confusing riot of competing rules which characterized the game of football, drew up the first standard set of rules, creating the First Rule Book of the FA, recently recognised as one of the twelve books that changed the world.
Melvyn Bragg has pursued a distinguished career as both a writer and broadcaster, presenting The South Bank Show and Start the Week. Sir Bobby Charlton is a footballing legend and was capped 106 times for England scoring forty-nine times.
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ISBN 13 9781851243754
ISBN 10 1851243755
Title The Rules of Association Football, 1863
Author Sir Bobby Charlton
Series Original Rules
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bodleian Library
Year published 2006-06-01
Number of pages 72
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.