The Sheffield Foot Ball Club
(1857…)
1855… “…Members of the Sheffield Cricket Club began to organise informal Kick-Abouts without any official rules - Subsequently, a right pair of early enthusiasts…
Time-Line…
…come 1857, see fit to signal the formation of something called a Foot Ball Club…”
Nathaniel Creswick
&
William Prest
“…It seemed as though the whole of young Sheffield came by for a kick…”
Think we’re gonna need some rules…
To begin with, the World’s first Foot Ball Club’s first matches were held between Marrieds & Singles, Young against Old, Handsomes versus the Not-Quite-So-Handsomes* etc,..
…to the left, now back to the right…
*…It most certainly wouldn’t’ve paid to’ve been overly sensitive back in these times ! Let’s be honest with ourselves, Ladies & Gents -Which teams would we have been selected to represent..?
‘Handsomes’ or ‘Not…’ - You be thy judge!!
“…Creswick & Prest were the Gentlemen responsible for drawing up the Club’s terms of play, known ever after as the…
Oh, they’re ARROWS !!
RULES!”
“…maybe whomsoever can take the most balls into one’s hat could be declared as the winner..?! ”
…er, maybe not…
Those actual Sheffield Rules, here…
