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The Story of Football

Explore the transformation of football from a violent, mob-driven local rivalry to a structured, rational sport accepted by society. Discover the social and cultural influences that shaped the game into the popular sport it is today.

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The Story of Football

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  1. The Story of Football

  2. Who? Why? Where? When? How?

  3. Popular RecreationPublic School AthleticismRational Recreation

  4. 1750 Popular Rec. 1800 1850 1900 Public Schools Rational Rec.

  5. The Mob Game : Identify Popular Recreation Characteristics

  6. Mob Football lower class social - local rivalry – pride - wagering local/rural Occasional Violence Male dominated Limited rules

  7. Low class - Feudal society Social - Few alternatives! local rivalry Wagering - Rags to riches Local / Rural - Communications Occasional - limited free time Violence - life was cheap! Limited rules - communications - Illiteracy Mob Football - Social Context -

  8. Game taken into Public Schools Bullying & Social Control Athleticism Brutality Ignore ‘em Control ‘em! Force ‘em! Time

  9. 1 – Bullying & Brutality(ignore ‘em!) Cloisters Walls Grass! Hooligans Popular Recreation Boy Culture

  10. 2 - Social control(control ‘em!) Dr Arnold Get 6th form on his side Inter-house competitions

  11. 3 – Athleticism(force ‘em!) Compulsion Organisation Character Development Obsession Master Involvement

  12. Gentleman amateurs/ Working class Professionals The People’s Game Regional/ Regular Urban Respectable Rules!

  13. B C LH A Public Schools Arnold Mob 1863 F. A. split 1848 Cambridge Rules Gentlemen Amateurs ‘Soccer’ Working Class Profs.

  14. Why did ‘Soccer’ become The People’s Game?’ What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution?

  15. Explain the growth and popularity of Association Football

  16. Explain the growth / popularity of Association Football SOCIETY Governing Body formed (1863) rules established, ps influence Middle class / church acceptance / games seen as respectable SPECTATORS Lack of space led to spectatorism Spectator provision / terraces football grounds Increased free time / reduction of working week / Saturday Workers had enough for gate money / cheap to watch Improved transport / speed of travel / led to regularity Pride / identity with local team Impact of media PLAYERS Working conditions made prof football a good job Broken time payments / some became paid full time profs Support from industrialists / factory teams

  17. Why did the amateur administrators have little sympathy for professionalism?

  18. Why did the amateur administrators have little sympathy for professionalism? They thought that winning would become more important than taking part Feared that it would lead to the fixing of matches and corruption Feared a take over of the game by the working class Feared the loss of traditional values which were central to games playing

  19. How did mob football differ from Association Football?(4 marks)

  20. Mob Game Flexible / localised Uneven numbers Limited control of violence No pitch boundaries No special kit Emphasis on force Limited tactics Occasional intra school matches Limited / natural facilities Minimal equipment No coaching No spectators / all involved No age differentiation Rational Game Governing Body / Rules Regulated numbers Referee / Officials Posts / Lines / Regulations Colours / caps / Special kit Emphasis on skill Sophisticated tactics Regular inter-house / school Purpose-built facilities Use of specialist equipment Specialist coaching / masters Spectators / media interest Age groups How did the Mob Game differ from the Rational Game?

  21. Jan 2011 Explain social and cultural factors that influenced the nature of mob football in pre-industrial GB. Explain the impact of improved transport on the development of Association Football as a rational game between 1850 and 1900 (5marks)

  22. Nature/characteristic of mob football Influential social/cultural factor • (sub max 3) • Local Limited transport or communications • Simple unwritten rules (widespread) illiteracy • Violent Nature of society (which was hard/violent)/harsh conditions • Occasional Links with Holy days or holidays or feast days eg Shrove Tuesday, New Year etc/due to seasonal time Do not accept – lack of time on own • Popular/lower class Two class society/feudal system • Rural Before migration to towns/before industrial revolution • Wagering Chance of going from rags to riches/to add excitement/chance to show status or wealth • Simple/natural No purpose built facilities • Explain the impact of improved transport on the development of association football as a rational game between 1850 and 1900. (Sub max 2) • (assessment of impact) • (significant) (Improved transport) had a significant impact on the development of association football • (evidence) • (travel) (Improved transport) enabled teams to travel further (in a shorter time) • (afford) …at an affordable cost • (rules) …impacted on the standardisation of rules/codified • (supporters) …enabled supporters to travel (with their teams) • (competitions) …stimulated the development of football leagues, cups and/or competitions/international competitions

  23. G453 June 2010 • Evaluate critically the impact of socio-cultural factors that have influenced the growth & development of association football from 1850 to today. (20 marks)

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