How football began : a global history of how the world's football codes were born /: a global history of how the world's football codes were born. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tony Collins.
• Authors: Collins, Tony, 1961-
• Contents: Introduction The Failure of the Football Association Before the Beginning: Folk Football The Gentleman’s Game Sheffield: Football Beyond the Metropolis The End of the Universal Game From the Classes to the Masses Glasgow: Football Capital of the 19th Century The Coming of Professionalism Women and Football: Kicking against the Pricks Rugby Football: A House Divided Melbourne: A City and Its Football Australian Rules and the Invention of Football Traditions Ireland: Creating Gaelic Football Football and Nationalism in Ireland and Beyond American Football: The Old Game in the New World Canadian Football: Between Scrum and Snapback Rugby League Football: From People’s Game to Proletarian Sport The 1905-06 Football Crisis: North America The 1905-06 Football Crisis: Rugby Soccer: The Modern Game for the Modern World The Global Game Bibliography Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 796.3309; Football -- History; Soccer -- History; Rugby Union football -- History; Rugby League football -- History; Canadian football -- History; Australian football -- History; Gaelic football -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351709675; 9781351709682; 9781351709668; 9781315177212
• Related ISBNs: 9781138038745; 9781138038752
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