Who invented football?

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  1. Gordon Owen

    Gordon Owen Well-Known Member

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    Sheffield claim to have invented everything so I’m going to say them.
     
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    Bloke from Penistone wasn't it? The modern rules anyway
     
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    I remember reading that somewhere, but I've forgotten where - do you have a source?
     
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    Aztecs, two teams would play some sort of contact sport with a ball [ probably somebodys head ] the loosing team's captain would be sacrificed to the gods.
     
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    An early match was mentioned in the 1647 diary of Adam Eyre, a gentleman and parliamentarian soldier of Hazelhead House, Thurlston.

    “April 4 - went to Bordhill to see a match being played at the foot-ball between Penistone and Thurlston; but the crowd hindered the sport, so that nothing could be done wee came home again.”

    Nowt changes…
     
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    Greg Dyke.
     
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    Apparantly The modern game was founded in Sheffield. They didn't invent it.
     
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    Sky sports
     
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    Sir John Football 1862
     
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    British Empire. Anyone who voted Brexit knows this. Definitely invented by a white bloke from Britain. Football should be played by white blokes wearing stockings and knickerbockers whilst smoking pipes.
     
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    I was always of the belief football originated with 2 opposing villages trying to kick the ball to other village and whoever achieved it first won.

    I can't quite remember where the hell I got that from tbh
     
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    I believe that's correct. In fact I think Edward the Second complained about football because it interfered with longbow practice. I think that's right. Definitely a medieval phenomenon.
     
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    A chubby smelly bloke in the pub called Bob, from Sheffield lol.
    Yeah surely he invented it and is an expert as well, don't we all know somebody like that. :D
     
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    Aztecs used a rock for a ball, earliest known record of using a ball is believed to be Cuju in China just over 2000 years ago.
     
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