Football since 1800

How football Affected The Public Schools.

May 15, 1815

former pupils and teachers at English public schools developed and wrote down the first signs of football, most known the Eton College and Aldenham school football rules. Of these is Rugby football. British public school football also directly influenced the rules of Association football.

First set of Rules

Aug 19, 1815

Eton College of England established a set of rules for the sport,being that their would be less chance of any players being hurt and for the safety of the players on the pitch.

First university matches

May 7, 1820

In the USA, football was played among the Northeastern universities and colleges of Harvard, Princeton, Amherst and Brown.

Injuries

Oct 23, 1838

Football continued to be played in England throughout the 19th century. For example, in 1838 a thirteen-year-old boy James Mills of Hamer Bottom near Rochdale "had his leg broken in three places while playing at football" His leg had to be amputated due to the injury.

London Football

Oct 23, 1844

Football was evidently still popular in London. An advertisement in the Guardian newspaper for 14 December states: "Wanted immediately a field for football in the neighbourhood of London Road or Oxford Street". In 1845 an interesting reference from Darwen, Lancashire shows how football was popular among English factory workers: "A stranger passing through it at noon time may see a number of young men and boys dressed in Fustian engaged in the favourite sport of football".[

Update of rules

Jan 1, 1848

The rules were further standardized and a new version was adopted by all the schools, college and universities, known as the Cambridge Rules.

First club outside England

May 3, 1862

The first soccer club formed anywhere outside of England was the Oneida Football Club, Boston USA.

The Skill of Passing

Mar 26, 1863

Rules of the Football Association provides the first reference in the English Language to the verb to "pass" a ball.

The FA Formation

Oct 26, 1863

The Football Association (The FA) was formed when eleven London schools and clubs came together at the Freemason's Tavern to create a set of rules to retrict any football match that were to be played under them them. Later in the year, the first ever soccer match was played on Barnes common at Mortlake, London on 19th December 1863 between Barnes Football Club and Richmond Football Club which saw the game end in a 0-0 draw.

Introduction of the Handball

Dec 23, 1869

The Football Association rules were further amended to exclude any handling of the ball.

First International Match

Nov 30, 1872

The first official international football match was played, between the national teams of Scotland and England, played in Glasgow, Scotland. The game was played on 30 November 1872, and finished with a 0-0 draw.

First International Match outside UK

Oct 13, 1885

The first international match played by teams outside of Great Britain was between USA and Canada, played in Newark and ended with Canada winning 1-0.

Formation of International Association

Apr 9, 1886

The four British associations agreed on a uniform code and formed the International Football Association Board. The 5members would be the:
IFA THE FA FIFA SFA FAW

Introducing the Penalty Kick

Feb 20, 1888

The introduction of the penalty kick,which is a foul inside the 18yard box. The kick is from 12 yards and is a free shot at the keeper in an attempt to score due to being fouled within the box.

International Football at The Olympics

Sep 13, 1900

Soccer played at the Olympic Games for the first time in its history. Only two matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded. The International Olympic Committee currently credits Great Britain, France and Belgium with gold, silver and bronze medals.The football matches were held at the Vélodrome de Vincennes in Paris,France.

Establishment Of FIFA

Aug 8, 1904

Establishment of FIFA by delegates from France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland at a meeting in Paris on the 21st of May.

First World cup

Apr 16, 1930

In 1930, The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) held soccer's first World Cup tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay, with 13 teams,which happens every 4years.

Olympic Games Contrversy

Sep 5, 1932

Football was taken off the program for the Olympic games in Los Angeles, due to a controversy between FIFA and the IOC over the definition of amateur and the reluctance of many strong soccer countries to travel to the US because of the expense involved.

BBC FA Cup

Dec 3, 1938

First English FA Cup Final was televised live by BBC according to soccer history timeline.

UEFA Formation

Apr 28, 1954

UEFA was formed on the 15th June. The Asian Football Confederation was formed on May 8th.

Champions League

Oct 20, 1955

This year introduces the first European club competitions, later to become the Champions League. Real Madrid were the first winners, beating Stade Reims 4-3.

World Cup Coverage

Apr 9, 1958

According to history of soccer timeline, 1958 marks the first live worldwide TV coverage of the World Cup.

European Championship Finals

Oct 10, 1960

The first European Soccer Championships finals were held. The original idea came from Henri Delauney, whom the trophy is now named after. Soviet Union won the first tournament in France, defeating Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final.

First TV Rights Bought

Dec 4, 1960

TV rights for European Cup Final (Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt) raise £8,000.

CONCAF Formation

Oct 19, 1961

On December 18th CONCACAF (The confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) was formed.

Replay Introduction

Oct 20, 1966

This year introduces action replay machines and videotape that was used at 1966 World Cup where England came out as Champions.

Stadium Record Attendance

Oct 28, 1971

Soccer legend Pele retired from international soccer after Brazil tied Yugoslavia 2-2 before 150,000 people at the Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium.

New UEFA President

Jan 15, 1988

Joseph S. Blatter succeeds Joao Havelange as FIFA President.

Sky Sports

Mar 12, 1991

Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in British sport since 1991, sometimes playing a large role in inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Premier League to break away from The Football League in 1992.

Womens World Championships

Mar 14, 1991

First FIFA World Championship for Women's Football was held in China and it was won by the USA.

World Player of The Year Award

Oct 20, 1991

First FIFA World Player of the Year award was given to Lothar Matthaus of Inter Milan and Germany.

MLS

Oct 28, 1996

Major League Soccer (MLS) is introduce as the top USA professional soccer league.

Transfer Record

Dec 27, 1998

Real Betis break the £20m record for a transfer, spending £21.5m on Brazilian winger Denilson.

Transfer Record

Feb 5, 1999

Christian Vieri becomes the first £30m player when he is transferred from Lazio to Inter Milan for £32m.

Transfer Record

Oct 20, 2001

Zinedine Zidane is the first £40m player when Real Madrid broke the world transfer record again by agreeing to a £46m deal with Juventus for the Frenchman.

World Cup in Asia

Oct 20, 2002

Korea and Japan co-host the first World Cup outside Europe and the Americas.

Transfer Record

Apr 3, 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the most expensive player in the world when he came from Manchester United to Real Madrid for £80m.

Africa Host World Cup

Jun 4, 2010

First ever World Cup tournament is played on African soil in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11th June at 4pm with the match between the hosts South Africa and Mexico.

5th Offical

Apr 18, 2012

The 5th offical is a referee at each goalpost to check for any fouls the origninal referee did not see and to help see things that other officals didnt. They are used mainlyto watch decisions go when taking corners,free kicks or are through on goal and may score. Mainly to help the match referee give decisions he didnt see or is unsure about. Also the 5th offical can take over the original offical if he is hurt or unable to continue his job.

Record Transfer Fee

Jul 17, 2013

Gareth Bale moves from Tottenham Hotspur FC to Real Madrid CF for 100Million euros,breaking Cristiano Ronaldos move from Manchester United FC to Real Madrid CF.

Magic Foam

Jun 3, 2014

The magic foam as some call wit is to keep players in a wall when a free kick it taking place is trying to move forward but the 1st offical spray a line of disapearing foam infront of them so they cant move forward and same to the free kick taker around the football.

Goal Line Technology

Jun 3, 2014

Goal Line Technology was introduced to stop goals that actualy should of counted from being ruled out by a offical due to not being able to see it and also to not cheat teams out a victory etc. This is a big change as Frank Lampards strike against Germany in 2012 that actually should of been a goal was disallowed due to a offical not being able to see if it went over or not.

BT Sport

Aug 1, 2014

BT Sport is a group of sports television channels in the United Kingdom and in Ireland, owned by BT Retail part of BT Group, which launched on 1 August 2013. The channels are based at the former International Broadcast Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.BT Sport is available on BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media in the UK.