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The early history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football.Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in Britain in the mid–19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or run over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games.
The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football.Both games have their origin in multiple varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or kicked over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games descending from medieval ...
6.5 metres Height 8 feet (2.4 m) 2.2 metres 2 metres 10 feet (3.0 m) above ground 10 feet (3.0 m) above ground 3 metres above ground Goal posts: 6-15 metres Behind posts: 3-10 metres Goal posts: 6 metres, crossbar at 2.5 metres Behind posts: 3 metres 7 meters, crossbar at 2.5 meters, netted bottom 0.9 meters in depth Football Shape Sphere
The first organized football game in territory that would become Hawaii involving a college occurred October 23, 1909 when Hawaii defeated McKinley High School 6–5 on Alexander Field at Oahu College. [130] Some may view the October 30, 1909 game between Hawaii and Oahu College to be the state's first intercollegiate game. [132]
The first recorded football match in Argentina was played in 1867 by British railway workers at the Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground. [44] The game was a blend of both association and rugby footballs, allowing the use of hands. [45] The first association football team in South America, Buenos Aires Football Club was created in Argentina that ...
Official referees appear for the first time in a football match at a match held in Cheltenham in 1849. 1850s in football; Sheffield F.C., the oldest surviving independent football club in the world, is founded in 1857. In 1858 it created its first set of rules, which would become known as the Sheffield Rules. 1860s in football
The earliest reference to football is in a 1314 decree issued by the Lord Mayor of London, Nicholas de Farndone, on behalf of King Edward II.Originally written in Norman French, a translation of the decree includes: "for as much as there is great noise in the city caused by hustling over large footballs in the fields of the public, from which many evils might arise that God forbid: we command ...
Other rule changes introduced that year included the reduction of playing time from 70 to 60 minutes and an increase of the distance required for a first down from 5 to 10 yards (4.6 to 9.1 m). To reduce infighting and dirty play between teams, the neutral zone was created along the width of the football before the snap. [25]