New York, RoutledgeFarmer, 2005, 229p. , ISBN 0-203-00633-X
This is a fascinating account of the origins of schoolboy football and the
factors that influenced its development, and the consequences and benefits
that have followed not only for school football but for sport in schools and
communities as a whole.
Introduction
Public-school games and working-class football
Elementary-school football in London, 1885–1900
Consolidating elementary-school football in London, 1900–1915
London teachers and schoolboy football, 1900–1915
Schoolboy football and amateur football
London schoolboys and professional football
Conclusions
This is a fascinating account of the origins of schoolboy football and the
factors that influenced its development, and the consequences and benefits
that have followed not only for school football but for sport in schools and
communities as a whole.
Introduction
Public-school games and working-class football
Elementary-school football in London, 1885–1900
Consolidating elementary-school football in London, 1900–1915
London teachers and schoolboy football, 1900–1915
Schoolboy football and amateur football
London schoolboys and professional football
Conclusions