Early Codification, Part 1: The Public School Game

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Between the Mob Football of medieval Europe and the the game of football that we know today, there was a rather turbulent period of codification. Starting from the 14th Century, schools would play their own variation of football. These games would differ greatly from campus to campus; so much so that intercollegiate play was virtually impossible. Eton College became the first school to write down a list of basic laws of the game in 1815, but Cambridge and Sheffield had the greatest impact on the moder --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/footylosopher/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/footylosopher/support