How did Football start in England?

Answer 1

Football was first played on Ivy League campuses as far back as the 1820s, but it was a kicking game more like soccer. It wasn't until the 1870s that the game began to take its current shape, after a standardized set of rules was agreed upon, borrowing from the English Rugby code. The game as we know it evolved over the next 40 years, with key innovations such as the line of scrimmage, the down-and-distance system, and the legalization of the forward pass.

Answer 2

IT all started when a man named osama hunbalm was shaping a rock and it ended up like a sphere so he thoguht to him self what can he do with it.Then he started kicking it and then thought it would make a good game so he wrote lots of different rules and he put it up on a market board and every one voted for the best rules.

Answer 3

Football was first played on Ivy League campuses as far back as the 1820s, but it was a kicking game more like soccer. It wasn't until the 1870s that the game began to take its current shape, after a standardized set of rules was agreed upon, borrowing from the English rugby code. The game as we know it evolved over the next 40 years, with key innovations such as the line of scrimmage, the down-and-distance system, and the legalization of the forward pass.

Answer

Gridiron football (not futbol or soccer) was actually born in Canada by British soldiers against civilians in a game in Toronto on November 9, 1861. It has been modified since then.

Answer 4

England invented Football in 1863 writing out official rules

Answer 5

Click on the 'History of American Football' link on this page to learn of the origins of American Football.

Answer 6

American football began in the mid-19th century as an alternative to English rugby. While the games were similar in some respects, the rules of play have caused a wide divergence.

Answer 7

it started in England in 1864 near Liverpool.

Answer 8

it started in England in the year 1863.