Development of football

By Cameronmcmullan

  • Move from agricultural work

    People had little time to take part in leisure activities and most people spent their time on their land. This then meant that people moved from the country to towns where factories were being established.

  • First use of a referee in a game

    this was the first time that a referee in a game of football

  • referee in public school games

    this was the first time that a referee was in charge of a public school game.

  • time limit introduced

    A time limit on the length of play was introduced and explained for the game of football

  • P.E in schools

    P.E has had a very big impact on the development in sport. pe lessons encourage the development of skills that are used in many sports and a great number of extra curricular activities are organised. people also give up their free time to help coach younger players to help develop them and make them better players.

  • Sheffield FC

    The worlds oldest club was formed and is still a club today

  • Notts County

    The oldest existing league club was formed in 1862

  • Saturday half day

    People got time off work on a Saturday which meant that they could participate in sports when they were off work. this was a major development in sports development. The factory owners thought that the workers should participate in sport to make the workforce happier.

  • F.A Cup

    The oldest cup competition in England, the F.A Cup was created

  • Corner kicks

    Corner kicks were invented and put into football games for the first time.

  • The Crossbar

    The crossbar was introduced to the game and they got rid of the tape for the top of the goal.

  • The Football League

    The Football League was founded which gave lots of teams the chance to go into big leagues and compete for trophies

  • Penalty kick

    The penalty kick was introduced for the first time into games and was placed 12 yards from the goal.

  • First three figure transfer

    The first three figure transfer was made (£100 for Willie Groves)

  • Promotion and relegation

    Promotion and relegation was first created in 1897 and the rule is still running today as it gives teams the chance to get to a higher division and get more money.

  • FIFA

    FIFA was formed in Paris which went on to create tournaments like the World Cup.

  • Charity Shield

    The charity shield was created for the winner of the top division and the fa cup winners to play in a game for pre season.

  • Goalkeeper rule

    The new rule for goalkeepers came out and was that goalkeepers could not pick up the ball or touch it with their hands from outside the box.

  • Free kicks

    The new rule for free kicks was that players in the wall had to stand 10 yards from the ball.

  • Offside rule changed

    The offside rule was changed as now a player is onside if a minimum of two (instead of three) opposing players are between him and the goal line

  • The first match that was ever broadcasted

    The first match to ever be broadcasted on the radio was done by the BBC

  • Numbers on back of the shirts

    The first time that the shirts had numbers on the back of them, this was done by Arsenal and Chelsea

  • First five figure sum transfer

    The first five figure sum transfer was made by Arsenal when they bought David Jack for £10,000

  • First World Cup

    The first ever World Cup was created and played in Uruguay which was won by Uruguay

  • Public transport and car ownership

    this allowed people to travel further distances and helped popularise football. they also meant that most people can travel to support their favourite team or participate in sport.

  • White ball

    The first white ball was used and would be the new colour of the ball

  • Match of the Day

    The TV programme Match of The Day made its first appearance on BBC

  • Substitutions

    There was a new rule for substitutions which meant that one substitution per team was allowed but only if a player was injured could they come on

  • FA Cup in colour

    The first time that the FA Cup was shown in colour on TV

  • Penalty shoot-outs

    FIFA approved the use of penalty shoot-outs if the game ended in a draw. This meant that this method will be used to get a winner from the game if it is in a knockout competition like the F.A cup.

  • Womens international games

    The first time that a womens interntional game was played

  • Sky deal

    the deal made for sky to have the right to show the premiership games for five seasons was agreed for a price of £304m.

  • Premiership

    The Premiership was formed and was the division that the best teams in England would be involved in.

  • FA and the womens game

    The FA takes over the running of the womens game which means that more of their games will be broadcasted on TV and radio.

  • Worlds most expensive player

    Alan Shearer became the worlds most expensive player as he got transfered for £15million.

  • Bosman ruling

    This allows out-of-contract footballers to leave their clubs without the clubs receiving a transfer fee. This means that when a player has 6 months left on their contract they can negotiate deals with other clubs to see if they can move clubs when the season is over

  • The New Wembley

    The New Wembley was finished and had a capacity of 90,000

  • Most expensive Premiership transfer

    Robinho became the most expensive transfer from a British club when he moved to Manchester City for £32 million

  • Most expensive transfer

    Cristiano Ronaldo's £80 million transfer to Real madrid became the most any club has payed for a player.

  • Gareth Bale to Real Madrid

    This is currently the most expensive transfer in the world as he moved to Real Madrid for £85 million

  • Goal-Line technology

    Goal-Line technology makes its first appearance at the World Cup in Brazil to make sure that we will know if the ball has crossed the line or not and make the game more fair. This meant that there will be no more controversy of wether the ball crossed the line or not.

  • New Sky Sports deal

    The new Sky Sports deal meant that they would have more access to the Premiership games and more games would be broadcasted on Sky. the deal was worth a total of £5.1b. it shows the amount of money that has been brought into the game as the first deal was £191m.

  • New Offside Rule

    The new offside rule means that any player that attempts to touch the ball in an offside position will be flagged as offside by the assistant referee.