Emergence and Evolution of Sport

By lucyforrest

  • Thomas Arnold became Headteacher at Rugby School

    Thomas Arnold made lots of reforms, including team sports.

  • The Football Association (FA) was formed

    The FA, is the governing body of association football in England.

  • First ever Wimbledon Champion

    Spencer Gore was the first Wimbledon champion but women didn't have a champion until 1922.

  • First ever Ashes tournament in Melbourne

    Australia won the tournament, where England lost by 8 wickets

  • Eton fives was invented by Eton boys

    Fives is an English sport believed to derive from the same origins as many racquet sports. However in fives a ball is propelled against the walls of a special court using a gloved or bare hand as though it were a racquet.