Teachers and Football: Schoolboy Association Football in England, 1885-1915 (Woburn Education Series)

The 1870 Education Act that opened up elementary education for all children contained no provision for outdoor games. This book explains how teachers, through the elementary school football association, introduced boys to organized football as an out-of-school activity. The influence and significance of this work, insofar as it relates to the elementary school curriculum and the growth of professional and amateur football are explored in detail, including:\* How ideological commitments and contemporary concerns for the physical welfare of children in cities may have led teachers to promote schoolboy football when it was not permitted during school hours\* The extent to which out of school organised football may have led to outdoor games being accepted as part of the school curriculum\* How elementary school football in London in the late nineteenth century influenced the development of the amateur game.This is a fascinating account of the origins of schoolboy football and the factors that have 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. The 1870 Education Act That Opened Up Elementary Education For All Children Contained No Provision For Outdoor Games. This Book Explains How Teachers, Through The Elementary-school Football Associations, Introduced Boys To Organised Football As An Out-of-school Activity. The Influence And Significance Of This Work, Insofar As It Relates To The Elementary-school Curriculum And The Growth Of Professional And Amateur Football, Are Explored In Detail. This Is An 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.--jacket. 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. Colm Kerrigan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [190]-208) And Index. Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 8 Abbreviations 9 Introduction 14 Public-school games and working-class football 38 Elementary-school football in London, 1885-1900 63 Consolidating elementary-school football in London, 1900-1915 91 London teachers and schoolboy football, 1900-1915 116 Schoolboy football and amateur football 145 London schoolboys and professional football 170 Conclusions 187 Bibliography 203 Index 222 Education, Politics & IR, Sociology & Social Policy Introduction Public-school games and working-class football Elementary-school football in London to 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. 'Teachers and Football' explores the origins of schoolboy football in England and the factors influencing its development. It assesses the impact that schoolboy football has had on the development of the national game and on the development of sport in the community at large