How football began a global history of how the world's football codes were born - Collins, Tony 1961- (Routledge, 2018)
Introduction The Failure of the Football Association Before the Beginning: Folk Football The Gentleman's Game Sheffield: Football Beyond the Metropolis The End of the Universal Game From the Classes to the Masses Glasgow: Football Capital of the 19th Century The Coming of Professionalism Women and Football: Kicking against the Pricks Rugby Football: A House Divided Melbourne: A City and Its Football Australian Rules and the Invention of Football Traditions Ireland: Creating Gaelic Football Football and Nationalism in Ireland and Beyond American Football: The Old Game in the New World Canadian Football: Between Scrum and Snapback Rugby League Football: From People's Game to Proletarian Sport The 1905-06 Football Crisis: North America The 1905-06 Football Crisis: Rugby Soccer: The Modern Game for the Modern World The Global Game Bibliography Index