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This is a website for those who are serious about their football history. It aims to take a fresh look at every aspect of football before the 1970s. This includes a commitment to original research and an interactive approach that encourages football fans to share their stories and to discuss the great players and the legendary matches of the past with each other. From the era of the great amateur footballers of the Victorian era through to the end of the maximum wage, we want to bring you the remarkable story of the rise of football from a public school sport to the game adored by millions across the world. This website will not just feature the great players and managers, but also the characters that have enriched the game over the past century and a half. New articles will appear on the history of the game: beginning with the story of those players who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War and the birth of the game from the English public schools to the first professional players. We
aim to incorporate your ideas and suggestions into the website to make it
a source of information for those who wish to research football
history. That's why we want to hear from you. Do you have
stories about the great players of the past? Did you witness one of
the great matches? Do you feel that certain players or
managers never got the recognition they deserve? Perhaps you have
old photographs you wish to share with other football fans or have you
published a football book you wish to promote. Well, at last there
is a website which is devoted to you. What are you waiting
for? Get in touch...
Dr Ian Maxwell Editor
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History of football in Australia
Originating as a British Penal colony it is not difficult
to imagine that the Aussies have been playing football for us long as ourselves.
The truth of the matter is quite different in fact, and the game that the
Australians originally took from the British was one played with an oval ball -
rugby. Australia's first rugby club - the Sydney Football Union was established
as early as 1863. It was only a few years later that Australian Rules Football
(AFL) was devised, primarily as a way of keeping the cricketers fit in the off
season. AFL is still the most popular sport in Australia, attracting millions of
spectators and a larger football
bet amount placed than the other ball sports combined.
In contrast, football - the sport played by over 250 million people worldwide -
came late to Australia. The Aussies are making up for lost time however, and the
introduction of the elite A League combined with Australia's national teams
successful appearance in the world cup in 2006 has meant that popularity has
rocketed. Interest in the many Aussie stars playing in top leagues in Europe has
also increased exposure to the sport, and kids playing soccer in the playground
are aspiring to be like their heroes such as Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka,
instead of just being interested in racing
odds and rugby scores.
Today 'soccer' in Australia is right up there with the other sports for
popularity, and you can regularly meet Australians who are passionate about
horse racing Melbourne Cup betting, soccer, rugby and cricket.
Lots of Australians like to try their luck playing on a betting site hoping that their team will win. In 1997-98, Australians spent $11.1 billion on gambling and in 2001-01, it increased to $14.337 billion.
There are regional variations of Football
in Australia and the word "Football" (and also the derived
colloquialism "footy") can refer to them all. They are: Rugby
union, Australian rules football, rugby league and Association football
(soccer), with different levels of popularity based on different measures in
different regions. In some areas, all types of football are popular, in others
there one may have the monopoly.
This page was last updated on 23-Oct-2010.
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