A Devilish Pastime: ​A history of football in all its forms
  • Welcome
  • Introduction
  • Chapters & extracts
    • 1. Folk football and the Puritans
    • 2. Chaos in pre-FA times
    • 3. Rugby in the 1860s
    • 4. American football spreads in the 1880s and 90s
    • 5. The Football League is born
    • 6. Soccer hits Latin America
    • 7. Gaelic football takes shape – 1880s–90s
    • 8. Melbourne goes Aussie Rules mad
    • 9. Rugby union and South Africa – 1990s
    • 10. The NFL's shaky start
    • 11. Rugby league after WW2
    • 12. Soccer in the seventies
    • 13. Canadian football hits US TV
    • 14. Speedball and volata
    • Epilogue: Mudball in Harrow
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I would be happy to hear what you think of A Devilish Pastime. To contact me about the book or anything relating to this site, please email me. I'm also on Facebook and Twitter, and the book has its own Twitter page, @DevilishPastime.

Graham Hughes, Chester, UK
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  • Welcome
  • Introduction
  • Chapters & extracts
    • 1. Folk football and the Puritans
    • 2. Chaos in pre-FA times
    • 3. Rugby in the 1860s
    • 4. American football spreads in the 1880s and 90s
    • 5. The Football League is born
    • 6. Soccer hits Latin America
    • 7. Gaelic football takes shape – 1880s–90s
    • 8. Melbourne goes Aussie Rules mad
    • 9. Rugby union and South Africa – 1990s
    • 10. The NFL's shaky start
    • 11. Rugby league after WW2
    • 12. Soccer in the seventies
    • 13. Canadian football hits US TV
    • 14. Speedball and volata
    • Epilogue: Mudball in Harrow
  • Author
  • Reviews
  • Buy
  • Contact
  • Blog