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- The team played regularly together but it wasn’t until 1878 that they were officially established.
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Dec 9, 2022 · Despite FA Cup triumphs in 1879 and 1882 putting Eton’s name on the global footballing map, Eton had nurtured talent for decades prior to these finals. This was largely thanks to Lord Arthur Kinnaird, regarded by some as the first football superstar.
The Eton wall game is a game that originated at and is still played at Eton College. It is played on a strip of ground 5 metres wide and 110 metres long ("The Furrow") next to a slightly curved brick wall ("The Wall") erected in 1717. It is one of two codes of football played at Eton, the other being the Eton field game.
However, using strategies from the field game, the Eton football team (Old Etonians F.C.) reached the finals of the FA Cup 6 times, winning twice in 1879 and 1882. During this half, Collegers also play the Eton wall game; this game received national publicity when it was taken up by Prince Harry.
For those who don’t know, the Field Game is a form of football devised and played only at Eton College. With the rules dating back to as early as 1847 (potentially 1815, but this is disputed), the Field Game is one of two early ancestors of football to have emerged from the school. How is it played? Very similar to football.
The Field Game is one of two codes of football devised and played at Eton College. The other is the Eton Wall Game. The game is like association football in some ways – the ball is round, but one size smaller than a standard football, and may not be handled – but the off-side rules – known as 'sneaking' – are more in keeping with rugby.
Nov 9, 2021 · This year marks the 180 th St Andrew’s Day Wall Game, which will take place on College Field on 20 November for the first time in two years after a COVID-enforced break. The Wall Game is a quintessentially Eton sport, resembling elements of both football and rugby despite at times looking like no other imaginable game.
Jan 31, 2017 · At Eton, boys were largely left to their own devices when it came to sport, deciding for themselves what games they would play and the rules of those games. These are the first written rules for the Field Game, one of two versions of football developed here.
