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Foot-ball: It's History for Five Centuries
Written by Montague Shearman and James E. Vincent 1 audiobook with Academy Voices
Montague Shearman was an English barrister, athlete and later a High Court judge, and a founder of the Amateur Athletic Association in 1880. More about Montague Shearman and James E. Vincent →
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Foot-ball: It's History for Five Centuries

by Montague Shearman and James E. Vincent · read by Gary Middleton · 3 hr 38 min

Where did football come from?

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Where did football come from? Montague Shearman and James E. Vincent trace the game back through five hundred years, starting with the ball the Romans called the follis and moving through its early English history to the game of their own day. The book was first published in 1885 and is full of old rules, famous schools and local customs. Read by Gary Middleton. Three hours and thirty-eight minutes. For football fans, sports historians and anyone who likes a deep look at the past.

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Length
3 hr 38 min
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
October 2024
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798875189593
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This edition of Foot-ball: It's History for Five Centuries by Montague Shearman and James E. Vincent is narrated by Gary Middleton.

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