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Football As We Know It
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Association Football was developed by ex-public schoolboys and University men, who had the time and money to pursue leisure interests. Club and International football remained the preserve of the upper classes until the 1880s. |
| This shirt was first worn by Arnold Kirke-Smith in the first official Internation match in 1872. He played for England in the 0-0 in Glasgow, against Scotland. Around that time the basis of the modern game was established. |  |
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Arnold Kirke-Smith grew up in Sheffield, where football developed quickly in the 1860s. After leaving Oxford University, for whom he played in the 1873 FA Cup Final, he became a vicar. |
The
centre piece of the First Half is the FIFA Museum Collection, the finest
collection of football memorabilia in
the world. |
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