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Hugh Hornby Uppies and Downies (Paperback) English Heritage (UK IMPORT)
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- Book Title
- Uppies and Downies : the Extraordinary Football Games of Britain
- Publication Name
- Uppies and Downies
- Title
- Uppies and Downies
- Subtitle
- The Extraordinary Football Games of Britain
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9781905624645
- ISBN
- 9781905624645
- Publisher
- Historic England Publishing
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, History
- Topic
- Soccer, General, Europe / Great Britain / General
- Release Date
- 28/02/2008
- Release Year
- 2008
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 8.3in
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Series
- English Heritage
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Item Width
- 8.2in
- Number of Pages
- 180 Pages
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Association football, aka 'soccer', is the world's most popular sport. As is known, its rules were drawn up in England between the 1840s and 1860s, largely at the behest of ex public school and university players. Rugby, another version of football honed between the 1820s and 1870s, split from the Association clubs in the 1870s, and subsequently split itself into Rugby Union and Rugby League in the 1890s. Meanwhile, different versions of football developed in the US and Australia. Ireland has its own version, called Gaelic Football. Amid all these developments, and in stark contrast to the riches and glamour of the modern Premiership and the World Cup, around 25 traditional football games continue to be played in various parts of Britain. Their origins may be traced back to at least the 12th century, when rival group of apprentices would play an early form of mob football on holy days. Despite the geographical spread (from Cornwall to the Shetlands) these folk games share several common strands. There have been previous studies of the Kirkwall Ba' Game and of the Ashbourne Shrove Tuesday game, but Uppies and Downies will be the first book to analyse the games as part of a collective tradition. Uppies and Downies - The title of the book refers to the most common name given to teams playing in these games. Most are played in the streets and fields of small towns and villages. Those living in the upper, or most northerly part of the district, play for the Uppies; those in the lower, or most southerly part, play for the Downies (or Doonies in Scotland). Unlike soccer or rugby, there are no designated pitches or boundaries. The 'goals' are specified locations (a tree, a bridge, a wall, a gate), often two or three miles apart. There is no distinction between spectators and players. Players drop out for a period to watch. Spectators may join in for short periods. Games can take less than an hour, or continue for several hours, often ending in darkness. Once a goal is scored, the game ends.
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Publisher
Historic England Publishing
ISBN-10
1905624646
ISBN-13
9781905624645
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61498449
Product Key Features
Book Title
Uppies and Downies : the Extraordinary Football Games of Britain
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Soccer, General, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
180 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
8.2in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv938
Reviews
'A beautifully detailed, superbly illustrated account of some of British football's most unusual games. Part of the excellent Played in Britain series, it's an engaging, enthusiastic account of the nation's most eccentric football variants: from public schools to small-village, pub-based free-for-alls. It's a book full of tradition, passion, blood and mud', 'Hornby, a former curator of the National Football Museum in Preston, has done a fantastic job to immerse himself in so many communities to untangle the threads that come together in festival football games.'
Table of Content
Uppies and Downies History The Season Christmas and New Year Kirkwall Haxey Shrovetide Ashbourne Atherstone Sedgefield Alnwick Scottish Border games Hobkirk Jedburgh Ancrum Denholm Duns Cornish hurling St Columb Major St Ives Easter Hollaton Workington School games Conclusions
Copyright Date
2008
Dewey Decimal
796.330941
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
English Heritage Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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