1st Edition
The Early Years of the Football Association Cunning, Moribund, Resurgent
Introduction
Chapter 1
Before 1863: the importance of the public schools
Chapter 2
Phoney war: the first three meetings of the Football Association
Chapter 3
Cunning plan: the split between association and rugby
Chapter 4
The Football Association, 1864 to 1870 - success or failure?
Chapter 5
The FA Cup and growing predominance
Chapter 6
Internationalisation and increased momentum
Chapter 7
Grasping the nettle: the coming of professionalism
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Attendees at the first six meetings of the Football Association
Appendix 2
Early homes of the Football Association
Appendix 3
Attendance at founding meetings of the Football Association, 1863
Biography
Graham Curry trained at the University of Leicester, gaining his MA and PhD there. He has written extensively on the historical sociology of Association Football, publishing, in 2016 with Eric Dunning, the thought-provoking Association Football: A Study in Figurational Sociology. Still playing, he represents England in the over-65s age group.
