Cambridge rules

The "Laws of the University Foot Ball Club" (1856)

The Cambridge Rules were several formulations of the rules of football made at the University of Cambridge during the nineteenth century.

Cambridge Rules are believed to have had a significant influence on the modern football codes. The 1856 Cambridge Rules are claimed by some to have had an influence in the origins of Australian rules football.[1] The 1863 Cambridge Rules is said to have had a significant influence on the creation of the original Laws of the Game of the Football Association.

  1. ^ Hibbins, G.M. (1989). "The Cambridge connection: the origin of Australian rules football". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 6 (2). Informa UK Limited: 172–192. doi:10.1080/09523368908713687. ISSN 0952-3367.