Football in popular recreation
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- Created on: 03-01-16 15:57
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- Football during popular recreation
- Mob football was an example of early ball games during popular recreation
- Games of mob football would have been a rowdy, violent encounter between 2 villages
- Mob football was often played on holy days such as shrove tuesday
- It was frowned upon by the church for causing a disturbance on holy days
- Mob football often caused injury which lead to people not being able to work so was a risky sport
- Mob football had a lack of rules, pitch, referees or positions
- The game became illegal however it survived due to lack of police
- Mob football was popular and attracted huge crowds of players and spectators
- It was a simple game as the ball was made of pig skin and there was no other equipment needed
- There would often have been wagering on games of mob football
- It was a rural game as it would be played over fields and streams
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