The problem with revisionism

How new data on the origins of modern football have led to hasty conclusions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12675853
AutoresGraham Curry (autor de correspondencia), Eric Dunning (University of Leicester)
Año2013
Volumen14
Número4
Páginas429-445
Fecha de publicación2013-02-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSoccer and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1466-0970 • E-ISSN: 1743-9590
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14660970.2012.753537
OpenAlexW2084818918
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas16

This article attempts to redress the balance of historical interpretation in terms of the origins of the modern game of football. We analyse succinctly the new data on football outside school settings unearthed by Goulstone, Harvey and Swain which we find to be sparse and ultimately misleading. Because of this paucity of information, it is robustly contended that this information has been overemphasized by the ‘football history community’ and there is little need for any major realignment in the standard histories of the game. We attempt to reignite the debate by proposing the existence of a sporting, more narrowly a footballing, elite in various localities who were partly responsible for the development of the modern game in England. However, we continue to believe that footballers from the major public schools, especially Old Etonians, exerted far more influence on the game’s early development and eventual outcomes than what recent authors might allow

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