What Are The Cambridge Rules?
In 1848 at Cambridge University in England representatives from Cambridge and other leading British schools: Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Winchester and Shrewsbury set about fixing the first modern rules of football. This became known as the Cambridge Rules. The rules favoured the kicking game. There was even an early primitive version of the offside rule preventing players from loitering around the opponents’ goal. The Cambridge Rules had a major influence on the early rules set up by the Football Association which form the basis of the game today.
