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1. THE EARLY YEARS
Football goes to School. The years before 1850.
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2. THE LAW MAKERS
The origins of the Laws of Association Football lie in the nineteenth century public schools. Old boys of these schools played a prominent part in agreeing a common set of Laws of the Game in the mid-nineteenth century.
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3. AMATEURS IN THE F.A. CUP
In the nineteenth century independent schoolboys played leading roles in the amateur teams which won the F.A. Cup. However, the clash between amateurism and the rising tide of professionalism was to prove controversial and costly.
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4. THE CORINTHIAN ERA
The Corinthians and the Casuals played a major role in the development of football in independent schools and offered a chance for the best to play at the highest level.
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5. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FA AND ISFA
Independent Schools Football becomes organised - Representation on the Council of the Football Association, the formation of an Executive Committee and increasing activity up to the present day.
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6. UGANDA 1972
Roger Gillard looks back on one of the most extraordinary football tours ever undertaken by a schoolboy side.
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7. GREAT NAMES FROM THE PAST
A look at some of the most distinguished footballers to have come from independent schools over the last 140 years.
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8. ISFA HISTORY - A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Further reading
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MAJOR DATES
SEASON 2010-11
Sun 26th Sept
ISFA North
Boys U18 & U16 Trials
(QEGS Blackburn, 12.00)
Sun 10th Oct
ISFA South
Boys U16 Trials (11.00)
Boys U18 Trials (2.00)
(Eton College)
Sun 17th Oct
ISFA Girls
National Six-a-Side Tournaments
(U18/U15/U13)
(Bradfield College)
Sun 21st Nov
IAPS Six-a-Side Tournament
National Finals
(Culford School)
Sun 28th Nov
ISFA North v. South
Boys U18 & U16 matches
(Shrewsbury School, 2.00)
Sun 6th Feb
ISFA Boys U18 v. Welsh Schools
(The New Saints FC, 2.00)
Sun 27th Feb
ISFA Boys U18 v. The Royal Navy
(Victory Stadium, Portsmouth, 1.00)
2nd-3rd April
ISFA Leadership & Volunteering Camp
(Bradfield College)
2nd-4th April
ISFA Boys U13 Regional Festival
(Repton School)
8th-9th June
ISFA Conference,
Coaching Development & INSET Day
(Staverton Park)
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