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Football History of the Scotch Professor. Telling the story of how Scotland invented modern world football. Working to Preserve, Protect and Publicise the history of the game from a Scottish perspective and crush the myth that England invented the game.
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1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball Now that I have seen it, I cannot let go the fact that our Scottish Reverends kept telling us how there was no football in Scotland in the 18th/19th century. No sirree. Nothing at all. The New Statistical Account for Scotland 1845 brings some of the liars together.
December 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball Now that I have seen it, I cannot let go the fact that our Scottish Reverends kept telling us how there was no football in Scotland in the 18th/19th century. No sirree. Nothing at all. The New Statistical Account for Scotland 1845 brings some of the liars together.
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With Christmas preparations in full swing spare a thought for 23 year old George Beaumont who in 1877 would have been looking forward to playing in the Christmas Day football match. Tragically it proved to be his last.
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BEAUMONT, GEORGE
george beaumont Died 25/12/1877Aged 23 history George Beaumont was born around 1854. He worked as a steel forger and resided in Owlerton. He was born around 1854. He enjoyed playing football, and w…
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December 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
With Christmas preparations in full swing spare a thought for 23 year old George Beaumont who in 1877 would have been looking forward to playing in the Christmas Day football match. Tragically it proved to be his last.
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Remembering former CFC player Angus Douglas who passed away OTD in 1918.
Angus is buried in Lochmaben Cemetery.
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Angus is buried in Lochmaben Cemetery.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Remembering former CFC player Angus Douglas who passed away OTD in 1918.
Angus is buried in Lochmaben Cemetery.
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Angus is buried in Lochmaben Cemetery.
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1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Clan life in Inverness-shire from 1574 and an answer to my questions about the concept of league Football. Angus McCoss talked about the Frasers bringing clan members together to get discipline, play football and keep the peace. tinyurl.com/2dbn7yn2
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December 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Clan life in Inverness-shire from 1574 and an answer to my questions about the concept of league Football. Angus McCoss talked about the Frasers bringing clan members together to get discipline, play football and keep the peace. tinyurl.com/2dbn7yn2
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Happy birthday football!🎂 201 years ago today, on 11 December 1824, the world's first football club was founded in Edinburgh. The players hired a field, bought a ball, set up goalposts and continued to play regularly for almost two decades. More: www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Happy birthday football!🎂 201 years ago today, on 11 December 1824, the world's first football club was founded in Edinburgh. The players hired a field, bought a ball, set up goalposts and continued to play regularly for almost two decades. More: www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Part 2 of 2 Leicester Fosse and Walsall Town Swifts were Arsenal’s nearest opponents - 230 km away. Five players like Peter Connolly opted to remain amateurs for a NEW club: the Royal Ordnance Factories. ROF joined the Southern League which was founded in 1894.
December 12, 2025 at 6:18 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Part 2 of 2 Leicester Fosse and Walsall Town Swifts were Arsenal’s nearest opponents - 230 km away. Five players like Peter Connolly opted to remain amateurs for a NEW club: the Royal Ordnance Factories. ROF joined the Southern League which was founded in 1894.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Part 1 of 2 OTD 1886 Arsenal’s first fixture was played against Eastern Wanderers at Millwall. Arsenal won 6-0. David Danskin played and was captain. That is David Danskin from Fife. The #scotchprofessor was establishing another world-famous club.
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Part 1 of 2 OTD 1886 Arsenal’s first fixture was played against Eastern Wanderers at Millwall. Arsenal won 6-0. David Danskin played and was captain. That is David Danskin from Fife. The #scotchprofessor was establishing another world-famous club.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Here is a cautionary tale about how amateurism ultimately leads to insane decisions which harm random footballers. John Smith of QPFC is one of the greats. In 1885 he was banned from playing for or against any Scottish club or for the national team.
December 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Here is a cautionary tale about how amateurism ultimately leads to insane decisions which harm random footballers. John Smith of QPFC is one of the greats. In 1885 he was banned from playing for or against any Scottish club or for the national team.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball I have mentioned the IFAB in recent tweets. Now let us examine the disaster that was 1886. Scotland got their two handed throw-in, in any direction, but had to give up the 2 person offside. A mistake, of epic proportions. Throw-ins are for a technical infringement.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball I have mentioned the IFAB in recent tweets. Now let us examine the disaster that was 1886. Scotland got their two handed throw-in, in any direction, but had to give up the 2 person offside. A mistake, of epic proportions. Throw-ins are for a technical infringement.
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Remembering former CFC player Willie Porter who passed away OTD in 1936.
Willie is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in an unmarked grave.
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Willie is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in an unmarked grave.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Remembering former CFC player Willie Porter who passed away OTD in 1936.
Willie is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in an unmarked grave.
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Willie is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in an unmarked grave.
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1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball OTD 1954 Hampden Park Scotland v Hungary 2-4 113,180 tinyurl.com/muezfzk4 Let us look at the Third Hampden. I wonder if this is Hungary’s highest attendance? Maybe someone can confirm or deny. A typical attendance, for the greatest stadium of the 20th century.
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Match details of Scotland 2-4 Hungary played on Wednesday 8th December 1954 at Hampden Park, Glasgow for a friendly
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December 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball OTD 1954 Hampden Park Scotland v Hungary 2-4 113,180 tinyurl.com/muezfzk4 Let us look at the Third Hampden. I wonder if this is Hungary’s highest attendance? Maybe someone can confirm or deny. A typical attendance, for the greatest stadium of the 20th century.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball I must return to James Walvin and a wee nugget of information that is easy to miss. He was discussing the number of Scots who moved to England. I guess the economic vampirism of England was not a concept in the 1870s. Or the Scots were too wee and too stupid /s
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball I must return to James Walvin and a wee nugget of information that is easy to miss. He was discussing the number of Scots who moved to England. I guess the economic vampirism of England was not a concept in the 1870s. Or the Scots were too wee and too stupid /s
1 of 5 I was looking through my old posts from four years ago and saw that this was the day when I won the International Prize for Outstanding Naivety. We are all cracked vessels, so this is what drives me on. Hampden Bowling Club. Cathkin. Clincart Farm. Savour my stupidity. Here it is...
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
1 of 5 I was looking through my old posts from four years ago and saw that this was the day when I won the International Prize for Outstanding Naivety. We are all cracked vessels, so this is what drives me on. Hampden Bowling Club. Cathkin. Clincart Farm. Savour my stupidity. Here it is...
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball OTD 1882 the International Football Conference was held, in Manchester. Say what now!!?? If anyone tells you that the Laws came into being in 1863, ask them about 1882. Or 1833. Or John Hope. Most books refer to QPFC sending for Association rules from Lilywhites.
December 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball OTD 1882 the International Football Conference was held, in Manchester. Say what now!!?? If anyone tells you that the Laws came into being in 1863, ask them about 1882. Or 1833. Or John Hope. Most books refer to QPFC sending for Association rules from Lilywhites.
1 of 4 @iansyson.bskyb.social threw up a cracking article from the Melbourne Leader 24 March 1883 titled ‘Proposed Introduction of Scottish Rules’. It affirms my assertion that #scotsfoundedfootball The truth in print, due to being thousands of miles from the baleful influence of the English Media.
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
1 of 4 @iansyson.bskyb.social threw up a cracking article from the Melbourne Leader 24 March 1883 titled ‘Proposed Introduction of Scottish Rules’. It affirms my assertion that #scotsfoundedfootball The truth in print, due to being thousands of miles from the baleful influence of the English Media.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball My Melbourne trip lingers in the memory so let’s celebrate their Historians. A while ago, Peter Eedy @petereedy.bsky.social saved me a decade of work by pointing me to some conceptual brilliance by Ian Syson. tinyurl.com/yxpyz4ze Ideas I can get behind.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball My Melbourne trip lingers in the memory so let’s celebrate their Historians. A while ago, Peter Eedy @petereedy.bsky.social saved me a decade of work by pointing me to some conceptual brilliance by Ian Syson. tinyurl.com/yxpyz4ze Ideas I can get behind.
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball I have referred previously to Peter McWilliam at Spurs and his influence on the ‘Spurs Style’. It was basically the #scotchprofessor under a new name, which obscured the Scottish influence. This is really about renaming the Combination Game to smother Scottish history.
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball I have referred previously to Peter McWilliam at Spurs and his influence on the ‘Spurs Style’. It was basically the #scotchprofessor under a new name, which obscured the Scottish influence. This is really about renaming the Combination Game to smother Scottish history.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Here’s an example of Victorian fiction: ‘The Annals of the Corinthian Club’ publ. 1906 ed. B. O. Corbett. I am always on the hunt for writings which push the lie about England inventing modern football. On p. 3 he has reasons for Pa Jackson founding Corinthians:
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Here’s an example of Victorian fiction: ‘The Annals of the Corinthian Club’ publ. 1906 ed. B. O. Corbett. I am always on the hunt for writings which push the lie about England inventing modern football. On p. 3 he has reasons for Pa Jackson founding Corinthians:
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Born on this day in 1868, Jack Angus. The Scottish forward was at Everton in the first season of the Football League. Tony Onslow takes up his story:
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More info, here:
www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/jack-...
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More info, here:
www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/jack-...
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Born on this day in 1868, Jack Angus. The Scottish forward was at Everton in the first season of the Football League. Tony Onslow takes up his story:
efcheritagesociety.com/by-tony-onsl...
More info, here:
www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/jack-...
efcheritagesociety.com/by-tony-onsl...
More info, here:
www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/jack-...
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Today is a good day for Football History. A new book is out. ‘Fifty Scottish Footballers’ by Alistair Firth and Martin Donnelly. Both colleagues from the Scots Football Historians’ Group. Both assiduous cataloguers of the Nation’s sporting history.
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Today is a good day for Football History. A new book is out. ‘Fifty Scottish Footballers’ by Alistair Firth and Martin Donnelly. Both colleagues from the Scots Football Historians’ Group. Both assiduous cataloguers of the Nation’s sporting history.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Frank McCrossan provided me with ammunition a few years back. Now I add it to facts about the 1872 game. Frank found a comment about a design for Edinburgh’s Meadows for space for “football and games that do not cut up the grass”. The Date? 1855.
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Frank McCrossan provided me with ammunition a few years back. Now I add it to facts about the 1872 game. Frank found a comment about a design for Edinburgh’s Meadows for space for “football and games that do not cut up the grass”. The Date? 1855.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball OTD a football match began in Glasgow. One which would change sporting history. Inspired by the coaching of Robert Gardner, a TEAM of Scots from many parts of the nation took on a team picked by a London Association struggling to make its way.
November 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball OTD a football match began in Glasgow. One which would change sporting history. Inspired by the coaching of Robert Gardner, a TEAM of Scots from many parts of the nation took on a team picked by a London Association struggling to make its way.
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball 1872 to Argentina is a link not often made, but I am ideas and only ideas. The last thing football is about, is 22 players kicking a bag of air up and down a field. Over the last 36 years of researching the #scotchprofessor what do I know? Answer: where the links are.
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball 1872 to Argentina is a link not often made, but I am ideas and only ideas. The last thing football is about, is 22 players kicking a bag of air up and down a field. Over the last 36 years of researching the #scotchprofessor what do I know? Answer: where the links are.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Recall Brockbank of Cambridge Uni playing in 1872? The Dodoball Dribbler. How far removed were Cambridge from the control of the London based FA? Their Football Rules come from 1856 and were amended in 1863 and 1867. Isn’t 1863 the year the ‘national’ FA was founded?
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Recall Brockbank of Cambridge Uni playing in 1872? The Dodoball Dribbler. How far removed were Cambridge from the control of the London based FA? Their Football Rules come from 1856 and were amended in 1863 and 1867. Isn’t 1863 the year the ‘national’ FA was founded?