As the Football Association pays tribute to its founding fathers this week, we take a look at football photojournalism in our collection.
This Saturday is the 150th anniversary of the Football Association, which first met on the morning of 26th October 1863 at the Freemasons’ Tavern in Great Queen Street, London, and later created the first Laws of the Game.
While the history of football in England dates back to the 8th century, the Football Association’s formation followed other 19th century efforts to standardise the variety of football played in public schools around the country.
Whether you’re a fan of the sport or not, it’s a real treat to see these mid-20th century photographs of ‘the beautiful game’ taken from the Daily Herald Archive in our collection.
So here’s to the sport, the business, and the passion of football…
hi emma, i produce internal imagery at old trafford, and am trying to locate an image of uniteds 1952 league winners preferably with matt busby in. have you any in your archives
hi emma, i produce internal imagery at old trafford, and am trying to locate an image of uniteds 1952 league winners preferably with matt busby in. have you any in your archives
The image titled Manchester United vs Sheffield Wednesday is actually the 1949 FA cup semi final between Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers