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Football - Stirling
Football's origins can be traced back to London in 1170,
when William FitzStephen wrote in The Life of Thomas
Becket, "after dinner all the youths of the city goes out into
the fields for the very popular game of ball."
Edward II was so worried that young men were more interested in
playing football than in practicing with the longbow that he banned
the game. The kings of England were so worried about archery
practice that football was proscribed by Edward III, Henry IV,
Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII.
In 1572 the Bishop of Rochester wanted to suppress this "evil
game" and it was only after the death of Oliver Cromwell that
football became legal.
Nowadays, football can count itself the most popular sport in
the world.
Download the
laws of the game.
The Stirling Centre hosts nine floodlit courts for tennis,
netball and five-a-side football.
The Stirling Centre holds pay and play football sessions on
Fridays:
- Five to eight-year-olds, 4-5pm
- Nine-year-olds and older, 5-6pm
Sessions cost £2.80 for members; £3.75 for non-members.
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