John Charles Thring ( eng. John Charles Thring ; June 11, 1824 - October 3, 1909 ) - a University of Cambridge footballer who previously played for the Shrewsbury School team ( English Shrewsbury School ), the author of the first published Rules of the Game of Football [1]
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| Was born | June 11, 1824 , Wiltshire , England |
| Is dead | October 3, 1909 (85 years) Bradford-on-Avon , Wiltshire , England |
| Citizenship |  England |
Biography
In 1846, Thring, together with Henry de Winton ( 1823 - 1895 ), organized a meeting with representatives of private schools in order to formulate and adopt the first set of uniform rules for the game of football, which later became known as the " Cambridge Rules ".
In 1862, he first published the rules of the game of football, which he called "The simplest game" [2]
Literature
- Football Encyclopedia of British Football by Richard Cox et al., Routledge , 2002 page 5
- W CW Alcock 1863, FA Committee.