Charterhouse School

Charterhouse School is a British public school, located in Godalming in the county of Surrey. It was founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian Monastery in Charterhouse Square, Smithfield (see Charterhouse). Today, pupils are still referred to as Carthusians, and ex-pupils as Old Carthusians or OCs.

Charterhouse and the origins of football

Charterhouse was one of a select group of English public schools who can claim to have helped shape the rules of modern football. Even today, football is preferred as the school?s main winter sport over rugby.

Related Topics:
Football - Rugby

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When the rules of Association Football were created in 1863, elements of the Charterhouse version of the game were adopted, along with the rules established at Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Westminster and Winchester.

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Association Football - Eton - Harrow - Rugby - Westminster - Winchester

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In the early years of the FA Cup, teams formed of ex-pupils from these schools dominated the competition. The Old Carthusians (the name for Charterhouse alumni) won the cup in the 1880/81 season and were semi-finalists in the two years that followed. The public school system also provided many of the first England internationals.

Related Topics:
FA Cup - Old Carthusians

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They included Charles Wreford Brown, who is often credited for inventing the word ?soccer?. He was a pupil at Charterhouse in the early 1880s, and played football for the Old Carthusians and for the national side in the 1890s, including several appearances as captain.

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Charles Wreford Brown - Soccer

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