International Football Conference

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The conference was held at the Queen's Hotel, Manchester

The International Football Confererence was a meeting of the four football associations of the Home Nations.

History[edit]

England's Football Association (The FA), the Scottish Football Association (SFA), the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and the Irish Football Association (IFA) met at the Queen's Hotel, Manchester, on 6 December 1882.[1][2] A precursor to the International Football Association Board, the meeting's major purpose was to address inconsistencies between the laws of the various associations, particularly between England and Scotland.

Resultant actions[edit]

Among the changes resulting from the conference were:

  • The throw-in had to be taken from over the head with two hands (the FA had previously allowed the ball to be thrown in with one hand).
  • The use of a crossbar was made mandatory (the FA had previously permitted either a tape or a crossbar to be used).
  • The kickoff had to be kicked forwards (not previously required by the FA).
  • The award of an automatic goal for handball by an opponent that prevented a goal (adopted by the FA earlier that year) was eliminated.
  • It was no longer possible to be offside from a corner-kick (previously allowed by the FA).
  • The boundary of the field of play should be marked by a touch line as well as by flags.

The new laws were used in the international matches of the 1882-83 season (with the exception of the first, England v. Wales, which still used the old rules).[3] They took general effect in the Laws of the Game at the beginning of the 1883-84 season.[4]

Delegates[edit]

  • Francis Marindin (president of the FA, representing England)
  • William Peirce Dix (vice-president of the FA and treasurer of the Sheffield Football Association, representing England)
  • John Wallace (member of the Committee of the SFA, representing Scotland)
  • Thomas Laurie (vice-president of the SFA, representing Scotland)
  • Llewellyn Kendrick (representing Wales)
  • W. R. Owen (representing Wales)
  • John Sinclair (vice-president of the IFA, representing Ireland)
  • J. M. McCallery (secretary of the IFA, representing Ireland)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "National Football Conference in Manchester". Glasgow Herald. 100 (292): 5. 1882-12-07.
  2. ^ "International Football Conference". Leeds Mercury: 8. 1882-12-07.
  3. ^ "The Football Association". The Sporting Life (2704): 4. 1883-02-08.
  4. ^ Laws of the Game (1883)  – via Wikisource.
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