The world's oldest football club is set to join an Edinburgh Sunday league after being reformed by a city youth worker. http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Extratime-for-the-oldest-club.3738... The Foot Ball Club of Edinburgh, established in 1824 by student lawyer John Hope, is being resurrected by 27-year-old Kenny Cameron. Strips have been provided by sportswear firm Umbro, and Fifa president Sepp Blatter is said to have given the initiative his seal of approval. Mr Cameron, who was inspired by a visit to the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden, said: John Hope set up the club to help local kids, and we want to keep that aspect going. It was something that has stayed in the back of my mind since I learned about it at Hampden, and we were wanting to start up a football club anyway, so this all made sense. He added: Mr Blatter said he would come over for our first dinner, which will probably take place in October. Hearts fan Mr Cameron, along with friends Alex Collop and Alex Downie, plans to put local coaches through SFA qualifications and badges, and get as many young people as possible involved in matches and training. The original team - made up of New Town lawyers, doctors and accountants - would meet on a Saturday morning and play against each other. And as well as entry into a Sunday league, the new club will stage a weekly event at Leith Academy, echoing those early traditions. On a Saturday it will be a bit like a golf club where members come and play against each other, said Mr Cameron, who lives in Muirhouse and is a qualified football coach. We are also going to pick two charities, one local and one international, that we want to donate to. There's no shortage of people wanting to get involved. Sheffield FC was thought to be the world's oldest club, before the National Archives of Scotland discovered documents about the Foot Ball Club of Edinburgh. Scottish Football Museum curator Richard McBrearty said: This discovery has tremendous ramifications for Scotland's place in world football. What Mr Cameron is doing is terrific.

The world's oldest football club is set to join an Edinburgh Sunday league after being reformed by a city youth worker. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_football_club

The world's oldest football club is set to join an Edinburgh Sunday league after being reformed by a city youth worker. http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Extratime-for-the-oldest-club.3738... The Foot Ball Club of Edinburgh, established in 1824 by student lawyer John Hope, is being resurrected by 27-year-old Kenny Cameron. Strips have been provided by sportswear firm Umbro, and Fifa president Sepp Blatter is said to have given the initiative his seal of approval. Mr Cameron, who was inspired by a visit to the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden, said: John Hope set up the club to help local kids, and we want to keep that aspect going. It was something that has stayed in the back of my mind since I learned about it at Hampden, and we were wanting to start up a football club anyway, so this all made sense. He added: Mr Blatter said he would come over for our first dinner, which will probably take place in October. Hearts fan Mr Cameron, along with friends Alex Collop and Alex Downie, plans to put local coaches through SFA qualifications and badges, and get as many young people as possible involved in matches and training. The original team - made up of New Town lawyers, doctors and accountants - would meet on a Saturday morning and play against each other. And as well as entry into a Sunday league, the new club will stage a weekly event at Leith Academy, echoing those early traditions. On a Saturday it will be a bit like a golf club where members come and play against each other, said Mr Cameron, who lives in Muirhouse and is a qualified football coach. We are also going to pick two charities, one local and one international, that we want to donate to. There's no shortage of people wanting to get involved. Sheffield FC was thought to be the world's oldest club, before the National Archives of Scotland discovered documents about the Foot Ball Club of Edinburgh. Scottish Football Museum curator Richard McBrearty said: This discovery has tremendous ramifications for Scotland's place in world football. What Mr Cameron is doing is terrific. Another Jock - doing what Jocks do best - making false claims! There is a great deal of evidence to show that people played football, and golf (and organised 'clubs' of sorts), before the Jocks had stopped eating each other. Even in England there is evidence that football clubs existed in the 15th century, and golf in the 14th century, well before such activities occurred in Scotland.

http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Extratime-for-the-oldest-club.3738242 .jp The Foot Ball Club of Edinburgh, established in 1824 Sigh. Not an Association Football club. RH

In message < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Robert Peffers < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it writes http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Extratime-for-the-oldest-club.3738242 .jp The Foot Ball Club of Edinburgh, established in 1824 Sigh. Not an Association Football club. RH Neither was Sheffield FC when it was founded (after Edinburgh Foot Ball Club).

The world's oldest football club is set to join an Edinburgh Sunday league after being reformed by a city youth worker. http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Extratime-for-the-oldest-club.3738... The Foot Ball Club of Edinburgh, established in 1824 by student lawyer John Hope, is being resurrected by 27-year-old Kenny Cameron. Strips have been provided by sportswear firm Umbro, and Fifa president Sepp Blatter is said to have given the initiative his seal of approval. Mr Cameron, who was inspired by a visit to the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden, said: John Hope set up the club to help local kids, and we want to keep that aspect going. It was something that has stayed in the back of my mind since I learned about it at Hampden, and we were wanting to start up a football club anyway, so this all made sense. He added: Mr Blatter said he would come over for our first dinner, which will probably take place in October. Hearts fan Mr Cameron, along with friends Alex Collop and Alex Downie, plans to put local coaches through SFA qualifications and badges, and get as many young people as possible involved in matches and training. The original team - made up of New Town lawyers, doctors and accountants - would meet on a Saturday morning and play against each other. And as well as entry into a Sunday league, the new club will stage a weekly event at Leith Academy, echoing those early traditions. On a Saturday it will be a bit like a golf club where members come and play against each other, said Mr Cameron, who lives in Muirhouse and is a qualified football coach. We are also going to pick two charities, one local and one international, that we want to donate to. There's no shortage of people wanting to get involved. Sheffield FC was thought to be the world's oldest club, before the National Archives of Scotland discovered documents about the Foot Ball Club of Edinburgh. Scottish Football Museum curator Richard McBrearty said: This discovery has tremendous ramifications for Scotland's place in world football. What Mr Cameron is doing is terrific. Another Jock - doing what Jocks do best - making false claims! There is a great deal of evidence to show that people played football, and golf (and organised 'clubs' of sorts), before the Jocks had stopped eating each other. Even in England there is evidence that football clubs existed in the 15th century, and golf in the 14th century, well before such activities occurred in Scotland. So you will be able to show us the evidence for a documented formally-organised football club prior to Edinburgh Foot Ball Club of 1824.