History of Football

There were many different types of football to the mid 19th century. They all consist of kicking the ball at the goal line to get points, or if the ball is ran over a line. From the time of mid 19th century, They started to add, remove, and change rules of rugby. By start of 20th century, football was getting more popular with college football, and professional football.  As the game evolved, the equipments were introduced for the safety of the players. With the protection equipments, football got a lot more physical. Players in different position were trained to be best fit for the position they were playing, and their techniques were getting better also.

  Team in 19th Century.

  Team in 2009.

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