Origins and Development of Football in Ireland Reprint of R M Peter's Football Annual of 1880

Football, be it Gaelic, rugby, or soccer is unquestionably the most popular team sport in Ireland. Surprisingly, the modern codes of Gaelic, Rugby, and Assocation football in Ireland are little more than a century old. R.M. Peter's pioneering Annual was published in 1880. Reproduced here, it provides voluminous detail on more than 600 players and 50 clubs of the time: it is a mine of information for the sports enthusiast, the historian, the genealogist alike.Peter, Richard M. is the author of 'Origins and Development of Football in Ireland Reprint of R M Peter's Football Annual of 1880' with ISBN 9780901905932 and ISBN 0901905933.