Discovery of world’s oldest football pitch in Scotland changes everything we knew about game, historian says
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Scottish field could be world’s oldest football pitch
- A historian claims a field near Anwoth Kirk in Scotland is likely the world's oldest football pitch, predating the Football Association by centuries.
- A letter by Reverend Samuel Rutherford supports this claim, mentioning football games taking place on the field on the 1600s and his attempts to stop them.
- This discovery suggests a more organised form of football existed in Scotland much earlier than previously thought, potentially explaining Scotland's early dominance in international football.
- While the exact rules of this early form of football are unknown, the findings could significantly alter our understanding of the sport's history.
- Soil tests confirm the placement of stones mentioned in the letter, corroborating the timeline of events.