The History of English football is a long and detailed one. as it is not only the national sport(citation needed)but England was the first country where the game of develop and codified. The Modern global game of football was first codified in 1863 in London. The impetus for this was to unify English public school and university football games. There is evidence for refereed,team football games being played in English school since at least 1581. An account of an exclusively kicking football game from Nottinghamshire in the 15th country bears similarity to football. England can boast earliest ever documented used of the England word "football"(1490) and the earliest referrence to sport in frence (1314). England is home to the oldest football club in the world (dating from at least 1857),the world's oldest competition (The FA Cup founded in 1871)and the first ever football league (1888).For these reason England is considered the home of the game of football.