Did Soccer Originate in Scotland? New Claim Draws Jeers in England.

The site of Anwoth Old Kirk, or church, in Scotland, built in 1627, and its soccer pitch.                   “Since the mid-19th century, England has been widely accepted as the birthplace of modern soccer. The sport’s lineage is commonly traced back to mob football, a violent and chaotic game popular in the British Isles during the Middle Ages. Hundreds of players from neighboring hamlets would separate into two teams, lock themselves into an enormous scrum and struggle blindly for control of a circular object, often an inflated pig’s bladder. The drunken pushing, kicking and pummeling could last for hours, even days, and had no time limit. The only set rule: weapons were prohibited. …”
NY Times

The pastor, Reverend Samuel Rutherford, ordered that a line of stones be placed to stop “foot-ball” from being played there on Sundays.