C.W. Alcock

Cover Art Courtesy of Amberley Publishing C.W. Alcock is one of the beautiful game’s founding fathers. He worked to standardize and modernize the game, but more importantly, he created the world’s oldest football competition in the FA Cup. My biggest question after reading The Classic Guide to Football is simple. What would Alcock think of the modern game as we know it? Would he be happy with our progress or disappointed by our shortcomings?  You have to read the