tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534952526735000550.post6471695358053524435..comments2023-09-25T09:48:44.227+00:00Comments on The Football History Boys: The Growth and Evolution of Football in Scotland: 1863-1901The Football History Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611337978479265207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534952526735000550.post-29131925370745011392019-11-12T13:59:38.206+00:002019-11-12T13:59:38.206+00:00You may also be interested to know that it was a S...You may also be interested to know that it was a Scotsman who brought football to Japan - where I publish JSoccer Magazine - Japanese Football in English, and have lived for 31 years - Dr. Alexander Cameron Sim. Dr. Sim founded the Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club in 1870 and it is widely considered to be the first club to play football in Japan. Dr. Sim and some like-minded Brits formed the Club that still survives to this day under the same name. 150 years old next year - the oldest, continuously-exiting and -named sports club in Japan.Alan Gibsonhttp://www.jsoccer.comnoreply@blogger.com