John Charles Thring
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John Charles Thring, known during his life as Charles Thring or J. C. Thring, was an English clergyman and teacher, notable for his contributions to the early history of association football.
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Parker's Piece
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Parker's Piece is a 25-acre flat and roughly square green common located near the centre of Cambridge, England, regarded by some as the birthplace of the rules of association football. The two main wa
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…H. de Winton and J. C. Thring, persuaded some Old Etonians to join them and formed a club. Matches were few and far between, but some were played on Parker's Piece. Unfortunately, the game was not popular at the 'Varsity then, and the club did not last long". According to Thring's own account, written in 1861…
Looking towards Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church
The coronation feast of 1838.
The "Cambridge Rules 1848" monument
Trial lighting in February 2013