"But with Kinnaird and the Old Etonians, visually it's something that we've never seen before, which is a hybrid of football and rugby. Far be it for us to be famed for that nowadays, but passing football started in Scotland.

With elite football suspended because of the coronavirus, fans can still get their fix on TV - in the form of 1880s matches in a new Netflix drama … The difference is vast. "The Eton players were bigger and stronger [than Blackburn] and had this thing about protecting the ball and moving a bit like a rugby scrum," he says. "And the other [public school] teams had a similar version of that.

From Twentieth Century Fox Netflix moved into streaming in 2007. Old Etonians on the attack in Netflix's replay of the 1883 FA Cup Final in Stamford Park, Altrincham

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Cameras normally used in the Premier League were used for re-enactments of 19th Century matches But Netflix has recreated it in a suburban Victorian park in Altrincham, near Manchester.Rather than the estimated 8,000-strong original attendance, there are just 60 extras cheering on the teams from a temporary wooden stand. "But it was not until some of the Scottish players became more involved that they started to understand how they could find a way around this. Because they couldn't match them for power or strength, they had to find another way. Cast members with "football choreographer" Mike Delaney (centre) "Hopefully it's a bit of a revelation that it's two Scots who come down and reinvent the game," says Guthrie, from East Renfrewshire, with a smile. Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 193 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Following relegation to the second tier of English football, this Netflix … But Suter never played for Blackburn Olympic.He actually played for local rivals Blackburn Rovers, who went on to lift the cup for the subsequent three years.

According to Delaney, the eight players in the 1-1-8 formation would move together, passing the ball closely as they rushed as one towards the opposition goal. In the Netflix show, he's played by Kevin Guthrie, known for his roles in Sunshine on Leith, Dunkirk and Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. That's certainly what I believe to be the case and that needs to be the story.

All are in authentic Victorian ankle boots and three-quarter-length trousers - all except Kinnaird, who apparently preferred long trousers.In their midst when the cameras aren't rolling is a man wearing modern football gear. The English Game sees Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes tackling (no pun intended) the history of football.

It's about the fight.

"The man credited with bringing this revolution in football tactics was Fergus Suter, one of the Glaswegians who moved to Lancashire in the late 1870s.

They eventually came together to settle on a standard set of rules and form the Football Association - although some, like Rugby, preferred to keep playing with their own hands-on rules and funny-shaped balls.Even those who didn't pick up the ball, like Eton, played in a style that had similarities with rugby. These are external links and will open in a new windowWith elite football suspended because of the coronavirus, fans can still get their fix on TV - in the form of 1880s matches in a new Netflix drama from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes about the men who sowed the seeds for the beautiful game.It's the 1883 FA Cup final, and Old Etonians captain Arthur Kinnaird wins the ball deep in his own half before running the length of the pitch, beating three opposition players and firing a screamer towards the top corner.He lets out a roar of celebration, followed by backslaps and handshakes with his team-mates.It's all captured in glorious high definition by a cameraman carrying a Steadicam, the hi-tech stabilised TV kit usually used to film the Premier League.A few minutes later, Kinnaird does exactly the same thing again.

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Here, he has the extra challenge of showing how football was played 137 years ago. "This [style] isn't new for Suter at all. 2020 TV-14 1 Season British TV Dramas. Public school teams dominated the early years of he FA Cup, but in the wake of the Blackburn clubs' new tactics, teams from the north and midlands went on to dominate.

"But he adds that there is more to the TV show than the historical clash of tactics. Mike Delaney, a former professional player in Germany's third tier and an England Futsal international, has the official title of "football choreographer".His job is to co-ordinate the on-pitch action sequences - like Kinnaird's goal - to make sure they look realistic on screen.He has previously worked on TV adverts starring idols such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

So it's a real revelation on both parts. "But ultimately, it's about the similarities that they both share in extremely different worlds, and that I think is much more important than selling the idea of the game. It appears you have javaScript turned off.