Old football positions

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

what were they, and what did they mean?

[Stevie H]

[Murphman]

First and only ever formation thread from me, the old 'W' formation which was taught to me at primary school.

 

 

.................................................Goalkeeper

 

 

Right Back .......................................................................................Left Back

 

 

 

Right Half.................................Centre Half ........................................Left Half

 

 

........................Inside right ..................................Inside Left

 

 

 

Right Winger (Outside right)........Centre Forward ...........Left Winger (Outside left)

 

 

 

 

Then Alf invented 4-3-3 the wingless wonders of 1966.

Edited December 13, 2005 by Murphman

[Maldini]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_%28football%29

 

Edited December 13, 2005 by Maldini

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

First and only ever formation thread from me, the old 'W' formation which was taught to me at primary school.

.................................................Goalkeeper

Right Back .......................................................................................Left Back

Right Half.................................Centre Half ........................................Left Half

........................Inside right ..................................Inside Left

Right Winger (Outside right)........Centre Forward ...........Left Winger (Outside left)

Then Alf invented 4-3-3 the wingless wonders of 1966. 

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that'll be why left-backs and right-backs are still called "full backs", while central defenders are "centre-halves"

 

it's funny that the centre-half is now often deeper than the full-backs

 

wasn't that formation a bit attack-heavy? seems to me that there'd be plenty of space behind the centre-half? or would the full-backs move inside to pick up the centre-forward, leaving the left-half and righ-thalf to mark the wingers?

[Maldini]

that'll be why left-backs and right-backs are still called "full backs", while central defenders are "centre-halves"

 

it's funny that the centre-half is now often deeper than the full-backs

 

wasn't that formation a bit attack-heavy? seems to me that there'd be plenty of space behind the centre-half? or would the full-backs move inside to pick up the centre-forward, leaving the left-half and righ-thalf to mark the wingers?

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take a look at the link I posted above to see how formations have developed over the years

[Murphman]

that'll be why left-backs and right-backs are still called "full backs", while central defenders are "centre-halves"

 

it's funny that the centre-half is now often deeper than the full-backs

 

wasn't that formation a bit attack-heavy? seems to me that there'd be plenty of space behind the centre-half? or would the full-backs move inside to pick up the centre-forward, leaving the left-half and righ-thalf to mark the wingers?

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To be honest with you I started secondary school the year England won the world cup and remember us all telling the master that the school team should play 4-3-3 like England. He just went along with it so I don't really remember is the answer.

 

Chances are you're right though I'd never really given it too much thought

[Ombudsam]

First and only ever formation thread from me, the old 'W' formation which was taught to me at primary school.

.................................................Goalkeeper

Right Back .......................................................................................Left Back

Right Half.................................Centre Half ........................................Left Half

........................Inside right ..................................Inside Left

Right Winger (Outside right)........Centre Forward ...........Left Winger (Outside left)

Then Alf invented 4-3-3 the wingless wonders of 1966. 

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Oh my word! Were people incredibly stupid in the old days?

[Murphman]

Oh my word! Were people incredibly stupid in the old days?

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You have to remember we were 11 years old and the teacher didn't have a feckin clue. Even today you don't have to be even a level one coach to teach kids football at school.

 

I don't think it was quite as basic as it looks on paper but the answer in short is probably yes.

[Ombudsam]

You have to remember we were 11 years old and the teacher didn't have a feckin clue. Even today you don't have to be even a level one coach to teach kids football at school.

 

I don't think it was quite as basic as it looks on paper but the answer in short is probably yes.

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It's just that from the looks of that formation any modern coach could have come up with something to get round it but like you said it's probably not as simple as it looks

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

take a look at the link I posted above to see how formations have developed over the years

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thanks for that, it's interesting