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26 May 2017
The Cup Final is the traditional end of the season, marking the start of a long, football-free summer.
But at least the game isn’t being completely banned – which has happened quite a few times in Scottish history.
But Paisley Corporation weren’t the only powerful Scottish organisation to ever get in the way of a game of football.
Back in the 15th Century, James II banned the game because he wanted his men to focus on improving their archery skills.Some subsequent monarchs looked upon football more favourably though – Mary Queen of Scots was believed to have been a fan.
Football had some critics within the Church. The rowdy behaviour of the some of the participants meant it was deemed to be an unsuitable activity for the Sabbath.
In 1638 players from Aberdeenshire were found guilty of ’scandalous behaviour in convening themselves upon the Lord’s day to a public footballing’.
In the 19th and 20th Centuries women were specifically singled out and prevented from playing.World War One, for example, opened up new opportunities for women and led to a growth in female footballers.But after the war clubs like Raith Rovers, Aberdeen, and Queen of the South found themselves being denied permission to host women’s matches.
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