▁are ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁association ▁football . ▁All ▁events ▁happened ▁in ▁English ▁football ▁unless ▁specified ▁otherwise . ▁ ▁Events ▁▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁the ▁original ▁Cambridge ▁rules ▁were ▁created ▁by ▁students ▁still ▁confused ▁by ▁the ▁different ▁rules ▁operating ▁at ▁their ▁various ▁schools . ▁Cambridge ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁attempt ▁at ▁cod ifying ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁what ▁became ▁association ▁football ▁( the ▁" d rib bling " ▁game ) ▁as ▁distinct ▁from ▁rugby ▁football ▁( the ▁" hand ling " ▁game ). ▁ ▁The ▁essential ▁difference ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁codes ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁d rib bling ▁game ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁a ▁player ▁to ▁run ▁with ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁his ▁hands ▁or ▁pass ▁it ▁by ▁hand ▁to ▁a ▁colle ague , ▁although ▁the ▁earliest ▁rules ▁did ▁allow ▁players ▁to ▁touch ▁and ▁control ▁the ▁ball ▁by ▁hand . ▁The ▁main ▁d rib bling ▁schools ▁were ▁Char ter house , ▁E ton , ▁H arrow , ▁West min ster ▁and ▁Win chester . ▁Even ▁though ▁these ▁schools ▁agreed ▁on ▁the ▁ess entials ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁there ▁were ▁cru cial ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁details . ▁For ▁example , ▁while ▁E ton ▁allowed ▁a ▁player ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ball ▁with ▁his ▁hands , ▁H arrow ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁clean ▁catch ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁free ▁kick . ▁▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁– ▁Writ ten ▁version ▁of ▁Rugby ▁School ▁Football ▁R ules ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁and ▁passed ▁by ▁hand