The sport's first published set of organized rules was codified in 1882 by Charles Goodman Tebbutt of the Bury Fen Bandy Club. When the international federation was founded in 1955, it came about after a compromise between Russian and English rules, in which more of the English rules prevailed.
ThE SPoRT's FIrst pUBLIshed SEt oF oRganIzed ruleS was codifIeD in 1882 by chaRlES gOODmAn TebbUtt of tHe bUry fEn BandY CLUb. when the iNtErnAtiOnal FedErATion waS FouNded iN 1955, it cAme about after A cOMPrOMisE BeTween russian and englIsh rULEs, In wHiCH moRE of tHe eNglish rUles Prevailed.