Steve Coppell I think was probably the first to be known for a degree(economics?) Pre premier though .
Think our erstwhile friend Monty, the wumming fan has a degree in something, not sure what it is mind.
While there are no notable Oxbridge graduates playing in the Premier League (or the Football League) currently, Cambridge University did play a very important role in developing Football as we know it. Before the Football Association was established, most Public Schools (Eton, Harrow, Rugby etc) and universities had their own set of rules for "foot ball". When the Football Association wrote down the rules of Association Football in 1863, they were heavily based on the Cambridge University rules. Although clubs like Sheffield FC, Royal Engineers, and Queens Park are generally credited with being the pioneers of the passing game (before them, players generally just dribbled until they were dispossessed), the Cambridge University XI of 1882 are considered to have transformed the tactics of football, developing the modern game. This is based on an article written by Sunderland-born C. W. Alcock, the inventor of the FA Cup, in 1891. Cambridge graduates also established some of the famous clubs of the early years of Association Football, such as Hallam FC and Forest FC (nothing to do with Nottingham Forest).
It's very difficult to detect, but it might be in intelligence Oh, sorry . . . . I thought that you'd said 'a degree of'
To be fair it was Reids fault, I remember him being asked after the game why he left him out when he was going to get the record and Reid hadn't realised it was on and thought he would give Kubicki a rest!! Was never a fan of Hall like, not a patch.
