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Sport in Pre-Industrial and Industrial Britain

Amateurism and professionalism in Victorian sport

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Amateurs, professionals and the amateur ideal, the manual labour exclusion clause, the Amateur Athletic Association of 1880, the rugby split of 1895 and the Northern Union, football professionalism, Gentlemen v Players, WG Grace and lawn tennis.

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Key term

Define an amateur in Victorian sport.

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What was a professional in Victorian sport?

Key term

Outline the values of the amateur ideal.

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  1. 1

    Define an amateur in Victorian sport.

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    An amateur played for the love of the game and received no payment. Amateurs were usually middle- or upper-class gentlemen with a private income.

  2. 2

    What was a professional in Victorian sport?

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    A professional was paid to play and usually came from the working class. Professionals needed payment because they could not afford time off work.

  3. 3

    Outline the values of the amateur ideal.

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    The amateur ideal valued fair play, sportsmanship and taking part over winning. Open training and a win-at-all-costs attitude were frowned upon.

  4. 4

    Why did the upper and middle classes try to keep professionals out of their sports?

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    Exclusion kept their sport socially select. The exclusion of working-class players also avoided the embarrassment of losing to them.

  5. 5

    What was the purpose of the manual labour exclusion clause?

    Model answer

    An exclusion clause barred manual workers, such as mechanics and labourers, from amateur competition. Amateur rowing and early amateur athletics used such rules to keep the working class out.

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    How did the Amateur Athletic Association change athletics in 1880?

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    The Amateur Athletic Association, founded in 1880, opened amateur athletics to all classes. The association dropped the rule that had barred manual workers.

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