"Death of the Rev. J. C. Thring".
Essex County Chronicle.
Chelmsford (7568): 7.
8 October 1909.

"Thring, John Charles (THRN843JC)".
A Cambridge Alumni Database.
University of Cambridge.

J.C.T. (28 December 1861). "
Football, Simple and Universal".
The Field: 578.

Parkin, George R. (1898).
Edward Thring: Headmaster of Uppingham school.
London: Macmillan.
p. 1.

"University and Clerical News".
Daily News.
London: 4.
20 May 1847.

"Preferments and Appointments".
Evening Standard.
London: 3.
22 January 1848.

"Ordinations".
John Bull: 6.
29 December 1849.

"Preferments and Appointments".
Hampshire Chronicle: 3.
13 June 1857.

"Married".
Berkshire Chronicle: 8.
29 May 1858.

"The Football Association".
Supplement to Bell's Life in London: 1.
21 November 1863.

Description of the Rules of Football as played at Shrewsbury School (1863)  – via Wikisource.

Shrewsbury School register 1798–1898.
Oswestry: Shrewsbury School.
1898.
p. 253.

Jackson (1900), p. 26.
Jackson does not provide the original source of this information.

Green, Geoffrey (1953).
History of the Football Association.
London: Naldrett Press.
pp.
 15–16.

Tozer (2019), pp.
53-4
Rules for Football at Uppingham School (1857)  – via Wikisource.
Any player who catches the ball in the air, or at first bound, may either kick it as best he can, or run with it towards the enemy's goal
"The Rules of Football".
The Field: 525.
14 December 1861.

Advertised as "now ready" in the October 1 1862 issue of the Sporting Life, p. 1, 
"J. C. T." (1862) pp.
9–10.
As reproduced in Curry, Graham (2001).
Football: A Study in Diffusion (PDF).
Leicester: University of Leicester.
p. 70.

J.C.T. (24 September 1863). "[
Correspondence]".
Daily Telegraph.,
cited in Curry, Graham; Dunning, Eric (2015).
Association Football: A Study in Figurational Sociology.
London: Routledge.
pp.
 123–124.
ISBN 978-1-13-882851-3.

"The Football Association".
Supplement to Bell's Life in London: 1.
21 November 1863.

"The Football Association".
Bell's Life in London: 6.
28 November 1863.

"The Football Association".
Supplement to Bell's Life in London: 1.
5 December 1863.

Laws of the Game (1866)  – via Wikisource.

"The Football Association".
Bell's Life in London: 3.
12 December 1863.

"The Football Association".
The Field: 499.
21 November 1863.

Laws of the Game (1863) (initial resolutions)  – via Wikisource.

Laws of the Game (1863) (draft)  – via Wikisource.

"The Football Association".
Supplement to Bell's Life in London: 1.
5 December 1863.
The PRESIDENT called Mr Campbell's attention to the fact that, so far from ignoring the Cambridge rules, they had adopted their No.
6
Laws of the Game (1863) (as submitted for adoption)  – via Wikisource.

Advertised as "now ready" in the December 26 1863 issue of Bell's Life in London
"Football Association".
The Sportsman.
London (189): 4.
28 February 1867.

See also "Football Rules".
Field: 21.
16 March 1867.

Brown, Tony (2011).
The Football Association 1863–1883: A Source Book.
Nottingham: Soccerdata.
p. 22.
ISBN 978-1-90-589152-8.

?
µat??f??a? (
March 1864). "[
Correspondence]".
The School Magazine.
Uppingham: Hawthorn.
ii (10): 80–81.

"Football: The Sixth v. The School".
The School Magazine.
Uppingham: Hawthorn.
ii (9): 43–44.
January 1864.

"Uppingham".
Sporting Gazette: 5.
26 December 1863.

General Rules for Football at Uppingham School (1871)  – via Wikisource.
Any player who catches the ball in the air, or at first bound, may either kick it as best he can, or run with it towards the enemy's goal
Tozer (2019), p. 227
Morris Marples states that the Simplest Game "was actually used at Uppingham till the eighties"; he gives no source for this claim, and also misidentifies Charles Thring as the headmaster of Uppingham.
 See Marples, Morris (1954).
A History of Football.
London: Secker & Warburg.
pp.
 142, 151.

Jackson (1900), pp.
27-9.

Gardner, Paul (1976).
The Simplest Game: The Intelligent American's Guide to Soccer.
Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 0-316-30376-3.

Shrewsbury School register 1798–1898.
Oswestry.
1898.
p. 82.

Richardson, Nigel (2014).
Thring of Uppingham: Victorian Educator
"Death of the Rev. J. C. Thring". Essex County Chronicle. Chelmsford (7568): 7. 8 October 1909.
"Thring, John Charles (THRN843JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
J.C.T. (28 December 1861). "Football, Simple and Universal". The Field: 578.
Parkin, George R. (1898). Edward Thring: Headmaster of Uppingham school. London: Macmillan. p. 1.
"University and Clerical News". Daily News. London: 4. 20 May 1847.
"Preferments and Appointments". Evening Standard. London: 3. 22 January 1848.
"Ordinations". John Bull: 6. 29 December 1849.
"Preferments and Appointments". Hampshire Chronicle: 3. 13 June 1857.
"Married". Berkshire Chronicle: 8. 29 May 1858.
"The Football Association". Supplement to Bell's Life in London: 1. 21 November 1863.
Description of the Rules of Football as played at Shrewsbury School (1863)  – via Wikisource.
Shrewsbury School register 1798–1898. Oswestry: Shrewsbury School. 1898. p. 253.
Jackson (1900), p. 26. Jackson does not provide the original source of this information.
Green, Geoffrey (1953). History of the Football Association. London: Naldrett Press. pp. 15–16.
Tozer (2019), pp. 53-4
Rules for Football at Uppingham School (1857)  – via Wikisource. Any player who catches the ball in the air, or at first bound, may either kick it as best he can, or run with it towards the enemy's goal
"The Rules of Football". The Field: 525. 14 December 1861.
Advertised as "now ready" in the October 1 1862 issue of the Sporting Life, p. 1, 
"J. C. T." (1862) pp. 9–10. As reproduced in Curry, Graham (2001). Football: A Study in Diffusion (PDF). Leicester: University of Leicester. p. 70.
J.C.T. (24 September 1863). "[Correspondence]". Daily Telegraph., cited in Curry, Graham; Dunning, Eric (2015). Association Football: A Study in Figurational Sociology. London: Routledge. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-1-13-882851-3.
"The Football Association". Supplement to Bell's Life in London: 1. 21 November 1863.
"The Football Association". Bell's Life in London: 6. 28 November 1863.
"The Football Association". Supplement to Bell's Life in London: 1. 5 December 1863.
Laws of the Game (1866)  – via Wikisource.
"The Football Association". Bell's Life in London: 3. 12 December 1863.
"The Football Association". The Field: 499. 21 November 1863.
Laws of the Game (1863) (initial resolutions)  – via Wikisource.
Laws of the Game (1863) (draft)  – via Wikisource.
"The Football Association". Supplement to Bell's Life in London: 1. 5 December 1863. The PRESIDENT called Mr Campbell's attention to the fact that, so far from ignoring the Cambridge rules, they had adopted their No. 6
Laws of the Game (1863) (as submitted for adoption)  – via Wikisource.
Advertised as "now ready" in the December 26 1863 issue of Bell's Life in London
"Football Association". The Sportsman. London (189): 4. 28 February 1867.
See also "Football Rules". Field: 21. 16 March 1867.
Brown, Tony (2011). The Football Association 1863–1883: A Source Book. Nottingham: Soccerdata. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-90-589152-8.
?µat??f??a? (March 1864). "[Correspondence]". The School Magazine. Uppingham: Hawthorn. ii (10): 80–81.
"Football: The Sixth v. The School". The School Magazine. Uppingham: Hawthorn. ii (9): 43–44. January 1864.
"Uppingham". Sporting Gazette: 5. 26 December 1863.
General Rules for Football at Uppingham School (1871)  – via Wikisource. Any player who catches the ball in the air, or at first bound, may either kick it as best he can, or run with it towards the enemy's goal
Tozer (2019), p. 227
Morris Marples states that the Simplest Game "was actually used at Uppingham till the eighties"; he gives no source for this claim, and also misidentifies Charles Thring as the headmaster of Uppingham.  See Marples, Morris (1954). A History of Football. London: Secker & Warburg. pp. 142, 151.
Jackson (1900), pp. 27-9.
Gardner, Paul (1976). The Simplest Game: The Intelligent American's Guide to Soccer. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 0-316-30376-3.
Shrewsbury School register 1798–1898. Oswestry. 1898. p. 82.
Richardson, Nigel (2014). Thring of Uppingham: Victorian Educator
John Charles Thring