The contributions of the scottish industtrial colony in the genesis of football in Catalonia 1880-1906

Abstract

The aim of this article is to address the influence of Scottish footballers at birth and subsequent development of football in Catalonia. To this article we will build on the study and analysis of secondary sources drawn from historical and other character from magazine. In the first section we will focus on the study of the influence that the process of industrialization in Catalonia had , specifically in the town of Borgonyà industrial colony in the textile industry in the early game. Origin of the emergence of a football team: Association Torello , highlighting the fact that the first team of Scottish players in Catalonia. In a second section , following the influence of the Scottish people in the early days of football in Catalonia focus the goal of working in the travel soccer team San Andrés de Palomar, mostly Scottish capital and workers with specialized textile company Fabra and Coats and came to compete with the name of Scottish foot -ball club . A team of Scottish players who came to play and the most important tournaments of the time, the Catalan Cup and the Macaya Cup team . The sources used will be centered character hemerographic publications magazine Los Deportes and the newspaper La Vanguardia. Concluding remark that the influence of the Scottish players, was vital in strengthening the football in Barcelona, reaching some of its members to highlight both technically and subsequently occupied senior positions in the organization of the Catalan football.