Arnold Kirke-Smith's Oxford Football Association members' rules booklet from 1872, Arnold Kirke-Smith being England's inside-right in the world's firs

Arnold Kirke-Smith's Oxford Football Association members' rules booklet from 1872, Arnold Kirke-Smith being England's inside-right in the world's first international football match v Scotland 30th November 1872, the rules booklet in the form of a folded card measuring 4 7/8 by 3 1/2in., the reverse addressed in ink to 'A Kirke Smith Esq., Univ. Coll.', printed with 8 rules agreed upon at a meeting of the club held 9th November 1871, listing Kirke-Smith as Club President together with the treasurer, secretary and the names of the 38 members; sold together with family papers comprising, (i) a sheet of paper inscribed in ink 'Kirke Smith, Barnes Hall, 1858', (ii) a Christmas card inscribed in ink 'To Father and Mother from Arthur Dec 17', (iii) a menu from the Cottenham Hunt meeting 6th March 1906 inscribed Mrs Kyrke [sic] Smith, (iv) a Cambridge University United Hunts Souper du Bal dated 16th February 1911; (vi) an undated envelope from the Vacuum Oil Company of Bombay addressed in typescript to A Kirke Smith Esq C/o Messrs Little & Co., Solicitors, Central Bank Building, Bombay; & (vi) a postcard date-stamped 27 Jun 25 from the Poona and Kirkee Hounds addressed in hand to Kirke Smith at the aforementioned Bombay address Arnold Kirke-Smith was born at the family home Barnes Hall at Ecclesfield near Sheffield on 23rd April 1850. He was educated at Cheltenham College before going on to Oxford University. Kirke-Smith was president and playing captain of the Oxford University football team and played in only the second F.A. Cup final of 1873, when the University team finished runners-up to The Wanderers. All but one of the Oxford Cup finalists are members listed in the present members' booklet. During his career he also represented the Sheffield FA and the original Sheffield Football Club. Most notably, Kirke-Smith also played in the world's first football international between England and Scotland on 30th November 1872, The knitted woollen England jersey worn by Kirke-Smith in that match was sold at auction at Christie's in 1998 for ?21,000. After leaving University, Kirke-Smith was ordained in 1875. Some of the family papers in this lot relate to his son Arthur who was born in 1878 and educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge. Arthur Kirke-Smith became a partner of Little & Co., Solicitors and Notaries Public in Bombay. The present lot offers a rare and historic opportunity to acquire memorabilia related to a footballer with links to the birth of international football and the infancy of the F.A. Cup competition.