14. No player shall be placed in his opponents' goal.
15. In case of a foul (such as Rule it), the opponents to have a free throw from the place where the ball is at the time the foul occurred.
The Midland rules at that time were almost similar, but for the purposes of comparison, as well as a record, they are here given : t. Each side shall be represented by eight players.
2. The duration of a game shall be twenty minutes.
3. The sides shall be distinguished by the players wearing red and white caps respectively, and each side shall have two flags to correspond with their colours, which shall be fixed at the end of the bath. The width of the goal to be 12 feet ; size of ball 9 inches in diameter.
4. The captains shall agree or toss for choice of goals.
5. Each side shall appoint an umpire. A referee shall also be appointed by the Association, whose decision in case of dispute shall be final.
6. At the commencement of play the referee shall stand at the centre of the side of the bath, he shall then blow his whistle to signify to the captains to get ready, and, after ascertaining that the captains are ready, he shall give the word Go I' at the same time throwing the ball into the centre of the bath. The umpires must take their stand, one at each end of the bath, and shall follow the course of the game silently, goal or foul to be declared by whistle. Any time occupied in dispute (not exceeding five minutes) shall be added to the length of the game.
7. All players shall enter the water immediately at the corn mencement of the game, and remain in the water.
8. No player shall be allowed to hold an opponent, unless such opponent shall be in possession of the ball (touching it in any way). In case of any player infringing this or the preceding rules, a foul shall be at once given against his side, and his opponents shall be allowed a free throw from the place where the foul shall have occurred.
9. A goal shall be obtained by the ball being taken up by the hand and fairly placed' on the path at the end of the bath between the flags. Where this is not practicable, the ball must be ' placed' against the end.
to. When the ball by any chance shall go out of play over the side of the bath, the same shall be thrown in a straight line by a player of the opposite side, from the place where it went out. A
player throwing the ball over his own goal-line shall concede a corner throw to his opponents ; but if the attacking party throw the ball over, the goal-keeper (or one of the opposite side) shall return the ball in a direct line from where it went out. No player may be placed' in his opponents' goal.
The teams shall change ends at half-time.
While the English clubs bad been gradually improving their system of play, the Scotch clubs had not been idle, and upon the formation of the Associated Swimming Clubs of Glasgow (now practically the western local centre of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association), a committee was appointed to draft a set of rules for the proper conduct of the game, and a cup was presented for competition amongst the affiliated clubs. This contest was first decided in x886, and as none other of its character was held in Scotland, it was to all intents and purposes the Scottish aquatic football champion ship. The first team to win the cup was that representing the old West of Scotland Club, who beat South Side in the final tie by one goal to love, the winning team consisting of W. Clark, captain, Stanley Priestley, J. Stevenson, G. S. Bryson, F. Williamson, J. Dickie, and A. Cooper, goal. The games were. played under the following official rules of the Glasgow organisation : i. The play to last fourteen minutes, with teams of seven a-side. Teams to change ends at half-time.