 These include Jimmy Hogan, John Cameron, Jock Hamilton, Fred Pentland, Alexander Watson Hutton, John Harley and John Dick.See also Cambridge University AFC Parkers Piece

In a detailed investigation into the evolution of football tactics based upon contemporary accounts, Adrian Harvey of the University of London refers to the teams responsible for the "early" development of the passing game (including Sheffield, The Royal Engineers  and "the short passes beloved of [Scotland's] Queens Park") but comes to the following conclusion about the finished, modern team product