[stoli]

Hi,
I'm doing some research, and greatly appreciate help on the following questions.
"Substitution rules state that 3 players can be substituted per team, Does anyone know when this rule was implemented?"
"Was it ever before a two player per team substitution rule?"

Million Thanks for Your Help

[benine]

Originally posted by stoli
Hi,
I'm doing some research, and greatly appreciate help on the following questions.
"Substitution rules state that 3 players can be substituted per team, Does anyone know when this rule was implemented?"
"Was it ever before a two player per team substitution rule?"

Million Thanks for Your Help

I believe that the FIFA sub rules were part of the sweeping reform/redeffinitions that took place in 1937, so if it were ever 2 subs, it would be prior to that.

[robbief]

Originally posted by benine


I believe that the FIFA sub rules were part of the sweeping reform/redeffinitions that took place in 1937, so if it were ever 2 subs, it would be prior to that.

wasn't it only two subs in italia 90? i thought the change to 3 subs happened between 90 and 94.

[Thomas A Fina]

I think subs were first allowed (at least in the WC) in the 60s (maybe the early 70's - not that sure). Up until that time, there were no subs, so if someone got hurt, that player's team had to play down a man for the rest of the game.
I don't know if this extended to other leagues and competitions or not.

[skipshady]

Originally posted by benine


I believe that the FIFA sub rules were part of the sweeping reform/redeffinitions that took place in 1937, so if it were ever 2 subs, it would be prior to that.

How on earth did you come up with this?

There were no substitutions until 60's or 70's. If someone got injured, you had to play one man down.

I watched First Division (now Premiership) in England in the late 80's, and I distinctly remember that they were only allowed 2 subs. In fact, you had to pick your 2 subs before the match, iirc.

[Don Homer]

Substitutions for injured players started in the mid-sixties. It was followed soon afterwards by tactical substitutions being allowed.

Originally, you could only sub one player, then it became two and now, obviously, three.

The third sub was first allowed in 1994. It was originally only meant so that the keeper could be subbed for a designated substitute keepr. However, the following year, this rule was changed further to allow 3 unrestricted substitutions.

[Boro_lad]

i know for a fact that Middlesbrough first ever substitute was in September 11 1965.

that means substitues could only have been a recent addition then. So i would say they were introduced in start of season in 65.

As for 3 subs. i have no clue. Try a search engine like google.com or something

[XYZ]

As I posted in a thread in the referee forum:

I assume, prior to 1932, no subs at all.

1932 - first mentioned allowing limited substitutions in international matches if mutually agreed upon.

1956 - change to permit the replacement of an incapacitated goalkeeper and one other incapacitated player at any time during the first half - but only in youth tournaments

1958 - the rule mentioned above was extended to include all levels of play. Prior to this time substitutions had been prohibited at the highest level of play.

1965 - the number of players a team could designate as possible substitutes increased to 5, but the number of subs allowed remained 2.

1967 - two substitutes allowed for any reason, not just for injury.

I believe that subs were first allowed in the World Cup in 1970.

information from The World Encyclopedia of Soccer by Henshaw and LaBlanc, 1994