The Victorian Era was when the birth of football occurred. Truth is, football had been played all over the world for hundreds of years in one form or another, but it wasn't until rules of football were created by Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest that the game started to take the form we know and love today. Attacking, physical football was the order of the day - most teams lined up with up to 8 forwards, with kicking and hacking of opponents being common practice. The game was primarily played by the upper class from the poshest public schools, and they were the ones who could most easily afford to travel around for games. Players were all unpaid amateurs, and without contracts they were able to turn up and play for whatever team they liked, until Preston North End changed everything and introduced professionalism. After that, the average wage for a professional footballer was between £1 and £3 a week. Players could also expect a 10 shilling bonus for an away win, or 5 shillings for a home win or draw. Key matches were the real money-spinners, with some players earning £5 for a win. But by the end of the century, if you were a star player at a top team, you'd look forward to receiving as much as £10 a week. When the sports popularity increased among the lower class, being good at football was their ticket out of a life of poverty or working down in the mines. As a supporter, you'd generally fork out 6d (£1.50 today) to see a game. It was towards the end of this era that football was taken internationally by English ex-pats, and started to develop in places like Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Spain and Germany.