The "push and run" style of play was first developed by Arthur Rowe at Tottenham Hotspur. Rowe himself would credit
Peter McWilliam, the Spurs manager under whom he served, with teaching him how to play a quick passing style of game from which Rowe then extended into "push and run". This
possession-based game of play of McWilliam has been traced back to Scottish players who first conceived of the idea of keeping possession of the ball instead of dribbling and charging in their first ever football international against England in 1872. Aside from Rowe, McWilliam also taught other Spurs players such as
Bill Nicholson and
Vic Buckingham such possession-based passing game. Buckingham would then pass on this pass-and-move style of play when he went on to manage Barcelona and Ajax, where it would influence the development of
Total Football. ==See also==