England is seen as one of the birthplaces of bandy, beside Russia (where a similar game developed simultaneously). The match which later has been dubbed the original bandy match was held in London in 1875. England won the 1913 European Bandy Championships in Davos, Switzerland. Following the outbreak of the First World War, the interest for bandy vanished in England and the National Bandy Association was discontinued. Almost a hundred years later, bandy was reintroduced to England and the Bandy Federation of England was founded in 2010, changing names to Great Britain Bandy Association in 2017. The England national team for men then were rebranded as a British men's national team and made a world official international début at the 2019 World Championship, while a women's national team hasn’t been able to form completely enough to attend the World Championships.