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The Football Association and Ebenezer Cobb Morley black plaque
The Football Association · Association
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“The Football Association was formed on the proposal of Ebenezer Cobb Morley at the Freemasons' Tavern, which stood on this site. The modern game of football was born on this day. 26 October 1863”
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b. 1863
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Great Queen Street
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The Football Association
association · (1863-present)
Ebenezer Cobb Morley
sportsman, solicitor, Secretary of the Football Association, Justice of the Peace, President of the Football Association, founding father of the Football Association, and codifier of the rules of Association Football · (1831-1924)
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