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| Born | 16 August 1831 Kingston upon Hull |
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| Died | 20 November 1924 | Age 93 London |
Ebenezer Morley 1863
The rules for the modern game of football and the creation of the Football Association (the English governing body, FA), were laid down on the 26th October 1863. Representatives of several London clubs met “for the purpose of forming an Association with the object of establishing a definite code of rules for the regulation of the game”.Contents Ebenezer Morley 1863 Football 1863 Set the Rules The meeting Biggest Sport The Football Pitch Dimensions World Cup
Football 1863
The Chinese "football" games date as far back as 3000 years ago. The Ancient Greeks and the Roman used football games to prepare warriors for battle.
Set the Rules
In Britain too, there are records of Football being played for hundreds of years.But it was in England that the modern game of football really begin to take shape. In 1863 the first Football Association (F.A.) was founded in England.
The meeting
Biggest Sport
He wrote to 'Bell's Life Newspaper' proposing a governing body for the sport that led to the first meeting.
He wanted a common set of rules so that clubs from all over the nation could compete with each other. Little did he know this would become the biggest sport in the world!
The Football Pitch Dimensions
World Cup
On the 30 July 1966 England won the World cup Jules Rimet trophy. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final at Wembley.
