Battersea Park, 1864
9th January 1864, site of the first match of association football.
Wandsworth Council, 2014
This game took place, on a Saturday, just 2 months after the FA had been formed.
SW11, Battersea Park
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Football - first FA match
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Football - first FA match
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