The first official game played to Football Association rules took place in Battersea Park. It was played between teams selected by the President (Arthur Pember) and the Secretary (Ebenezer Cobb Morley) of the FA. The game ended 2-0 to the President’s XIV.
Seems the game is commemorated every four years, though the game played to celebrate the 150th anniversary was extra-special.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
First match of association football
This game took place, on a Saturday, just 2 months after the FA had been formed.
Stage coachman. Lived at 7 Edgware Road. On 13 July 1888, he established a record by driving “The Old Times” coach from Hatchett's Hotel to the “Old Ship” at Brighton and back - 108 miles in 7 ho...
World speed record holder. Born Maryland, USA. His American mother died when he was 2. His father was Irish and he was brought up in Britain. Took the land record in 1929. Then at Lake Windermere, ...
Golfer. Born Henry William Vardon in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands. He won the British Open championship six times, the U.S. Open in 1900 and the German Open in 1911. He is remembered for his ...
Footballer. Born George Reginald Cohen in Kensington. He spent his entire career playing for Fulham and was in the winning England team in the 1966 World Cup.
Athlete. Born in Albacken, Sweden. He set over a dozen middle distance world records in events ranging from 1500 to 5000 metres, and was the first person to run a sub-fourteen minute 5000 metres.
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