Formed on the proposal of Ebenezer Cobb Morley at the Freemasons' Tavern. Our picture shows an early book of minutes and the picture source gives some history.
2015: Londonist posted a 1935 news item which was not the FA's finest hour.
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Football Association
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Football Association
The Football Association was formed on the proposal of Ebenezer Cobb Morley a...
Football - first FA match
This game took place, on a Saturday, just 2 months after the FA had been formed.
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Royal Thames Yacht Club
Oldest royal yacht club in the UK (which raises the question of how many are there?) Also known as the Cumberland Fleet, it was founded by the Duke of Cumberland. Traditionally the Commodore is a...
1 memorial
Kensington Hippodrome
A horse race course built by entrepreneur John Whyte. It was not a success partly because the clay ground was not suitable and partly because the local population (slum-dwellers, basically) unlike ...
2 memorials
Chris Brasher
Athlete and journalist. Born Christopher William Brasher in Georgetown, Guyana. He was one of the pacemakers for Roger Bannister when he broke the four-minute mile barrier in 1954. He pioneered the...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Sport / Games, South America
1 memorial
Edgar Kail
Footballer. Born in Camberwell. He signed for Dulwich Hamlet Football Club in 1915, and repeatedly turned down offers to join professional clubs. His team won the F.A. Amateur Cup in 1920 and 1932,...
1 memorial
Teddy Baldock
Boxer. Born Poplar. From British Boxers: "World Bantamweight Champion 1927. He remains Britain’s youngest ever World Champion after defeating the American, Archie Bell for the then vacant bantamwei...
2 memorials
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Leslie Sydney Marler
High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire 1971-72. Chairman of Marler Estates plc. Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: Major Leslie Sydney Marler, O.B.E., T.D. was born on 7 July 1900 in Northwood...
1 memorial
English Heritage
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...
417 memorials
Bedford Charity
Created by a gift of land by Sir William Harpur to the corporation of Bedford. A merchant from Bedford he had come to London and done so well that he was Lord Mayor in 1561. The following year he p...
1 memorial
Women Pharmacists
WC1, Great Russell Street, 72/73
Inscribed into the building, just below the cornice on the two facades: "The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Incorporated 1843". ...
1 subject commemorated
Comic Heritage
Merged with the Heritage Foundation.
29 memorials
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