The Amateur Football Alliance is a County Football Association in England. The County Football Associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

It is unusual among County FAs in not being based around a particular geographical area. It was founded in 1907, as the Amateur Football Defence Foundation, quickly changed to Amateur Football Association, when the FA required all county associations to admit professional clubs. Its aim was, as the decline of amateurism at the highest levels of football set in, to protect and preserve the original amateur spirit. It prides itself on the skill and competitiveness of its leagues, and on its traditions of fair play and respect for opponents and match officials. Many leagues still maintain local rules that require clubs to provide food and drink to their opponents and match officials after the match in a clubhouse or public house. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... Amateurism is the philosophy that elevates things done without self-interest above things done for pay, especially with regard to sports. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...

Three AFA clubs, Old Etonians and Old Carthusians, who currently play in the Arthurian League, and Clapham Rovers have won the FA Cup. Past members of the AFA include Ipswich Town, Barnet, Cambridge City, the Casuals and the Corinthians. Sir Stanley Rous, who was president of FIFA, was also the president of the AFA. The Old Etonians Football Club is an English football club whose players are taken from previous attendees of Eton College. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Ipswich Town F.C. is the professional football club of Ipswich, in East Anglia, England. ... Barnet Football Club are an English football team from Barnet, a town on the northern edge of Greater London. ... Cambridge City Football Club is an English association football club currently playing in the Conference South. ... Casuals F.C. were an amateur football club based in London, formed in 1883. ... See also Sport Club Corinthians Paulista and Corinthians F.C. (Isle of Man). ... FIFA logo (usage restricted): For the Good of the Game Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international governing body of the sport of association football (called simply football or soccer). ...

The AFA's heartland is in London and the Home Counties, but it has member clubs throughout the nation. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The phrase Home Counties is a name for the group of English counties which border London. ...

External links

• Official site
• History from AFA Referees Society