Founded	1863
FIFA affiliation	1905
UEFA affiliation	1954
President HRH The Duke of York
Coach Men's: Sven-Göran Eriksson (2001-) Women's: Hope Powell (1998-)

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Overview

The FA was established in 1863 and is the oldest football association in the world. It was instrumental in formulating the rules of the modern game and has a special place in the history of the sport. It is a member of UEFA and FIFA, and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB). 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced you-AY-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... 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 International Football Association Board (IFAB) is the body that determines the Laws of the Game of association football (soccer). ...

All of England's professional football clubs must be members of the Football Association. The FA is responsible for the appointment of the management of the England men's and women's national teams, the organization of the FA Cup, the nation's most prestigious cup competion, and is the governing body of the FA Premier League (England's second tier league, The Football League (consisting of The Championship, League One and League Two), is self-governing). First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... Honours Performance in World Cup 1970 : 4th (non-official competition) 1971 : 5th (non-official competition) 1978 : 1st round (non-official competition) 1984 : 1st round (non-official competition) 1985 : Winner (non-official competition) 1988 : Winner (non-official competition) 1991 : heats 1995 : Quarter final 1999 : heats 2003 : heats Performance in European Championship... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship/legal reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competiton for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above... The Football League logo The Football League (often referred to as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a league competition for English football (soccer) clubs (though a few Welsh clubs also take part) containing three divisions (the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two... The Football League Championship logo The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the FA Premier... Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ...

The FA plays a major role in the development of English football at the grass roots level, through its continuing support of the amateur game, and organizes the National League System. The National League System, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a comprehensive league structure for football clubs in England playing below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football League. ...

History

Prior to the first meeting of the Football Association in the Freemason's Tavern in Great Queen Street, London on 26 October 1863, there were no universally accepted rules for the playing of the game of football. The founder members present at the first meeting were Barnes, WO (War Office) Club, Crusaders, Forest of Leytonstone (later to become Wanderers) , N.N. (No Names) Club (Kilburn), Crystal Palace (no relation to Crystal Palace F.C.), Blackheath F.C., Percival House (Blackheath), Surbiton and Blackheath Proprietary School; Charterhouse sent an observer but declined the offer to join. The first revision of the rules for the modern game was drawn up over a series of six meetings held in the social room of the public house from October till December. At the final meeting, the first FA treasurer who was the representative from Blackheath, withdrew his club from the FA over the removal of two draft rules at the previous meeting, the first which allowed for the running with the ball in hand and the second, obstructing such a run by hacking (kicking an opponent in the shins), tripping and holding. Other English rugby clubs followed this lead and did not join the FA but instead in 1871 formed the Rugby Football Union. An inaugural game using the new FA rules was initially scheduled for Battersea Park on 2 January 1864, but enthusiastic members of the FA couldn't wait for the new year and an experimental game was played at Mortlake on 19 December 1863 between Morley's Barnes team and their neighbours Richmond (who were not members of the FA), ending in a goalless draw. The Richmond side were obviously unimpressed by the new rules in practice because they subsequently helped form the RFU in 1871. The Battersea Park game was postponed for a week and the first exhibition game using FA rules was played there on Saturday 9 January 1864. The members of the opposing teams for this game were chosen by the President of the FA (A. Pember) and the Secretary (E. C. Morley) and included many well-known footballers of the day. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Barnes Rugby Football Club, a rugby union club from Barnes, is one of the oldest in the country. ... Old War Office Building, Whitehall, London - the former location of the War Office The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. ... The Wanderers Football Club were an amateur football club, who were one of the leading clubs in English football in the 1860s and 1870s. ... Kilburn is a area of North London on the border of the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Camden. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... History Early history Blackheath Rugby Club (BRC) was founded in 1858 by old boys of Blackheath Propietary School who played a carrying game of football made popular by Rugby School. ... Charterhouse School is a British public school, located in Godalming in the county of Surrey. ... The Laws of the Game (also known as the Laws of Football) are the rules governing a game of Association football (soccer). ... This article covers the history of rugby union. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the rugby union governing body in England. ... Battersea Park peace pagoda The bandstand in Battersea Park The cover of Petula Clarks 2001 box set, Meet me in Battersea Park Battersea Park is a 200 acre (0. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Richmond Football Club is a rugby union team from Richmond, London. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Only known photograph of EC Morley Ebenezer Cobb Morley can be regarded as the father of the Football Association and, to a certain extent, therefore, of all organised football. ...

Competitions

The FA also runs several competitions:

• FA Challenge Cup
• FA Trophy
• FA Vase
• FA Women's Cup
• FA Youth Cup
• FA Sunday Cup
• FA County Youth Cup
• FA Community Shield
• FA National League System Cup
• FA Futsal Cup

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Principals of the Football Association

Presidents of the Football Association

• Arthur Pember (1863–1867)
• E. C. Morley (1867–1874)
• Major Sir Francis Marindin (1874–1890)
• Lord Kinnaird (1890–1923)
• Sir Charles Clegg (1923–1937)
• William Pickford (1937–1939)
• The Earl of Athlone (1939–1955)
• HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (1955–1957)
• HRH The Duke of Gloucester (1957–1963)
• The Earl of Harewood (1963–1971)
• HRH The Duke of Kent (1971–2000)
• HRH The Duke of York (2000–2006)
• HRH Prince William (May 2006–)

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Chairmen of the Football Association

• A. G. Hines (1938)
• M. Frowde (1939–1941)
• Sir Amos Brook Hirst (1941–1955)
• Arthur Drewry (1955–1961)
• A. G. Doggart (1961–1963)
• J. H. W. Mears (1963–1966)
• Dr Sir Andrew Steven (1967–1976)
• Professor Sir Howard Thompson (1976–1981)
• Sir Bert Millichip (1981–1996)
• Keith Wiseman (1996–1999)
• Geoff Thompson (1999–date)

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Secretaries and chief executives of the Football Association

• E. C. Morley (1863-1866)
• R. W. Willis (1866-1868)
• R. G. Graham (1868-1870)
• Charles Alcock (1870-1895)
• Sir Frederick Wall (1895-1934)
• Sir Stanley Rous (1934-1962)
• D. Follows (1962-1973)
• E. A. Croker (1973-1989)

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• Graham Kelly (1989-1998)
• Adam Crozier (2000-2002)
• Mark Palios (2003-2004)
• Brian Barwick (2005–date)

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References

• Butler, B. (1991). The official history of the Football Association, Queen Anne Press, ISBN 0356191451

External link

• The FA official site
• Tom Bower Has the Blazer Brigade doomed football? Guardian July 2, 2005

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