The Football Association and Ebenezer Cobb Morley black plaque


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# The Freemasons' Tavern: Where Football Was Born Standing on Great Queen Street, you're standing at the precise spot where Ebenezer Cobb Morley orchestrated one of sport's most pivotal moments on a crisp October evening in 1863. It was here, within the convivial confines of the Freemasons' Tavern—...
Location
Great Queen Street
Inscription
The Football Association was formed on the proposal of Ebenezer Cobb Morley at the Freemasons' Tavern, which stood on this site. The modern game of football was born on this day. 26 October 1863