Died 1924-11-20.
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Ebenezer Cobb Morley
Ebenezer Cobb Morley was an English sportsman. He is regarded as one of the fathers of the Football Association (FA) and modern football.
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business · English sportsman (1831–1924) · association football player · rower · lawyer · justice of the peace · city council · businessperson · solicitor · also Ebenezer Cobb Morley, Morley
Born 16 August 1831 · Died 20 November 1924 · Q2425484
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1924· 2 entries
Morley himself succumbed to the same condition in 1924.
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1913· 2 entries
Morley, the most prominent founder of the association who was still living, was a notable guest at the festivities
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It was reported that the octogenarian was still "sculling daily in his well-known boat"
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1911· 1 entry
Morley's wife, Frances, died of pneumonia in 1911.
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1864· 1 entry
Competed as a member of that club's eight in the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley
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1863· 3 entries
“The importance of the 1863 FA Minute Book cannot be underestimated. Without it, quite simply, the world would be without its most popular sport.”
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“s Life newspaper proposing a governing body for the sport, with the power to set common rules. This led to the first meeting of the FA at Freemasons”
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Morley wrote to Bell's Life newspaper proposing a governing body for the sport, with the power to set common rules
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1858· 2 entries
Moved to the London suburb of Barnes to practise as a solicitor in the capital
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Participated in the Barnes and Mortlake Regatta of that year, served as the treasurer of the Regatta in 1860, and as secretary from 1862 to 1870
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1831· 1 entry
Born 1831-08-16.
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