What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: Ebenezer Cobb Morley 1831-1924 codifier of the rules of Association Football and founding father of the Football Association. Believed to have been born at 10 Garden Square, Mason Street close to this building
Ebenezer Cobb Morley was a key figure in standardizing the rules of association football and is credited with initiating the formation of The Football Association in 1863, fundamentally shaping modern soccer.
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