On a Monday evening, representatives of a dozen London and suburban clubs met at the Freemasons' Tavern on Great Queen Street in London.
The meeting followed a letter from Ebenezer Cobb Morley in Bell's Life calling for a governing body for the game. The Football Association they formed that night is the oldest football association in the world.
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Source: The Football Association