June 2, 1919 Very important football legislation occurred in London yesterday. The Council of the Football Association met at the F.A. offices in Russell-square, when
Category: The FA
Football League meeting (April 26, 1919)
April 26, 1919 After the match at Liverpool on Saturday, the Selection Committee of the Scottish and English Football Association met and selected the following
Mr. John McKenna’s long service
January 20, 1919 The President of the Football League, Mr. John McKenna, greatly distinguished himself in the interview with the professional players. To conduct an
Conference of the F.A. and the Football League (January 14, 1919)
January 14, 1919 A conference between representatives of the Football Association, the Football League, the Southern League, and the London Combination was held in London
The one back game
December 28, 1918 Associations in the Home Counties are agitating for an alteration of the offside law, so as to provide that “a player shall
The Football League and the wage rule
Friday, November 29 – 1918 Mr. J. McKenna presided today over an important meeting of Football League officials at Manchester. Mr. C.E. Sutcliffe said, in
John McKenna appointed vice president of the Lancashire FA
Friday, November 8 – 1918 At a meeting of the Council of the Lancashire Football Association at Bolton, last night, Mr. John Lewis, Blackburn, was
The death of Mr. John James Bentley
September 2, 1918 Mr. John James Bentley, a former president of the Football League, died suddenly this morning at his residence at Fairhaven. Mr. Bentley
The death of John Roscow
August 6, 1918 Mr. John S. Roscow, Bolton, one of the oldest of football legislators, died yesterday at the age of 77. He was one
The football war fund
Saturday, June 1 – 1918 The Football National War Fund, established to assist those footballers who have been disabled in the war and, in the
Football and the coupon betting evil
Thursday, May 30 – 1918 Presiding at the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Preston North End Club last evening, Alderman Ord, chairman of
Lancashire FA – Finances
Wednesday, May 29 – 1918 The Lancashire Football Association report a loss on the year of £79 4s. As the ordinary income amounted to only
A two months’ interval (by “Perseus”)
Saturday, May 4 – 1918 It is not generally known that the Football Association has sanctioned the playing of matches not only during May, provided
School football semi-final at Anfield
Friday, May 3 – 1918 The semi-final tie for the English Schoolboys’ Football Shield, between Liverpool and York, on the ground of the Liverpool club
Manchester United-footballer George Anderson arrested in Liverpool
March 15, 1918 George Anderson, the Manchester United-footballer, has been arrested, it is reported, and handed over to the Liverpool police. It is understood that
Tommy Cunliffe banned for life
Monday, October 29 – 1917 At the sitting of the Football Commision appointed by the Lancashire Football Association, at Preston, yesterday, Thomas Cunliffe, the well-known
Football and charity
August 1, 1917 The Football Association has issued an official notice giving permission for matches to be played after August 15 next for war purposes
Jury “The match was squared”
Friday, July 6 – 1917 The hearing was resumed to-day in the King’s Bench Division of the libel action by Enoch James West, professional footballer,
Mr. President, what about our wages?
August 12, 1916 The wage topic is troubling footballers. They were willing to help the clubs to carry on last season. That was an exceptional
New scheme for Amusement Tax
June 14, 1916 The Football Association has issued a memorandum to its clubs on this subject, enclosing a copy of the Act, the leaflets issued
The FA AGM
May 29, 1916 Held in London on Monday evening, the annual general meeting of the Football Association lasted less than a quarter of an hour.
Southampton F.C. fined
May 16, 1916 Barry Football Club (South Wales) complained to the Football Association that the Southampton Club had approached Daniel Evans, and played him against
Sheldon’s letter regarding match fixing scandal
Monday, April 10 – 1916 Private J. Sheldon, of the Footballer’s Battalion, has written the following letter from France in regard to the “scandal match”
The life of a footballer
Monday, April 10 – 1916 There were some curious results on Saturday in many matches, and the end of the season feeling, no doubt, caused
War football
April 8, 1916 There just one item of direct interest, the secretary reporting that the Emergency Committee of the F.A, had decided that the resolution
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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