Talk:The Football Association

message: "Central to the creation of the Football Association and modern football was Ebenezer Cobb Morley. He was a founding member of the Football Association in 1862. In 1863, as captain of the Mortlake-based club, he wrote to Bell's Life newspaper proposing a governing body for the sport that led to the first meeting at the Freemason's Tavern that created the FA. He was the FA's first secretary (1863-66) and its second president (1867-74) and drafted the Laws of football that determine the way the game is played internationally today at his home in Barnes, London. As a player, he played in the first ever match in 1863. He is, therefore, considered the father of Association Football."
This is incorrect. The Sheffield Association and the London Association (later to be the FA) argued about the rule for a number of years, playing games under Sheffield Rules, London Rules and Mixed Rules until April 1877 when finally a new set of rules (including a number of Sheffield Rules) were finally accepted to be principal laws of Football.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Storem (talk • contribs) 19:14, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Rules

message: What is the source for a game being played on Dec 19 1863? I know that the first proper game was played in Battersa Park in Jan 1864, but I seem to remember reading that a kick-about game was played shortly after the foumation of the rules on Dec 8, but I've not been able to find more info. Jooler 14:32, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Official History of The Football Association  Bornintheguz 00:28, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Source

message: This article should clarify that the association deals with soccer and not real football.  It is quite confusing.  Rmisiak 01:44, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Let's not go down that path. For 95% of the world's population "soccer" is real football. -- Arwel (talk) 10:54, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The Manual of Style states that articles pertaining to a particular English-speaking country should adopt the variety of English spoken in that country. Since it is plain from the very start that this article is to do with a British organisation, British English should be used, and in British English the word "football" on its own virtually always refers to association football. Thus, no clarification is needed. Qwghlm 11:13, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Soccer clarification 

message: Would someone explain why Wills is listed in 'inivsible text' as 'president desginate'? Surely he is just president, and should replace the duke of york in the infobox? Robdurbar 19:19, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Andrew doesn't stop being president, and Wills take over, until after the FA Cup Final. -- Arwel (talk) 19:31, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: President

message: See WP:THE. Football Association is a redirect here. Any objections? Kickstarting this after a three-year wait to see if there's any change in consensus. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 19:26, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  move to [[Football Association]] 

message: In the intro, the text says:
"The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is a governing body of association football in England..."
almost immediately followed by:
"The Football League... is self-governing"
I think the article would be improved if it made the position clear. For example, the FIFA article has an excellent piece on its statutory composition and role. This seems lacking here. Kayman1uk (talk) 12:22, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  FA's role (if any) 

message: The latest board of directors is here:
http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/WhoWeAre/TheOrganisation/Player/TheDecisionMakers
At the time of writing that includes:
Alex Horne (FA General Secretary)
Mervyn Leggett (n)
Michael Game (n)
Phil Gartside (p)
David Gill (p)
Roger Burden (n) (Acting Chairman)
Anthony Kleanthous (f)
Sir David Richards (Vice Chairman) (p)
John Ward (n)
David Sheepshanks (f)
Barry Bright (Vice Chairman) (n)
n - National Game representative
p - Premier League representative
f - Football League representative  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gotofritz (talk • contribs) 00:15, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Main board is out of date 

message: The table of office holders had at least one spurious entry (the current chairman was incorrect, according to TheFA.com and wikipedia's article on Bernstein). I have fixed this, but it leads me to doubt the rest of the table. Months should probably be added if known too. (This is public wifi, please don't leave a message) 129.88.67.103 (talk) 13:26, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  chairman 

message: This article has been vandalised. It has not been corrected. The FA is referred to as inept!!!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.189.87.22 (talk) 18:44, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism

message: * "... the names of players who have tested positive for cocaine are to be broadcast in a Dispatches documentary on Channel 4. The FA and the clubs are required to name the players only if they test positive on match day. In the programme, to be aired tomorrow, David Howman, head of the World Anti Doping Agency, criticises the FA for failing to disclose how many Premier League players are tested and how many routine tests take place after league matches... The programme reports that on 240 occasions between April 2007 and August 2010 testers turned up at the training grounds of some of England’s 92 professional clubs to find that players were not there. The clubs included Manchester City, Liverpool, Fulham, Everton, Newcastle, Swansea and Crystal Palace... Richard Sadlier, a former Ireland international, says on the programme that he believes he took a banned supplement for the entire 2001-2 season, in which he scored a career best of 17 goals for Millwall. He was tested only once in his seven-year career. Peter Kay, chief executive of the Sporting Chance addiction clinic, says he knows several players who have used steroids and has treated one who was addicted but who never tested positive... Of 700 professional footballers who responded to a survey, 28% said they had not been drug tested in the past two years. They included 11 Premier League players... It is understood that the England players who were found to have suspicious levels of testosterone had been tested in the past decade."
Nicholas Hellen, Sunday Times, 11 September 2011
--Mais oui! (talk) 05:22, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Channel 4 documentary and Sunday Times article: "FA accused of hiding drug tests on players" 

message: It says the FA controls all aspects of football in the UK , both amateur and professional, I would like to know that if I hypotheticaly set up a football team that the FA would have a say. If it does not (as I suspect), then I think the wording is not quite right.
Cheers!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.166.167.234 (talk) 16:53, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question About The Lead In At The Top 

message: In the (unreferenced) Presidents section, the royals are listed by their name in cases in which a surname is needed, i.e. William Wales. However, the navbox for them lists them as their titles, i.e. HRH The Duke of Cambridge. Which is correct? tAD (talk) 00:17, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Presidents 

message: Dear Sir, I would like to ask if there are differences to common laws of the game regarding substituting? Thank you in advance!      --213.225.5.125 (talk) 12:42, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Substituting FA Cup 

message: Dear Sir: Is there recorded how many clubs are members in the F.A. ? - How many clubs there are only in England, how many in London? - Addition question: How many Referees there are? - Another question: When can players (amateurs) of low leagues in the F.A. transfer to another club? Thank you!  --213.225.5.125 (talk) 12:52, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of clubs in the F.A. - and transfers? 

message: Dear Sir, is there information available about reglements for the tables (rankings): Which indications are responsible if there are more teams on same lavel of points, and/or regarding team which me be punished with a 0-3 ? (are there differences between Premiere League and lower leagues ?). Thanks in advance. --213.225.38.186 (talk) 13:12, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tables 

message: It was indeed the FA which invented modern football, some 150 years ago. Is really the chapter "UK football sexual abuse scandal" important enough for the long historical scope which this article ought to cover ? Couldn't it be an article outside of this ? I mean scandals are rarely important in historical examinations in general. Had this "story" occurred during the 1960's or in the 1890's - had it not been covered in this article, I presume. Having said that am I not aware of its magnitude, but I believe my reasoning holds. It's in the article just because it's a rather new matter. Hence I propose to move all of it to the main article of that story. Boeing720 (talk) 22:38, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, Boeing720. The United Kingdom football sexual abuse scandal is already included in a much longer separate article, linked from this article. It is a new matter in the sense that it has gained coverage in reliable sources since November 2016 - however, the allegations stretch back to the 1970s, and I think five decades gives it magnitude. I think the FA article should therefore continue to retain a summary of the pertinent information. Paul W (talk) 13:29, 18 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  United Kingdom football sexual abuse scandal 

message: What? They have not been "refounded." They ceased to be clubs. There is a later club which calls itself "Crystal Palace" and another which calls itself "Wanderers" but neither of these has any links with the original clubs apart from using their name. 82.4.204.139 (talk) 23:55, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "And Crystal Palace and Wanderers have been refounded." 

message: The decision to disallow the West Ham equalizer has got to rank up there with Maradona hand ball goal against England as the absolute worst decision ever no matter which way you look at it. The result should be returned to the justified draw. Mark Tattershall Kissimmee Florida 2603:9001:7003:18C2:74FF:E96E:A287:C417 (talk) 00:08, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  West Ham Disallowed goal against Chelsea 

message: Shouldn't it be named "England football association" when all the other countries' associations are forced to have their country's name in front? 188.113.95.213 (talk) 14:24, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  England FA, not just FA?