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Ebenezer Cobb Morley Kimdir? Biyografisi

Ebenezer Cobb Morley (16 Ağustos 1831, Kingston upon Hull - 20 Kasım 1924, Londra), İngiliz futbolcu ve spor yöneticisi. Dünyanın ilk futbol kuruluşu olan Futbol Birliğinin kurucularından biri ve ikinci başkanı olup, futbolun ilk yazılı kurallarının hazırlandığı sırada kurumun başkanlık görevini yürütmüştür.

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16 Ağustos 1831 tarihinde Kingston upon Hull'da, dört çocuklu Ebenezer Morley ile Hannah Maria'nın ilk çocuğu olarak dünyaya geldi ve 22 yaşına kadar burada yaşadı.[1][2] 1858'de Barnes'a hareket etti ve Barnes Club'ı kuran isimler arasında yer aldı.[1] 1862'de, Barnes Club'ı temsilen katıldığı toplantıda Futbol Birliğini kuran isimlere başkanlık yaptı.[1] Modern futbolun ilk yazılı kuralları hazırlayan birliğin başkanlığını yaptı.[1]

20 Kasım 1924'te, Richmond, Londra'da vefat eden Morley'nin cenazesi Barnes'taki Barnes Mezarlığı'na defnedildi.

Ebenezer Cobb Morley

Ebenezer Cobb Morley (16 August 1831 – 20 November 1924) was an English sportsman and is regarded as the father of the Football Association and modern football.

Morley was born at 10 Garden Square, Princess Street[2] in Hull[3] and lived in the city until he was 22.[2] He moved to Barnes in 1858[3] forming the Barnes Club, a founding member of the FA, in 1862.[3] 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 Freemasons' Tavern, that created the FA.[3]

He was the FA's first secretary (1863–1866) and its second president (1867–1874) and drafted the first Laws of the Game at his home in Barnes. This house, No 26 The Terrace, which had carried a blue plaque to Morley, collapsed "like a tower of cards" in November 2015 during building work.[4][5]

As a player, he played in the first ever match, against Richmond in 1863, and scored in the first representative match, between the clubs of London and Sheffield on 31 March 1866.

A solicitor by profession, Morley was a keen oarsman, founding the Barnes and Mortlake Regatta for which he was also secretary (1862–1880). He served on Surrey County Council for Barnes (1903–1919) and was a Justice of the Peace. Morley is buried[6] in Barnes Cemetery, a now abandoned graveyard on Barnes Common, Barnes. He had no children
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