Rugby Reloaded

43. Ebenezer Morley and the birth of the FA

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Synopsis

Was Hull-born Ebenezer Cobb Morley the 'father of football'? Not unless his child was switched at birth. Morley's rules bore little resemblance to modern soccer and his leadership of the TA was a failure. But why do we need stories about 'fathers of football codes'? Take a ten-minute tour of the origins of soccer in the latest 'Rugby Reloaded' podcast.