Erection date: 2014
Battersea Park, 1864
9th January 1864, site of the first match of association football.
Wandsworth Council, 2014
This game took place, on a Saturday, just 2 months after the FA had been formed.
2025: have done some investigative journalism and it seems the first match of association football actually took place on 2 January, a week earlier than stated on the plaque.
SW11, Battersea Park
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Football - first FA match
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The plaque is on the north-west facade, just outside the entrance door.
The original Gate House was erected here (circa 1386) at the entrance to the Bishop of London's Park.
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