soccer's inventor
Ebenezer Cobb Morley was born in 1831.
Ebenezer Cobb Morley - 1863
The Lausanne Football and Cricket Club was founded in 1860. This was one of the first clubs to play football.
Cobb Morley is the 'Father of Soccer'. Actually, he was English so he is the 'Father of "Football"'. In that way, yes he is the founder of a sort. Of course soccer started way back to undated times when soccer had no real rules. But Cobb Morley is the founder of todays soccer. He decided that there should be organized rules that are the same for the whole world. So he did. So, Yes, Cobb Morley is the founder and father of soccer (football! ;-p)
Football goes back to the middle ages and beyond but there was no agreed set of rules. The modern game was goes back to a meeting in London England when the rules were agreed and the Football Association formed. The laws of the game were written under the leadership of Ebenezer Cobb Morley.
Soccer is an alternative name for Association football. The rules for this code of football are known as the 'Laws of the game'. They were wrote in the 19th centaury for and behalf of the Football Association by a man called Ebenezer Cobb Morley in the year 1863. These rules were strongly influenced by the Cambridge rules first drafted in 1848. Other codes of football existed before this such as Rugby football 1823 but as the question is specifically in reference to Soccer earlier games are irrelevant to the question. A form of soccer was invented about 2500 BC.
Soccer or 'Association Football' is important to English culture because this form of football is English devised by the 'Football Association' in London 1863. The rulers or 'laws of the game' were written by FA founder Ebenezer Cobb Morley who was also Captain of the Barnes Football Club who played in the first ever soccer game against Richmond Football club in the same year. Since then soccer has taken over the more traditional Cricket in becoming the National game.
The man who drafted the 'Laws of the game' for 'Soccer' or 'Association football' was a man called Ebenezer Cobb Morley. Ebenezer along with other co-authors agreed the rules at a public house called the Freemasons Tavern in London on 26th October 1863. Morley became the Football Associations first secretary. He also founded the Barnes Football Club in 1962 which he captained against Richmond football club in the first ever soccer match. The game ended 0-0 but in a return game he scored the first ever goal. He died in 1924 and is buried at a Cemetery on Barnes Common not far from where he drafted the Laws of the game at 26 The Terrace, Barnes, London. A blue plaque commemorating his life's work was placed on the wall of this address by English Heritage in 2009.
The man who drafted the 'Laws of the game' for 'Soccer' or 'Association football' was a man called Ebenezer Cobb Morley. Ebenezer along with other co-authors agreed the rules at a public house called the Freemasons Tavern in London on 26th October 1863. Morley became the Football Associations first secretary. He also founded the Barnes Football Club in 1962 which he captained against Richmond football club in the first ever soccer match. The game ended 0-0 but in a return game he scored the first ever goal. He died in 1924 and is buried at a Cemetery on Barnes Common not far from where he drafted the Laws of the game at 26 The Terrace, Barnes, London. A blue plaque commemorating his life's work was placed on the wall of this address by English Heritage in 2009
Soccer is short for association football. Football has existed for as long as men have kicked or fought over a ball but there were was no agreed set of rules. The game was adopted by English Public Schools but they couldn't play against each other because they all played to different rules. A group of English schools and clubs came together on 26th October 1863 to agree common rules. They formed the Football Association and the game of soccer was formed. The laws of the game were written under the leadership of Ebenezer Cobb Morley.
The man who drafted the Laws of the Game for Soccer (or "Association football") was a man called Ebenezer Cobb Morley. Morley, along with other co-authors, agreed the rules at a public house called the Freemasons Tavern in London on 26th October 1863. Morley became the Football Association's first secretary. He also founded the Barnes Football Club in 1962 which he captained against Richmond football club in the first ever soccer match. The game ended 0-0 but in a return game he scored the first ever goal. He died in 1924 and is buried at a Cemetery on Barnes Common not far from where he drafted the Laws of the game at 26 The Terrace, Barnes, London. A blue plaque commemorating his life's work was placed on the wall of this address by English Heritage in 2009.