Perceval House

Perceval House was an English school in Blackheath, London.^[1]^[2] In October 1863, the school's football team became a founder-member of The Football Association, the body which regulates football in England.^[3]

The school's representative on the inaugural meeting of the Football Association was G.W. Shillingford. He, along with his colleagues from the other Blackheath-based teams at the meeting, favoured a form of football allowing "hacking" and handling of the ball, similar to rugby; when this was rejected by the majority of the teams as they attempted to formulate one agreed set of rules, no-one from Perceval House was represented at the fifth meeting of the F.A. in December 1863 and nothing further was heard from them.^[4]

References

↑ Cavallini, Rob (2005). The Wanderers F.C. – "Five times F.A. Cup winners". Dog N Duck Publications. p. 17. ISBN 0-9550496-0-1.
↑ Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 1-84426-035-6.
↑ Newman, Jerry (17 June 2004). "Trivia". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
↑ Curry, Graham (May 2001). "Football - A Study in Diffusion" (PDF). University of Leicester. pp. 80–89. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

The Football Association

Founder members	Barnes Blackheath Blackheath Proprietary School HM Civil Service Crusaders Crystal Palace Kensington School Leytonstone Forest No Names Club Perceval House Surbiton

Presidents	Arthur Pember E. C. Morley Francis Marindin Arthur Kinnaird Charles Clegg William Pickford The Earl of Athlone HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duke of Gloucester The Earl of Harewood HRH The Duke of Kent HRH The Duke of York HRH The Duke of Cambridge

Chairmen	Charles Clegg A. G. Hines M. Frowde Amos Brook Hirst Arthur Drewry Graham Doggart Joe Mears Andrew Stephen Harold Warris Thompson Bert Millichip Keith Wiseman Geoff Thompson Lord Triesman David Bernstein Greg Dyke

Secretaries	E. C. Morley R. W. Willis R. G. Graham Charles W. Alcock Frederick Wall Stanley Rous Denis Follows Ted Croker Alex Horne (as General Secretary)

Chief Executives	Graham Kelly David Davies Adam Crozier David Davies Mark Palios David Davies Brian Barwick Ian Watmore

General Secretary	Alex Horne

Schools and colleges in Lewisham

Primary schools	John Ball Primary School Prendergast Vale College St Matthew Academy Trinity Church of England School

Secondary schools	Addey and Stanhope School Bonus Pastor Catholic College Conisborough College Deptford Green School Forest Hill School Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy Prendergast Hilly Fields College Prendergast Ladywell Fields College Prendergast Vale College St Matthew Academy Sedgehill School Sydenham School Trinity Church of England School

Independent schools	St Dunstan's College Sydenham High School

FE & Sixth form colleges	Christ the King Sixth Form College Lewisham Southwark College

Defunct schools	Kirkdale School Ladies Hall Perceval House St Joseph's Academy

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