London Football Association

The London FA administers all levels of men's, women's and junior football within its area, a circle 12 miles in radius with Charing Cross at the centre.

While others were founded to organise football locally around the country, Charles Alcock and Lord Kinnaird, then Secretary and Chairman of The FA, created the London FA to deal with local clubs and competitions while the main body focused on the Laws of the Game and international football matters.

He was famous for founding the Corinthians Football Club and is said to be the inventor of the international cap[citation needed].

[2] It has had many headquarters since its foundation in 1882, including Paternoster Row, St. Mark's College Chelsea, Finsbury Barracks, Leytonstone, Manor Park, Barking, and Lewisham.

It even stayed temporarily at Upton Park and Highbury during the Second World War, having been bombed out of its previous homes.

As a result of the Football Association's National Game Strategy 2008–2012, the LFA has recruited a young and energetic development team under the leadership of Josie Clifford.

It is difficult to provide a comprehensive list of those notable clubs that are (or at one time were) affiliated to the London FA.