Heritage NCFC plaque on the Mercure Hotel George Street Nottingham

[forwardmagpie]

A dedicated Notts County football fan is raising money for a plaque to commemorate the building where the first ever professional football club was formed.

Andy Black, 53, from Basford, has started a crowd-funding page for the plaque to be placed outside the Mercure Hotel on George Street.

On December 7, 1864, a group of football players gathered in Suite 102 in what was then the George Hotel - now the Mercure Hotel - on George Street, in Hockley, and created the first professional ‘football’ club in the world.


http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/n...ng-city-424071

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/andy-black-1

[DaveSmithRules]

He's a right good sort is Andy Black. I've just chucked in a tenner.

[jonnyt1]

He's a right good sort is Andy Black. I've just chucked in a tenner.

1864?

[arnapie]

I've always believed there is a plaque there? Sure it is / was inside room 102?

[Iwantmypieback]

1864?

Before then, we were playing football but not associated with the FA. Think we joined the FA in 1864 but had been playing since 1862 if that make sense

[Old_pie]

I've always believed there is a plaque there? Sure it is / was inside room 102?

Maybe it ended up in Room 101 by mistake

[arnapie]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DI86ZtHUwAEc5DV.jpg

It's still there

[60YearsAPie]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DI86ZtHUwAEc5DV.jpg

It's still there

A plaque inside saying 1862. A plaque outside saying 1864.

[SolSigns]

A plaque inside saying 1862. A plaque outside saying 1864.

Perhaps they stopped for a pint on the way out?

[tarquinbeech]

Perhaps they stopped for a pint on the way out?

...or a dozen pints/gallons?....this happens to me, someone says "Tarkers, you did well.....4 years".......my reply "Surely not....it feels like only two?"