A Brief History
The origin of the Lancashire F.A. was due to a meeting held one Sunday afternoon in the old fashioned parlour of The Volunteer Inn, Bromley Cross, the time and the venue is all the more surprising in the view of the fact that John Lewis - a fearless advocate of teetotalism - was one of the party, the others being T. Hindle, of Darwen and W.T. Dixon, Secretary of Turton F.C. It was at the meeting referred to that the modus operandi was discussed, and arrangements made for a representative meeting of clubs to be held.
The date of the meeting was 28th September, 1878 and Lancashire F.A. was formed, which as events proved, became a great factor and influence, not merely in arranging matches, and fostering Association Football, but in guiding and leading the clubs of England when the titanic struggle of professionalism was fought and won.