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Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union (English Professional Football Players' Association) is formed by C

Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union (English Professional Football Players' Association) is formed by Charlie Roberts and Billy Meredith in Manchester, England

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) is the trade union for professional footballers in England and Wales.

Founded in 1907, it is the world's oldest professional sports trade union, with approximately 5,000 current members each season, including players from the Premier League, EFL and Women's Super League. Nearly 50,000 former members retain access to services and benefits including education grants, coaching courses and wellbeing support.

The PFA actively supports players with legal assistance, representation on contractual and disciplinary matters, and offers personal and professional development opportunities. The union also provides extensive mental and physical wellbeing support, and is committed to advocating for player rights at national and international levels.

Historical Significance

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) is the trade union for professional footballers in England and Wales.

Events Before

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    Dutch law makes a driver's license mandatory

  2. Composer Igor Stravinsky (23) weds Yekaterina Nosenko

    Composer Igor Stravinsky (23) weds Yekaterina Nosenko

  3. British battleship HMS Dreadnought launches after only 100 days and renders all other capital ships obsolete with its re

    British battleship HMS Dreadnought launches after only 100 days and renders all other capital ships obsolete with its revolutionary design

  4. 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House

    26th US President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House

  5. Film director D. W. Griffith (31) weds Linda Arvidson (21) at Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts

    Film director D. W. Griffith (31) weds Linda Arvidson (21) at Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts

Events After

  1. Henri Farman becomes the first person to fly an observed circuit of more than 1km, winning the Grand Prix d'Aviation

    Henri Farman becomes the first person to fly an observed circuit of more than 1km, winning the Grand Prix d'Aviation

  2. Katie Mulcahey is arrested for lighting a cigarette, violating the one-day-old "Sullivan Ordinance" banning women from s

    Katie Mulcahey is arrested for lighting a cigarette, violating the one-day-old "Sullivan Ordinance" banning women from smoking in public, and is fined $5. Appearing before the judge, she states, “I’ve got as much right to smoke as you have. I never heard of this new law, and I don’t want to hear abo

  3. Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes "Scouting for Boys" as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills

    Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes "Scouting for Boys" as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.

  4. King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir, Prince Luís Filipe, are assassinated by Republican sympathizers in Terreiro do P

    King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir, Prince Luís Filipe, are assassinated by Republican sympathizers in Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon

  5. Italian football club Inter Milan is founded as Football Club Internazionale

    Football Club Internazionale Milano, widely referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, and commonly known as Inter Milan outside Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan,…

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on December 2, 1907?
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) is the trade union for professional footballers in England and Wales. Founded in 1907, it is the world's oldest professional sports trade union, with approximately 5,000 current members each season, including players from the Premier League, EFL and Women's Super League. Nearly 50,000 former members retain access to services and benefits including education grants, coaching courses and wellbeing support.
Why is Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union (English Professional Fo... significant?
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) is the trade union for professional footballers in England and Wales.

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