User:Grover cleveland/History of the laws of the game/List of IFAB meetings

List of IFAB meetings edit

Year Date Host Association Location Venue Votes Notes
FA SFA FAW IFA FIFA Required
to amend laws
1886 June 1st FA   London Football Association Offices,
51 Holborn Viaduct
2 2 2 2 0 100% First meeting
1887 June 1st SFA   Glasgow Scottish Football Association Offices,
Carlton Place
First meeting to amend the Laws of the Game
1888 June 25th FAW   Wrexham
1889 June 1st IFA   Belfast
1890 June 2nt FA   London
1891 June 2nd SFA   Glasgow Alexandra Hotel
1892 June 13th FAW   Llandudno Prince of Wales Hotel
1893 June 10th IFA   Belfast Hotel Shaftesbury
1894 June 18th FA   Windermere Ferry Hotel
1895 June 17th SFA   Glasgow Alexandra Hotel
1896 June 15th FAW   Aberystwyth White Horse Hotel
1897 June 14th IFA   Rostrevor, Newry Mourne Hotel
1898 June 20th FA   London Football Association Offices,
61 Chancery Lane
1899 June 19th SFA   Glasgow St. Enoch's Station Hotel


1900 June 18th FAW   Llangollen Royal Hotel
1901 June 17th IFA   Giant's Causeway, Bushmills Royal Hotel
1902 June 16th FA   Scarborough Grand Hotel
1903 June 15th SFA   Ayr Station Hotel
1904 June 11th FAW   Bangor
1905 June 17th IFA   Killarney Lake Hotel First meeting to be held outside today's United Kingdom
1906 June 9th FA   Bowness-on-Windermere Royal Hotel
1907 June 8th SFA   Oban Alexandra Hotel
1908 June 19th-20th FAW   Llandrindod Wells Rock Hotel
1909 June 12th IFA   Bundoran Great Northern Hotel
1910 June 11th FA   Brighton Royal York Hotel
1911 June 11th SFA   Turnberry, Ayrshire Station Hotel
1912 June 8th FAW   Aberystwyth Queen's Hotel
1913 June 14th IFA   Portrush Northern Counties Hotel 2 2 2 2 2 80% First meeting to include FIFA
1914 June 13th FIFA   Paris Hotel Palais D'Orsay First meeting held outside Britain and Ireland.
Last meeting before the First World War.


1920 June 12th-14th FA   Torquay Torbay Hotel 2 2 2 2 0 100% First meeting after the First World War.
FIFA again excluded.
1921 June 11th SFA   Portpatrick Portpatrick Hotel
1922 June 10th FAW   Llandudno Imperial Hotel
1923 June 9th IFA   Giant's Causeway, Bushmills Causeway Hotel Last meeting to exclude FIFA
1924 June 14th FA   London Football Association Offices,
42 Russell Square
2 2 2 2 2 80%
1925 June 13th FIFA   Paris 11 Rue de Londres
1926 June 12th SFA   St Andrews Grand Hotel
1927 June 11th FAW   Llandudno Grand Hotel
1928 June 9th IFA   Newcastle Slieve Donard Hotel
1929 June 8th FIFA   Paris Fédération Française de Football Association Offices,
22 Rue de Londres
1930 June 14th FA   Bournemouth Royal Exeter Hotel
1931 June 13th SFA   Auchterarder Gleneagles Hotel
1932 June 11th FAW   Llandudno Imperial Hotel
1933 June 10th IFA   Portrush Northern Counties Hotel
1934 June 9th FIFA   Cannes Hotel des Anglais


1935 June 8th FA   Shanklin Daish's Hotel
1936 June 13th SFA   Troon Marine Hotel
1937 June 12th FAW   Llandudno Imperial Hotel
1938 June 11th, 13th IFA   Portrush Northern Counties Hotel
1939 June 10th FIFA   Nice Hotel Negresco Last meeting held before World War II. A meeting was scheduled for London in 1940, but was abandoned when FIFA and IFA delegates were unable to attend.


1947 June 14th FA   Torquay Imperial Hotel First meeting held after World War II.
1948 June 12th FIFA   Montreux Palace Hotel First meeting held outside Britain, Ireland and France.
Meeting would have regularly been hosted by the SFA, but it was unanimously agreed to accept an invitation from FIFA to host this meeting.
1949 June 11th SFA   Pitlochry Hydro Hotel
1950 June 10th FAW   Beaumaris Bulkeley Arms Hotel
1951 June 9th IFA   Portrush Northern Counties Hotel
1952 June 14th FIFA   Capri Morgano-Tiberio Hotel
1953 June 20th FA   Eastbourne Cavendish Hotel
1954 June 19th FIFA   Berne Schweizerhof Hotel The SFA agreed to forego its regularly scheduled hosting duties in order to allow FIFA to host the meeting at its 50th anniversary celebrations preceding the 1954 World Cup.
1955 June 18th SFA   North Berwick Marine Hotel
1956 June 16th FAW   Llandudno Imperial Hotel
1957 June 15th IFA   Portrush Northern Counties Hotel
1958 June 7th FIFA   Stockholm Hotel Foresta 1 1 1 1 4 75% Voting rules changed to give greater weight to FIFA "on behalf of all other National Associations in memberwhip with it".
Hosting rules changed to provide that "when the FIFA Congress and the World Cup coincide", FIFA should host the meeting at the World Cup venue, if practicable.
1959 June 20th FA   St. Helier, Jersey Pomme d'Or Hotel


1960 June 18th SFA   St Andrews Rusack's Marine Hotel
1961 June 17th FAW   Porthcawl Seabank Hotel
1962 June 23rd IFA   Newcastle Slieve Donard Hotel
1963 June 15th FIFA   Venice Palazzo della Camera di Commercio


1964 June 20th FA   Jersey Grand Hotel
1965 June 19th SFA   Edinburgh Caledonian Hotel
1966 June 11th FAW   Llandudno Marine Hotel
1967 June 17th IFA   Newcastle Slieve Donard Hotel Last meeting hosted by the IFA for 13 years. The IFA withdrew from its regular hosting schedule during the 1970s owing to the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland.


1968 June 15th FIFA   Dubrovnik Hotel Excelsior
1969 June 21st FA   Jersey Grand Hotel
1970 June 27th SFA   Inverness Caledonian Hotel
1971 June 19th FAW   Swansea Dragon Hotel


1972 June 10th FIFA   Vienna Parkhotel Schönbrunn FIFA stepped in to replace the IFA.
1973 June 23rd FA   L'hyvreuse, Guernsey Duke of Richmond Hotel
1974 July 9th FIFA   Rottach-Egern Hotel Bachmair First meeting not held in June
1975 June 21st SFA   Auchterarder Gleneagles Hotel
1976 June 18th FAW   Porthcawl Seabank Hotel
1977 June 19th FA   London Royal Garden Hotel
1978 June 1st FIFA   Buenos Aires Hotel Sheraton First meeting outside Europe


1979 June 16th SFA   Auchterarder Gleneagles Hotel
1980 June 7th IFA   Craigavad, Hollywood, Co. Down Culloden Hotel
1981 June 13th FAW   Ruthin Ruthin Castle
1982 July 6th FIFA   Madrid Palacio de Congresos
1983 July 9th FA   New Milton Chewton Glen Hotel


1984 June 2nd SFA   Turnberry, Ayrshire Turnberry Hotel


1985 June 15th IFA   Craigavad, Hollywood, Co. Down Culloden Hotel
1986 May 30th FIFA   Mexico City Camino Real Hotel First (and, as of 2018, only) meeting in North America.
Originallly scheduled to be held in Switzerland, but moved to Mexico in connection with the 1986 World Cup.


1987 June 13th FAW   Llandudno Bodysgallen Hall
1988 June 4th FA   London Royal Lancaster Hotel
1989 June 7nd SFA   Edinburgh Caledonian Hotel
1990 June 28th FIFA   Rome Hilton Cavalieri Hotel
1991 June 8th IFA   Craigavad, Hollywood, Co. Down Culloden Hotel
1992 May 30th FAW   Usk Valley, Newport Celtic Manor Hotel
1993 February 27th FA   Thundridge, Hertfordshire Hanbury Manor First meeting held during February or March.
1994 March 5th FIFA   Zurich FIFA House,
Hitzigweg 11
1995 March 4th SFA   Turnberry, Ayrshire Turnberry Hotel
1996 March 9th FIFA   Rio de Janiero Copacabana Palace Hotel Last meeting held outside Europe (as of 2018).
Originally scheduled to be hosted by the IFA in Northern Ireland, but moved to Brazil at the instigation of outgoing FIFA President João Havelange.
1997 March 1st, IFA   Craigavad, Hollywood, Co. Down Culloden Hotel
1998 March 6th FIFA   Paris Hôtel Plaza Athénée
1999 February 20th FAW   Groesfaen, Vale of Glamorgan Miskin Manor Hotel
2000 February 19th FA   Taplow, Berkshire Cliveden


2001 March 10th SFA   Edinburgh Balmoral Hotel
2002 March 16th FIFA   Zermatt Hôtel Mont Cervin
2003 March 15th IFA   Craigavad, Hollywood, Co. Down Culloden Hotel
2004 February 28th FIFA   London Hosted in London by FIFA as part of its centenary celebrations, to celebrate the role of the four Home Associations in the development of the game.
2005 February 26th FAW   Groesfaen, Vale of Glamorgan Miskin Manor Hotel
2006 March 4th FIFA   Lucerne Palace Hotel
2007 March 3rd FA   Manchester Lowry Hotel
2008 March 8th SFA   Auchterarder Gleneagles Hotel
2009 February 28th IFA   Newcastle Slieve Donard Hotel
2010 March 6th FIFA   Zurich Home of FIFA,
FIFA-Strasse 20
2011 March 5th FAW   Usk Valley, Newport Celtic Manor Hotel
2012 March 3rd FA   Bagshot, Surrey Pennyhill Park Hotel


2013 March 2nd SFA   Edinburgh Balmoral Hotel
2014 March 1st FIFA   Zurich Home of FIFA,
FIFA-Strasse 20
2015 February 27th - March 1st IFA   Belfast Europa Hotel
2016 March 5th FAW   Cardiff St. David's Hotel
2017 March 3rd FA   Wembley, London Wembley Stadium
2018 March 1st FIFA   Zurich Home of FIFA,
FIFA-Strasse 20

XXX edit

Year Date Venue Football Association Scottish Football Association Football Association of Wales Irish Football Association FIFA Number of voting delegates Required for amendment
1886 June 2nd Football Association Rooms, [51 Holborn Viaduct], London, England 2 (Marindin, Alcock) 2 (Browne, McKennedy) 2 (Hunter, Mills-Roberts) 2 (Sinclair, McElery) -- 8 100%
1887 June 1st Rooms of the Scottish Football Association, [Carlton Place], Glasgow, Scotland 2 (Clegg, Armstrong) 2 (McKennedy, Devlin) -- 2 (Sinclair, Dill) -- 6 100%
1888 June 25th Wrexham, Wales 2 (Marindin, Crump) 2 (Crerar, Campbell) 2 (Thomas, Taylor) 2 (Williamson, Reid) -- 8 100%
1889 June 1st Belfast, Ireland 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Campbell, Park) 1 (Trainer) 2 (Bradshaw, Reid) -- 7 100%


1890 June 2nd London, England 2 (??) 2 (Campbell, Park) 2 (??) 2 (??) -- 8 100%


1891 June 2nd (6pm) Alexandra Hotel, Bath St., Glasgow, Scotland 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Sliman, Sneddon) 2 (Taylor, Hunter) 2 (Reid) -- 7 100%
1892 June 13th Prince of Wales Hotel, Llandudno, Wales 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Sliman, Harrison) 2 (Taylor, Davies) 1 (Reid) -- 7 100%
1893 June 10th Hotel Shaftesbury, Belfast, Ireland 2 (Gregson, Hughes) 2 (Sliman, Harrison) 2 (Pattison, Taylor) 2 (Dawson, Reid) -- 8 100%
1894 June 18th Ferry Hotel, Windermere 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Sliman, Harrison) 2 (Taylor, Pattison) 1 (Reid) -- 7 100%


1895 June 17th (1pm) Alexandra Hotel, Bath St., Glasgow, Scotland 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Harrison, Critchton) 2 (Taylor, Pattison) 1 (Reid) -- 7 100%
1896 June 15th White Horse Hotel, Aberystwyth, Wales 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Crichton, McKenzie) 2 (Pattison, Taylor) 1 (Reid) -- 7 100%
1897 June 14th Mourne Hotel, Rostrevor, Ireland 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (MacKenzie, M'Lean) 2 (Robertshaw, Hughes) 2 (Foy, Reid) -- 8 100%
1898 June 20th Offices of the Football Association, [61 Chancery Lane], London, England 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (MacLean, McLaughlin) 2 (Owen, Davies) 2 (Foy, Reid) -- 8 100%


1899 June 19th (1pm) St. Enoch's Station Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (McLaughlin, Kirkwood) 2 (Davies, Thomas) 2 (Reid, Foy) -- 7 100%
1900 June 18th Royal Hotel, Llangollen, Wales 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Kirkwood, Christie) 2 (Thomas, Davies) 1 (Reid) -- 7 100%
1901 June 17th Royal Hotel, Giant's Causeway, Ireland 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (MacDowell, Dixon) 2 (Thomas, Davies) 2 (Foy, Sheehan) -- 8 100%
1902 June 16th Grand Hotel, Scarborough, England 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Kirkwood, Dixon) 2 (Thomas, Davies) 2 (Foy, Sheehan) -- 8 100%


1903 June 15th Station Hotel, Ayr, Scotland 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Christie, Stevenson) 2 (Davies, Thomas) 2 (Foy, Sheehan) -- 8 100%
1904 June 11th Bangor, Wales 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Stevenson, Dixon) 2 (Edisburg, Davies) 1 (Sheehan, Reid) -- 8 100%
1905 June 17th "9 o'clock" Lake Hotel, Killarney, Ireland [NOTE: first meeting outside today's United Kingdom, though it was part of the UK at the time] 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Dixon, MacDowell) 2 (Davies, Hallmark) 2 (Foy, McShane) -- 8 100%


1906 June 9th Royal Hotel, Bowness-on-Windermere, England 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (McCulloch, Liddell) 2 (Davies, Thoma) 2 (Kirkpatrick, Ferguson) -- 8 100%


1907 June 8th (11 am) Alexandra Hotel, Oban, Scotland 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Liddell, Lorimer) 2 (Davies, Thomas) 2 (Kirkpatrick, Ferguson) -- 8 100%
1908 June 19th-20th Rock Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, Wales 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Liddell, Lorimer) 2 (Davies, Thomas) 1 (Kirkpatrick, Ferguson) -- 8 100%
1909 June 12th Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran, Ireland [NOTE: meeting outside today's United Kingdom, though it was part of the UK at the time] 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Lorimer, Robertson) 2 (Davies, Thomas) 2 (Thompson, McBride) -- 8 100%
1910 June 11th Royal York Hotel, Brighton, England 2 (Crump, Gregson) 2 (Robertson, Campbell) 2 (Davies, Thomas) 2 (Thompson, McBride) -- 8 100%


1911 June 11th Station Hotel, Turnberry, Scotland 1 (Crump) 2 (Robertson, Campbell) 2 (Bushby, Thomas) 2 (Thompson, Tomlinson) -- 7 100%
1912 June 8th Queen's Hotel, Aberystwyth, Wales 2 (Crump, Woolfall) 2 (Robertson, Campbell) 2 (Gough??, Thomas, Bushby) 1 (Hegan, Ferguson) -- 7 100%
1913 June 14th Northern Counties Hotel, Portrush, Ireland 2 (Crump, Wall) 2 (Campbell, M'Dowall) 2 (Thomas, Stephens) 2 (Hegan, McBride) 2 (Laveleye, Woolfall) 10 80%
1914 June 13th Hotel Palais D'Orsay, Paris, France [NOTE: first meeting outside the United Kingdom] 2 (Crump, Woolfall) 2 (Campbell, White) 2 (Stephens, Robbins) 2 (McBride, Foy) 2 (Laveleye, Hirschman) 10 80%
1920 June 12th-14th Torbay Hotel, Torquay, England 2 (Crump, McKenna) 2 (White, Craig) 2 (Thomas, Stephens) 2 (McBride, Ferguson) -- 8 100%


1921 June 11th Portpatrick Hotel, Portpatrick, Scotland 2 (Crump, McKenna) 2 (White, Craig) 2 (Thomas, Robbins) 2 (McBride, Ferguson) -- 8 100%
1922 June 10th Imperial Hotel, Llandudno, Wales 2 (Crump, McKenna, Wall??) 2 (White, Steen?, M'Dowall??) 2 (Thomas, Robbins) 2 (Ferguson, McBride, Wilton?? McSmall??) -- 8 100%
1923 June 9th Causeway Hotel, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland 2 (McKenna, Pickford) 2 (White, Craig) 2 (T. Thomas, A. Thomas) 2 (Wilton?? McBride, Ferguson) -- 8 100%
1924 June 14th [Football Association offices], 42, Russell Square, London, England 2 (Pickford, McKenna) 2 (Steen, Campbell) 2 (Thomas, Nicholls) 2 (McBride, Small) 2 (Delaunay, Johanson) 10 80%


1925 June 13th 11, Rue de Londres, Paris, France 2 (Pickford, McKenna) 2 (White, Campbell) 2 (Thomas, Nicholls) 2 (McBride, Small) 1 (Delaunay) 9 80%
1926 June 12th Grand Hotel, St Andrews, Scotland 2 (Pickford, McKenna) 2 (Campbell, Steen) 2 (T. Thomas, A. Thomas) 2 (Small, Ferguson) 2 (Delaunay, Bauwens) 10 80%
1927 June 11th Grand Hotel, Llandudno, Wales 2 (Pickford, McKenna) 2 (Fleming, McDowall) 2 (Nicholls, Thomas) 2 (McBride, Ferguson) 2 (Delaunay, Bauwens) 10 80%
1928 June 9th Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland 2 (Pickford, McKenna) 2 (Campbell, Fleming) 2 (Nicholls, Thomas) 2 (McBride, Ferguson) 1 (Schricker) 10 80%
1929 June 8th Office of the Fédération Française de Football Association, 22 Rue de Londres, Paris, France 2 (Pickford, Kingscott) 2 (Fleming, McIntosh) 2 (Williams, Watts Jones) 2 (McBride, Ferguson) 2 (Hirschmann, Bauwens) 10 80%
1930 Royal Exeter Hotel, Bournemouth, England
1931 Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Scotland


1932 Imperial Hotel, Llandudno, Wales


1933 Northern Counties Hotel, Portrush, Northern Ireland


1934 Hotel des Anglais, Cannes, France


1935 Daish's Hotel, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England


1936 Marine Hotel, Troon, Scotland


1937 Imperial Hotel, Llandudno, Wales


1938 Northern Counties Hotel, Portrush, Northern Ireland


1939 Hotel Negresco, Nice, France


1940 Great Central Hotel, London, England [aborted]


1947 Imperial Hotel, Torquay, England


1948 Palace Hotel, Montreux, Switzerland [NOTE: first meeting held outside UK and France]


1949 Hydro Hotel, Pitlochry, Scotland


1950 Bulkeley Arms Hotel, Beaumaris, Wales


1951 Northern Counties Hotel, Portrush, Northern Ireland


1952 Morgano-Tiberio Hotel, Capri, Italy


1953 Cavendish Hotel, Eastbourne, England


1954 Schweizerhof Hotel, Berne, Switzerland


1955 Marine Hotel, North Berwick, Scotland


1956 Imperial Hotel, Llandudno, Wales


1957 Northern Counties Hotel, Portrush, Northern Ireland


1958 Hotel Foresta, Stockholm, Sweden


1959 Pomme d'Or Hotel, Jersey, [under English FA jurisdiction]


1960 Rusack's Marine Hotel, St Andrews, Scotland


1961 Seabank Hotel, Porthcawl, Wales


1962 Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland


1963 Palazzo della Camera di Commercio, Venice, Italy


1964 Grand Hotel, Jersey, [under English FA jurisdiction]


1965 Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland


1966 Marine Hotel, Llandudno, Wales


1967 Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland


1968 Hotel Excelsior, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia


1969 Grand Hotel, Jersey, [under English FA jurisdiction]


1970 Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, Scotland


1971 Dragon Hotel, Swansea, Wales


1972 Parkhotel Schoenbrunn, Vienna, Austria


1973 Duke of Richmond Hotel, Guernsey, [under English FA jurisdiction]


1974 Hotel Bachmair, Rottach-Egern, Bavaria, West Germany


1975 Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Scotland


1976 Seabank Hotel, Porthcawl, Wales


1977 Royal Garden Hotel, London, England


1978 Hotel Sheraton, Buenos Aires, Argentina [NOTE: First meeting outside Europe]


1979 Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Scotland


1980 Culloden Hotel, Bangor, Northern Ireland


1981 Ruthin Castle, Wales


1982 Palacio de Congresos, Madrid, Spain


1983 Chewton Glen Hotel, New Milton, England


1984 Turnberry Hotel, Ayrshire, Scotland


1985 Culloden Hotel, Bangor, Northern Ireland


1986 Camino Real Hotel, Mexico City, Mexico [NOTE: First and only meeting in North America]


1987 Bodysgallen Hotel, Llandudno, Wales


1988 Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, England


1989 Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland


1990 Hilton Cavalieri Hotel, Rome, Italy


1991 Culloden Hotel, Bangor, Northern Ireland


1992 Celtic Manor Hotel, Newport, Wales


1993 Hanbury Manor, Hertfordshire, England


1994 [old] Fifa House, Zurich, Switzerland


1995 Turnberry Hotel, Ayrshire, Scotland


1996 Copacabana Hotel, Rio de Janiero, Brazil [NOTE: Last meeting outside Europe]


1997 Culloden Hotel, Bangor, Northern Ireland


1998 Hotel Plaza Athenee, Paris, France


1999 Miskin Manor Hotel, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales


2000 Cliveden, England


2001 The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland


2002 Hotel Mont Cervin, Zermatt, Switzerland


2003 Culloden Hotel, Bangor, Northern Ireland


2004 London, England [NOTE: hosted by FIFA not the FA; see 2003 minutes]


2005 Miskin Manor Hotel, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales


2006 Palace Hotel, Lucerne, Switzerland


2007 Lowry Hotel, Manchester, England


2008 Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland


2009 Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland


2010 FIFA HQ, Zurich, Switzerland


2011 Celtic Manor Hotel, Usk Valley, Wales


2012 Pennyhill Park Hotel, Surrey, England


2013 Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland


2014 FIFA HQ, Zurich, Switzerland


2015 Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2016 St David's Hotel, Cardiff, Wales
2017 Wembley Stadium, England
2018 FIFA HQ, Zurich, Switzerland

Most popular venues edit

5 edit

  • Northern Counties Hotel, Portrush, [Northern] Ireland: 1913, 1933, 1938, 1951, 1957. [destroyed by arson for insurance money, 1990]
  • Culloden Hotel, Hollywood, Belfast, Northern Ireland: 1980, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003.

4 edit

  • Imperial Hotel, Llandudno, Wales: 1922, 1932, 1937, 1956.
  • Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland: 1928, 1962, 1967, 2009.
  • Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland: 1931, 1975, 1979, 2008.

3 edit

  • Turnberry [Station] Hotel, Scotland: 1911, 1984, 1995.
  • FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland: 2010, 2014, 2018.

2 edit

  • Alexandra Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland: 1891, 1895.
  • Seabank Hotel, Porthcawl, Wales: 1961, 1976.
  • Grand Hotel, Jersey: 1964, 1969.
  • Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland: 1965, 1988.
  • Celtic Manor Hotel, Newport, Wales: 1992, 2011.
  • Miskin Manor Hotel, Pontyclun, Wales: 1999, 2005.
  • Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland: 2001, 2013.

Most popular cities edit

9 edit

  • London, England: 1886, 1890, 1898, 1924, 1940*, 1977, 1988, 2004, 2017.

8 edit

  • Llandudno, Wales: 1892, 1922, 1927, 1932, 1937, 1956, 1966, 1987.

5 edit

  • Portrush, [Northern] Ireland: 1913, 1933, 1938, 1951, 1957.
  • Hollywood, Northern Ireland: 1980, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003.

4 edit

  • Glasgow, Scotland: 1887, 1891, 1895, 1899.
  • Newcastle, Northern Ireland: 1928, 1962, 1967, 2009.
  • Paris, France: 1914, 1925, 1929, 1998.
  • Auchterarder, Scotland: 1931, 1975, 1979, 2008.
  • Edinburgh, Scotland: 1965, 1988, 2001, 2013.
  • Zurich, Switzerland: 1994, 2010, 2014, 2018.

Most popular countries (present-day) edit

  • 24: Scotland, Wales
  • 23: England
  • 20: Northern Ireland
  • 8: Switzerland
  • 6: France
  • 3: Italy, Jersey
  • 2: Republic of Ireland
  • 1: Guernsey, Sweden, Croatia, Austria, Germany, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Brazil.

Tree diagram edit

ENGLAND             London              51 Holborn Viaduct                  1886
                                        unspecified                         1890
                                                                            2004
                                        61 Chancery Lane                    1898
                                        42 Russell Square                   1924
                                        Great Central Hotel                 1940 [aborted]
                                        Royal Garden Hotel                  1977
                                        Royal Lancaster Hotel               1988
                                        Wembley Stadium                     2017
                    Windermere          Ferry Hotel                         1894
                    Scarborough         Grand Hotel                         1902
                    Bowness-O-W         Royal Hotel                         1906
                    Brighton            Royal York Hotel                    1910
                    Torquay             Torbay Hotel                        1920
                                        Imperial Hotel                      1947
                    Bournemouth         Royal Exeter Hotel                  1930
                    Shanklin            Daish's Hotel                       1935
                    Eastbourne          Cavendish Hotel                     1953
                    [Jersey]            Pomme d'Or Hotel                    1959
                                        Grand Hotel                         1964
                                                                            1969
                    [Guernsey]          Duke of Richmond Hotel              1973
                    New Milton          Chewton Glen Hotel                  1983
                    Ware                Hanbury Manor                       1993
                    Taplow              Cliveden House                      2000
                    Manchester          Lowry Hotel                         2007
                    Bagshot             Pennyhill Park Hotel                2012
SCOTLAND            Glasgow             Carlton Place                       1887
                                        Alexandra Hotel                     1891
                                                                            1895
                                        St Enoch's Station Hotel            1899
                    Ayr                 Station Hotel                       1903
                    Oban                Alexandra Hotel                     1907
                    Turnberry           Station Hotel                       1911
                                            [as Turnberry Hotel]            1984
                                                                            1995
                    Portpatrick         Portpatrick Hotel                   1921
                    St Andrews          Grand Hotel                         1926
                                        Rusack's Marine Hotel               1960
                    Auchterarder        Gleneagles Hotel                    1931
                                                                            1975
                                                                            1979
                                                                            2008
                    Troon               Marine Hotel                        1936
                    Pitlochry           Hydro Hotel                         1949
                    North Berwick       Marine Hotel                        1955
                    Edinburgh           Caledonian Hotel                    1965
                                                                            1988
                                        Balmoral Hotel                      2001
                                                                            2013
                    Inverness           Caledonian Hotel                    1970
WALES               Wrexham             unspecified                         1888
                    Llandudno           Prince of Wales Hotel               1892
                                        Imperial Hotel                      1922
                                                                            1932
                                                                            1937
                                                                            1956
                                        Grand Hotel                         1927
                                        Marine Hotel                        1966
                                        Bodysgallen Hotel                   1987
                    Aberystwyth         White Horse Hotel                   1896
                                        Queen's Hotel                       1912
                    Llangollen          Royal Hotel                         1900
                    Bangor              unspecified                         1904
                    Llandrindod Wells   Rock Hotel                          1908
                    Beaumaris           Bulkeley Arms Hotel                 1950
                    Porthcawl           Seabank Hotel                       1961
                                                                            1976
                    Swansea             Dragon Hotel                        1971
                    Ruthin              Ruthin Castle                       1981
                    Newport             Celtic Manor Hotel                  1992
                                                                            2011
                    Miskin              Miskin Manor Hotel                  1999
                                                                            2005
                    Cardiff             St David's Hotel                    2016
IRELAND             Belfast             unspecified                         1889
                                        Hotel Shaftesbury                   1893
                                        Europa Hotel                        2015
                    Rostrevor           Mourne Hotel                        1897
                    Giant's Causeway    Royal Hotel                         1901
                                        Causeway Hotel                      1923
                    Killarney           Lake Hotel                          1905
                    Bundoran            Great Northern Hotel                1909
                    Portrush            Northern Counties Hotel             1913
                                                                            1933
                                                                            1938
                                                                            1951
                                                                            1957
                    Newcastle           Slieve Donard Hotel                 1928
                                                                            1962
                                                                            1967
                                                                            2009
                    Hollywood           Culloden Hotel                      1980
                                                                            1985
                                                                            1991
                                                                            1997
                                                                            2003

FIFA France         Paris               Hotel Palais d'Orsay                1914
                                        11 Rue de Londres                   1925
                                        22 Rue de Londres                   1929
                                        Hotel Plaza Athenee                 1998
                    Cannes              Hotel des Anglais                   1934
                    Nice                Hotel Negresco                      1939
     Switzerland    Montreux            Palace Hotel                        1948
                    Berne               Schweizerhof Hotel                  1954
                    Zurich              FIFA House                          1994
                                        FIFA HQ                             2010
                                                                            2014
                                                                            2018
                    Zermatt             Hotel Mont Cervin                   2002
                    Lucerne             Palace Hotel                        2006
     Italy          Capri               Morgano-Tiberio Hotel               1952
                    Venice              Palazzo della Camera di Commercio   1963
                    Rome                Hilton Cavalieri Hotel              1990
     Sweden         Stockholm           Foresta Hotel                       1958
     Yugoslavia     Dubrovnik           Hotel Excelsior                     1968
     Austria        Vienna              Parkhotel Schoenbrunn               1972
     W Germany      Rottach-Egern       Hotel Bachmair                      1974
     Argentina      Buenos Aires        Hotel Sheraton                      1978
     Spain          Madrid              Palacio de Congresos                1982
     Mexico         Mexico City         Camino Real Hotel                   1986
     Brazil         Rio de Janiero      Copacabana Hotel                    1996

Location Maps edit

 
 
 
Central London
(1886, 1890, 1898,
1924, 1977, 1988)
 
Windermere
(1894)
 
Scarborough
(1902)
 
Bowness
(1906)
 
Brighton
(1910)
 
Torquay
(1920, 1947)
 
Bournemouth
(1930)
 
Shanklin
(1935)
 
Eastbourne
(1953)
 
Jersey
(1959, 1964, 1969)
 
Guernesey
(1973)
 
New Milton
(1983)
 
Ware (1993)
 
Taplow (2000)
 
Manchester
(2007)
 
Bagshot
(2012)
 
         Wembley (2017)
 
Glasgow
(1887, 1891, 1895, 1899)
 
Ayr (1903)
 
Oban
(1907)
 
Turnberry
(1911, 1984, 1995)
 
Portpatrick
(1921)
 
St Andrews
(1926, 1960)
 
Auchterarder
(1931, 1975, 1979, 2008)
 
Troon
(1936)
 
Pitlochry
(1949)
 
North Berwick
(1955)
 
Edinburgh
(1965, 1988, 2001, 2013)
 
Inverness
(1970)
 
Aberdeen
(2019)
 
 
Wrexham
(1888)
 
Llandudno
(1892, 1922, 1927,
1932, 1956, 1987)
 
Aberystwyth
(1896, 1912)
 
Llangollen
(1900)
 
Bangor
(1904)
 
Llandrindod Wells
(1908)
 
Beaumaris
(1950)
 
Porthcawl
(1961,
1976)
 
Swansea
(1971)
 
Ruthin (1981)
 
 
Newport
(1992, 2011)
 
Miskin
(1999,
2005)
 
 
Cardiff (2016)
 

Belfast
(1889,
1893)
 

Rostrevor
(1897)
 

Giant's Causeway
(1901, 1923)
 

Killarney
(1905)
 

Bundoran
(1909)
 

Portrush
(1913, 1933,
1938, 1951, 1957)
 

Newcastle
(1928, 1962, 1968, 2009)
 

Craigavad
(1980, 1985, 1991,
1997, 2003 2015)
 
Location of IFAB Meetings hosted by the Home Associations
 
 
Paris
(1914, 1925,
1929, 1998)
 
Cannes
(1934)
 
Nice
(1939)
 
Montreux (1948)
 
Berne (1954)
 
Zurich
(1994, 2010,
2014 2018)
 
Zermatt
(2002)
 
Lucerne
(2006)
 
Capri
(1952)
 
Venice
(1963)
 
Rome
(1990)
 
Stockholm
(1958)
 
Dubrovnik
(1968)
 
Vienna
(1972)
 
Rottach-Egern
(1974)
 
Madrid
(1982)
 
London
(2004)
 
Location of IFAB Meetings hosted by FIFA in Europe
 
 
Buenos Aires
(1978)
 
Mexico City
(1986)
 
Rio de Janiero
(1996)
 
Location of IFAB Meetings hosted by FIFA outside Europe