The competition was a great success, and the interest created made it evident that the time was ripe for the forming of a Provincial Governing Body. Hence on November 8, 1912, at a General meeting of the H.A. Cups competition (at which all football clubs were invited), a motion was put to the meeting as follows: "That an Association be formed to be called the Nova Scotia Football Association to accept the Rules of the English Football Association." Carried. A Committee was appointed for preliminary work of organization as follows: T.J. Wilkinson, Chairman, F.H. Gardner, J.H.W. Beach, Corp. Murray, R.C. Regt with F.J. Howley, Secretary. To the hard work of this Committee we owe a great debt of gratitude, for on February 3rd, 1913, they secured the services of Fred Barter, President of the Dominion of Canada Football Association for an address on Association Football, and three days later (February 6th), the Nova Scotia Football Association came into being.