Barnes FC's earliest recorded result, played at Barn Elms Park against Richmond F.C. on 29 November 1862, was a 2-0 victory. A contemporary newspaper report described the club as "only having been in existence a short time", but "already numbering a large number of members, and consequently powerful". The club proceeded to draw the return match played at Richmond Green in December of that year. A match against Blackheath FC on 20 December went less happily. The Blackheath club played a rugby-style game, necessitating the adoption of compromise rules. "Very weak" play by Barnes resulted in a loss by two goals to nothing, with Morley narrowly escaping being "garrotted". Barnes FC was a founder member of the Football Association, with Morley being elected the Association's first Secretary, and consequently being responsible for drafting its first set of laws that were published in December 1863. Morley subsequently served as President of the body, and "could be called the 'father' of The [Football] Association". On December 19, 1863, Barnes participated in the first ever match under FA rules, against Richmond. The first three secretaries of the FA were all members of Barnes: Morley was succeeded by Robert Willis (1866-1867) and Robert Graham (1867-1870). According to an undated list in the Football Association archives, probably dating from 1864, the colours of Barnes FC were "blue with white spots -- a cap". In successive editions of the "Football Annual" (from that magazine's first publication in 1868 until the club stopped reporting in 1881), the colours of the club were consistently described as blue and white stripes or hoops. Barnes forward Charles Morice represented England in the first ever international association football match between Scotland and England played at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow in 1872. The club took part in the first ever FA Cup in 1871–72, and went on to compete in fourteen of the first fifteen editions of the competition, the last being in 1885–86. The club's best performance came in 1878–79, when it reached the third round before losing 2-1 to Oxford University. The club's subsequent history is more sparsely documented. There are newspaper reports of a club named "Barnes" playing in local leagues during the 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s. A "History of the Football Association", published in 1953, stated:   In 2002, Barnes Rugby Football Club claimed on its website to be the successor of Barnes FC, stating that "Barnes rugby club is one of the oldest in the country.