The agreement established a defensive league based upon the following:

This organization had sent a letter to the American Spalding requesting help in establishing a league.

Many club owners were not keen on the idea of establishing a professional league, despite paying players under the table.

Rothenberg said the federation had appointed a 10-person committee to study the feasibility of establishing such a league.

The second reason for establishing a league was to allow for the development of a concise scheduling format for the teams in the region.

The US had established a professional league in 1921, but it had folded in 1933.

Until we establish a league, we're wasting our talent.

The plans are to establish a 6-team league that would play a 10-week schedule that is slated to start in October 2014.

However, in 1907 the GFA established a league to complement the existing cup competition.

In the late 1950s, a serious attempt was made to establish a third major league, the Continental League, which never played.