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Casuals F.C.
Casuals F.C. were an amateur football club based in London, formed in 1883. They merged with Corinthian in 1939 to form the Corinthian-Casuals, a club which still exists. History The club was formed in 1883, and was originally made up of players exclusively of the old boys of Eton School, Westminster School and Charterhouse School but were quickly expanded to include players from all Universities and public schools. In the early days they would field up to five teams a week in order to meet all engagements. For the duration of the 1890 FA Cup, the team merged with that of the Old Carthusians, who had won the trophy nine years previously. They were founder members of the Isthmian League in 1905 though spent six seasons in the Southern Amateur League, 1907 to 1913, before returning to the Isthmain League for the 1913/14 season. Casuals won the FA Amateur Cup in 1936. In their early days playing the game they would tour the country like the Corinthians, and sometimes pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinthian FC
Corinthian Football Club was an English amateur football club based in London between 1882 and 1939. Above all, the club is credited with having popularised football around the world, having promoted sportsmanship and fair play, and having championed the ideals of amateurism. The club was famed for its ethos of "sportsmanship, fair play, ndplaying for the love of the game". Corinthian Spirit, still understood as the highest standard of sportsmanship, is often associated with the side. This spirit was famously summed up in their attitude to penalties; "As far as they were concerned, a gentleman would never commit a deliberate foul on an opponent. So, if a penalty was awarded against the Corinthians, their goalkeeper would stand aside, lean languidly on the goalpost and watch the ball being kicked into his own net. If the Corinthians themselves won a penalty, their captain took a short run-up and gave the ball a jolly good whack, chipping it over the crossbar." Among others, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Amateur League
The Southern Amateur League (SAL) is an association football league in England affiliated to the Amateur Football Alliance (AFA). It is based in and around Greater London and caters for 11–a–side men's adult teams. A feature of the league is 'multi-team football', common in AFA leagues, with clubs fielding an average of 4-5 teams each. For season 2021–22 the league has 40 open aged member clubs and a handful of veterans-only clubs running around 190 teams in 21 divisions. All clubs are strictly amateur. Club set-up, sportsmanship and hospitality As in other AFA leagues it is common for clubs to run several teams with some SAL clubs running up to 10 teams. This allows players of all abilities to play against teams from other clubs of a similar standard. The best players will be picked for the 1st team, the best of the remainder going into the 2nd team and so on down the club. The SAL places emphasis on sportsmanship and hospitality, with all players expected to socialise w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey Senior Cup
The Surrey Senior Cup is the senior Saturday cup competition of the Surrey FA. It is currently competed for by teams playing in the top nine levels of the English football league system who are affiliated to the Surrey FA. The competition was introduced in 1882, at the same time as the Surrey FA voted to affiliate to the Football Association. Finals No finals took place from 1914 to 1919 (due to World War I), from 1940 to 1943 (due to World War II), and from 2020 to 2021 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...). Results by team ''Teams who have won the cup more than once'' Notes References External links Official website {{English Senior Cups Football in Surrey County Cup competitions Recurring events established in 1882 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Charity Cup
The London Charity Cup was one of the London Football Association's cup competitions. History The London FA previously ran three senior cup competitions, the London Challenge Cup, the London Senior Cup (known also as the London Senior Amateur Cup) and the London Charity Cup. The only time a club reached the final of all three competitions in the same season was in 1959–60. Tooting & Mitcham won the London Senior Cup after defeating Bromley 5–0 in the final played at The Den (home of Millwall). Tooting & Mitcham were losing finalists in the other two competitions after being beaten 2–1 by Barnet in the final of the London Charity Cup and 2–1 by Chelsea in the final of the London Challenge Cup. Both finals were played on the winning side's home ground. The original trophy was donated by the Rt. Hon. Reginald Harrison. The competition was discontinued in 1975. List of Finals Notes See also * London Football Association * London Senior Cup * London Challenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Topham (footballer)
Robert Topham (3 November 1867 – 31 August 1931) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right. Career Born in Ellesmere, Topham played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Corinthian and Casuals, and earned two caps for England between 1893 and 1894. He was part of the Corinthian side that competed in the 1898 Sheriff of London Charity Shield against league winners Sheffield United, winning the free kick that Wilfrid Foster scored in the 1-1 replay which resulted in the honour being shared. His brother Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ... was also a footballer. References External links * 1867 births 1931 deaths English footballers England international footballers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Casuals F.C. players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Topham
Arthur George Topham (19 February 1869 – 18 May 1931) was an English international footballer who played as a left half. Early and personal life Topham was born in Elson, near Ellesmere, as the youngest of six children. His brother Robert was also a footballer. He attended Oswestry School, followed by Keble College, Oxford, where he earned a Blue in 1890. Career Topham played club football for Casuals, Eastbourne and Chiswick Park, and also guested for Corinthian. He was a runner-up in the FA Amateur Cup in 1894. He played for Eastbourne between 1892 and 1903, when he retired. He earned one cap for England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... in 1894. Later life and death Topham later worked as a private tutor, dying on 18 May 1931 at the age of 62. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Joy
Bernard Joy (29 October 1911 – 18 July 1984) was an English footballer and journalist. He is notable for being the last amateur player to play for the England national team. Biography Joy was born in Fulham, London and educated at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. He studied at the University of London, playing in his spare time for the university football side at centre half. After graduating, he played for Casuals, where he eventually became club captain. He also won ten caps for the England amateur team and was captain of the Great Britain football side at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin where they played China and Poland. Bernard was father to Christopher Margaret and Karen Joy. While still registered as a Casuals player, Joy also played for several other clubs. He played 29 games for Corinthians between December 1933 and October 1936 including on Corinthian's Easter Tours of France (1934) and Germany (9-14 April 1936) and in Denmark (26 April 1936) for a game to celebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Ewer
Frederick Harold Ewer (30 September 1898 – 29 January 1971) was an English international footballer, who played as a wing half. Career Born in West Ham, Ewer played for Corinthian in the 1927 FA Charity Shield, where they lost against Cardiff City. He also played for Casuals, and earned two caps for England in 1928. He played for the "Amateurs" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield The 1929 FA Charity Shield was the 16th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match. It was played between the Professionals and the Amateurs at The Den, New Cross in London on 7 October 1929. The Professionals won the match 3–0. Teams Matc .... References 1898 births 1971 deaths English men's footballers England men's international footballers Casuals F.C. players Corinthian F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from West Ham {{England-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Raine Barker
Richard Raine Barker (29 May 1869 – 1 October 1940) was an English footballer who played for England in 1895. Barker was born in Kensington, the son of Henry Raine Barker and his wife Caroline Haynes. His brother was the artist Anthony Raine Barker. He was educated at Repton School Repton School is a 13–18 Mixed-sex education, co-educational, Independent school (United Kingdom), independent, Day school, day and boarding school in the English Public school (United Kingdom), public school tradition, in Repton, Derbyshire, ... where he was in the football XI in 1886. Barker played football as wing-half on both the left and the right flanks. He made 43 appearances for Corinthians between 1893 and 1899. He also played for Casuals and helped them reach the final of the first F.A. Amateur Cup final, where they lost to Middlesbrough. He was wing-half in the English national side in a match against Wales on 18 March 1895., Retrieved 24 September 2018 His strengths were said t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England National Football Team
The England national football team has represented England in international Association football, football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. England competes in the three major international tournaments contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, and the UEFA Nations League. England is the joint oldest national team in football having played in the world's 1872 Scotland v England football match, first international football match in 1872, against Scotland national football team, Scotland. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and its training headquarters is St George's Park National Football Centre, St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. The team's manager is Gareth Southgate. England won the 1966 FIFA World Cup F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 In Association Football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1939 throughout the world. Events Many football leagues throughout Europe are suspended or abandoned following the start of the Second World War. Winners club national championship * Argentina: Independiente * France: FC Sète * Germany: FC Schalke 04 * Hungary: Újpest FC * Iceland: Fram * Italy: Bologna F.C. * Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam * Poland - not finished due to Second World War. As for August 31, 1939, the leading team was Ruch Chorzów * Romania: Venus București * Scotland: **Scottish Cup: Clyde * Soviet Union: see 1939 in Soviet football International tournaments * 1939 British Home Championship (October 8, 1938 – April 15, 1939) ::Shared by , and * 1939 South American Championship (January 15, 1939 – February 12, 1939) :: Movies *The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (UK) Births * January 6: Valeri Lobanovsky, Soviet/Ukrainian international footballer and coach (died 2002) * January 25: Hors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
