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St Bartholomew's And The Royal London Hospitals F.C.
St Bartholomew's and The Royal London Hospitals FC ("SBLHFC") are the football club of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, having been formed from the merger of two formerly distinct hospital football clubs each with a long history. History Football at St Bartholomew's Hospital An association football club was formed at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College in 1879, the initiative coming in response to the start of inter-hospital competitions. St Bart's entered the FA Cup in 1881–82, and were drawn to face the five-time winners the Wanderers in the first round. However, the Wanderers were unable to field a team as their members - drawn from elite public schools such as Eton and Harrow - had chosen to play for their respective old boys' teams instead. It was the last time the Wanderers entered the FA Cup and St Bart's, playing in black shirts with the hospital crest on them, lost in the second round to Great Marlow. The following year a United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after The Football Association (The FA). Since 2015, it has been known as The Emirates FA Cup after its headline sponsor. A concurrent women's tournament is also held, the Women's FA Cup. The competition is open to all eligible clubs down to Level 9 of the English football league system with Level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. Included in the competition are 20 professional clubs in the Premier League (level 1), 72 professional clubs in the English Football League (levels 2 to 4), and all clubs in steps 1–5 of the National League System (levels 5 to 9) as well as a tiny number of step 6 clubs acting as stand-ins for non-entries above. A record 763 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
