The London XI was a
football
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team that represented the city of
London
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in the
1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
The competition began in 1955, and the first tournament took three years to complete. The entrants were the major football team of each city which held a
Trade Fair
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. Like many cities taking part, London had several strong teams; however, rules stated that there could only be a single team from each city. Therefore, a representative team was created especially for the tournament, using the best players from the 11 Greater London-based
Football League
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clubs. Membership of the team varied considerably between matches, and some 54 players took part in the team's eight-match campaign.
The London XI, managed by
Chelsea
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* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
chairman
Joe Mears
John "Joe" Mears (20 January 1905 – 30 June 1966) was chairman of Chelsea Football Club and the Football Association.
Mears was the son and nephew of Chelsea F.C. founders, Joseph and Gus Mears respectively. He was a goalkeeper for the Old Ma ...
, reached the final of the cup, after coming top of a group that included special XI teams from
Basel
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, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
and
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
, and then beating
Lausanne Sports
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. London lost 8–2 on aggregate over two legs to
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
.
The London XI only competed in the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Thereafter, London was represented in the competition by individual clubs who qualified.
A unified London side competed in friendly matches even earlier: a "London" team represented the FA in the historic 1866
London v Sheffield match, there were several challenges against the
Glasgow FA during the 1880s, and "London" lost 4-2 to
Corinthians
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on 21 November 1903 in front of 1500,
described as Corinthians "had an easy task" in a 1904 ''
Times
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'' article. Two other matches have been referenced – an "annual match" versus Birmingham on 3 October 1910 and a match versus Paris on 18 December 1910.
Teams and match details
;Clubs represented:
*
Arsenal
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*
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
*
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...
*
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
*
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...
*
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
*
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...
*
Millwall
Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, eas ...
*
Queens Park Rangers
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*
Tottenham Hotspur
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*
West Ham United
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Group stage
;Team:
Ron Reynolds (Tottenham),
Peter Sillett
Richard Peter Tudor Sillett (1 February 1933 – 13 March 1998) was an English Association football, footballer. He played for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and Southampton F.C., Southampton as a right-back, and made three appearances for England natio ...
(Chelsea),
Jim Fotheringham
James Gibb Fotheringham (19 December 1933 – 16 September 1977) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a defender.
Fotheringham was a product of the Arsenal youth system and at 6'4" looked to be an imposing centre back. However, Fotheringha ...
(Arsenal),
Stan Willemse (Chelsea),
Ken Armstrong (Chelsea),
Derek Saunders
Derek Saunders (6 January 1928 – 3 March 2018) was an English footballer who played for Chelsea during the 1950s.
Biography
Born in Ware, for whose Spartan League side he made 31 appearances in 1945–46 as its youngest ever captain, Saunders ...
(Chelsea),
Harry Hooper
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(West Ham),
Johnny Haynes
John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 – 18 October 2005) was an English association footballer who played as an inside forward. He made 56 appearances for his country including 22 as captain. He was selected for three World Cup finals squads ...
(Fulham),
Cliff Holton
Clifford Charles Holton (29 April 1929 – 31 May 1996) was an English footballer.
Born in Oxford, Holton played as a full back for non-league Oxford City as a youth, before joining Arsenal in October 1947 at the age of 18. He spent three sea ...
(Arsenal),
Eddie Firmani
Edwin Ronald "Eddie" Firmani (; born 7 August 1933) is a former professional football player and manager. A former forward, he spent most of his career in Italy and England. Born in South Africa, he represented the Italy national team internat ...
(Charlton),
Billy Kiernan
William E. Kiernan (22 May 1925 – 3 April 2006) was an English footballer.
Kiernan began his career with Charlton Athletic when Jimmy Seed signed him as an amateur in 1943. However, he made no impact at the club and following his release he j ...
(Charlton).
Substitute:
Brian Nicholas
Brian Nicholas (born 20 April 1933) is a Welsh former professional footballer, who played as a wing half.
Career
Born in Aberdare, Nicholas played for Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea, Coventry City
Coventry City Football Club is a profession ...
(QPR), on for Saunders 37′.
;Team:
Ted Ditchburn
Edwin George Ditchburn (24 October 1921 – 26 December 2005) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played for Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Romford, Brentwood Town and represented England on six occasions at international ...
(Tottenham),
Peter Sillett
Richard Peter Tudor Sillett (1 February 1933 – 13 March 1998) was an English Association football, footballer. He played for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and Southampton F.C., Southampton as a right-back, and made three appearances for England natio ...
(Chelsea),
Stan Willemse (Chelsea),
Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham),
Charlie Hurley
Charles John Hurley (born 4 October 1936) is an Irish former footballer who played mainly in the Center Back position. Hurley is best known for his long career at Sunderland, where he was named the Black Cats' "Player of the Century" by th ...
(Millwall),
Cyril Hammond
Cyril Samuel Hammond (10 October 1927 – 10 September 2016) was an English footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a left half for Charlton Athletic and Colchester United
Colchester United Football C ...
(Charlton),
Vic Groves
Victor George Groves (5 November 1932 – 24 January 2015) was an English association football, footballer.
Career
Born in Stepney, London, Groves started his career at east London non-league clubs Leytonstone F.C., Leytonstone and Walthamstow A ...
(Orient),
Bobby Robson
Sir Robert William Robson (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English footballer and football manager. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich ...
(Fulham),
Bedford Jezzard
Bedford Alfred George Jezzard (19 October 1927 – 21 May 2005) was an English footballer. Jezzard's teenage years coincided with the Second World War, and he began football as an amateur with Croxley Boys and later Watford, for whom he made th ...
(Fulham),
Roy Bentley
Roy Thomas Frank Bentley (17 May 1924 – 20 April 2018) was an English football player and manager.
A former forward, Bentley played 367 games for Chelsea and captained the club to their first League Championship in the 1954–55 season. H ...
(Chelsea),
Charlie Mitten (Fulham).
;Team:
Jack Kelsey
Alfred John "Jack" Kelsey (19 November 1929 – 18 March 1992) was a Welsh international football goalkeeper, who also played for Arsenal. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers to play for Wales.
Early life
Jack Kelsey was born at ...
(Arsenal),
Peter Sillett
Richard Peter Tudor Sillett (1 February 1933 – 13 March 1998) was an English Association football, footballer. He played for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and Southampton F.C., Southampton as a right-back, and made three appearances for England natio ...
(Chelsea),
John Hewie
John Davison Hewie (13 December 1927 – 11 May 2015) was a South African-born Scottish international footballer, who spent most of his career with Charlton Athletic.
Playing career
Hewie was born in Pretoria, South Africa, to Scottish emigrant ...
(Charlton),
Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham),
Stan Wicks (Chelsea),
Ken Coote
Kenneth Alexander Coote (19 May 1928 – 2 August 2003) was an English footballer. He is best remembered for his 14 years as a full back and utility player with Brentford, for whom he tops the all-time appearances list with 559 and was also ...
(Brentford),
Jim Lewis (Chelsea),
Derek Tapscott
Derek Robert Tapscott (30 June 1932 – 12 June 2008) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward. Tapscott played for Barry Town, Arsenal, Cardiff City, Newport County, Cinderford Town, Haverfordwest County and Carmarthen ...
(Arsenal),
Cliff Holton
Clifford Charles Holton (29 April 1929 – 31 May 1996) was an English footballer.
Born in Oxford, Holton played as a full back for non-league Oxford City as a youth, before joining Arsenal in October 1947 at the age of 18. He spent three sea ...
(Arsenal),
Bobby Cameron (QPR),
George Robb
George Robb (1 June 1926 – 25 December 2011) was a footballer who played outside left for Tottenham Hotspur and England. Robb represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games. He also had a career as a schoolteacher. He died on Christmas D ...
(Tottenham).
;Team:
Ron Reynolds (Tottenham),
John Bond (West Ham),
Peter Sillett
Richard Peter Tudor Sillett (1 February 1933 – 13 March 1998) was an English Association football, footballer. He played for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and Southampton F.C., Southampton as a right-back, and made three appearances for England natio ...
(Chelsea),
Ken Armstrong (Chelsea),
Malcolm Allison (West Ham),
Tony Marchi
Anthony Marchi (21 January 1933 – 15 March 2022) was an English association football, football player and manager.
Career
Marchi played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur in the position of wing half from 1950 until 1965, which w ...
(Tottenham),
Terry Medwin
Terence Cameron Medwin (born 25 September 1932 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh former international footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Medwin made his debut for his 'home town' team Swansea Town in 1951–52 and went on to make ...
(Tottenham),
Stuart Leary (Charlton),
David Herd (Arsenal),
Johnny Haynes
John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 – 18 October 2005) was an English association footballer who played as an inside forward. He made 56 appearances for his country including 22 as captain. He was selected for three World Cup finals squads ...
(Fulham),
Billy Kiernan
William E. Kiernan (22 May 1925 – 3 April 2006) was an English footballer.
Kiernan began his career with Charlton Athletic when Jimmy Seed signed him as an amateur in 1943. However, he made no impact at the club and following his release he j ...
(Charlton).
Semi-finals
;Team:
Ted Ditchburn
Edwin George Ditchburn (24 October 1921 – 26 December 2005) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played for Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Romford, Brentwood Town and represented England on six occasions at international ...
(Tottenham),
Stan Charlton (Arsenal),
Dennis Evans (Arsenal),
Brian Nicholas
Brian Nicholas (born 20 April 1933) is a Welsh former professional footballer, who played as a wing half.
Career
Born in Aberdare, Nicholas played for Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea, Coventry City
Coventry City Football Club is a profession ...
(Chelsea),
Jim Fotheringham
James Gibb Fotheringham (19 December 1933 – 16 September 1977) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a defender.
Fotheringham was a product of the Arsenal youth system and at 6'4" looked to be an imposing centre back. However, Fotheringha ...
(Arsenal),
Phil McKnight
Phil McKnight (15 June 1924 – 25 May 2018) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Alloa Athletic, Chelsea and Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in ...
(Orient),
Peter Berry (Crystal Palace),
Geoff Truett
Geoffrey Frederick Truett (23 May 1935 – 5 January 2015) was an English professional footballer, who played as a winger.
Early and personal life
Geoffrey Frederick Truett was born on 23 May 1935, in Forest Gate, Essex. He was evacuated to A ...
(Crystal Palace),
Les Stubbs
Leslie "Les" Stubbs (18 December 1929 – 1 February 2011) was an English footballer.
Playing mainly as an inside forward, Stubbs started out with his local side, Great Wakering Rovers before signing for Southend United. He made his debut for ...
(Chelsea),
Phil Woosnam
Phillip Abraham Woosnam (22 December 1932 – 19 July 2013) was a Welsh association football inside-right and manager. A native of Caersws, Powys, Wales, Woosnam played for five clubs in England and one in the United States. He played internat ...
(Orient),
Joe Haverty
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(Arsenal).
;Team:
Jack Kelsey
Alfred John "Jack" Kelsey (19 November 1929 – 18 March 1992) was a Welsh international football goalkeeper, who also played for Arsenal. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers to play for Wales.
Early life
Jack Kelsey was born at ...
(Arsenal),
Stan Charlton (Arsenal),
Peter Sillett
Richard Peter Tudor Sillett (1 February 1933 – 13 March 1998) was an English Association football, footballer. He played for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and Southampton F.C., Southampton as a right-back, and made three appearances for England natio ...
(Chelsea),
Ken Coote
Kenneth Alexander Coote (19 May 1928 – 2 August 2003) was an English footballer. He is best remembered for his 14 years as a full back and utility player with Brentford, for whom he tops the all-time appearances list with 559 and was also ...
(Brentford),
Bill Dodgin (Arsenal),
Derek Saunders
Derek Saunders (6 January 1928 – 3 March 2018) was an English footballer who played for Chelsea during the 1950s.
Biography
Born in Ware, for whose Spartan League side he made 31 appearances in 1945–46 as its youngest ever captain, Saunders ...
(Chelsea),
Roy Dwight
Royston Edward Dwight (9 January 1933 – 9 April 2002) was an English footballer. He scored the opening goal in the 1959 FA Cup Final for Nottingham Forest.
Career Fulham
Although a winger, he was renowned for his shooting ability. Dwight sco ...
(Fulham),
Jimmy Greaves
James Peter Greaves (20 February 1940 – 19 September 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. Greaves is regarded as one of England’s best ever players. He is England's fifth-highest international goalscorer ...
(Chelsea),
Cliff Holton
Clifford Charles Holton (29 April 1929 – 31 May 1996) was an English footballer.
Born in Oxford, Holton played as a full back for non-league Oxford City as a youth, before joining Arsenal in October 1947 at the age of 18. He spent three sea ...
(Arsenal),
Johnny Haynes
John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 – 18 October 2005) was an English association footballer who played as an inside forward. He made 56 appearances for his country including 22 as captain. He was selected for three World Cup finals squads ...
(Fulham),
Billy Kiernan
William E. Kiernan (22 May 1925 – 3 April 2006) was an English footballer.
Kiernan began his career with Charlton Athletic when Jimmy Seed signed him as an amateur in 1943. However, he made no impact at the club and following his release he j ...
(Charlton).
''London XI won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Final
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;Team:
Jack Kelsey
Alfred John "Jack" Kelsey (19 November 1929 – 18 March 1992) was a Welsh international football goalkeeper, who also played for Arsenal. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers to play for Wales.
Early life
Jack Kelsey was born at ...
(Arsenal),
Peter Sillett
Richard Peter Tudor Sillett (1 February 1933 – 13 March 1998) was an English Association football, footballer. He played for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and Southampton F.C., Southampton as a right-back, and made three appearances for England natio ...
(Chelsea),
Jim Langley
Ernest James Langley (7 February 1929 – 9 December 2007) was an English association football, footballer noted for his pacey, rampaging runs from the left full-back (association football), full-back position and his long throw-ins. He is remem ...
(Fulham),
Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham),
Maurice Norman
Maurice Norman (8 May 1934 – 27 November 2022) was an English footballer who played nearly 400 times in the Football League as a centre half for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur. At international level, Norman won 23 caps for the England n ...
(Tottenham),
Ken Coote
Kenneth Alexander Coote (19 May 1928 – 2 August 2003) was an English footballer. He is best remembered for his 14 years as a full back and utility player with Brentford, for whom he tops the all-time appearances list with 559 and was also ...
(Brentford),
Vic Groves
Victor George Groves (5 November 1932 – 24 January 2015) was an English association football, footballer.
Career
Born in Stepney, London, Groves started his career at east London non-league clubs Leytonstone F.C., Leytonstone and Walthamstow A ...
(Arsenal),
Jimmy Greaves
James Peter Greaves (20 February 1940 – 19 September 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. Greaves is regarded as one of England’s best ever players. He is England's fifth-highest international goalscorer ...
(Chelsea),
Bobby Smith (Tottenham),
Johnny Haynes
John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 – 18 October 2005) was an English association footballer who played as an inside forward. He made 56 appearances for his country including 22 as captain. He was selected for three World Cup finals squads ...
(Fulham),
George Robb
George Robb (1 June 1926 – 25 December 2011) was a footballer who played outside left for Tottenham Hotspur and England. Robb represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games. He also had a career as a schoolteacher. He died on Christmas D ...
(Tottenham).
;Team:
Jack Kelsey
Alfred John "Jack" Kelsey (19 November 1929 – 18 March 1992) was a Welsh international football goalkeeper, who also played for Arsenal. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers to play for Wales.
Early life
Jack Kelsey was born at ...
(Arsenal),
George Wright George Wright may refer to:
Politics, law and government
* George Wright (MP) (died 1557), MP for Bedford and Wallingford
* George Wright (governor) (1779–1842), Canadian politician, lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island
* George Wright ...
(Orient),
Noel Cantwell
Noel Euchuria Cornelius Cantwell (28 February 1932 – 8 September 2005) was an Irish footballer player and sometime cricketer.
Club career
Cantwell was born in Cork, Ireland, and was educated at the Roman Catholic Presentation Brothers College ...
(West Ham),
Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham),
Ken Brown (West Ham),
Dave Bowen
David Lloyd Bowen (7 June 1928 – 25 September 1995) was a Welsh football player and manager, who captained his country to their first ever World Cup finals, in 1958.
Playing career
Born in Maesteg, Bowen first played for Northampton Town. H ...
(Arsenal),
Terry Medwin
Terence Cameron Medwin (born 25 September 1932 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh former international footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Medwin made his debut for his 'home town' team Swansea Town in 1951–52 and went on to make ...
(Tottenham),
Vic Groves
Victor George Groves (5 November 1932 – 24 January 2015) was an English association football, footballer.
Career
Born in Stepney, London, Groves started his career at east London non-league clubs Leytonstone F.C., Leytonstone and Walthamstow A ...
(Arsenal),
Bobby Smith (Tottenham),
Jimmy Bloomfield
James Henry Bloomfield (15 February 1934 – 3 April 1983) was an English football player and manager. He made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League, including more than 300 in the First Division with Arsenal, Birmingham City and West ...
(Arsenal),
Jim Lewis (Chelsea).
''Barcelona XI won 8–2 on aggregate.''
London v Glasgow
*8 matches played;
*London: 2 wins (15 goals);
*Glasgow: 5 wins (27 goals);
*1 draw.
See also
*
Football in London
Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in London. London has several of England's leading football clubs, and the city is home to seventeen professional clubs, several dozen semi-professional clubs an ...
*
Football in England
Association football is the most popular sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of ...
*
List of football clubs in England
*
Copenhagen XI
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*
Madrid autonomous football team
The Madrid autonomous football team is the regional football team for the Community of Madrid, Spain. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because the Community of Madrid is represented internationally by the Spain national football team. The ...
Notes
References
External links
Details of the 1955–58 Fairs Cup
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