Brondesbury F.C.
Brondesbury F.C. was an English association football club based in Brondesbury, London.
| Full name | Brondesbury Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1871 | |
| Dissolved | 1875 | |
| Ground | near Edgware Road station, Kilburn | |
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History
The club was founded as a revival of the No Names club in 1871[1] and had its first match - a 1–0 win over a Barnes second eleven - on 25 November 1871.[2] The club originally played five minutes from the Edgware Road station in Kilburn, and in 1874 moved to Kensington Park.[3]
The club competed in the FA Cup on two occasions during the 1870s.[4] The last recorded match for the club was on 13 February 1875, a 2–1 win over Hertfordshire Rangers.[5]
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st Round – 1873/74 & 1874/75
References
- "News". Sportsman: 3. 1 November 1871.
- "Match report". Sportsman: 8. 2 December 1871.
- Alcock, Charles (1874). Football Annual. Paternoster Row: Virtue & Co. p. 87.
- "Football Club History Database - Brondesbury".
- "Match report". The Field: 182. 20 February 1875.
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