Football club
| Full name | Hendon Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 | |
| Dissolved | 1939 | |
| Ground | Brent Street | |
| ||
Hendon Football Club was an English association football club from Hendon, today in the London Borough of Barnet, founded in 1876.
History
The club appeared in the F.A. Cup between 1877 and 1887 and had one of its players selected for England in 1884.
FA Cup history
The club's greatest achievement was on 10 November 1883 when it defeated the previous season's FA Cup finalists Old Etonians by three goals to two.
- First Round – Defeated 2–0 by Marlow
- First Round – Defeated 1–0 by Reading
- First Round – Drew 1–1 with Old Foresters
- First Round Replay – Drew 2–2
- First Round Second Replay – Won 3–1
- Second Round – Won 7–1 v. Mosquitoes
- Third Round – Bye
- Fourth Round – Defeated 2–0 by Clapham Rovers
- First Round – Won 8–1 v. St Peter's Institute
- Second Round – Defeated 2–0 by Old Etonians
- First Round – Defeated 5–0 by Reading
- First Round – Won 3–1 v. West End
- Second Round – Won 2–1 v. Chatham
- Third Round – Won 11–1 v. South Reading
- Fourth Round – Won 3–0 v. Marlow
- Fifth Round – Defeated 4–2 by Old Etonians
- First Round – Won 3–2 v. Old Etonians
- Second Round – Defeated 2–1 by Old Westminsters
- First Round – Drew 3–3 with Clapham Rovers
- First Round Replay – Won 6–0
- Second Round – Defeated 1–0 by Chatham
- First Round – Defeated 4–0 by Clapton
- First Round – Defeated 2–1 by London Caledonians
- First Round – Defeated 4–2 by Old Harrovians
Later history
The club continued in existence until the Second World War. It did not however survive the War, and Golders Green F.C., which was founded in 1908 as Christ Church Hampstead, adopted the Hendon F.C. name in 1946. The two clubs played each other twice in April 1932 to raise funds.
Colours
The Charles Alcock annuals record the following colours for the club:
| Year | Colours |
|---|---|
| 1875–77 | White jersey with HFC monogram, blue knickerbockers, scarlet stockings |
| 1877–78 | Scarlet & white jersey, blue knickers, scarlet stockings |
| 1878–80 | Red, white & blue (possibly same schema as 1877–78) |
| 1880–81 | Scarlet & white |
| 1882–84 | White & blue |
| 1884–85 | Red & white |
Ground
The club played its home games at the Hendon cricket ground in Brampton Grove, off Brent Street, London NW4.
Famous players
- Charles Plumpton Wilson made two appearances for England in 1883–84.
- A.L. Henry
References
- Alcock, Charles (1876). Football Annual. London: Ward, Lock, and Tyler. p. 163.
- "Hendon 3–2 Old Etonians; 10 November 1883 (Match report)". Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- "Hendon Football Club". Hendon & Finchley Times: 12. 31 March 1939.
- "Golders Green F.C.". Kensington Post: 3. 20 April 1946.
- "The Original Hendon on www.hendonfc.net". Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2009.