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Walthamstow F.C. (1867)

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Football club
The Walthamstow Club
Full nameWalthamstow Football Club
Founded1867
Dissolved1883?
GroundPalmerston Road
SecretaryFrederick Walker
Home colours

The Walthamstow Club was an English association and rugby club based at Palmerston Road in Walthamstow.

History

The club gave its foundation date as September 1867, under the secretaryship of Frederick Walker, and captaincy of Philip Rouquette. There is reference to a different Walthamstow club losing to the Forest club in 1865, and Rouquette and several of the club's players (including Rouquette, his brother Henry, H. Lloyd, A. Borwick, and E. Parry) had played for the Walthamstow Rifles club before the Walthamstow club foundation.

In 1868 the club had 40 members paying a subscription of 2s 6d per annum.

The club's first association match against another club was a 1–0 away win against the Tottenham & Edmonton club on 2 November 1867 and last recorded association match a 6–0 defeat to the Forest School in March 1876, although for its last four seasons the only association opponent the club had was the Forest School.

The club continued to play rugby into the 1880s, including fixtures against London Scottish and Oxford and Cambridge Universities in 1881.

Colours

The club's original colours were red, blue and white in "broad stripes" In 1882 they changed to yellow and black.

Notable players

  • Philip Rouquette and A. Borwick, who were also members of the Wanderers

References

  1. Lillywhite, John (1868). Football Annual. John Lillywhite. p. 80.
  2. "report". Bell's Life: 9. 11 March 1865.
  3. "Forest School v Walthamstow Rifles". Sportsman: 1. 13 November 1866.
  4. "Brentwood School v Walthamstow Rifles". Chelmsford Chronicle: 5. 8 March 1867.
  5. Lillywhite, John (1868). Football Annual. John Lillywhite. pp. 80–1.
  6. "report". Sportsman: 3. 9 November 1867.
  7. Alcock, Charles (1876). Football Annual. p. 60.
  8. Tyson, Dick (2008). London's Oldest Rugby Clubs. Hindringham: JJG Publishing. p. 55.
  9. Lillywhite, John (1868). Football Annual. John Lillywhite. p. 80.
  10. Alcock, Charles (1882). Football Annual. p. 199.
  11. "Football". Pall Mall Gazette: 9. 5 November 1868.


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