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Encyclopedia > Old St Stephen's F.C.
Shepherd's Bush
Full name Shepherd's Bush Football Club
Nickname(s) The Bushmen
Founded 1880
Dissolved 1915
Ground Various, including Loftus Road
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History

The club were founded as Old St Stephen's FC in 1880 in Westminster,[1] although they soon moved out to play in Denmark Hill and Nunhead.[2] In 1894 they were one of the founder members of the Southern League Second Division and finished third in their inaugural season; however they lost a test match against Royal Ordnance Factories and did not achieve promotion to the First Division.[3] Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... William Booth Memorial College Denmark Hill Station Denmark Hill is an area and road in South London located between Camberwell and East Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark. ... Nunhead is a place in the London Borough of Southwark near Peckham and New Cross. ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ... A test match in football is a match played at the end of a season between a team that has done badly in a higher league and one that has done well in a lower league of the same football league system. ... Royal Ordnance Factories Football Club were a football club from south east London, that existed in the late 19th century. ...


They continued to play in the Southern League under the Old St Stephen's name for another three seasons, never performing better than their inaugural season.[3] During this time, in 1895, they moved across London to Shepherd's Bush, and in 1898 Old St Stephen's merged with another local team to become Shepherd's Bush FC.[1] They took Old St Stephen's place in the Southern League[4] and continued to play up until the 1901-02 season.[5] Shepherds Bush is a district of West London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...


Nicknamed "the Bushmen", the club initially played at Wormholt Farm after their move to west London, but when that site was threatened with development in 1904, Shepherd's Bush built and moved into the Loftus Road ground nearby; they played their first game there against Old Malvernians on October 22, 1904.[1] In 1907 the club re-entered competitive league football, joining the Spartan League and a year later the Isthmian League, where they played until the outbreak of World War I.[5] Loftus Road is a side-street in Shepherds Bush London W12. ... Old Malvernians F.C. is a football club based in England. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English football league covering north London and parts of the Home Counties. ... The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...


During wartime, Shepherd's Bush were unable to play any further fixtures and disbanded in 1915.[1] In 1917, their Loftus Road ground was taken over by Queens Park Rangers, who continue to occupy it to this day.[1] Queens Park Rangers, Queens Park Rangers FC, Are The Finest Football Team The World Has Ever Seen Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English football team, from Loftus Road, Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ...


References

  1. ^ a b c d e News September-October 2004. QPR Loyal Supporters Association. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
  2. ^ Help. The Peckham Society. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
  3. ^ a b Old St Stephen's. Football Club History Database. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
  4. ^ England - Southern League Final Tables. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
  5. ^ a b Shepherd's Bush. Football Club History Database. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.

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Further reading

  • Trinder, Frances (2004). Loftus Road Legacy: The History of the Shepherd’s Bush Football Club. Yore Publications. ISBN 0954783018. 


 

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