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Encyclopedia > The Wanderers F.C.

The Wanderers Football Club were an amateur football club, who were one of the leading clubs in English football in the 1860s and 1870s. They are chiefly noted for winning the first-ever FA Cup final, held at the Kennington Oval, London, on March 16, 1872. They beat the Royal Engineers 1-0, the winning goal scored by Morton Betts, under the pseudonym A.H. Chequer. In all they won the cup five times in its first seven seasons, between 1872 and 1878. The word amateur has at least two connotations. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Football is the unofficial national sport of England, and as such has an important place within English national life. ... // Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... // Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... For the shape, see oval The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Royal Engineers AFC is a football team founded in 1863, under the leadership of Major Marindin of the Corps of Royal Engineers. ... Morton Peto Betts (b. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


Initially formed as Forest Football Club in 1860 and based in Leytonstone, London, they were a founder member of The Football Association in 1863. They adopted the title of Wanderers a year later, after moving across London to Battersea Park. The team consisted mostly of ex-public schoolboys, and was captained by Charles Alcock, who was also chairman of the FA from 1870 to 1895 and the original proponent of the FA Cup. Other members included A. G. Guillemard, the "father" of the Rugby Football Union. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Leytonstone is a place in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Battersea Park peace pagoda The bandstand in Battersea Park The cover of Petula Clarks 2001 box set, Meet me in Battersea Park Battersea Park is a 200 acre (0. ... A public school, in current English, Welsh and Northern Ireland usage, is a (usually) prestigious independent school, for children usually between the ages of 11 or 13 and 18, which charges fees and is not financed by the state. ... Charles William Alcock (December 2, 1842 - February 26, 1907) was influential in the early days of football, especially as the creator of the FA Cup and instigator of international football. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The following alphabetical lists includes men and women commonly known as the father or mother of something. ... The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the rugby union governing body in England. ...


The club was eventually disbanded in the early 1880's when individual schools set up their own clubs (such as Old Etonians and Old Carthusians). The Old Etonians Football Club is an English football club whose players are taken from previous attendees of Eton College. ... Old Carthusians F.C. is a football club based in Surrey, England. ...


External links

  • Details of the 1872 FA Cup Final (PDF file)
  • The Wanderers on footballculture.net
  • TOFFS

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