The Clapham Rovers Foot-ball Club
(1869-1914)
Saturday, the 11th of November, 1871
Upton Park 0-3 The Rovers
Jarvis Kendrick
Those mysterious Rovers, one of the oldest names in the game, appear in the very first round of the original F.A Cup way back in 1871/72…
…registering its first ever Goal during their win over the cocky Cockneys…
…Eleven Wanderers a wanderin’…
…Rovers lose out in the 1879 Final, to early Footballing Mammoths, the Wanderers, but will end up winning the trophy the following year, beating Oxford University, 2-0, up at the Oval in Kennington…
The Club gets disbanded at the beginning of the Great War & the formerly famous Rovers of Clapham are, alas, never heard of again…
Credit, where Credit’s due, Brian…
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Umpired by Wikipedia