Old Cranleighans F.C. was an amateur association football club, based in London, for the former pupils of Cranleigh School.
| Full name | Old Cranleighans Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1886 (revived 2023) | |
| Dissolved | 1919 | |
| Ground | Catford Bridge | |
| ||
History
editThe football club was founded in 1886, by former pupil Henry Casswell, who had founded the original Old Cranleighan sporting club in 1882.[1]
The club entered the FA Cup qualifying rounds twice, in 1891–92 and 1892–93, but lost in the first round both times - despite being at home to Gravesend in the former year, the majority of the (small) crowd had come with the visitors.[2] It was a regular entrant of the FA Amateur Cup and the Arthur Dunn Cup, reaching the semi-final of the latter in 1911–12.[3]
The club also undertook a tour of France in 1909, its results including a win over US Boulogne.[4]
The school switched to rugby union during the First World War, which meant that, at the end of the war, there were not sufficient association footballers of the right quality to re-form the football club, many joining the Old Cranleighan rugby club instead.[5]
Revival
editThe club was revived in 2023, its first match being a 2–1 win over a revival of Barnes F.C. in December.[6]
Colours
editThe club's colours were dark blue and orange.[7]
Ground
editThe club played at Catford Bridge in south London.[8]
References
edit- ^ "The father of the Old Cranleighans". OC Society. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Football Association Cup - Qualifying Competition". Gravesend Journal: 6. 10 October 1891.
- ^ "1911–1912: Old Malvernians". Arthurian League. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "British and Irish Clubs - Overseas Tours 1890-1939". rsssf. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Old Cranleighan Football Club". OC Society. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "OC football returns with a win". OC Society. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1889). Football Annual. London: Wright & Co. p. 174.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1889). Football Annual. London: Wright & Co. p. 174.