Royal Engineers A.F.C.
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The Royal Engineers AFC is a football team founded in 1863, under the leadership of Major Marindin of the Corps of Royal Engineers, the Sappers. They enjoyed a great deal of success in the 1870s, winning the FA Cup in 1875.
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[edit] History
The 1875 Cup winning side was:
- Capt. W. Merriman; Lt. G.H. Sim; Lieutenant G.C. Onslow; Lt. R.M. Ruck; Lt. P.G. von Donop; Lt. C.K. Wood; Lt. H.E. Rawson; Lt. R.H. Stafford; Lt. H. W. Renny-Tailyour; Lt. A. Mein; and Lt. C. Wingfield-Stratford.
The team drew 1-1 against Old Etonians with a goal from Renny-Tailyour and went on to win the replay 2-0 with a goal each from Renny-Tailyour and Stafford.
The Royal Engineers were the first football team to go on a tour, which they did to Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield in 1873.[1]
Sir Frederick Wall who was the secretary of the Football Association from 1895-1934 states in his biography that the passing game known as the Combination Game was created by the Royal Engineers A.F.C. in the early 1870s.[2] [3] [4][5]
The 'Engineers' were the equals of the northern professional Football League teams, regularly beating them up until the late 1880's and were arguably the last bastion of the once great 'gentleman' teams. They have maintained their character as an amateur team (as was the tradition early on in football history) and have not played in top competition since the 1890s, competing instead in matches against other armed forces teams.
[edit] Club honours
[edit] International players
[edit] England
Several former engineers went on to represent their country. The following six players played for England whilst on the books of Royal Engineers A.F.C. (with the number of caps received whilst registered with Royal Engineers A.F.C.):[6]
- Horace Barnet (1 cap)
- Alfred Goodwyn (1 cap)
- Herbert Rawson (1 cap)
- Bruce Russell (1 cap)
- Pelham von Donop (2 caps)
- Cecil Wingfield-Stratford (1 cap)
[edit] Scotland
The following played for Scotland whilst on the books of Royal Engineers A.F.C.:[7]
- John Edward Blackburn (1 cap)
- Henry Renny-Tailyour (1 cap)
[edit] References
- ^ Wall, Sir Frederick (2005). 50 Years of Football, 1884-1934. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-8622-3116-8.
- ^ Wall, Sir Frederick (2005). 50 Years of Football, 1884-1934. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-8622-3116-8.
- ^ Cox, Richard (2002). The Encyclopedia of British Football. Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-8230-6.
- ^ History of Football
- ^ Royal Engineers - Football - History
- ^ Club Affiliations - Royal Engineers
- ^ Scotland players - Royal Engineers
[edit] External links
- Royal Engineers A.F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- Royal Engineers Museum When the Sappers won the FA Cup 1875
- History of the Royal Engineers football team
- Home Page of the Royal Engineers
