Corinthian FC
The Corinthian Football Club was an English football club from the capital London , which played its games both in the Crystal Palace National Sports Center and in the Queen's Club . The club, founded in 1882 by N. Lane Jackson , a secretary of the Football Association , was supposed to build a team that would end the supremacy of the Scottish national team at international level and that of Queen's Park FC in club football.
history
The conception of the team stipulated that they only played friendly matches and mostly played against amateur clubs from the greater London area. The club was also regarded as a cadre forge for the English national team and during the 1880s, Corinthians players made up the majority in the games against Scotland. For two games against Wales , the English selection consisted entirely of players from Corinthian FC. Since many Corinthians also played in other teams - mostly in university teams - these records were not recognized by the FA.
Corinthian FC refused to participate in the Football League and the FA Cup for a long time , as the club's statutes prohibited it from participating in competitions or prizes. Only at the turn of the century did the club duel in the game for the Sheriff of London Charity Shield and in 1900 defeated the reigning English champions Aston Villa 2-1 in the game of the best professional against the best amateur team . In the opinion of contemporary experts, the team was given good chances in the FA Cup if they participated, as was shown by an 8-1 win over Blackburn Rovers , who had recently won the Cup against Queen's Park in 1884. Later, Corinthian FC won just as convincingly in 1903 10: 3 against FC Bury , who had won the FA Cup with a clear 6-0 win over Derby County .
The Corinthians joined the amateur football association, the Amateur Football Association , which was founded in 1907 and since the club was denied games against the best English clubs from the Football Association, they increasingly went on worldwide tours to make football popular. The later world club Real Madrid took over the Corinthians' white uniform and with the Corinthians Paulista sports club , a Brazilian club adopted the name. The Corinthian Bowl , which was played in Sweden between 1906 and 1913 , also went back to the English amateur club.
After the end of World War I , the club first took part in the FA Cup, but did not get past the fourth round until 1939. Even the one-off appearance in the game for the Charity Shield was lost 2-1 to Cardiff City in 1927 . This was preceded by a change in the association's rules, which now allowed "to take part in a competition whose primary goal does not correspond to charity".
In 1939 the Corinthian FC merged with the Casuals FC and founded the Corinthian Casuals FC , which is still active today in the eight-class "Isthmian League Division One South".
Corinthian FC international
The most famous Corinthian amateurs included players like Max Woosnam and CB Fry . In addition, the former professional player Fred Spiksley completed a game for Corinthian FC at the end of his career in 1907 - who later led a coaching career around the world and also became German champion with 1. FC Nürnberg in 1927 .
A number of national players owned another "main club" in addition to Corinthian FC. Only the following 17 selection players were first and foremost "Corinthians":
| Surname | Calls | Gates | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Ashton | 1 | 0 | 1925-1925 |
| Alfred Bower | 5 | 0 | 1923-1927 |
| Bertie Corbett | 1 | 0 | 1923-1923 |
| Norman Creek | 1 | 1 | 1923-1923 |
| Graham Doggart | 1 | 0 | 1923-1923 |
| Tip Foster | 4th | 3 | 1901-1902 |
| CB Fry | 1 | 0 | 1901-1901 |
| Kenneth Hegan | 4th | 4th | 1923-1923 |
| Arthur Henfrey | 4th | 1 | 1892-1896 |
| Cecil Holden-White | 2 | 0 | 1888-1888 |
| Anthony Hossack | 2 | 0 | 1892-1894 |
| Vaughan Lodge | 2 | 0 | 1896-1896 |
| Bernard Middleditch | 1 | 0 | 1897-1897 |
| William Oakley | 12 | 0 | 1897-1901 |
| Basil Patchitt | 2 | 0 | 1923-1923 |
| GO Smith | 7th | 5 | 1899-1901 |
| Geoffrey Plumpton Wilson | 2 | 1 | 1900-1900 |
to travel
Corinthian FC was known for their willingness to travel and made numerous trips abroad, which took the club and its players to games on four continents.
| Travels of the Corinthians |
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literature
- BO Corbett : Annals of the Corinthian Football Club . George Bell & Sons, London 1906 ( PDF, 3.6 MB ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Most Players from a Single Club in an England Team" ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (www.englandfootballonline.com)
- ^ Corinthians (Football Club History Database)
- ↑ “Club Affiliations - Corinthians” (www.englandfootballonline.com)
