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Clapham Rovers FC

 Founded 10 August 1869
Dissolved 1911

Players provided 11
 Different scorers 2 (4 goals)
Total appearances 38
1874-88

Clapham Common
Domestic Honours One of the FA Cup's first ever entrants in 1871-72; runners-up 1878-79, winners 1879-80;
Home venue Clapham Common, Tooting Bec Common and Wandsworth Common;
Home strip Cerise and french grey halved shirts, white shorts.

 

The 10 Players   5 with only one app.
Ply no. Name Pos App Gls
GA		 Mins Playing Career
53 Norman Bailey HB 19 0 1680 1878-87 9 years
17 days
also one with Old Wykehamists, four with Corinthians

  

25 Charles Wollaston F 4 1 360 1874-80 6 years
6 days
with Wanderers & Lancing Old Boys
56 Henry Wace F 3 0 270 1878-79 1 year
 34 days
with Wanderers
68 Francis Sparks F 3 3 270 1879-80 344 days
with Herts Rangers
35 Edgar Field FB 2 0 180 1876-81 5 years
8 days
143 Cecil Holden-White LH 2 0 180 1888 42 days
also with Corinthians & Swifts
21 Robert Ogilvie FB 1 0 90 1874 90 min
33 Richard Geaves OL 1 0 90 1875 90 min
39 Walter Buchanan F 1 0 90 1876 90 min
62 Reginald Birkett GK 1 4ᵍᵃ 90 1879 90 min
65 James Prinsep HB 1 0 90 1879 90 min

Although they only provided ten players to the England cause,
Clapham Rovers did supply four at once against Scotland in April 1879.

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CG