Association Football Clubs Disestablished in 1892 - Newcastle East End F.C., Sunderland Albion F.C., Birmingham St George's F.C. (Paperback)

Chapters: Newcastle East End F.c., Sunderland Albion F.c., Birmingham St George's F.c., Middlesbrough and Ironopolis F.c., Mitchell St. George's F.c.. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Newcastle East End Football Club were an English football club which briefly played in the Northern League and the FA Cup in the late 19th century. Their entire history was played out during the Victorian era in Newcastle upon Tyne. The club are most noted for being one of the two football sides that merged to form Newcastle United in 1892. The club was formed in November 1881 after local cricket side Stanley Cricket Club decided to form a footballing section. Based in the South Byker inner city part of Newcastle, the club played their first game, winning 50 against Elswick Leather Works resevers. Due to being confused with a side from Stanley, County Durham, the club's name was changed to Newcastle East End Football Club in October 1882. The first game played under the new name was against Hamsterley Rangers, taking place on 7 October 1882, it ended 10 to East End. Early players for the club included the likes of William Findlay, Alex White and Tom Watson. Originally East End played their games at Stanley Street in Byker but moved a short distance to Chillingham Road, on the border between Byker and Heaton during 1884, near to a railway network. The club became founding members of the Northern League. East End team in 1890.East End was the first club from Newcastle to become professional, which in 1889 was a huge step for a Northern football club. They also became a limited company in March 1890, with capital of 1,000 pounds in ten shilling notes. During the three seasons in which East End participated in the Northern League, starting in 188990, they finished fo...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1301715