Beeston St John's F.C.
Full name | Beeston St John's Football Club |
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Founded | 1886 |
Dissolved | 1895 |
Ground | Padgers Road |
Secretary | E. Wright[1] |
Beeston St John's F.C. was an association football club from Nottingham, active in the late 19th century.
History
The first record of the club is from 1886, when it entered the Nottinghamshire Church Football Association Cup.[2] The club however had greater ambitions, and entered the Nottingham Express Challenge Cup for more senior clubs that year, although it lost 7–0 in the first round to Kimberley Town.[3]
The club first made its mark by beating
The club therefore entered the
The turning professional of
The club played in the Notts League from 1889 to 1890[10] until 1894–95, but withdrew from the competition in the middle of the latter season,[11] and disbanded before the 1895–96 season.[12]
Ground
The club's ground was at Padgers Road, near the Humber Limited works,[13]
Notable players
- Harry Walkerdine, who was made captain of the club in 1889 after a successful first season, but was poached by Notts County after one further match.[14]
References
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1888). Football Annual. London: Wright & Co. p. 122.
- ^ "Notts Church Football Association". Nottingham Evening Post: 3. 4 September 1886.
- ^ "Notes on sports". Nottingham Journal: 7. 6 November 1886.
- ^ "Loughborough Town F.C.". Loughborough Herald: 5. 29 December 1887.
- ^ "Notts Church Cup - Final". Nottingham Evening Post: 3. 3 April 1888.
- ^ "Beeston St John's v Nottingham Olympic". Nottingham Evening Post: 3. 6 October 1888.
- ^ "Notts County v Burnley". Sporting Life: 4. 29 October 1888.
- ^ "Notts Cup - Final Tie". Nottingham Evening Post: 3. 5 April 1890.
- ^ "Jardine's v Beeston St John's". Nottingham Evening Post: 3. 26 October 1889.
- ^ "Beeston St John's v Notts Amateurs". Nottingham Guardian: 7. 30 September 1889.
- ^ "Notts Football League". Nottingham Evening Post: 3. 18 January 1895.
- ^ "Notts Church Football Association". Nottinghamshire Guardian: 3. 19 October 1895.
- ^ "Items". Athletic News: 2. 11 September 1888.
- ^ "Sports and pastimes". Nottingham Evening Post: 4. 15 August 1891.