London XI
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Founded | 1955 | ||
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Dissolved | 1958 | ||
Ground | Various | ||
Manager | Joe Mears | ||
League | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | ||
1955–58 | Runners-up | ||
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The London XI was a football team that represented the city of London in the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
The competition began in 1955, and the first tournament took three years to complete. The entrants were the major football team of each city which held a
The London XI, managed by
The London XI only competed in the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Thereafter, London was represented in the competition by individual clubs who qualified.
A unified London side competed in friendly matches even earlier: a "London" team represented the FA in the historic 1866 London v Sheffield match, there were several challenges against the Glasgow FA during the 1880s,[2] and "London" lost 4-2 to Corinthians on 21 November 1903 in front of 1500,[3] described as Corinthians "had an easy task" in a 1904 Times article.[4] Two other matches have been referenced – an "annual match" versus Birmingham on 3 October 1910 and a match versus Paris on 18 December 1910.[5]
Teams and match details
- Clubs represented
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Group stage
- Team
- Harry Hooper (West Ham), Johnny Haynes (Fulham), Cliff Holton (Arsenal), Eddie Firmani (Charlton), Billy Kiernan (Charlton).(QPR), on for Saunders 37′.
Substitute: Brian Nicholas
London XI | 3–2 | Frankfurt XI |
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- Team
- Ted Ditchburn (Tottenham), Peter Sillett (Chelsea), Stan Willemse (Chelsea), Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham), Charlie Hurley (Millwall), Cyril Hammond (Charlton), Vic Groves (Orient), Bobby Robson (Fulham), Bedford Jezzard (Fulham), Roy Bentley (Chelsea), Charlie Mitten (Fulham).
London XI | 1–0 | Basel XI |
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- Team
- Jack Kelsey (Arsenal), Peter Sillett (Chelsea), John Hewie (Charlton), Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham), Stan Wicks (Chelsea), Ken Coote (Brentford), Jim Lewis (Chelsea), Derek Tapscott (Arsenal), Cliff Holton (Arsenal), Bobby Cameron (QPR), George Robb (Tottenham).
Frankfurt XI | 1–0 | London XI |
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- Team
- Ken Armstrong (Chelsea), Malcolm Allison (West Ham), Tony Marchi (Tottenham), Terry Medwin (Tottenham), Stuart Leary (Charlton), David Herd (Arsenal), Johnny Haynes (Fulham), Billy Kiernan(Charlton).
Semi-finals
- Team
- Dennis Evans (Arsenal), Brian Nicholas (Chelsea), Jim Fotheringham (Arsenal), Phil McKnight (Orient), Peter Berry (Crystal Palace), Geoff Truett (Crystal Palace), Les Stubbs (Chelsea), Phil Woosnam (Orient), Joe Haverty(Arsenal).
- Team
- Bill Dodgin (Arsenal), Derek Saunders (Chelsea), Roy Dwight (Fulham), Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea), Cliff Holton (Arsenal), Johnny Haynes (Fulham), Billy Kiernan(Charlton).
London XI won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
London XI | 2–2 | Barcelona XI |
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Second leg
Barcelona XI | 6–0 | London XI |
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Barcelona XI won 8–2 on aggregate.
London v Glasgow
- 8 matches played;
- London: 2 wins (15 goals);
- Glasgow: 5 wins (27 goals);
- 1 draw.
# | Date | Venue | Att. | Score | London goalscorers | Ref. |
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1 | 20 January 1883 | Hampden (I) (A) | 5,000 | 0–4 | [9][10] | |
2 | 15 December 1883 | The Oval (H)
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3,500 | 3–2 | [9][11] | |
3 | 20 December 1884 | Hampden (II) (A) | 5,000 | 2–6 | [9][12] | |
4 | 5 December 1885 | The Oval (H) | 2,000 | 2–5 | [9] | |
5 | 27 November 1886 | Hampden (II) (A) | 4,000 | 2–2 | [9] | |
6 | 3 March 1888 | The Oval (H) | 3–0 | Tinsley Lindley J. Burns (2) |
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7 | 23 March 1889 | Hampden (II) (A) | 1–5 | scrimmage | [9][14] | |
8 | 25 January 1890 | The Oval (H) | 2–3 | [9] |
See also
- Football in London
- Football in England
- List of football clubs in England
- Copenhagen XI
- Madrid autonomous football team
Notes
References
- ^ Dart, James (1 June 2005). "Are Liverpool the worst European champions ever?". The Guardian.
- ^ Representative Matches, Scottish Football Historical Archive (archive version, 2018)
- ISBN 978-0-7524-4479-6.
- ^ The Times (1904). "Corinthians vs Manchester United". "James Owen of Penrhos and his descendants" ancestry website. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ EC 1 & Fairs Cup 1595-1960. International Federation of Football History & Statistics. pp. 158–171.
- ^ Zea, Anthony; Haisma, Marcel (2 October 2009). "Fairs' Cup 1955-58". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Almanacco Totale del Calcio Europeo 1958. pp. 31–32. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Representative Matches". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- Glasgow Herald. 22 January 1883. (via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". GlaSgow Herald. 17 December 1883. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". Glasgow Herald. 22 December 1884. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "LONDON V GLASGOW 3–0 (INTER CITY: MARCH 3, 1888)". PlayupLiverpool.com. 3 March 1888. Retrieved 6 July 2021. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "GLASGOW V LONDON 5–1 (INTER CITY: MARCH 23, 1889)". PlayupLiverpool.com. 23 March 1889. Retrieved 6 July 2021.