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Corbridge F.C.

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Corbridge
Full nameCorbridge Football Club
Founded1879
Dissolved1882
GroundAngel Inn
SecretaryFrederick Knott
CaptainE. Docker

Corbridge F.C. was an association football club from Corbridge-on-Tyne, England.

History

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The club was formed on 13 October 1879, quickly enrolling 20 members paying 2 shillings per year, and setting up a practice match five days later.[1] Its earliest recorded match was a defeat at a Tyne Association second XI the next month.[2] In January 1880, it was one of the six founder members of the Northumberland and Durham Football Association.[3] Club secretary Frederick Knott was particularly active in trying to spread the game in villages in the area - after Corbridge beat Tyne Association 2–0 in an exhibition match in the village of Ovingham in September 1880, members of the cricket club agreed to set up a football team.[4]

It was also one of the clubs which entered the first Northumberland and Durham Association Cup in 1880–81, but lost 5–2 at Tyne Association in the first round.[5] In 1881–82, it reached the final, winning the semi-final at Alnwick 3–2, although an inexperienced referee had to check the rule book in his pocket from time to time.[6] In the final, against Rangers of Newcastle at the Tyne Cricket Ground, Corbridge held the holders to a 1–1 draw, having taken a first-minute lead.[7] Rangers won the replay 2–0.[8]

The club however did not take part in the 1882–83 tournament, scratching to North-Eastern,[9] and the last recorded match for the club was a game at home to Tyne Association that ended in acrimony, with Tyne scoring one undisputed goal, but Corbridge "winning" 2–1 on disputed.[10]

The club was revived in October 1886, with Knott as chairman and with the same colours,[11] playing at a low level until around 1893.

Colours

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The club's colours were black and red striped jerseys, hose, and cap.[12]

Ground

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The club's ground was next to the railway station,[13] and it used the Angel Inn[14] or Railway Hotel[15] for its facilities.

References

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  1. ^ "Corbridge Association Football Club". Hexham Courant: 5. 18 October 1879.
  2. ^ "Football". Hexham Courant: 5. 8 November 1879.
  3. ^ Alcock, Charles (1880). Football Annual. London: Cricket Press. p. 113.
  4. ^ "The association game in Northumberland and Durham". Athletic News: 8. 29 September 1880.
  5. ^ "Northumberland and Durham Football Association Challenge Cup". Darlington & Stockton Times, Ripon & Richmond Chronicle: 3. 27 November 1880.
  6. ^ "Alnwick v Corbridge". Newcastle Journal: 4. 18 January 1882.
  7. ^ "Northumberland and Durham Football Association Final Tie". Newcastle Journal: 4. 21 March 1882.
  8. ^ "Northumberland and Durham Football Association Challenge Cup - Final Tie". Newcastle Journal: 4. 3 April 1882.
  9. ^ "Football notes". Sporting Life: 4. 1 February 1883.
  10. ^ "Tyne v Corbridge". Newcastle Journal: 4. 23 October 1882.
  11. ^ "Corbridge (Association) Football Club". Consett Guardian: 6. 29 October 1886.
  12. ^ Sportsman's Year-Book. London: Cassell. 1881. p. 177.
  13. ^ Alcock, Charles (1880). Football Annual. London: Cricket Press. p. 114.
  14. ^ Sportsman's Year-Book. London: Cassell. 1881. p. 177.
  15. ^ Alcock, Charles (1881). Football Annual. London: Cricket Press. p. 181.