1867–68 Barnes F.C. season

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Barnes
1867-68 season
Captain Robert Willis
Secretary Robert Graham
Rules Laws of the Game (1867)
  1866-67
1868-69  

This was the sixth season of Barnes Football Club.

19 October 1867 Barnes 1-0 C.C.C. Barnes
Nettleship
Note:
Barnes (15 players): J. K. Barnes, C. Boyle, W. Collins, R. Courtenay, A. Dunnage, R. G. Graham, L. Karslake, Luff, E. C. Morley, J. Mossendew, W. Nettleship, Poupard, M. Roberts, S. Le B. Smith, Warren.
C.C.C. (14 players): Davison, Dealtry, Dewthey, Eliot, Field, Gordon, Hewitson, B. Ker, J. C. Ker, Porter, Turner, Taylor, Townsend, Urlwin [1]
26 October 1867 Barnes 0-0 Worlabye House Barnes
Nettleship
Note: According to the report, this was an annual fixture that had also been played in previous years. It appears that a Reverend Thomas J. Baty resided at Worlabye House, Roehampton; [2] and thus "Worlabye House" may well represent the same team as "Students of the Rev. Mr Inchbold and the Rev. Mr Baty" (faced in the 1863-64 season) and "Rev. T. J. Batey's Pupils" (from the 1866-67 season).
Barnes (12 players): R. Willis, Barnes, Collins, Courtenay, A. Dunnage, Holt, Mossendew, Nettleship, Poupord, Rhodes, Roberts, S. Le B. Smith.
Worlabye House (12 players): Antrobus, C. Boyle, Coryton, J. Dunbar, E. Gaskell, J. Grant,Hon. G. Montgomery, F. Stephenson, Verelat, Hon. R. F. Villiers, E. Witt, J. Witt. [3]
9 November 1867 N.N. 1-0 Barnes Kilburn
Alfred Baker
Note: Game ended at 16:45.
N.N. (15 players): S. T. Holland (capt.), A. Baker, W. F. Baker, A. Bird, W. Bird, Borrodale, Collins, A. Fleet, H. N. B. Good, Green, C. Morrice, Dr Morton, J. Nicholas, A. J. Schwabe, J. Sharp.
Barnes (12 players): R. W. Willis (capt.), Adams, Barnes, W. R. Collins, P. Evetts, R. G. Graham, A. Holt, L. Karslake, E. C. Morley, Mortimer, J. Mossenden, S. Le B. Smith. [4]
16 November 1867 Barnes 0-0 Royal Engineers Barnes
15:30
Note: Game finished at 17:00.
Barnes (14 players): R. W. Willis (capt.), Adams, Antrobus, J. K. Barnes, G. de Castro, W. R. Collins, R. G. Graham, Lieut. G. H. Marshall, J. Mossendew, P. Pointer, Poupard, P. Rhodes, S. Le B. Smith, C. H. Warren.
Royal Engineers (15 players): Lieut. W. Merriman (capt.), Lieut. R. Athorpe, Lieut. C. F. C. Beresford, J. E. Broadbent, Lieut. J. Brown, Lieut. D. M. N. Campbell, Lieut. D. C. Courtney, A. O. Green, Lieut. H. S. F. Haynes, W. G. Morris, J. C. Pottinger, Lieut. R. R. Pulford, Lieut. M. H. Purcell, Lieut. E. Stephens, Lieut. F. P. Washington. [5]
30 November 1867 C.C.C. 1-0 Barnes Clapham Common
Fanshawe
Note:
C.C.C. (11 players): C. C. Dacre, C. Davison, H. Dealtry, Elliot, Fanshawe, A. French, F. Harting, D. M. Roberts, F. B. Soden, J. E. Taylor, P. O. Turner, J. Urlwin.
Barnes (11 players): R. W. Willis (capt.), H. Adams, J. K. Barnes, Carr, W. R. Collins, R. G. Graham, H. G. Marshall, S. Le B. Smith, E. Weston, A. Wooton. [6]
18 January 1868 Crystal Palace v Barnes Crystal Palace
Note: Match scheduled, but no report was found. [7]
22 February 1868 Royal Engineers 2-0 Barnes Chatham
15:45Green (30)
Unknown
Stadium: "Outer Lines"
Note: Game was scheduled to end at 17:00, but "by general consent" was continued until 17:30.
Royal Engineers (14 players): Pottinger (capt.), Barlow, Browne, Campbell, Chambers, Courtney, Fanshaw, Fellowes, Green, Johnstone, Morgan, Morris, Pulford, Purcell.
Barnes (14 players): R. W. Willis (capt.), J. K. Barnes, Broadbent, H. Butler, J. Cockerell, W. G. Collins, R. G. Graham, W. F. Nettlesmith, P. Rhodes, D. M. Roberts, C. Routh, W. Wootton, C. Warren. [8] [9]
29 February 1868 Barnes 0-0 Crystal Palace Barnes
Note:
Barnes (11 players): R. W. Willis (capt.), Adams, Antrobus, J. K. Barnes, W. Butler, Foster, W. Nettleship, D. M. Roberts, C. Routh, S. L. B. Smith, C. Warren.
Crystal Palace (10 players): D. Allport, A. C. Chamberlain, J. Cockerell, A. L. Cutbill, R. Cutbill, H. Lloyd, A. Lloyd, A. Morten, A. Saward, J. Sharland. [10]

Athletic Sports

Notes

  1. "Barnes Club v. C.C.C.". Sportsman: 1. 24 October 1867.
  2. "Births". Gentleman's Magazine. London: Parker: 220. 1862.
  3. "Barnes Club v. Worlabye House". Bell's Life in London: 9. 9 November 1867.
  4. "N.N.'s v. Barnes". Sportsman: 3. 16 November 1867.
  5. "Royal Engineers v Barnes Club". Bell's Life in London: 9. 30 November 1867.
  6. "Barnes v. C.C.C.". Sportsman: 4. 7 December 1867.
  7. "Matches to Come: January". Sportsman: 3. 16 January 1868.
  8. Broadbent transferred from Royal Engineers to Barnes to even the numbers
  9. "Royal Engineers v Barnes Club". Field: 171. 29 February 1868.
  10. "Barnes v Crystal Palace". Sportsman: 3. 3 March 1868.
  11. "Barnes Football Club Sports". Sportsman: 4. 31 March 1868.

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