| Full name | Corbridge Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1879 | |
| Dissolved | 1882 | |
| Ground | Angel Inn | |
| Secretary | Frederick Knott | |
| Captain | E. Docker | |
Corbridge F.C. was an association football club from Corbridge-on-Tyne, England.
| Full name | Corbridge Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1879 | |
| Dissolved | 1882 | |
| Ground | Angel Inn | |
| Secretary | Frederick Knott | |
| Captain | E. Docker | |
Corbridge F.C. was an association football club from Corbridge-on-Tyne, England.
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.
The club's colours were black and red striped jerseys, hose, and cap. [12]
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.
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