Farnham United Breweries F.C.

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Farnham United Breweries
Full nameFarnham United Breweries F.C.
Nickname(s)The Bungs, [1] the Brewers
Founded1910
Dissolved1928
GroundBrewery Sports Ground

Farnham United Breweries F.C. was an English association football club from Basingstoke which participated in the FA Cup in the 1920s.

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History

The club was the works side of Farnham United Breweries, and the first reference to the football club is from the start of the 1910–11 season; [2] the club finished its first season by winning two junior trophies (the Aldershot League and Surrey Cup). [3]

In 1925–26, the club reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the only time, helped by being drawn at home for five of the six ties it played. [4] At the first round stage, the Bungs were drawn at home to Swindon Town, but the professionals were much too strong for the brewery workers, scoring 7 in the first half; at 9–0 down, Watson of the home side had a penalty saved by Nash, but Bicknell converted a cross soon afterwards to give the Brewers a consolation goal, before Denyer made it 10–1 by the end. [5]

The final references to the club come from the 1927–28 season, its final recorded fixture being at Reigate Priory in the Surrey Senior League in March 1928. [6]

Colours

Although there is no available record of the club colours, they were likely to be red and white, as Woking had to wear white change shirts when playing at the Sports Ground. [7]

Ground

The club moved to a new ground, the Sports Ground, [8] in November 1920, opened with a match between junior XIs representing the Berkshire & Buckinghamshire FA and the Surrey FA. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aldershot Junior Football Cup". Hampshire Observer and Basingstoke News: 2. 24 May 1911.
  2. ↑ "Junior Cup draw". West Surrey Times: 3. 17 September 1910.
  3. ↑ "Aldershot Junior Football Cup". Hampshire Observer and Basingstoke News: 2. 24 May 1911.
  4. ↑ "Football topics". Daily News (London): 11. 27 November 1925.
  5. ↑ "Ten against Farnham". Daily News: 11. 30 November 1925.
  6. ↑ "Football fixtures". Surrey Mirror: 16. 16 March 1928.
  7. ↑ "On dits". Surrey Advertiser: 2. 16 February 1927.
  8. ↑ "Cardinals' five goals". Surrey Advertiser: 2. 16 February 1927.
  9. ↑ "Draw at Farnham". Surrey Advertiser: 2. 3 November 1920.


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