| Full name | Hendon Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 | |
| Dissolved | 1939 | |
| Ground | Brent Street | |
Hendon Football Club was an English association football club from Hendon, today in the London Borough of Barnet, founded in 1876. [1]
| Full name | Hendon Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 | |
| Dissolved | 1939 | |
| Ground | Brent Street | |
Hendon Football Club was an English association football club from Hendon, today in the London Borough of Barnet, founded in 1876. [1]
The club appeared in the F.A. Cup between 1877 and 1887 and had one of its players selected for England in 1884.
The club's greatest achievement was on 10 November 1883 when it defeated the previous season's FA Cup finalists Old Etonians by three goals to two. [2]
The club continued in existence until the Second World War. [3] It did not however survive the War, and Golders Green F.C., which was founded in 1908 as Christ Church Hampstead, adopted the Hendon F.C. name in 1946. [4] The two clubs played each other twice in April 1932 to raise funds.
The Charles Alcock annuals record the following colours for the club:
| Year | Colours |
|---|---|
| 1875–77 | White jersey with HFC monogram, blue knickerbockers, scarlet stockings |
| 1877–78 | Scarlet & white jersey, blue knickers, scarlet stockings |
| 1878–80 | Red, white & blue (possibly same schema as 1877–78) |
| 1880–81 | Scarlet & white |
| 1882–84 | White & blue |
| 1884–85 | Red & white |
The club played its home games at the Hendon cricket ground in Brampton Grove, off Brent Street, London NW4. [5]
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