105th Regiment F.C.
| Full name | 105th Regiment Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Light Bobs[1] | |
| Founded | 1874 | |
| Ground | regimental barracks | |
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105th Regiment Football Club (also known as the 103rd Light Infantry) was an English association football club in the 19th century, whose home ground was the regimental barracks wherever the regiment was stationed. The club's first match was in 1874 under the Sheffield rules as the regiment was stationed in Sheffield at the time.[2] After the 1874-75 season the regiment was moved to Aldershot and the club adopted Association football.
It competed in some of the first stagings of the Football Association Challenge Cup, entering the competition between 1875 and 1878.[3]
Seasons
1875–76
| 105th Regiment | 0 – 0[4] | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
Aldershot barracks[5]
Attendance: 500
| Crystal Palace | 3 – 0[4] | 105th Regiment |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 1,578
1876–77
| 105th Regiment | 3 – 0 | 1st Surrey Rifles |
|---|---|---|
Colchester barracks[6]
Attendance: 500
| Oxford University | 6 – 1 | 105th Regiment |
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Attendance: 1,204
1877–78
| 105th Regiment | 0 – 2 | Old Harrovians |
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Colchester barracks[7]
1878–79
| Minerva | w/o | 105th Regiment |
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References
- ^ "105th Regiment 0-0 Crystal Palace". The Field: 580. 20 November 1875.
- ^ "Crookes 2-0 105th Infantry". Sporting Life: 4. 28 November 1874.
- ^ 105th Regiment at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b (27 November 1875). Athletic Sports, Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, p. 206 col. 2 (reports of matches against Crystal Palace)
- ^ "105th Regiment 0-0 Crystal Palace". The Field: 580. 20 November 1875.
- ^ "105th Regiment 3-0 First Surrey Rifles". The Field: 614. 18 November 1876.
- ^ "103rd Light Infantry 0-2 Old Harrovians". The Sportsman: 4. 12 November 1877.