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Woodford Wells
Full nameWoodford Wells Football Club

Woodford Wells F.C. was an English association football club.

History

Based at what was then in the county of Essex but is now part of the northeast London district of Woodford, the club competed in the FA Cup during the 1870s.[1] The 1872 A.G.M was held at the Travellers Rest Inn ( now The Travellers Friend) at which the following officiated: President: J Spicer Hon. Sec.: A.H.Tozer Captain: H.E.Kaye Vice-Capt.: A.E.Hooper The Club Uniform was black jersey, stockings and cap (with white Maltese cross on jersey and cap). The home pitch was in Monkhams Lane (at the rear of the Travellers Rest) in Woodford Wells which is now The Woodford Wells Club.

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: Quarter-final – 1874/75

F.A.Cup record: 1873-4 Round 1 Reigate Priory (H) W 3-2

       Round 2  Swifts         (A)  L 1-2

1874-75 Round 1 High Wycombe (H) W 1-0

       Round 2  Southall Park  (H)  W 3-0
       Q/Final  Shropshire Wanderers (A) D 1-1
       Replay                   (H) L 0-2

1875-76 Round 1 Panthers (A) L 0-1

Former Players

References

  1. ^ http://www.fchd.info/WOODFORW.HTM
  2. ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online . THE WELSH AND SCOTCH FOOTBALL MATCH AT PARTICK, GLASGOW.|1876-03-31|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 27 January 2016.