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Saxons F.C.

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Saxons
Full nameSaxons Football Club
Founded1874
Dissolved1877

Saxons F.C. was an English association football club from Brixton. Its colours were a dark blue jersey with a red band on each arm, white knickerbockers, and dark blue stockings.[1]

They are not to be confused with Saxons FC of Sheffield, formed in 1877, who played at Norfolk Park, and whose colours were navy blue with a Union Jack on the chest.[2]

History

The club competed in the FA Cup in 1873.[3]

References

  1. ^ The Football Annual 1876, ed. Charles Alcock
  2. ^ The Football Annual 1879, ed. Charles Alcock
  3. ^ "Football Club History Database - Saxons". fchd.info. Retrieved 2020-11-08.