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the first half, St. Mary's scored four goals rather quickly, three of these being obtained from corner kicks. The game became much faster during the second half, and shortly after the change, St. Mary's scored another point. Freemantle then obtained a goal through the ball from a corner kick passing off one of the St. Mary's team and so through the posts. Up to the call of time, no further point was scored, so that St. Mary's were the victors by five goals to one. The goals were obtained by
Bromley (three) and Fry (2). The Freemantle team showed some good play during the latter part of the game, while the good individual play of each of the St. Mary's team was well sustained throughout.
353:(who was to play in the Y.M.A.'s first match) recalled: "So far as I know, the first organised association football match in Southampton was played between two teams of teachers ... on the old Porter's Mead. Usually Rugby football was played there, and one day during a particularly fierce game one player was killed. This cast a shadow over the game for a time in the town, and it was then we began to play association football regularly".
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decision of character, that shall free them from the world's slavery and bondage". The "Young Men" were generally middle class, "well-connected and well-educated", and were expected to attend regular Bible classes and carry out duties within the parish, including singing in the choir and teaching at
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Southampton Harriers in two matches against St. Mary's. The match reports for the remaining games do include team lists, and neither Ruffell nor McDonald are included in these. Of the
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of March 1886) "believers in muscular
Christianity (who) think that the advantage of strong developed limbs, a supple frame, and a quick eye, cannot be overestimated". "Our young men ... use their physical strength and freedom as to make their power the handmaiden to that moral strength and
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England was also reflected in the foundation of organised league football. By 1885, the FA had grudgingly accepted professionalism in football. The newly emerging professional clubs needed more regular competitive football and in 1888,
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Deanery club, which was founded in 1882 as an offshoot of the Deanery Cricket Club, decided from the outset to play "soccer". Writing some years later,
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Deanery club folded in 1883, when the Town Council converted Porters Mead into a public park, with the last report being of a match in November 1883. By 1885, however, six soccer teams existed in the town and by 1893 the only rugby team still playing was
901:. Fry scored in the inaugural match; in the match against Petersfield on 17 December 1887, he scored five goals. He remained with the club until the summer of 1891, playing his last competitive match as goalkeeper. He had played for the Deanery club.
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declaring that Mr. Cooksey was "maternally disposed" who bore the "senile temerity of bumbledom" upon his face. Although no football was played in
Southampton on the day of Gibbs's funeral, on the following weekend the fixtures continued as normal.
929:) continued to play for the club until 1888 after which he continued as a trainer until 1890. He had played for the Deanery club. He remained with the club as chairman of the St. Mary's committee until the incorporation of the limited company in
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869:(1869–1942) (known as "Ned Bromley") took over from A. A. Fry as captain in 1886; he remained with the club until 1889, when he was seriously injured in a six-a-side tournament. He had relinquished the captaincy to
889:(1869–1893) was a powerful half-back who played for St.Mary's from the club's inaugural match until late 1892. He was employed as a clerk in the Southampton Telegraph Office until he died of a brain tumour in 1893.
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1359:"A Brief History of St. Mary's Church"
170:The first match played by what is now
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1759:. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing.
7:
2747:Newton Heath LYR (Manchester United)
1812:Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992).
1736:Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987).
1717:Bull, David; Brunskell, Bob (2000).
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1361:. St. Mary's Church. Archived from
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453:to be played on the "backfield" of
1690:. The Sole Society. Archived from
846:the third tier of English football
789:in 1891–92, reaching the final in
392:St. Mary's Young Men's Association
230:Football Association Challenge Cup
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2732:Eastville Rovers (Bristol Rovers)
1831:Juson, Dave; Bull, David (2001).
1797:. Bristol: Hagiology Publishing.
190:and being founder members of the
1462:. Southampton FC. Archived from
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1688:"The Life of Arthur Baron Sole"
982:(1867–1940) was an engineer in
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1046:St. Mary's Church, Southampton
822:Football League Third Division
437:Formation of the Football Club
398:St. Mary's Church, Southampton
244:for the first ten years up to
213:History of football in England
1:
968:Hampshire County Cricket Club
785:, the club first entered the
385:, to the south of the town.
2640:1885–86 in English football
783:Southampton St. Mary's F.C.
757:History of Southampton F.C.
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1814:The Alphabet of the Saints
1738:Saints – A complete record
1686:Storey, Tony (July 1998).
1387:. www.historicalkits.co.uk
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840:where they remained until
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569:St. Mary's Parish Magazine
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1385:"Southampton Kit History"
1180:Bull & Brunskell 2000
1153:Bull & Brunskell 2000
1032:was born in June 1853 at
1000:Royal Southern Yacht Club
812:(simplifying its name to
422:St. Mary's Parish Journal
371:Christ Church, Freemantle
172:Southampton Football Club
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1839:. Hagiology Publishing.
1774:Gibbons, Philip (2001).
1721:. Hagiology Publishing.
1460:"A Brief History Of SFC"
1042:Jesus College, Cambridge
925:(1861–1905) (brother of
1793:Holley, Duncan (2012).
1719:Match of the Millennium
1674:Chalk & Holley 2013
1659:Holley & Chalk 1992
1647:Chalk & Holley 2013
1635:Chalk & Holley 2013
1623:Chalk & Holley 2013
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1572:Chalk & Holley 2013
1560:Chalk & Holley 1987
1548:Chalk & Holley 2013
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1512:Chalk & Holley 1987
1485:Chalk & Holley 2013
1444:Chalk & Holley 1987
1227:Chalk & Holley 1987
1778:. Upfront Publishing.
991:Alfred Alphonse Varley
866:Charles Edward Bromley
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1835:Full-Time at The Dell
1346:Juson & Bull 2001
1331:Juson & Bull 2001
1312:Juson & Bull 2001
1297:Juson & Bull 2001
1280:Juson & Bull 2001
1268:Juson & Bull 2001
1256:Juson & Bull 2001
1244:Juson & Bull 2001
886:Samuel Charles Deacon
706:Southampton Harriers
644:Southampton Harriers
497:Southampton Pictorial
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480:Hampshire Independent
2762:West Bromwich Albion
996:Hampshire Junior Cup
979:Daniel Ralph Ruffell
922:George Charles Gandy
881:on 17 December 1887.
804:The club joined the
771:Hampshire Senior Cup
408:) and northwards to
223:Football Association
219:association football
1365:on 29 February 2012
1206:, pp. 102–104.
914:Alfred Walter Gandy
318:Vosper Thorneycroft
314:Southampton Rangers
298:The Football League
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958:George Harvey Muir
938:Robert C. McDonald
781:. By now known as
576:Southampton Common
377:, a team from the
322:Southampton Common
262:The following year
57:Southampton Common
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1795:Suited and Booted
1766:978-0-9926-8640-6
1740:. Breedon Books.
1694:on 6 October 2018
1562:, pp. 12–13.
1333:, pp. 14–15.
1282:, pp. 18–19.
1258:, pp. 16–17.
1194:, pp. 82–83.
1182:, pp. 24–25.
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1030:Arthur Baron Sole
984:Southampton Docks
963:Amateur Cup final
906:Alfred George Fry
894:Albert Arthur Fry
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447:St. Mary's Church
443:Arthur Baron Sole
414:Basil Wilberforce
286:Tottenham Hotspur
280:were defeated by
266:Blackburn Olympic
225:in October 1863.
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1190:
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1178:
1174:
1166:
1159:
1155:, pp. 2–3.
1151:
1126:
1118:
1114:
1106:
1102:
1094:
1090:
1082:
1078:
1073:
1055:
1038:Huntingdonshire
1022:
1012:
1009:
858:
806:Southern League
759:
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641:9 January 1886
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588:
561:
476:
474:The first match
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2055:
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2040:
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2025:
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2015:
2010:
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2000:
1995:
1990:
1985:
1980:
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1965:
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1771:
1765:
1752:
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1676:, p. 194.
1663:
1661:, p. 294.
1651:
1649:, p. 164.
1639:
1637:, p. 140.
1627:
1625:, p. 120.
1615:
1603:
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1576:
1564:
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1540:
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1272:
1260:
1248:
1231:
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1196:
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1124:
1112:
1110:, p. 469.
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838:Premier League
826:First Division
755:Main article:
752:
749:
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551:
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549:
528:, half-backs;
475:
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459:
438:
435:
410:South Stoneham
393:
390:
309:
306:
290:following year
250:public schools
211:Main article:
208:
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192:Premier League
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105:
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78:
77:
64:
63:Top goalscorer
60:
59:
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50:
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31:
30:
29:1885–86 season
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13:
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2698:national team
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2014:
2011:
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1994:
1991:
1989:
1986:
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1897:
1893:
1888:
1879:
1874:
1872:
1867:
1865:
1860:
1859:
1856:
1848:
1846:0-9534474-2-1
1842:
1837:
1836:
1829:
1825:
1823:0-9514862-3-3
1819:
1815:
1810:
1806:
1804:0-9534474-9-9
1800:
1796:
1791:
1787:
1785:1-84426-035-6
1781:
1777:
1772:
1768:
1762:
1758:
1753:
1749:
1747:0-907969-22-4
1743:
1739:
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1728:0-9534474-1-3
1724:
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1693:
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1595:
1592:
1589:, p. 74.
1588:
1583:
1581:
1577:
1574:, p. 72.
1573:
1568:
1565:
1561:
1556:
1553:
1550:, p. 71.
1549:
1544:
1541:
1538:, p. 54.
1537:
1532:
1529:
1526:, p. 12.
1525:
1520:
1517:
1514:, p. 10.
1513:
1508:
1506:
1504:
1502:
1500:
1498:
1496:
1494:
1490:
1487:, p. 24.
1486:
1481:
1478:
1465:
1461:
1455:
1453:
1449:
1445:
1440:
1437:
1424:
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1411:
1407:
1402:
1399:
1386:
1380:
1377:
1364:
1360:
1354:
1351:
1348:, p. 13.
1347:
1342:
1340:
1336:
1332:
1327:
1325:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1314:, p. 22.
1313:
1308:
1306:
1302:
1299:, p. 19.
1298:
1293:
1291:
1289:
1285:
1281:
1276:
1273:
1270:, p. 18.
1269:
1264:
1261:
1257:
1252:
1249:
1246:, p. 16.
1245:
1240:
1238:
1236:
1232:
1228:
1223:
1221:
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1217:
1215:
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1147:
1145:
1143:
1141:
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1135:
1133:
1131:
1129:
1125:
1122:, p. 65.
1121:
1116:
1113:
1109:
1104:
1101:
1098:, p. 16.
1097:
1092:
1089:
1086:, p. 13.
1085:
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1077:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1059:
1054:
1051:
1047:
1043:
1039:
1035:
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950:George McIvor
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871:George Carter
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559:Other matches
558:
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538:C. E. Bromley
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2668:competitions
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1711:Bibliography
1696:. Retrieved
1692:the original
1681:
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1606:
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1229:, p. 9.
1204:Gibbons 2001
1199:
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1120:Gibbons 2001
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402:River Itchen
395:
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375:Geneva Cross
355:
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311:
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270:Old Etonians
227:
217:The game of
216:
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169:
137:Home colours
135:
15:
2722:Aston Villa
2696:Related to
1611:Holley 2012
1599:Holley 2012
1406:Holley 2012
879:Petersfield
548:, forwards.
514:R. McDonald
381:, based at
278:Southampton
176:Southampton
73:Ned Bromley
67:League: N/A
39:Arthur Sole
2777:Categories
2737:Luton Town
1071:References
1036:, then in
695:, Abbott,
661:Freemantle
619:Freemantle
599:Opponents
510:G. H. Muir
506:R. Ruffell
451:Freemantle
367:Freemantle
363:Freemantle
242:cup finals
202:Background
2473:1999–2000
1973:1899–1900
1698:7 January
1470:5 January
1429:5 January
1391:5 January
1369:8 January
1034:St. Neots
875:dentistry
751:Aftermath
697:A. A. Fry
634:A. A. Fry
546:A. Varley
542:G. McIvor
530:A. A. Fry
522:C. Deacon
518:A. G. Fry
516:, backs;
351:A. A. Fry
333:scrummage
48:C. Abbott
45:Secretary
34:President
2658: »
1064:Y.M.C.A.
610:Scorers
534:G. Gandy
526:A. Gandy
508:, goal;
406:Woolston
207:National
2656:1886–87
2651:1884–85
2649:«
2598:2024–25
2593:2023–24
2588:2022–23
2583:2021–22
2578:2020–21
2573:2019–20
2568:2018–19
2563:2017–18
2558:2016–17
2553:2015–16
2548:2014–15
2543:2013–14
2538:2012–13
2533:2011–12
2528:2010–11
2523:2009–10
2518:2008–09
2513:2007–08
2508:2006–07
2503:2005–06
2498:2004–05
2493:2003–04
2488:2002–03
2483:2001–02
2478:2000–01
2468:1998–99
2463:1997–98
2458:1996–97
2453:1995–96
2448:1994–95
2443:1993–94
2438:1992–93
2433:1991–92
2428:1990–91
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