Hendon Football Club was an English

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Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient Manorialism, manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has ...

, today in the

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, founded in 1876.

History

The club appeared in the

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between

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and

1887 Events January * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the United States Navy to lease Pearl Har ...

and had one of its players selected for

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1884 Events January * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London to promote gradualist social progress. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera '' Princess Ida'', a satire on feminism, premières at the Savoy The ...

FA Cup history

The club's greatest achievement was on 10 November 1883 when it defeated the previous season's FA Cup finalists

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by three goals to two. ; 1877–78 *First Round – Defeated 2–0 by Marlow ; 1878–79 *First Round – Defeated 1–0 by

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; 1879–80 *First Round – Drew 1–1 with Old Foresters *First Round Replay – Drew 2–2 *First Round Second Replay – Won 3–1 *Second Round – Won 7–1 v.

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*Third Round – Bye *Fourth Round – Defeated 2–0 by

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; 1880–81 *First Round – Won 8–1 v. St Peter's Institute *Second Round – Defeated 2–0 by

; 1881–82 *First Round – Defeated 5–0 by

; 1882–83: *First Round – Won 3–1 v. West End *Second Round – Won 2–1 v. Chatham *Third Round – Won 11–1 v. South Reading *Fourth Round – Won 3–0 v. Marlow *Fifth Round – Defeated 4–2 by

; 1883–84: *First Round – Won 3–2 v.

*Second Round – Defeated 2–1 by

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; 1884–85: *First Round – Drew 3–3 with

*First Round Replay – Won 6–0 *Second Round – Defeated 1–0 by Chatham ; 1885–86: *First Round – Defeated 4–0 by Clapton ; 1886–87: *First Round – Defeated 2–1 by

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; 1887–88 *First Round – Defeated 4–2 by Old Harrovians

Later history

The club continued in existence until the Second World War. 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. Hendon Football Club is a semi-professional Association football, football club representing Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet, but playing their home matches in Kingsbury, London, Kingsbury in the London Borough of Brent. They are curren ...

name in 1946. The two clubs played each other twice in April 1932 to raise funds.

Colours

The Charles Alcock annuals record the following colours for the club:

Ground

The club played its home games at the Hendon cricket ground in Brampton Grove, off Brent Street, London NW4.

Famous players

* Charles Plumpton Wilson made two appearances for England in 1883–84. * A.L. Henry

References

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External links

Hendon F.C. on Football Club History Database
Association football clubs established in 1876 Defunct football clubs in England Sport in the London Borough of Barnet 1876 establishments in England Defunct football clubs in London Hendon Association football clubs disestablished in the 20th century London League (football)