Everything about Royal Engineers A F C totally explained
The
Royal Engineers AFC is a
football team founded in
1863, under the leadership of
Major Marindin of the
Corps of Royal Engineers, the Sappers. They enjoyed a great deal of success in the
1870s, winning the
FA Cup in
1875.
History
The 1875 Cup winning side was:
The team drew 1-1 against
Old Etonians with a goal from Renny-Tailyour and went on to win the replay 2-0 with a goal each from Renny-Tailyour and Stafford.
The Royal Engineers were the first football team to go on a tour, which they did to
Nottingham,
Derby and
Sheffield in 1873.
Sir
Frederick Wall who was the secretary of
the Football Association from 1895-1934 states in his biography that the passing game known as the
Combination Game was created by the Royal Engineers A.F.C. in the early 1870s.
The 'Engineers' were the equals of the northern professional
Football League teams, regularly beating them up until the late 1880's and were arguably the last bastion of the once great 'gentleman' teams. They have maintained their character as an amateur team (as was the tradition early on in football history) and have not played in top competition since the
1890s, competing instead in matches against other armed forces teams.
Club honours
FA Cup Winners : 1875
FA Cup Finalists : 1872, 1874 and 1878
International players
England
Several former engineers went on to represent their country. The following six players played for England whilst on the books of Royal Engineers A.F.C. (with the number of caps received whilst registered with Royal Engineers A.F.C.):
Horace Barnet (1 cap)
Alfred Goodwyn (1 cap)
Herbert Rawson (1 cap)
Bruce Russell (1 cap)
Pelham von Donop (2 caps)
Cecil Wingfield-Stratford (1 cap)
Scotland
The following played for Scotland whilst on the books of Royal Engineers A.F.C.:
John Edward Blackburn (1 cap)
Henry Renny-Tailyour (1 cap)Further Information
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