105th Regiment F.C.
Former association football club in England
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105th Regiment Football Club (also known as the 103rd Light Infantry) was an English association football club in the 19th century, made up of soldiers with the 105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry).
| Full name | 105th Regiment Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Light Bobs[1] | |
| Founded | 1874 | |
| Dissolved | 1881 | |
| Ground | regimental barracks | |
| Secretary | Lt. F. C. Cooper | |
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History
The club's first match was in 1874 under the Sheffield rules as the regiment was stationed in Sheffield at the time;[2] however the club adopted association laws the same season.[3]
It competed in some of the first stagings of the Football Association Challenge Cup, entering the competition between 1875 and 1878, winning one tie.[4] Unlike the Royal Engineers, the Light Bobs allowed "other ranks" to represent the regiment, and the scorers in its 3â0 win over the 1st Surrey Rifles in the 1876â77 FA Cup included a Private Morris and Lance Corporal Ford.[5]
The club remained a member of the Football Association until 1880,[6] but a merger in 1881 into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry ended the club's existence.
Seasons
1875â76
| 105th Regiment | 0 â 0[7] | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 3 â 0[7] | 105th Regiment |
|---|---|---|
1876â77
| 105th Regiment | 3 â 0 | 1st Surrey Rifles |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford University | 6 â 1 | 105th Regiment |
|---|---|---|
1877â78
| 105th Regiment | 0 â 2 | Old Harrovians |
|---|---|---|
1878â79
Colours
The club wore red and buff "stripes", which, at the time, referred to hoops.[10]
Ground
The club played its home matches at its barracks, wherever it was based:
- 1874â75: Sheffield[3]
- 1875â76: Aldershot[11]
- 1876â78: Colchester[12]