St Mark's F.C. (Windsor)
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| Full name | St Mark's F.C. (Windsor) | |
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| Founded | 1876 | |
| Dissolved | 1888 | |
| Ground | St Mark's School, Windsor | |
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St Mark's F.C. was an English association club based in Windsor.
The first recorded match for the club was on 18 November 1876, a 2–1 home defeat to Runnymede.[1] Its players were pupils and masters[2] attending St Mark's School, under the headmastership of the Reverend E. Hawtrey, whose sons played for the club.[3] The school later became the Imperial Service College.
It entered the FA Cup once, in 1877–78 and was drawn to play Barnes, with choice of ground,[4] but scratched before playing.[5] This appears to be because a number of its players had pledged their allegiance to other clubs in the Windsor and Slough area, including Swifts and Remnants; the latter club was made up solely of masters from the school.[6]
The club provided three players to the Berkshire Football Association representative side in 1876–77.[7]
Matches are recorded for the club until 1888.[8] The club's pitch was also used for fixtures for other clubs in the area, when their own grounds were unavailable; the ground hosted an FA Cup tie in 1883.[9]
Notable players
- Arthur Bambridge, future England international[10]
- John Hawtrey, future England international
- Rev. William Blackmore, chosen to play for England against Wales but forced to withdraw through injury[11]
- Sir Charles Hawtrey, actor[12]