Hendon F.C. (1876)


Hendon Football Club was an English association football club from Hendon, today in the London Borough of Barnet, founded in 1876.

History

The club appeared in the F.A. Cup between 1877 and 1887 and had one of its players selected for England in 1884.

FA Cup history

The club's greatest achievement was on 10 November 1883 when it defeated the previous season's FA Cup finalists Old Etonians by three goals to two.
;1877–78
  • First Round – Defeated 2–0 by Marlow
;1878–79
  • First Round – Defeated 1–0 by Reading
;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. Mosquitoes
  • Third Round – Bye
  • Fourth Round – Defeated 2–0 by Clapham Rovers
;1880–81
;1881–82
  • First Round – Defeated 5–0 by Reading
;1882–83:
;1883–84:
;1884–85:
  • First Round – Drew 3–3 with Clapham Rovers
  • First Round Replay – Won 6–0
  • Second Round – Defeated 1–0 by Chatham
;1885–86:
  • First Round – Defeated 4–0 by Clapton
;1886–87:
;1887–88

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. 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:
YearColours
1875–77White jersey with HFC monogram, blue knickerbockers, scarlet stockings
1877–78Scarlet & white jersey, blue knickers, scarlet stockings
1878–80Red, white & blue
1880–81Scarlet & white
1882–84White & blue
1884–85Red & white

Ground

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

Famous players