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The London XI was a football team that represented the city of London in the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

London XI
Founded1955
Dissolved1958
GroundVarious
ManagerJoe Mears
LeagueInter-Cities Fairs Cup
1955–58Runners-up
Home colours
Away colours

The competition began in 1955, and the first tournament took three years to complete. The entrants were the major football team of each city which held a Trade Fair. Like many cities taking part, London had several strong teams; however, rules stated that there could only be a single team from each city.[1] Therefore, a representative team was created especially for the tournament, using the best players from the 11 Greater London-based Football League clubs. Membership of the team varied considerably between matches, and some 54 players took part in the team's eight-match campaign.

The London XI, managed by Chelsea chairman Joe Mears, reached the final of the cup, after coming top of a group that included special XI teams from Basel and Frankfurt, and then beating Lausanne Sports. London lost 8–2 on aggregate over two legs to FC Barcelona.

The London XI only competed in the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Thereafter, London was represented in the competition by individual clubs who qualified.

A unified London side competed in friendly matches even earlier: a "London" team represented the FA in the historic 1866 London v Sheffield match, there were several challenges against the Glasgow FA during the 1880s,[2] and "London" lost 4-2 to Corinthians on 21 November 1903 in front of 1500,[3] described as Corinthians "had an easy task" in a 1904 Times article.[4] Two other matches have been referenced – an "annual match" versus Birmingham on 3 October 1910 and a match versus Paris on 18 December 1910.[5]


Teams and match details


Source: [6]
Clubs represented

Group stage


Basel XI 0–5 London XI
  • Firmani 35'
  • Holton 37', 43', 74'
  • Hooper 81'[lower-alpha 1]
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Team
Ron Reynolds (Tottenham), Peter Sillett (Chelsea), Jim Fotheringham (Arsenal), Stan Willemse (Chelsea), Ken Armstrong (Chelsea), Derek Saunders (Chelsea), Harry Hooper (West Ham), Johnny Haynes (Fulham), Cliff Holton (Arsenal), Eddie Firmani (Charlton), Billy Kiernan (Charlton).
Substitute: Brian Nicholas (QPR), on for Saunders 37′.
London XI 3–2 Frankfurt XI
  • Jezzard 46', 76'
  • Robson 60'
  • Pfaff 25'
  • Kaufhold 30'
Wembley Stadium, London
Team
Ted Ditchburn (Tottenham), Peter Sillett (Chelsea), Stan Willemse (Chelsea), Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham), Charlie Hurley (Millwall), Cyril Hammond (Charlton), Vic Groves (Orient), Bobby Robson (Fulham), Bedford Jezzard (Fulham), Roy Bentley (Chelsea), Charlie Mitten (Fulham).
London XI 1–0 Basel XI
  • Robb 87'
White Hart Lane, London
Team
Jack Kelsey (Arsenal), Peter Sillett (Chelsea), John Hewie (Charlton), Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham), Stan Wicks (Chelsea), Ken Coote (Brentford), Jim Lewis (Chelsea), Derek Tapscott (Arsenal), Cliff Holton (Arsenal), Bobby Cameron (QPR), George Robb (Tottenham).
Frankfurt XI 1–0 London XI
  • Preisendorfer 72'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt am Main
Team
Ron Reynolds (Tottenham), John Bond (West Ham), Peter Sillett (Chelsea), Ken Armstrong (Chelsea), Malcolm Allison (West Ham), Tony Marchi (Tottenham), Terry Medwin (Tottenham), Stuart Leary (Charlton), David Herd (Arsenal), Johnny Haynes (Fulham), Billy Kiernan (Charlton).

Semi-finals


Lausanne XI 2–1 London XI
  • Vonlanden 6', 74'
  • Haverty 70'
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Team
Ted Ditchburn (Tottenham), Stan Charlton (Arsenal), Dennis Evans (Arsenal), Brian Nicholas (Chelsea), Jim Fotheringham (Arsenal), Phil McKnight (Orient), Peter Berry (Crystal Palace), Geoff Truett (Crystal Palace), Les Stubbs (Chelsea), Phil Woosnam (Orient), Joe Haverty (Arsenal).
London XI 2–0 Lausanne XI
  • Greaves 10'
  • Holton 76'
Highbury, London
Team
Jack Kelsey (Arsenal), Stan Charlton (Arsenal), Peter Sillett (Chelsea), Ken Coote (Brentford), Bill Dodgin (Arsenal), Derek Saunders (Chelsea), Roy Dwight (Fulham), Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea), Cliff Holton (Arsenal), Johnny Haynes (Fulham), Billy Kiernan (Charlton).

London XI won 3–2 on aggregate.


Final


London XI 2–2 Barcelona XI
  • Greaves 10'
  • Langley 88' (p)
  • Martínez 7'
  • Tejada 35'
Stamford Bridge, London
Team
Jack Kelsey (Arsenal), Peter Sillett (Chelsea), Jim Langley (Fulham), Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham), Maurice Norman (Tottenham), Ken Coote (Brentford), Vic Groves (Arsenal), Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea), Bobby Smith (Tottenham), Johnny Haynes (Fulham), George Robb (Tottenham).
Barcelona XI 6–0 London XI
  • Suárez 6', 8'
  • Martínez 42'
  • Evaristo 52', 75'
  • Vergés 63'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Team
Jack Kelsey (Arsenal), George Wright (Orient), Noel Cantwell (West Ham), Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham), Ken Brown (West Ham), Dave Bowen (Arsenal), Terry Medwin (Tottenham), Vic Groves (Arsenal), Bobby Smith (Tottenham), Jimmy Bloomfield (Arsenal), Jim Lewis (Chelsea).

Barcelona XI won 8–2 on aggregate.


London v Glasgow


# Date Venue Att. Score London goalscorers Ref.
1 20 January 1883 Hampden (A) 5,000 0–4 [9][10]
2 15 December 1883 The Oval (H) 3,500 3–2 [9][11]
3 20 December 1884 Hampden (A) 5,000 2–6 [9][12]
4 5 December 1885 The Oval (H) 2,000 2–5 [9]
5 27 November 1886 Hampden (A) 4,000 2–2 [9]
6 3 March 1888 The Oval (H) 3–0 Lindley
Burns (2)		 [9][13]
7 23 March 1889 Hampden (A) 1–5 scrimmage [9][14]
8 25 January 1890 The Oval (H) 2–3 [9]

See also



Notes


  1. Some sources give the final goal to Eddie Firmani.[7][8]

References


  1. Dart, James (1 June 2005). "Are Liverpool the worst European champions ever?". The Guardian.
  2. Representative Matches, Scottish Football Historical Archive (archive version, 2018)
  3. Cavallini, Rob (2007). Play Up Corinth: A History of The Corinthian Football Club. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-7524-4479-6.
  4. The Times (1904). "Corinthians vs Manchester United". "James Owen of Penrhos and his descendants" ancestry website. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 96. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. EC 1 & Fairs Cup 1595-1960. International Federation of Football History & Statistics. pp. 158–171.
  7. Zea, Anthony; Haisma, Marcel (2 October 2009). "Fairs' Cup 1955-58". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. Almanacco Totale del Calcio Europeo 1958. pp. 31–32. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. "Representative Matches". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. "FOOTBALL". Glasgow Herald. 22 January 1883. (via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "FOOTBALL". GlaSgow Herald. 17 December 1883. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "FOOTBALL". Glasgow Herald. 22 December 1884. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "LONDON V GLASGOW 3–0 (INTER CITY: MARCH 3, 1888)". PlayupLiverpool.com. 3 March 1888. Retrieved 6 July 2021. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "GLASGOW V LONDON 5–1 (INTER CITY: MARCH 23, 1889)". PlayupLiverpool.com. 23 March 1889. Retrieved 6 July 2021.



На других языках

- [en] London XI

[es] Londres XI

El Londres XI fue una selección de fútbol que representó a la ciudad de Londres y que fue especialmente creada para tomar parte de la edición 1955-58 de la Copa europea de Ferias, competición antecesora de la Copa de la UEFA.

[ru] Сборная Лондона по футболу

Сборная Лондона по футболу (англ. London XI) — сборная команда, представлявшая Лондон в Кубке ярмарок 1955/58. Была создана специально для этого турнира.


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