sport.wikisort.org - TeamThe London XI was a football team that represented the city of London in the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Former association football team in England
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Football club
London XI |
Founded | 1955 |
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Dissolved | 1958 |
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Ground | Various |
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Manager | Joe Mears |
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League | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
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1955–58 | Runners-up |
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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
- Clubs represented
Group stage
- 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′.
- 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).
- 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).
- 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
- 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).
- 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
- 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).
- 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
- 8 matches played;
- London: 2 wins (15 goals);
- Glasgow: 5 wins (27 goals);
- 1 draw.
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Date |
Venue |
Att. |
Score |
London goalscorers |
Ref. |
1 |
20 January 1883 |
Hampden (A) |
5,000 |
0–4 |
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[9][10] |
2 |
15 December 1883 |
The Oval (H) |
3,500 |
3–2 |
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[9][11] |
3 |
20 December 1884 |
Hampden (A) |
5,000 |
2–6 |
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[9][12] |
4 |
5 December 1885 |
The Oval (H) |
2,000 |
2–5 |
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[9] |
5 |
27 November 1886 |
Hampden (A) |
4,000 |
2–2 |
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[9] |
6 |
3 March 1888 |
The Oval (H) |
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3–0 |
Lindley Burns (2) |
[9][13] |
7 |
23 March 1889 |
Hampden (A) |
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1–5 |
scrimmage |
[9][14] |
8 |
25 January 1890 |
The Oval (H) |
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2–3 |
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See also
Notes
- Some sources give the final goal to Eddie Firmani.[7][8]
References
- Dart, James (1 June 2005). "Are Liverpool the worst European champions ever?". The Guardian.
- Representative Matches, Scottish Football Historical Archive (archive version, 2018)
- Cavallini, Rob (2007). Play Up Corinth: A History of The Corinthian Football Club. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-7524-4479-6.
- The Times (1904). "Corinthians vs Manchester United". "James Owen of Penrhos and his descendants" ancestry website. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 96. ISBN 0951526200.
- EC 1 & Fairs Cup 1595-1960. International Federation of Football History & Statistics. pp. 158–171.
- Zea, Anthony; Haisma, Marcel (2 October 2009). "Fairs' Cup 1955-58". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- Almanacco Totale del Calcio Europeo 1958. pp. 31–32. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Representative Matches". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "FOOTBALL". Glasgow Herald. 22 January 1883. (via British Newspaper Archive.
- "FOOTBALL". GlaSgow Herald. 17 December 1883. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- "FOOTBALL". Glasgow Herald. 22 December 1884. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- "LONDON V GLASGOW 3–0 (INTER CITY: MARCH 3, 1888)". PlayupLiverpool.com. 3 March 1888. Retrieved 6 July 2021. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- "GLASGOW V LONDON 5–1 (INTER CITY: MARCH 23, 1889)". PlayupLiverpool.com. 23 March 1889. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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League teams (tiers 1–4) | |
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Non-league teams (tiers 5–8) | |
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Rivalries |
- London derbies
- Arsenal–Chelsea
- Chelsea–Tottenham
- Millwall–West Ham
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- South
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- West
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Cup competitions |
- London Senior Cup
- London Intermediate Cup
- London Junior Cup
- London Charity Cup (defunct)
- London Challenge Cup (defunct)
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See also |
- The Football Combination
- London Football Association
- London XI
- London League (defunct)
- West London League (defunct)
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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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