1866–67 Barnes F.C. season

This was the fifth season of Barnes Football Club.

Barnes v Rev. G. Frost's Pupils

10 November 1866	Barnes	3 (2) - 0 (0)[2]	Rev. G. Frost's Pupils	Barnes
Note: [3]

Barnes v Rev. G. Frost's Pupils

21 November 1866	Barnes	2 (4) - 0 (1)	Rev. G. Frost's Pupils	Barnes
	Goals: C. Boyle, Unknown; Touches Down: Unknown
Note: Barnes (11 players): C. Boyle, R. Courtenay, A. Dunnage, J. Graham, F. Gulston, E. B. Pocklington, R. Shephard, S. Le B. Smith, A. Ward, Warren, R. W. Willis Pupils: Archibald, Martin, Robinson, et al.[4]

Barnes v Civil Service

8 December 1866	Barnes	0 (0) - 0 (3)	Civil Service	Barnes
Note: [5]

Barnes v Rev. T. J. Batey's Pupils

23 February 1867	Barnes	0 (2) - 0 (2)	Rev. T. J. Batey's Pupils	Barnes
Note: Barnes (11 players): E. C. Morley (captain), T. R. Barnes, H. Collins, W. R. Collins, A. Dunnage, R. G. Graham, F. Gulston, M. Roberts, G. W. Ward, Warren, R. W. Willis; Pupils (11 players): Stephenson (captain), Allcard, Lord Beresford, Hon. C. Beresford, C. Boyle, H. Boyle, Clabburn, Coryton, D. Hay, Lindsay, Nipper.[6]

Barnes

1866-67 season
Captain	Ebenezer Morley
Secretary	Robert Willis
Stadium	Field lent by T. Marsh Nelson, "The Limes", Mortlake[1]
Rules	Laws of the Game (1866) Laws of the Game (1867) (after 26 February 1867)
Season opened	6 October 1866[1]

Athletic Sports

• Date: 30 March 1867[7][8]
• Venue: Field belonging to J. Johnstone, Barnes.[9]
• Committee: Ebenezer Morley (starter), R. W. Willis, A. D. Houseman (judges).
• Events: 100 yards flat race, 1000 yards handicap flat race, one mile flat race, "football race",[10] 220 yards hurdle race, one mile steeplechase, high jump, high jump with pole

Notes

1. "Barnes Football Club". Sporting Life: 3. 1886-10-06.
2. Numbers in parentheses refer to "touches down" which were used as a tie-breaker.
3. "Football in 1866". Sportsman: 4. 1867-01-03.
4. "Barnes Club v. Rev. G. Frost's Pupils". Sportsman: 4. 1866-11-24.
5. "Barnes v Civil Service". Bell's Life in London: 2. 1866-12-15.
6. "Barnes Club v. Rev. T. J. Batey's Pupils". Sportsman: 4. 1867-02-26.
7. "Barnes Football Club Sports". Sportsman: 23. 1867-04-02.
8. "Barnes Football Club Athletic Sports". Sportsman: 1. 1867-03-07.
9. The field owned by J. March Nelson, used the previous year, was not used, because "the terms on which he proposed to lend it could not be accepted by the Committee"
10. this seems to have been a foot race while dribbling a football within a determined area