Saxons F.C.

Saxons F.C. was an English association football club from Brixton. Its colours were a dark blue jersey with a red band on each arm, white knickerbockers, and dark blue stockings.[1]

Saxons
Full nameSaxons Football Club
Founded1874
Dissolved1877

They are not to be confused with Saxons FC of Sheffield, formed in 1877, who played at Norfolk Park, and whose colours were navy blue with a Union Jack on the chest.[2]

History

The club competed in the FA Cup in 1873.[3]

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References

  1. The Football Annual 1876, ed. Charles Alcock
  2. The Football Annual 1879, ed. Charles Alcock
  3. http://fchd.info/SAXONS.HTM


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