Casuals F.C.

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Casuals F.C. were an amateur football club based in London, formed in 1883. They merged with Corinthian in 1939 to form the Corinthian-Casuals, a club which still exists.

History

The club was formed in 1883, and was originally made up of players exclusively of the old boys of Eton School, Westminster School and Charterhouse School but were quickly expanded to include players from all Universities and public schools.<ref name=corthera>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the early days they would field up to five teams a week in order to meet all engagements.<ref name=corthera/>

For the duration of the 1890 FA Cup, the team merged with that of the Old Carthusians, who had won the trophy nine years previously.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

They were founder members of the Isthmian League in 1905 though spent six seasons in the Southern Amateur League, 1907 to 1913, before returning to the Isthmian League for the 1913/14 season. Casuals won the FA Amateur Cup in 1936. In their early days playing the game they would tour the country like the Corinthians, and sometimes play more than one game in the same day, and at different venues, not at the same ground. They would also play more than once or twice a week, including playing everyday except Sunday.

In 1913, they defeated New Crusaders by 3 goals to 2 in the final of the AFA Senior Cup, after the Casuals scored a winning goal in the final minute.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1939, the club merged with Corinthian following a meeting on 4 January to form a new club Corinthian-Casuals at the end of the season.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The merged club remains active and currently plays in the Combined Counties Premier Division South following back to back relegations from the Isthmian League Premier and South Central divisions in 2023 and 2024 respectively.

Colours

The club's colours were pink and chocolate;<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> the colours came from the pink of Westminster School and the maroon of Charterhouse School.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ground

The club's first ground was on Wandsworth Common, with the Surrey Hotel being used for facilities.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The club moved to Wormwood Scrubs in 1890, and later played at the following grounds:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

England internationals

Five Casuals players were capped for England.

The full list of England players (with the number of caps received whilst registered with Casuals F.C.) were:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Honours

Winners

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Finalists

References

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