Unity F.C. (England)
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Unity F.C. was an English association football club from Blackheath, founded in 1875.
| Full name | Unity Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1875 | |
| Dissolved | 1896? | |
| Ground | Green Man Hotel, Blackheath | |
| Secretary | F. S. Mowser | |
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The club was the works side of the William Tarn & Co department store[1] in Elephant & Castle, and the club's three secretaries all give the store's address (165 Newington Causeway) as the club's correspondence address.[2] In common with other department store sides in the area, the club was a member of the West End Football Association, and won the Challenge Cup in 1885[3] and 1889,[4] and was also runner-up in 1884[5] and 1890.[6]
The club's first recorded match was in November 1876 against Prairie Rangers.[7] Unity was originally of little account; in 1877 it claimed to have won only one match the previous season and only scored two goals.[8] However, in the 1877–78 season it won 8 and drew 8 of its 20 matches, scoring 14 and conceding 11.[9]
Possibly as a result of this improvement the club entered the FA Cup in 1878–79. However, having been drawn to play the Remnants club, Unity withdrew.[10]
It was the club's only FA Cup entry, even though the club remained members of the Football Association until 1883, and active until as late as 1895;[11] the club was still of status enough in 1888 to play Luton Town on Boxing Day.[12] A Unity F.C. was merged into the All Saints club of Middlesex at the start of 1896 and there is no further record of the Tarn club afterwards.[13]
The club played in navy blue and cerise.[14]
The club played at the Green Man Hotel in Blackheath.[15]
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