British Club (football)
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| Full name | British Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1901, as British Club | |
| Dissolved | 1912 | |
| Ground | Campo del British Club, Mexico City | |
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British Football Club was a Mexican football club that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association from 1902 to 1913. Founded in 1901 under the name British Club, in the 1909–10 changed its name to British FC, then in the 1910–11 it merged with Popo Park FC and changed its name to British-Popo. Finally in the 1911–12, it changed its name again to British FC.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1901 by Percy Clifford, a Cornish immigrant, who at the time was a member of the Club Reforma.[1]
Clifford decided to dedicate his life to becoming one of the best players in the Mexican league[citation needed] and would later go on to become a Manager and board member for the club. The club's main source of economic support came from the Club Británico, a British sports club in Mexico City, which was founded in 1899. The team played its home games in the Club Británico's multifunction park which was directly in front of its headquarters.
The club sometimes traded players with the Reforma Athletic Club a day before a match in order to fill each club's rosters. Clifford had been involved in the establishment of the Reforma Athletic Club football team in 1902. The two clubs were linked in this way because both had British roots.
The team became known for wearing smart, elegant uniforms claiming that sport and good taste were not contradictory, and were even an indication of gentlemanly good sportsmanship. At half time the teams would sit and drink tea at tables that had been set at the sidelines and were attended by beautiful women.
1907–1908
[edit]In the 1907–08 tournament, Puebla A.C. withdrew from the Primera Fuerza due to the long distances they would have had to travel, and defending champions Reforma AC were ranked last, failing to win any games. It was the first Mexican championship title for British Football Club (Mexico City), whose players were almost exclusively British. The player-trainer Percy Clifford, centre half-back "Jack" Caldwall and the Hogg brothers were the most prominent characters.
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Honours
[edit]Amateur
[edit]- Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association:
- Champions (1): 1907–08
- Runners-up (2): 1904–05, 1906–07
- Copa Tower:
- Champions (1): 1910–11
- Runners-up (1): 1907–08
Top Scorers
[edit]- 1904–05
Percy Clifford (5 Goals / 8 games)[2] - 1906–07 Percy Clifford (5 Goals / 8 games)
- 1907–08 John Hogg (4 Goals / 6 games)
- 1911–12 John Hogg (3 Goals / 4 games)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Historia del futbol en México". Femexfut. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "1904/05 season in Mexico". IFFHS. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- Defunct football clubs in Mexico City
- Association football clubs established in 1902
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1912
- 1902 establishments in Mexico
- 1912 disestablishments in Mexico
- British diaspora in North America
- British association football clubs outside the United Kingdom
- Primera Fuerza teams