City F.C. - History
After the extremely successful scam of the city area 5-a-side
competition, then the city area 11-a-side competition, Robin needed
something else to get time off from work. So City F.C. was formed in
1979 as a joke by Robin and Roger, the nucleus of the team comprised
of men from BT Trunk Test in Faraday Buildings, London. The bulk of
the team being TC. Once Robin got going on the phone to the BT City
area sports & social association, he managed to secure sufficient
funding to buy 2 sets of kit, plus all the ancillaries required to
set up the team. Much to their amazement, the team was accepted into
the Beckenham Football League for the 79/80 season in Division 3.
Only because there wasn't a Division 4. For good measure, the team
was also entered for the Beckenham Hospital Cup, which wasn't
presented to the worst foul, something that had to be explained to
TC sometimes.
So the scene was set for the best team since the one in "Escape
To Victory" to take the field.
The Management
Manager - Roger Green
Secretary - Robin Edmonds
Club Captain - Steve Pickin
The Kit
A fetching combination of red shirts, white shorts
and red socks for the home kit, White shirts, blue shorts and white
socks for the away kit. The Admiral range supplied with a collar,
just tight enough on some team members to look macho. But not on all
of them.
The Venues
For the first season in the league, home games
were played at either Cator Park or Churchfields, once the cows had
been removed. Season two saw a move to Mottingham playing fields.
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