John Brumfit - The Public Schools' Ties Series (Old Boys)

1925

The Public Schools' Ties Series (Old Boys)

John Brumfit

50 cards

In the years between the first F.A. Cup tournament in 1872-73 season and the foundation of the Football League in 1888 a wide range of teams entered the F.A. Cup. Some of them were clubs formed by former pupils of public schools like Charterhouse, Eton and Harrow. These 'old boys' met with varying success in those early pioneering days. None ever featured on cigarette cards at the time but in 1925 cigarette cards were issued that feature some of the old names and display the club ties. They're not really football cards but might interest some collectors.

• Old Etonians were the most successful. After withdraw from their first competition in 1873-74, they reached the final in 1874-75, losing to the Royal Engineers; failed at the final hurdle the following season, losing to Wanderers, but eventually won the F.A. Cup in 1878-79, defeating Clapham Rovers.

• Old Wykehamists: 1876-77 withdrew; 1877-78 withdrew

• Old Harrovians: 1876-77 lost 1st Round v Royal Engineers; 1877-78 lost Semi-Final v Royal Engineers; 1878-79 lost 3rd Rd v Notts Forests

• Old Foresters: 1877-78 lost 2nd Round v Oxford University; 1878-79 lost 1st Round v Royal Engineers; 

• Old Carthusians: 1879-80 lost 2nd Round v Wanderers

• Old Philberdians: 1880-81 withdrew

• Old Westminsters: 1882-83 lost 3rd Round

• Old Brightonians: 1884-85 lost 1st Round

1.  Old Glenalmonds

2.  Old Haileyburians

3.  Old Salopians

4.  Old Westminsters

5.  Old Millhillians

6.  Old Harrovians

7.  Old Leysians

8.  Old Tonbridgians

9.  Old Whitgiftians

10.  Old Oundelians

11.  Old Cholmeleians

12.  Old Malvernians

13.  Old Uppinghamians

14.  Old Wykehamists

15.  Old Radleians

16.  Old Kings Scholars

17.  Old Marlburians

18.  University College School Old Boys

19.  Old St Beghians

20.  Old Reptonians

21.  Lancing Old Boys

22.  Old Mechant Taylors

23.  Old Wellingtonians

24.  Old Brutonians

25.  Old Rossallians

26.  Old Rugneians

27.  Old Aldenhamians

28.  Old Brightonians

29.  Old Lawrentians

30.  Old Ardinians

31.  Old Cheltonians

32.  Old Paulines

33.  Old Bedfordians

34.  Old Carthusians

35.  Old Sherbornians

36.  Old Berkhamstedians

37.  Old Blues

38.  Old Sedberghians

39.  Old Bradfield Boys

40.  Old Citizens

41.  Old Cliftonians

42.  Old Epsomians

43.  Old Cranleighians

44.  Old Etonians

45.  Old Dovorians

46.  Old Felstedians

47.  Old Alleynians

48.  Old Fettesians

49.  Old Eastbournians

50.  Old Foresters