Charles W. Alcock
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Charles William Alcock was an English sportsman, administrator, author and editor. He was a major instigator in the development of both international football and cricket, as well as being the creator
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Wanderers F.C.
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Wanderers Football Club was an English association football club. It was founded as "Forest Football Club" in 1859 in Leytonstone. In 1864, it changed its name to "Wanderers", a reference to it never
Charles W. Alcock
…established a marine insurance business in the City of London. In 1859, Charles, along with his elder brother John Forster Alcock, was a founder of Forest Football Club, based in Leytonstone, Essex. As Charles Alcock would later write: Just at that time [1859] a happy thought occurred to two or three old Harrovians…
The ground at Leyton Flats, Epping Forest (pictured in 2019), where the Forest Club played its earliest football
The only known photo of the team, taken in 1863 when the club was still known as Forest F.C.
The second FA Cup trophy, pictured here, is identical in design to that won by Wanderers. The original trophy was stolen in 1895 and never recovered
The programme from Wanderers' match away to Queen's Park in October 1875