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The Forming of Corinthian Guildford Football Club |
| Corinthians |
| Corinthian Guildford FC was formed in recognition of and in the spirit of the great amateur side Corinthians. The Corinthians were founded in 1882. N.L. Jackson who was then Assistant Honorary Secretary of the FA aimed to develop a club side capable of challenging Scotland at international level. Within 4 years there were 9 Corinthians in the England team that drew 1-1 with Scotland. Between 1883 and 1890, 52 of the 88 caps awarded against Scotland went to Corinthian players. Corinthians fielded the full England side twice in 1894 and 1895, both matches against Wales. |
| The Corinthians original constitution stated that the club play in no competition and this was not broken until 1900 when the Sheriff of London Shield was competed for. Aston Villa who were Football League champions at the time were beaten 2-1 as Corinthians lifted their first trophy. Four years later Corinthians inflicted Manchester United’s record defeat to the tune of 11-3. In 1902 Real Madrid adopted Corinthians white strip. |
| After the Great War Corinthians entered the F.A. Cup for the first time. If they had done so in the 1880/1890’s the club would surely have won the cup on several occasions. 1922/1923 saw Corinthians take Brighton to a second replay and a year later Blackburn Rovers were beaten 1-0. 50,000 people witnessed the 0-5 defeat at West Brom. In 1925 the FA Cup was reorganised into its present structure and Corinthians were grant a bye to the 3rd round with the Division 1 and 2 clubs. 70,000 people saw the two games against Manchester City who won 4-0. The bye to the 3rd Round continued until the end of the 1932/33 season and notable results were the 4-0 thrashing of Walsall in 1927, beating Norwich City 3-0 in 1929 and taking Millwall to a second replay at 1930. The club was also runners-up in the Charity Shield losing 2-1 to Cardiff City in 1927. |
| Perhaps the Corinthians greatest contribution to the game was their ‘missionary’ work abroad touring in South Africa, South America and every corner of Europe. A tour of Brazil in 1910 inspired a certain club called Corinthians Paulista to be formed. |
| Corinthian Guildford |
| Playing for the love of the game is central to the Corinthian ethos and this is absolutely necessary obviously, given that none of our players is professional. The oft-heard term ‘Corinthian spirit’ encompasses more than just amateurism though, it means upholding fair play and sportsmanship whilst trying to attain the highest standard of play possible. |
| Being a Corinthian does not mean that winning does not matter, just that in the end how you played the game is infinitely more important. |
| Corinthian Guildford FC was formally formed in 2001 from a group of friends who had been playing recreationally once a week on Tuesday nights for some 6 years previous. They entered a 5 a side tournament at Woking Football Club under the name ‘C Broad Plastering’ and from the post-tournament discussions the club was created. The club is kept going by the funding, skill and character of the players who pay yearly subscriptions for a full membership. |
| In the 2001-02 season ‘Corry’ or ‘Cors’ competed well enough in the Surrey and Hants Border League to be promoted from division 4 to 3, and fought doggedly in their second season to avoid relegation despite a run of 14 straight defeats. The now famous tour to Amsterdam in the summer of 2003 saw them defeat CIF Amsterdam 4-2 to cap a hard fought season. |
| The 2003/2004 season saw the club finish an excellent 3rd in division 3, enough to earn another promotion and the clubs fine standards of gentlemanly conduct was recognised with a Border league Sportsmanship Award. |
| The 200/05 season was perhaps our most successful ever. We ran two teams; a first team in Division 2 and a reserve team in Division 4. After a difficult start due to a lack of players the reserves played a strong second half of the season and now look to perform strongly next year. The firsts played the best football in the division at times under manager Paul Taylor and finished an impressive 5th being a little unlucky not to finish higher perhaps. The season also saw the club’s first semi-final reached; the first team losing 4-1 at home to University Strollers after a run in the Alan Berry Cup. |
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The 15 original founding members of Corinthian Guildford 2001: |
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Kevin Broad, David Broad, Colin Broad, Matthew Broad, Lee Bennett, Colin Pearce, Spencer Comerford, Andy Pearce, Sean Lody, James Bennett, Matt Jackson, Paul Taylor, Lee Heath, Steve Jay, Ryan Murray. |
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First Team Photo: 2001
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Back row (Left to right) Campbell Patrick, Matt Jackson, Andy Pearce, Lee Heath, Jamie Bennett, David Broad, Kevin Broad, Front row (Left to right) Lee Bennett, Colin Broad, Matthew Broad, Colin Pearce, Steve Jay. |
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Founded for the 2001/2 season we entered the Surrey & Hants. Border League Division 4. |
