Group    From 1885 

London Welsh RFC

Categories: Sport / Games

Countries: Wales

The club was formed in 1885 to cater to ex-pat Welsh rugby players living in London. Following a successful period they turned professional in 2009 and moved to Oxford in 2012. However this was financially unsustainable and the club returned to Richmond in 2015 and went into liquidation in 2016.  An amateur club emerged from the ashes.

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London Welsh RFC

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London Welsh Rugby club - WW1

Unusually the plaque gives the birth and death years for each name. From a W...

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Old Deer Park clubhouse

This clubhouse was built in 1969 with funds given by members and friends of t...

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Seb Lewis

Seb Lewis

Charlton superfan. Charlton Athletic was first supported by his father and brother. Seb went to The Valley for the first time in 1992 and went on to attend every single game, home and away from Feb...

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1 memorial
Henry Cotton

Henry Cotton

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1 memorial
Jack (Kid) Berg

Jack (Kid) Berg

Boxer. Born Judah Bergman above a fish shop in Christian Street, according to St George's website. (Even if the fish shop was at the junction with Cable Street that would put the plaque on the wron...

Person, Sport / Games, USA

2 memorials
Ebenezer Cobb Morley

Ebenezer Cobb Morley

Born Hull and moved to Barnes in 1858.  Keen rower and footballer and for both sports he founded, played and officiated in clubs in the Barnes and Mortlake area. He proposed the founding of the Foo...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Hayes Amateur Boxing Club

Hayes Amateur Boxing Club

Founded by boxing trainer Dickie Gunn. Its most famous member was Chris Finnegan.

Group, Sport / Games

1 memorial