The club was founded in 1876 and used the Queen's Head public house for its facilities.[1] The ground was known for its poor condition and spartan facilities.[2]
The first known game for the club was at South Norwood in November 1878.[3]
The club's only entry to the FA Cup was in 1880-81. The Swallows beat Henley at home in the first round [4] and lost 3–0 at home to Upton Park in the second, conceding an own goal and a last-minute third.[5]
Esher Leopoldedit
After the 1880–81 season, the club disbanded, its captain and players mostly forming the new Esher Leopold football club, which played at Sandown Park, close to the racecourse.[6]
Esher's sole contribution to the national game was its one appearance in the FA Cup, a 5–0 home defeat to the holders, Old Carthusians, in 1881-82,[7] although the club did reach the semi-finals of the first Surrey Senior Cup in 1882–83, losing to Reigate Priory.[8] The club continued into the 1883–84 season.[9]
Successor clubedit
A new Weybridge club was founded in 1892, playing its first match in October against the Walton club in the West Surrey League.[10]
Coloursedit
The club wore black shirts, white shorts, and black stockings.[11]
weybridge, often, referred, weybridge, swallows, english, association, football, club, based, portmore, park, weybridge, surrey, weybridgefull, nameweybridge, football, clubnickname, swallowsfounded1876dissolved1881groundportmore, parkhome, colours, contents, . Weybridge F C often referred to as Weybridge Swallows was an English association football club based at Portmore Park in Weybridge Surrey WeybridgeFull nameWeybridge Football ClubNickname s the SwallowsFounded1876Dissolved1881GroundPortmore ParkHome colours Contents 1 History 2 Esher Leopold 3 Successor club 4 Colours 5 ReferencesHistory editThe club was founded in 1876 and used the Queen s Head public house for its facilities 1 The ground was known for its poor condition and spartan facilities 2 The first known game for the club was at South Norwood in November 1878 3 The club s only entry to the FA Cup was in 1880 81 The Swallows beat Henley at home in the first round 4 and lost 3 0 at home to Upton Park in the second conceding an own goal and a last minute third 5 Esher Leopold editAfter the 1880 81 season the club disbanded its captain and players mostly forming the new Esher Leopold football club which played at Sandown Park close to the racecourse 6 Esher s sole contribution to the national game was its one appearance in the FA Cup a 5 0 home defeat to the holders Old Carthusians in 1881 82 7 although the club did reach the semi finals of the first Surrey Senior Cup in 1882 83 losing to Reigate Priory 8 The club continued into the 1883 84 season 9 Successor club editA new Weybridge club was founded in 1892 playing its first match in October against the Walton club in the West Surrey League 10 Colours editThe club wore black shirts white shorts and black stockings 11 References edit Alcock Charles 1880 Football Annual p 152 Weybridge Swallows 3 1 Henley Henley Advertiser 10 20 November 1880 Football Norwood News 6 2 November 1878 report Surrey Advertiser 6 22 November 1880 report Field 958 25 December 1880 Esher Leopold 0 5 Old Carthusians Athletic News 5 9 November 1881 report Field 709 12 November 1881 Reigate Priory 5 0 Esher Leopold West Surrey Times 4 17 March 1883 Esher Leopold v Kingston Sporting Life 4 7 December 1883 Weybridge v Walton Surrey Advertiser 5 15 October 1892 Alcock Charles 1880 Football Annual p 152 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weybridge F C amp oldid 1162172191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,