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Croydon
Common attack the Catford Southend goal in a
2-1 home win in the London League in September 1910. |
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A photograph from
a home match played during the period 1909 to 1911. The
opponents are almost certainly Luton Town (light blue shirts with a dark
blue V neck and band around the bottom of the shirt). The date of the
match is not known for certain, but there are valid reasons for
believing that it is the Southern League fixture in February 1910, which
the visitors won 3-2. |
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Action from the
4-3 home defeat by Portsmouth in
the Southern League in November 1909. The
crowd at least looks sizeable. |
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Croydon
Common attack in the 4-1 home win over Norwich
Reserves in the South Eastern League in September
1911. |
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Croydon
Common (playing in white) pile on the
pressure in an 8-0 home win over Kettering in
the Southern League in February 1911. |
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Croydon Common (playing in green) attack
the Crystal Palace goal in the 1-0 away defeat in the London
Professional Cup in
September 1908. The Robin facing the camera is Ernie Colpus. |
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Another photo from the London Professional Cup away match with Crystal Palace
in September 1908. The Croydon players on the left are former
England internationals Sam Wolstenholme and Harry Hadley, together with
(probably) William Taylor. The Robin
on the extreme right is future Palace half back Bob Spottiswood and the
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with his back to the camera is almost certainly John Christie. |
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A third photo from the London Professional Cup away match with Crystal Palace
in September 1908. The Croydon players are again Harry Hadley,
(probably) William Taylor and Sam Wolstenholme. |
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Robins Ernie Hayward (nearest the camera
in white) and John Lewis attack the Crystal Palace goal in the home
Western League fixture in February 1909. Croydon won 2-0. |
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A scene from the 1-1 home draw with
Norwich City Reserves in a South Eastern League fixture played in
September 1908. |
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Skipper Downing at the toss before the home 1-0 defeat to Watford on 17
October 1914 |
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Another photo from the match with Watford. |
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The Watford keeper with the ball in the same match. |
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The Watford defence resists a Croydon Common attack in the same match. |