Albion F.C.

Foundation

Albion was established on 1 June 1891 as "Football Association" by students from the English High School, mainly encouraged by Henry Lichtenberger, an 18-year-old disciple of William Leslie Poole, considered the "father" of Uruguayan football. During its first years of existence, the club refused to accept non-native players although most of its footballers were British descendants but born in Uruguay. The first uniform was a white jersey with a red star on the chest. Other clubs such as Montevideo Cricket and Montevideo Rowing had played football matches before Albion, that sport was not the main activity of them.

Development

Football Association's first match was on 2 August 1891 against Montevideo Cricket Club, where it was defeated 3–1. In the second match versus the same rival, FA was defeated again, this time 6–0. On 21 September 1891 the club changed its name to "Albion Football Club" as homage to the country where football had been played for the first time so "Albion" was the name used by Ancient Greeks to refer to Great Britain. The uniform was subsequently modified, and as a result the club adopted a blue jersey with white collar. The uniform was also changed, and blue shirts with white collars and sleeves, along with white shorts and black socks, were adopted as the new uniform. The popularity of football increased amongst the Uruguayan people between 1892 and 1895. In 1892 there were four clubs practising football: Montevideo…

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