Slough Town F.C.

The club began on 10 September 1889 with a meeting in Chalvey 'to consider the advisability of amalgamating the different football clubs in Slough and Chalvey.' Present were members of the Chalvey, Slough Albion and Friendly Society clubs. It was unanimously agreed to amalgamate. A further meeting was held on the 17 September 1889 at the Dolphin Hotel 'with the view of starting definitely a new and stable organisation bearing the name of the town and district'. There were between thirty and forty players present. Mr. Godsal was voted to the chair, Mr. D. P. Hanrahan was appointed secretary, and Mr. F. Parker captain and treasurer. The entrance fee and club colours were decided upon and it was determined the club should enter Uxbridge F.C.'s Henesey Cup competition. On 12 October it was announced that local benefactor Mr. Algernon Gilliat would be Slough's president and that he had donated two guineas to the new club. The first recorded game of Slough and District F.C. (shortened to Slough F.C.) was on 19 October 1889, at home against Maidenhead North Town Excelsior resulting in a 6–0 win. On 2 November 1889 the first team played Cookham Dean at the Dolphin Ground winning the game 7–0. The second team played Eton St. John's in Slough's Church Meadow resulting in a 2–2 draw. On 16 November the club played Colnbrook at Poyle Park, winning the game 3–1. On Boxing day 1889 Slough played Marlow at the Dolphin Ground winning 1–0. After receiving a bye in the first round…