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This was the tenth season of Barnes Football Club. Barnes participated in the first season of the F.A. Cup, but were unable to progress further than the second round. The club was eliminated by Hampstead Heathens after a replay, despite playing both matches at home with a man advantage.[1]
| 1871-72 season | ||
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| Captain | P. Weston | |
| Secretary | James Powell | |
| Rules | Laws of the Game (1871) Laws of the Game (1872) (after 27 February 1872) | |
| FA Cup | Second round | |
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| 11 November 1871 First round | Barnes | 2-0 | Civil Service | Barnes |
| P. Weston, A. R. Dunnage | ||||
| Note: Civil Service were able to field only eight players. "The match was throughout played in a very much more forcible than scientific manner, and the rule of no hands caused a good deal of argument [...] one of the Barnes men in particular drawing a delicate distinction between 'fisting' the ball and handling it". Weston's goal was "very flukey". Barnes (11 players): P. Weston (capt.), W. Bruce, F. C. Clarkson, W. R. Collins, A. R. Dunnage, E. C. Highton, C. J. Morice, H. E. Solly, E. T. Weston, V. Weston, R. W. Willis. Civil Service (8 players): J. H. Gifard (capt.), A. H. Bateman, W. C. Butler, H. C. Houndle, J. Kirkpatrick, C. W. A. Trollope, J. Wearne, W. H. White.[2] |
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| 23 December 1871 Second round | Barnes | 1-1 | Hampstead Heathens | Barnes |
| A. C. Highton / E. C. Highton (68)[3] | Barker | |||
| Note: Game was ended by darkness after Barnes's goal. Barnes (11 players): P. Weston (capt.), A. Adams, Bruce, A. Dunnage, A. C. Highton, E. C. Highton, C. Ommanney, Squiz, Todd, E. T. Weston, L. T. Williams. Hampstead Heathens (10 players): J. P. Tatham (capt.), R. Barker, H. W. Beauchamp, C. B. Dimond, A. M. S. Erskine, H. Latham, A. Leach, H. P. Leach, R. B. Michell, S. R. Tatham.[4] |
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| 6 January 1872 Second round (replay) | Barnes | 0-1 | Hampstead Heathens | Barnes |
| 15:15 | G. Leach | |||
| Note: Barnes (11 players): E. T. Weston (capt.), A. Adams, A. Dunnage, H. Ellis, J. Graham, A. C. Highton, E. C. Highton, C. Ommanney, H. Soley, C. Warren, P. Weston. Hampstead Heathens (10 players): J. P. Tatham (capt.), A. Bird, R. Barker, C. B. Dimond, A. Erskine, A. Leach, G. P. Leach, J. Marshall, R. B. Michell, S. R. Tatham.[1] |
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| 21 October 1871 | Charterhouse School | 1-0 | Barnes | Under Green, Godalming |
| c. 15:30 | W. H. Davies | |||
| Note: Charterhouse School (11 players): G. C. Carter (capt.),W. H. Davies, W. Drew, E. F. Brown, T. P. Gandell, C. P. Paget, E. H. Parry, E. V. Ravenshaw, G. Staveley, W. Thompson, A. Williams. Barnes (10 players): P. Weston (capt.), A. Adams, W. K. Bruce, H. Ellis, J. Graham, A. C. Highton, E. C. Highton, C. J. Morice, C. Ommanney, H. E. Solly,[5] |
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| 28 October 1871 | Westminster School | 1-1 | Barnes | Vincent Square |
| R. W. S. Vidal | Unknown | |||
| Note: Barnes "handled [the ball] and pushed in defiance of all the rules they professed to play". During the buildup to the Barnes goal, "many of the [Westminster] boys made no attempt to stop the player owing to his continual handling during the run-up". Westminster School (11 players): R. W. S. Vidal (capt.), L. P. Beaufort, J. Bruce, H. S. Jackson, R. G. F. Murphy, F. Oldham, W. S. Rawson, J. F. Reece, H. Roberts, H. A. C. Rogers, H. D. S. Vidal. Barnes: C. C. Boyle et al.[6] |
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| 4 November 1871 | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Barnes | Crystal Palace |
| 15:25 | Clutton / Smith / W. M. Alport[7] | |||
| Note: "The Barnes Club have lost since last season many of their best men". Crystal Palace (11 players): D. Allport (capt.), H. F. Abell, W. M. Allport, W. Bouch, R. W. Clutton, J. Cockerell, A. J. Heath, A. Lloyd, C. J. Morice, C. E. Smith, J. Turner Barnes (11 players): P. Weston (capt.), Bruce, Chapman, Collins, Graham, A. C. Highton, E. C. Highton, Ommanney, Palmer, E. Weston, Williams.[8] |
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| 25 November 1871 | Royal Engineers | 4-0 | Barnes | Chatham |
| c. 15:00 | G. Barker, Renny-Tailyour (3 goals) | |||
| Note: Royal Engineers (11 players): Merriman (capt.), Addison, G. Barker, Creswell, Goodwyn, Hoskyns, Marindin, Mitchell, Muirhead, Renny-Tailyour, Rich. Barnes (11 players): P. Weston (capt.), Adams, Bruce, Chapman, Colter (subst.), Dunnage, Hudson, Le Mesurier, Sobey, Warren, G. Weston.[9] |
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| 16 December 1871 | Clapham Rovers | v | Barnes | Clapham |
| Note: Match scheduled, but no report was found.[11] | ||||
| 13 January 1872 | Barnes | 1-1 | Clapham Rovers | Barnes |
| E. C. Highton | C. E. Kolle | |||
| Note: [12] | ||||
| 27 January 1872 | Barnes | D-D | Royal Engineers | Barnes |
| Note: [13] | ||||
| 3 February 1872 | Barnes | 0-2 | Crystal Palace | Barnes |
| A. Lloyd, W. M. Allport | ||||
| Note: Crystal Palace had ten men; Barnes eleven.[14] | ||||
| 17 February 1872 | Barnes | v | Charterhouse School | Barnes |
| Note: Match scheduled, but no report was found.[15] | ||||
| 24 February 1872 | Westminster School | v | Barnes | Vincent Square |
| Note: Match scheduled, but no report was found.[16] | ||||
- Date: 16 March 1872[18]
- Venue: Field of J. Johnstone, White Hart inn, Mortlake.
- Committee: O. D. Chapman (treasurer), W. M. Chinnery, H. Ellis, F. S. Gulstone, E. C. Highton, E. C. Morley, J. Powell (secretary), D. M. Roberts, P. Weston, R. W. Willis, G. B. Yapp.
- Events: 100 yards flat race, 400 yards flat race handicap, 1320 yards flat race handicap, two miles flat face handicap, 150 yards hurdles, one mile handicap steeplechase, five miles handicap steeplechase (run 2 March), mile-and-a-half handicap walking, high jump, long jump running, vaulting
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