CLUB HISTORY
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The club was founded in 1919. The founding members were mainly members of St.James' Church in Lansdowne Road,Leicester. The minister of the Church, B.E.Owen, becoming the first Club President. The new clubs headquarters were established at the Aylestone Baths in Knighton Fields Road West, with the pitch being on nearby Saffron Lane Recreation Ground, close to where the Aylestonians Club now play. The season of 1922-23 was a good one for the club with the winning of the Junior Cup and the Junior Combination Cup,during an unbeaten season of 26 win and 2 draws. |
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The seasons 1935-36 and 36-37 were particularly impressive with not one single defeat. In 1971 the headquarters were transferred to the rear of the Old Horse public house, London Road, with the pitch being on Victoria Park opposite the pub. After the pub was refurbished in the mid 1980's, the club lost the use of the changing and bar facilities at the rear of the pub, we subsequently used the changing facilities at the Park pavilion. As with a number of small clubs, we now use the facilities of a pub (in our case the Old Horse) to entertain our opponents and guests after matches. |
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