Scarce and historically important football programme relating to the first-ever tour by an English team to pre-Revolutionary Russia in 1911, issued for the match between English Wanderers and a combined Moscow & St Petersburg British Clubs XI, single-sheet of paper, printed in Cyrillic, priced, and with the Russian Julian Calendar date of 20th August, being the 2nd September in the Gregorian Calendar, pencil translations to English language Football in Russia at this time mainly involved teams representing British-owned textile mills. The best known among these was the Charnock family - Clem, James and Harry - whose Vicoul Morozov Mill was situated to the east of Moscow. They created their own team called the Morozovtsi which in the pre WWI period was arguably the best team in Russia and the Charnock family's involvement led directly to Russia joining FIFA in 1912 and entering the Stockholm Olympics of the same year. The present match saw a team comprised of British players living & working in St Petersburg (then the Tsarist capital) and Moscow, who had formed clubs there, play the famous amateur team English Wanderers. The game attracted a gate of 4,500 spectators in St Petersburg and ended as a 14-0 win for the Wanderers. Eight of the English Wanderers starting XI were capped England Amateur Internationals: Ron Brebner Darlington-born goalkeeper and gold medal winner at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games. Played for a variety of clubs including Chelsea. Tragically died in 1914 having sustained a head injury playing for Leicester Fosse. James Raine Made Football League appearances for Newcastle United, Sunderland, Sheffield United & Glossop. Served as a Major in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War. Arthur Berry Famous England amateur who won 24 caps and two gold medals for Great Britain at the London 1908 and Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games. A double Oxford Blue who made appearances for Liverpool, Fulham, Everton, Wrexham, Northern Nomads and Oxford City. He later Served as Chairman and Director of Liverpool FC. Frederick Chapman Co-founder of English Wanderers and a gold medal winner at the London 1908 Olympic Games. He made Football League appearances for Nottingham Forest. Gordon Hoare Another team member who was a Great Britain Olympic champion, winning gold at Stockholm in 1912. Played Football League matches for Woolwich Arsenal, Glossop and Fulham. Syd Owen Hat-trick scoring England Amateur international forward whose main club was Leicester Fosse. Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme he has various spells at Stoke as well. J E Olley Twice an F.A. Amateur Cup winner with Clapton FC. R W W Cuthbert Played three times as an England Amateur in the same year as the Wanderers 1911 Russian Tour, including twice on the continental tour v Germany and Netherlands. The other English Wanderers players for this game were Bardsley, Gaskell and G Olley, presumably a family relation of J E Olley.
Scarce and historically important football programme relating to the first-ever tour by an English team to pre-Revolutionary Russia in 1911, issued for the match between English Wanderers and a combined Moscow & St Petersburg British Clubs XI, single-sheet of paper, printed in Cyrillic, priced, and with the Russian Julian Calendar date of 20th August, being the 2nd September in the Gregorian Calendar, pencil translations to English language Football in Russia at this time mainly involved teams representing British-owned textile mills. The best known among these was the Charnock family - Clem, James and Harry - whose Vicoul Morozov Mill was situated to the east of Moscow. They created their own team called the Morozovtsi which in the pre WWI period was arguably the best team in Russia and the Charnock family's involvement led directly to Russia joining FIFA in 1912 and entering the Stockholm Olympics of the same year. The present match saw a team comprised of British players living & working in St Petersburg (then the Tsarist capital) and Moscow, who had formed clubs there, play the famous amateur team English Wanderers. The game attracted a gate of 4,500 spectators in St Petersburg and ended as a 14-0 win for the Wanderers. Eight of the English Wanderers starting XI were capped England Amateur Internationals: Ron Brebner Darlington-born goalkeeper and gold medal winner at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games. Played for a variety of clubs including Chelsea. Tragically died in 1914 having sustained a head injury playing for Leicester Fosse. James Raine Made Football League appearances for Newcastle United, Sunderland, Sheffield United & Glossop. Served as a Major in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War. Arthur Berry Famous England amateur who won 24 caps and two gold medals for Great Britain at the London 1908 and Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games. A double Oxford Blue who made appearances for Liverpool, Fulham, Everton, Wrexham, Northern Nomads and Oxford City. He later Served as Chairman and Director of Liverpool FC. Frederick Chapman Co-founder of English Wanderers and a gold medal winner at the London 1908 Olympic Games. He made Football League appearances for Nottingham Forest. Gordon Hoare Another team member who was a Great Britain Olympic champion, winning gold at Stockholm in 1912. Played Football League matches for Woolwich Arsenal, Glossop and Fulham. Syd Owen Hat-trick scoring England Amateur international forward whose main club was Leicester Fosse. Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme he has various spells at Stoke as well. J E Olley Twice an F.A. Amateur Cup winner with Clapton FC. R W W Cuthbert Played three times as an England Amateur in the same year as the Wanderers 1911 Russian Tour, including twice on the continental tour v Germany and Netherlands. The other English Wanderers players for this game were Bardsley, Gaskell and G Olley, presumably a family relation of J E Olley.
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