Croydon Common
Full name	Croydon Common Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Robins[1]
Founded	1897
Dissolved	1917
Ground	Croydon Common Athletic Ground, London

Croydon Common Football Club were an amateur and then professional football club based in London. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. This page is on the former stadium of Croydon Common FC and Crystal Palace F London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Amateurism (from Fr amateur "lover of" from OFr from L Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A football team or a football club, in football (soccer is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a Football game be it Association London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

The team formed in 1897 as an amateur church team competing in local leagues. The following are the Association football events of the year 1897 throughout the world They turned professional in 1907, joining the Second Division of the Southern League. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. A final place of third was achieved despite the stand at the Crescent being burnt down.

A move was made to the Nest (future home of Crystal Palace) in 1908 where promotion to the First Division was achieved. Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. In the FA Cup, Football League members Bradford were beaten and Woolwich Arsenal taken to a replay before final defeat. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Bradford Association Football Club (almost always referred to as Bradford (Park Avenue) are a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire

An immediate return was made to the Second Division after finishing second from bottom. At the new ground another main stand was damaged; the roof being removed in a gale.

Seasons of mid to high table finishes then followed until the 1913-14 season when the championship was achieved again with only two defeats.

Again, Common's stay in the First Division resulted in a second from bottom placing. Relegation was not experienced due to the suspension of the League during World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In 1917 the club was finally wound up, the only First Division club not to return to action after the War.

Contents 1 Players 2 Sources 3 External links 4 References

Players

• William Balmer, England and Everton
• Bob Evans, Wales and Blackburn Rovers
• Harry Hadley, England and Aston Villa
• Jack Harrow, England and Chelsea
• Ernie Williamson, England and Arsenal
• Sam Wolstenhome, England and Everton and Blackburn Rovers

Sources

• The Official Centenary History of the Southern League ISBN 1-871872-08-1

External links

• Croydon Common on Football Club History Database

References

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