St Mark's F.C. (Windsor)

The club entered the FA Cup once, in 1877–78. It was drawn to play Barnes, with choice of ground,[3] but scratched before playing.[4] This appears to be because a number of its players had pledged their allegiance to other clubs in the Windsor and Slough area, including Swifts F.C. and Remnants F.C.; the latter club was made up solely of masters from the school.[5]

The club provided three players to the Berkshire Football Association representative side in 1876–77.[6]

The first recorded match for the club was on 18 November 1876, a 2–1 home defeat to Runnymede F.C,[7] and matches are recorded for the club until 1888.[8] The club's pitch was also used for fixtures for other clubs in the area, when their own grounds were unavailable; the ground hosted an FA Cup tie in 1883.[9]

• Arthur Bambridge, future England international[10]

• John Hawtrey, future England international

• Rev. William Blackmore, chosen to play for England against Wales but forced to withdraw through injury[11]

• Sir Charles Hawtrey, actor[12]

The club is likely to have played in magenta, being the college colour; possibly taken from the original rowing colour of Cambridge University.

There were two London clubs active at the time under the name St Mark's; St Mark's Guild, a team from a teacher training college who changed their name to Rangers in 1877, and St Mark's College from Chelsea, a team of undergraduates from a college linked to the teacher training college, who played into the late 1880s, and whose old boys formed a football club (Old St Mark's F.C.) in 1885.