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ALFOLD FC

Alfold FC were found playing watching on many occasions. He
in the original formation of the made his debut in the 1933 season
Rudgwick & District League in at the age of 16, keeping goal in the
1920 -21 season, although the cup final losing 1 – 0 to Cranleigh.
first league table listed is for Percy although now 91 has quite a
the following season 1921-22. fantastic memory for these years
But in these early days you will although could not remember too Action from last season's match
see us playing under a joint much from around 1938 – 1939 and
name of Loxwood and Alfold. he wondered if the league had folded
just before the war.
This remained until 1928 when the
two villages split and the rivalry In 1947 – 1948 Alfold had two sides
began. Loxwood remained in the in the Horsham Football League. We 1949 saw the introduction of Mr team to beat, winning many trophies
rudgwick League, and Alfold joined beleive the Club has had at least 6 Anton Kopp into the Club, the war along the way. In 1953 – 1954 they
the recently formed Cranleigh and different home grounds over the 88 years had left Village Football a very completed a remarkable treble win-
district league. years. secondary pass time, Anton almost ning the League, League Cup, and
single handedly started to rebuild the District Cup.
Although not the most successful History shows that probably our local Village Sport.
time for the club they did reach two most famous player would be Laurie In the early 1950’s Alfold became the
consecutive cup finals in 1932 and Abrahams who scored 101 goals in a
1933 losing both to Shamley Green single season and scoring 6 in a cup
and Cranleigh respectively. final against Langley with the club
winning 6 – 1. Laurie went on to
Majority of my original information play for Barnett, and Charlton before
between 1928 and 1937 has come ending his career in North America
from Mr Percy Waterman who for playing for the New England Teas-
what I can find is the last living man, where he is current placed in
member of the Club from this gener- the North American Football League
ation. Born in 1917 he lived opposite Hall of Fame, as one of there Top ten
one of the old pitches just of Green goal scorers of all time.
lane in Alfold and can remember

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