Derby Junction F.C.

Derby Junction Football Club were an amateur football club in Derby, England. They were active in the 1880s and 1890s, notably being founder members of the Midland League in 1890 and FA Cup semi-finalists in 1888.[1] They played at Derby Arboretum.[2]

Derby Junction
Full nameDerby Junction Football Club
Dissolved1895
GroundDerby Arboretum

Derby Junction first developed as an old boys' team for Junction Street School, and were renamed Derby Junction Street in 1885, at some point dropping 'Street'.[2] In 1882 the club's colours were red and navy blue thin stripes on the shirt with white shorts and navy socks, however by 1890 they had switched to a green shirt with a gold sash, white shorts, and green socks.[3] Their FA Cup run came in the 1887–88 season and included a 2-1 victory over the holders, Blackburn Rovers.[2] They lost to eventual winners West Bromwich Albion in the semi-final. The following season they were defeated in the first round by city rivals Derby County.[1]

Reports suggest that Derby Junction began playing at some point in the early 1880s. They folded in 1895 as professionalism began to spread into the game.[2]

References
  1. Derby Junction Football Club History Database; Accessed 09-03-08
  2. Up for the Cup: The F.A Cup in Nineteenth Century Derbyshire Hartley, Roger; 2001; Accessed 09-03-08
  3. Moor, Dave. "Eminent Victorians (The Midlands)". historicalkits.co.uk. Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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