Corinthian-Casuals Football Club

Corinthian-Casuals Football Club was formed in 1939 following the merger of the two great amateur sides Corinthian FC and The Casuals FC. The Corinthians were founded in 1882. N.L. Pa Jackson, who was then Assistant Honorary Secretary of the Football Association, aimed to develop a club side capable of bolstering Englands national team and challenging Scotland at international level. A meeting was held at Jacksons offices in Londons Paternoster Row and thus was the club born. The name Corinthian came from a suggestion by England international, H.A. Swepstowe, which was accepted unanimously. In the recently published history of the club, Play Up Corinth, author Rob Cavallini explains the most likely explanation for this choice ... is the words long forgotten meaning man of fashion and pleasure, which captures the whole essence of the playing membership and their sporting ideology. The Casuals were formed in 1883 by a group of old boys from Englands prominent public schools and r...