Crouch End Vampires F.C.

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Crouch End Vampires F.C. are an English amateur football club from the Crouch End area of North London. They are currently based at the Muswell Hill Sports Ground and are members of the Amateur Football Alliance. Founded in South London as Vampires F.C. in 1883, the club merged with Crouch End F.C. in the late 19th century to become Crouch End Vampires F.C.

1 Early history
2 Recent Times
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Early history

Both Crouch End F.C. and Vampires F.C. featured in the first ever season of the London League in 1895-96, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. In The Vampires' first ever London League game on 19 September 1895 they lost to Thames Ironworks F.C. 0-3 (who later became West Ham United.

[edit] Recent Times

Founded in 1883, the club came about through a merger of Crouch End FC, and a south London side called the Vampires. They are one of the oldest clubs currently in the AFA and over the years their 1st XI regularly provides players for the League and AFA representative sides. The club has a playing membership of just over 100 and around 150 in total. These members are centred, as you might expect, around the north London area but the weekly newsletter is sent all over the British Isles and beyond. Their most prominent outpost is that of FC Rood-Wit Wilrijk - an amateur club in Antwerp, Belgium. 'The Vamps' have sent teams to the annual 'Paastornoi' (Easter tournament) for over thirty years now. Each year they make the journey to Antwerp where they are welcomed with unrivalled hospitality and friendship.

[edit] References

Blows, Kirk & Hogg, Tony (2000). The Essential History of West Ham United. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7036-8.
Crouch End Vampires F.C. club history. Retrieved on 19 March 2006.