Hitchin Town Fans Forum

Those of us who have been locked away for the last few weeks ARE VERY GRATEFUL, Keith. I greet and thank all delivery staff who come to the door, after they have retreated, of course. I do not wish my solitude on any distribution workers. 'None essential' ? Thank you SO much for darkening my mood in...

Better remembered in Hitchin as a talented cricket player (see Reginald Hine's History of Hitchin), Cecil Frederick Reid (c1842- 23 Aug 1898) was also a top footballer in his youth, playing about 44 games and scoring three goals for the legendary Wanderers FC. The son of William Reid of The Node, We...

Neil, my mother was Leopoldstadt born. Her father, a Vienna policeman, spent about a year in the Flossenburg concentration camp as a political prisoner; described on his camp record as 'German', as all Austrians were between 1938-45. The camp was liberated on 23rd April 1945, but I'm sure he once to...

Thank you for your interesting list, Neil. I'll be avoiding 'you know who', but no prizes for guessing which two books on your list I have ordered to fill the seemingly endless hours of the lock down (given that I'm hopeless at spotting tactics, and my late mother, a Rapid Wien fan, was born in the ...

I've found some match reports of Francis Shillitoe's Wanderers appearances. I'll add them gradually. AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB v WANDERERS This match was played at Beaufort House on Saturday 17th October 1868. The Wanderers won the toss, and at 3.30 kicked off. For some time the game was very even, but ...

Reading through my book collection very quickly due to the lock down. Most of them I had dipped into; nice to go through them from beginning to end. 1. The Wanderers F.C. 'Five Times F. A. Cup Winners' . By Rob Cavallini. Published by Dog N Duck Publications 2005 2. The Father of Modern Sport: The L...

The first item I will enter here is already in the Club History section of the web site, but I am going to add further items chronologically, so here goes. A meeting of gentlemen, convened by private circular, was held in the National School-room on Friday evening (24th November 1865), for the purpo...

DEATH OF HITCHIN CORONER One of the best known public men in North Herts is removed by death, which occurred at Hitchin on Tuesday, of Mr Francis Sillitoe,at the age of 75 years. The late Mr Shillitoe, who was a son of the late Dr Richard Rickman Shillitoe, had at the time of his death been coroner ...

I've added a few more results to my lists, but just realised that this thread is about the pre-Canaries era, and should perhaps be in Talk Football General?

Hubert Delme Radcliffe, first president of Hitchin FC. Some brief details of his life, which ended at the early age of 39. Born at Hitchin Priory on 27th March 1839 Baptised 4th May 1839 (father Frederick Peter Radcliffe, Esq.) 1851 At Rev. O. Seager's boarding school, Stevenage. Educated at Winches...