Dog Kennel Farm Timeline

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Dog Kennel Farm Timeline

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25 Nov 1865 About twenty members meet for practice at Dog Kennel Farm for the first time.
24 Feb 1866 First ever Hitchin Club game. Hitchin 2 Mr Elphinstone's Eleven 1.
17 Mar 1866 Hitchin 1 Mr Lucas's Eleven 0.
13 Oct 1866 Start of 1866/67 season. 'Play will be continued every Saturday afternoon on the Dog Kennel Farm.'
1 Dec 1866 Hitchin 0 Wanderers 5
9 Feb 1867 Hitchin 0 Old Etonians 1
9 Mar 1867 Hitchin 0 Old Harrovians 3
12 Oct 1867 Start of 1867/68 season. Mr Hill's side 2 Mr Shillitoe's side 1
20 Feb 1868 Hitchin 0 Wanderers 2
14 Nov 1868 Mr Shillitoe's side 0 Mr Mallandaine's side 0
26 Nov 1868 Hitchin 1 Wanderers 1
2 Jan 1869 Committee & Strangers 2 Rest of Club 2
9 Jan 1869 A-L 1 M-Z 0
13 Mar 1869 Hitchin 0 Clapham Rovers 0
27 Mar 1869 Hitchin 2 Welwyn 0
3 Apr 1869 Football Club Hare & Hounds Cross Country Race.

1 Oct 1869 Play transferred to The Cricket Ground, London Road.