• Reference
    Z1135
  • Title
    Records of Elstow Abbey Football Club (1921-1957)
  • Date free text
    1921-1957
  • Production date
    From: 1921 To: 1957
  • Scope and Content
    This collection contains records of Elstow Abbey Football Club from 1921 until they disbanded and dispersed their assets in 1957. The late twenties and thirties was a time of mixed fortunes for the club as the list of honours the club won shows below. The collection is rich with team photographs and menu cards for these years and also contains some interesting copies of reports from their 1924 Association cup final tie with Potton Town. Champions of Beds. District League, Div. 1, 1929-1930. Winners of Beds. Hospital Cup 1929-1930 Runners up Beds. League Div. 1, 1930-1931 Runners up Beds. League Div. 2 1934-1935 Winners of Beds League Div. 3, 1935-1936
  • Archival history
    Deposited by Colin Brown on 01/04/2003 son of George Cecil Brown who used to be club secretary to the club and with whom the records belonged.
  • Level of description
    fonds