"Sometimes one is inclined to pay too much attention to the result of a game and not sufficient attention to the manner in which it has been played."
Charles Wreford-Brown
Corinthian and England Captain
Charles Wreford-Brown
Corinthian and England Captain
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From the club’s outset in 1882, both The Corinthian & The Casuals had played schools such as Charterhouse, Brighton College and Westminster and we’re proud to continue these fixtures today - some of the longest running fixtures in the game.
During WW2 the matches against the schools were the only ones to remain when football was suspended throughout the conflict - and ever since - the club has proudly continued to try and play it’s part in the development of school boy football in the Independant Schools - with the Corinthian-Casuals Schools XI. The side maintains this ‘missionary’ tradition, the current fixture list of some 30 schools even includes some rugby playing schools - keen to foster the round ball game! The side's run by Chris Watney, an ex-first team player who is a veteran of both the 2001 and 2015 Brazilian tours, the second of which he entirely organised for the BT Sport film he produced & directed about the event, called Brothers in Football. Having played at the club since 1999 - Chris has taken over the role as team manager from Brian Wakefield, who stepped down after 40 years in charge in May, 2017. The team includes a considerable range of footballing talent from the various levels of the footballing pyramid. They all now spend their Saturdays travelling at their own expense to the far corners of England to share with school teams their enthusiasm for the game and doing their skilful best to show how football can be played in line with the Corinthian Spirit. The former Corinthian and England captain, Charles Wreford-Brown, who famously coined the word "Soccer" once summed up the ethos which the team espouse, he said: "Sometimes one is inclined to pay too much attention to the result of a game and not sufficient attention to the manner in which it has been played"... it's with this philosophy very much in mind that the Schools XI compete. |
2021-22 Fixtures
(always check beforehand as subject to change) Tue 24 August Lancing OBs Sat 28 August Bradfield Wed 8 September Hampton 5.30pm Sat 11 September Winchester Sat 18 September Chigwell Sat 25 September Harrow Sun 3 October ISFA Sun 10 October King Edward's 2.15pm Sat 16 October Alleyns 11.00am Wed 27 October Lloyds Sat 6 November Eton Sat 13 November Kimboloton 2.15pm Sat 21 November Dulwich 12pm Sat 27 November Marlborough Sat 4 December Cardinal Vaughan Sat 11 December Lancing Sat 18 December St Bernard's Former Students Sat 1 January Wellington TBA Sat 8 January Royal Russell 11am Sat 15 January Bede's Sat 22 January Bedford Modern Sat 29 January Wilson's 12pm Sat 5 February St Bernard's Sat 12 February St Albans Sat 19 February Abingdon Sat 26 February Charterhouse Sat 5 March Forest Sat 12 March Canford Tue 15 March Westminster tbc Sat 19 March Dr Challoner's Sat 26 March Sutton Grammar 11am Tue 29 March Epsom 4.15pm Sat 2 April Oxford University Blues Fri 8 April Ascot Utd Vets 7.45pm Sun 24 April MPs' XI |
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“The Corinthians and the Casuals played a major role in the development of football in independent schools and offered a chance for the best to play at the highest level. |