| LC control no. | nb2015004463 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Barnet Football Club |
| Variant(s) | Barnet F.C. (Soccer team) Bees (Soccer team) |
| Beginning date | 1919 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | Barnet (London, England) |
| Located | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Soccer |
| Found in | Barnet FC : official programme, 2nd April 1996: p.2 (Barnet F.C.; Barnet Football Club; Underhill Stadium, Westcombe Drive, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN5 2BE) Its website, viewed 4 Mar. 2015: home p. (Barnet Football Club) history p. (the original Barnet FC was formed in 1888, folding in 1902; local rivals Avenue FC subsequently took over their name and their Queens Road ground before merging in 1912 with near-neighbours Barnet Alston, who played in a distinctive black and amber kit and who, in September 1907, established a ground at Underhill; Barnet & Alston reverted to the name Barnet FC after the First World War) contact p. (Barnet Football Club, The Hive, Camrose Avenue, London HA8 6AG) Wikipedia, viewed 4 Mar. 2015 (Barnet F.C.; Barnet Football Club; an English professional football club based in Barnet, London; between 1907 and 2013 the club played at Underhill Stadium, situated in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet; the club moved to The Hive Stadium, situated in Canons Park in the London Borough of Harrow, for the 2013-14 season; Barnet FC were formed in 1888; formerly known as New Barnet FC (1885-88) and Woodville FC (1882-85); known as "The Hillmen" and played in New Barnet before moving to Ravenscroft Park in Queens Road in 1889; the club ceased in the 1901-02 season; Barnet Avenue FC (formed 1890) renamed themselves Barnet FC in 1904; Alston Works AFC (formed 1901), later Barnet Alston FC, moved to the club's ground at Underhill, Barnet Lane, merging with the Avenue team in 1912 as Barnet and Alston FC; in 1919 they became the third instance of Barnet FC; this team continues today; club's nickname: The Bees) |
| Associated language | eng |
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