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Notable historic members.

Frederick Holbourn.

i) Before the war Frederick Holbourn played football for ‘Perry Street Wednesday’ and ‘Gravesend Wednesday Invicta’, and was Honourable Secretary to the latter 1913/14/15; he joined the army in 1915, served in France and Belgium with the 10th R.W.K. Regiment until he was totally disabled in 1918 with the loss of both legs and a fractured right arm.

On his return he became Hon. Secretary to the Returned Prisoners of War FC 1918/19 and formed ‘Gravesend Hotspur FC’ in 1919, and Hon. Sec. 1919/20, when they won several trophies; (‘The Gravesend Hospital Cup’; The Gravesend League Division I, and the ‘Hawley Victory Cup’). The line up consisting of ; (Trainer ; L Gauge), L. Ives, A. Ring, J. Donovan, (Secretary, Frederick Holbourn), (President G. Paterson), E. Pridmore, R. Hubbard, (Captain W. Ives), G. Wiltshire, V. Pressley, F. Waghorn, C. Ridley, H. Stone, and D. Hubbard.~ 1919/20.)

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