Brimsdown Rovers F.C.
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| Full name | Brimsdown Rovers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Magpies |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Dissolved | 2010 |
| Ground | Goldsdown Road |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| 2009–10 |
Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 21st |
Brimsdown Rovers F.C. were a football club based in Brimsdown in the London Borough of Enfield, England. They played their home games at the Goldsdown Road stadium, Brimsdown in the London Borough of Enfield.
They were founded in 1947. In 2010 they merged with Enfield 1893 F.C., with the new club retaining Enfield's name.
Brimsdown Rovers F.C. was famous for David Beckham having played in its youth teams. He joined Brimsdown Rovers as a 14-year-old, and played in their youth team for two years, becoming Under-15 Player of The Year in 1990. Six of the side went on to play professionally, including Micah Hyde, who played in the Premier League with Watford, and Jason Brissett and Ryan Kirby, who both joined Arsenal. David Beckham presented memorabilia to the club including a shirt bearing his name and original squad number of 28, which was later stolen from the clubhouse.
Brimsdown Rovers was formed in 1947 by a number of Geordies following a merger with a club called Durham Rovers.
The club's colours have always been the black and white stripes of Newcastle United, whilst in the early days their change of strip saw the red and white stripes of Sunderland in use, to keep everyone happy. As with Newcastle United, its mascot has also always been a magpie.
Playing on the local playing fields, the club entered the Enfield Football Alliance and in the first season were joint winners of Division One. The club were runners-up in the Premier Division for the next two seasons and won the League Cup in 1948–49.
In 1950 the club joined the Northern Suburban League, again winning Division One in their first season. In the next 25 seasons, the Club won the Premier Division on six occasions, the most ever by any club, and since the League's demise, the Championship Shield has hung on Brimsdown Rovers' clubhouse wall.
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