Corinthian F.C.

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Corinthian F.C. was an influential English amateur football club, founded in the late 19th century, renowned for its sportsmanship and for helping popularize football internationally.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Corinthian F.C. canonical 1
Corinthian-Casuals F.C. 1
The Corinthians 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amateur football club
football club
amateurStatus amateur
basedIn London, England
surface form: London
competitionPolicy focused on friendly matches
initially did not enter the FA Cup
country England
eraOfProminence early 20th century
late 19th century
ethos Corinthian spirit
fair play
gentlemanly conduct
foundedIn 1882
founder N. Lane Jackson
governingBodyAffiliation The Football Association
homeGround Crystal Palace, London
surface form: Crystal Palace (historical ground)

Queen’s Club, London
surface form: Queen's Club (historical ground)

Kennington Oval
surface form: The Oval (historical ground)
influenced Real Madrid CF
surface form: Real Madrid C.F. (white kit tradition, commonly cited)
influencedConcept ideal of amateurism in English football
inspiredClub Sport Club Corinthians Paulista ONNED1
inspiredClubCountry Brazil
kitColor dark shorts
white shirts
legacy continued by Corinthian-Casuals F.C.
mergedInto Corinthian F.C. self-linksurface differs
surface form: Corinthian-Casuals F.C.
mergerYear 1939
nickname Corinthian F.C. self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Corinthians
notableFor influencing the development of football in Brazil
popularizing football internationally
refusal to compete for trophies for many years
sportsmanship
playedAgainst professional league clubs in friendlies
playerRecruitment selected leading amateur players from various clubs
scoredNotableResult large-margin victories over professional clubs (historically recorded)
sport association football
status defunct
touredCountry Austria
Brazil
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Hungary
Scandinavia
South Africa
United States of America
surface form: United States
tourType international tours

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corinthian F.C. mergedInto Corinthian F.C. self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Corinthian-Casuals F.C.
Corinthian F.C. nickname Corinthian F.C. self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Corinthians