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2 unusual facts about Donald Currie


Old Castle Swifts F.C.

Old Castle Swifts Football Club, the first professional football club in Essex, was formed by Scottish shipowner Donald Currie in September 1892 as Castle Swifts Football Club.

Their demise came in March 1895 when the club became bankrupt, with chairman Donald Currie no longer willing to bankroll the club.



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