1895-1900 CLARENCE F.C. J. BAINES FOOTBALL SHIELD
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YEAR: c1895-1900
ISSUE: J. BAINES LTD. FOOTBALL SHIELD
NUMBER: N/A
CONDITION: EXCELLENT
CLARENCE F.C. OF BELFAST WERE ONE OF THE FOUNDING CLUBS OF THE IRISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1890–91). THE CLUB ORIGINATED FROM THE CHURCH OF IRELAND YOUNG MEN’S SOCIETY. THEY WERE FOUNDED IN 1882, AND DISSOLVED TEN YEARS LATER. IT WASN'T UNCOMMON FOR BAINES TO INCLUDE SHORT-LIVED OR DEFUNCT TEAMS ON THEIR CARDS.