Staveley F.C. was a football club in Staveley, a village in Derbyshire, England. History The club was founded in 1875 and originally played under the Sheffield rules. The first known matches for the club were in 1876. Key players for the club from its earliest days were the Hay brothers; George as goalkeeper, William as back-up goalkeeper, Sammy as half-back, and Jack as forward, plus later Tom Hay. Staveley was nicknamed 'Old Foot and Mouth' by opponents due to the highly competitive and hard tackling nature of their players (who would "get a foot in") and the vociferously partisan nature of their supporters. The club's first success was in the Sheffield Senior Cup in 1879-80, beating Heeley F.C. in the final 3-1; the result was considered a shock, with Heeley being 1/4 favourites. FA Cup surprises The club first entered the FA Cup in 1880–81, beating Spilsby F.C. 5–1 in the first round, in front of over one thousand spectators. Staveley took the much bigger Sheffield Wednesday club to two replays in the third round, losing at the Lockwood Brothers F.C. ground at the third time of asking. Staveley's two best runs in the Cup were both ended by the professionals of Blackburn Rovers. In 1883–84, the club beat Middlesbrough and gained revenge on Wednesday, helped by Wednesday's Mosforth injuring himself on the railway line before the match, and then beating Lockwood Brothers in the third round before a 2,000 crowd said to be the biggest ever at the Recreation Ground. In the fourth round at Cup holders Blackburn, Staveley took the lead, before Rovers turned the game around. In 1885–86, the club had a tough first round tie with Mexborough, which went to a replay; however Mexborough scratched from the competition on the morning of the match, because the Sheffield Football Association demanded a local cup tie with Owlerton F.C. take place on the same day, requiring Staveley to arrange a friendly against a local side (Lowgates F.C.) at short notice. The club unexpectedly beat both Long Eaton Rangers F.C. and Nottingham Forest – in the latter game, relying on time-wasting to run the clock down, "repeatedly kicking out, and the ball was carried into neighbouring streets by the strong wind". Forest protested against the Staveley tactics but the Football Association dismissed the protest. The tactic was so notorious that supporters in the region would shout "Play up, Staveley!"