on Saturday 12 December, but the previous day the Wykehamists' secretary T.B. Hughes inspected the pitch and declared it unplayable because of frost; he wrote to Marlow stating that the Wykehamists would not turn up, and Marlow therefore did not attend. On the following Monday, the Football Association, instead of asking the clubs to reschedule the match, disqualified both of them, on the basis that "that the rule on the subject is clear, and that it has over and over again been pointed out to clubs that they run a great risk in leaving the settlement of cup matches until the last available day." Two other teams (Old Harrovians and Clapham Rovers) were also disqualified for not playing on pitches which had been badly affected by the deep frost. The club continued to enter the FA Cup, and from 1888–89 had to play in the newly-instituted qualifying rounds. The club's last Cup tie was a 4–0 defeat to Ipswich Town in the second qualifying round in 1892–93. In modern times, Old Wykehamists — now called the Old Wykehamist Football Club — are members of the Arthurian League (affiliated to the Amateur Football Alliance) and field two teams there. Colours The club's colours for their first two FA Cup entries were red and white. By 1882 the club had changed to dark blue and white and in recent years the club alternates between blue shirts and white shorts, and white shirts and blue shorts. International players The following played for England whilst with the club (with the number of caps received whilst registered with Old Wykehamists F.C.): Claude Ashton (1 cap) John Bain (1 cap) F. T. Green (1 cap) Leonard Howell (1 cap) William Lindsay (1 cap) Bain and Lindsay made their only appearances together, on 3 March 1877 against Scotland. Honours Arthur Dunn Cup Winners (8): 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1940, 1950, 1961 References Association football clubs established in 1876 Football clubs in Berkshire Football clubs in England University and college sports clubs in England