▁for ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁became ▁the ▁Manager ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bank ▁and ▁later ▁died ▁in ▁N ome , ▁Al aska . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Pe ck ham . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁un be aten ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁season ▁( with ▁ 7 ▁matches ▁won ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁drawn ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁season , ▁ 1 8 6 9 – 7 0 , ▁the ▁club ▁continued ▁its ▁good ▁form ▁playing ▁ 1 8 ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁drew ▁ 1 3 , ▁won ▁ 3 ▁and ▁lost ▁just ▁ 2 . ▁Records ▁of ▁subsequent ▁games ▁have ▁largely ▁been ▁mis la id , ▁although ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁being ▁at ▁times ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁playing ▁the ▁running ▁game . ▁Among ▁its ▁many ▁oppon ents ▁were ▁Black he ath ▁FC , ▁Richmond ▁FC , ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁Univers ities , ▁Rav ens court ▁Park , ▁Mar l borough ▁Nom ads , ▁W ool wich , ▁Sand h urst , ▁Cooper ' s ▁Hill , ▁St . ▁Andrew ' s ▁Ro vers , ▁Cla ph am ▁Ro vers , ▁and ▁West ▁Kent . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁Bell ' s ▁Life ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁team : ▁" The ▁Gi ps ies ▁have ▁played ▁and ▁be aten ▁Guy ' s ▁Hospital , ▁the ▁Civil ▁Service , ▁Oak field ▁( C ro yd on ), ▁Rav ens court ▁Park , ▁and ▁have ▁also ▁fought