ited ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁lik em ind ed ▁individuals ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁ar range ▁a ▁card ▁of ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 8 6 8 - 6 9 . ▁After ▁the ▁two ▁first ▁matches ▁had ▁been ▁played ▁a ▁meeting ▁was ▁called ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁" The ▁Gi ps ies ▁Football ▁Club " ▁was ▁formed ▁with ▁Francis ▁L us com be ▁elected ▁as ▁honor ary ▁secretary , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Henry ▁Howard ▁B atten , ▁James ▁Alfred ▁Body , ▁Je aff res on ▁V enn or ▁Bre wer , ▁William ▁James ▁Parker , ▁and ▁James ▁Morgan ▁Street en . ▁Of ▁the ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁committee , ▁five ▁were ▁Old ▁Ton brid gi ans , ▁with ▁J ▁Bre wer ▁being ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁E ps om ▁College . ▁ ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁committee , ▁Bre wer , ▁L us com be ▁and ▁Body ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁England . ▁Of ▁the ▁others , ▁Henry ▁Howard ▁B atten ▁was ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Char ity ▁Commission ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁( Lin coln ' s ▁Inn ) ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁J . P . ▁for ▁West mor land ; ▁Parker , ▁an ▁exception al ▁sports man ▁at ▁Ton bridge , ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Stock ▁Exchange ; ▁and ▁Street en , ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁Ton bridge ' s ▁Football ▁team