ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ plˈeɪɚz wɜː nˈoʊn tə hæv jˈuːzd ðə hˈɔːɹnz tˈævɚn æz ðɛɹ klˈʌbhaʊs ænd ɪn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks, ɐ kəmbˈaɪnd lˈʌndən ænd sˈʌɹi ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən plˈeɪd ɐ sˈaɪd lˈɛd baɪ ˈɛdwɪn stˈɛd fɚɹə pˈɜːs ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɡˈɪniz.
The following year players were known to have used the Horns tavern as their clubhouse and in August 1726, a combined London and Surrey XI played a side led by Edwin Stead for a purse of 25 guineas.