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19th Century & Pre-War : Inter-War : Post-War
Record Results : Timeline : Honours & FA Cup Results : FA Cup
AFA Cup Results : Ground : Other Sports & Clubs : Harriers Athletic Club
Quintin Hogg : Arthur Kinnaird
1875 Formed as Hanover FC
1879 First competed in FA Cup
188 Moved to Regent St premises
188 Changed name to Poly
1893 Beat professional club Luton Town
1903 Quintin Hogg dies
1906 Move to Chiswick
1908 Joined Olympian League
1911 Joined Spartan League
Kynaston Studd appointed president
1912 First trophy (Territorial Army Cup)
1923 Poly represented in England amateur team
1929 Colours changed from white to green and red
1938 Chiswick Stadium completed
1942 Eddie Galvin appointed club secretary
1946 Quintin Hogg (son appointed president)
1951 Last competed in FA Cup
1952 Bernard Studd appointed president
1954 Left Spartan League, joined SAL
1970 Last competed in FA Amateur Cup
Regent St Polytechnic becomes Poly of Central London: Trustees take over Chiswick
1976 Les Parsons named chairman
1992 Eddie Galvin completes 50 years as club secretary
PCL becomes University of Westminster
2001 Les Parsons dies
2001 John Keane appointed chairman
2008 Sean Harney appointed chairman
2012 Barry Madigan appointed chairman