Golden Jubilee

Golden Jubilee

In 1925 Hamilton’s and Villagers, believing it was founded in 1875, celebrated their  golden jubilees.  The two clubs had a joint jubilee committee to organise the celebrations.  The Hamiltons members involved were AR Burmeister, JD de Villiers, WE Lawton, AJ...

The Union

The Union was founded on 30 May 1883 at a meeting in the Masonic Hotel in Cape Town, scheduled for 10.30 a.m.  The man responsible for calling the meeting was FJ Aicheson, the Hamilton’s Secretary.  The club representatives who attended were: Hamilton...
The Early Years

The Early Years

On 19 June 1875 the Green Point club played a match against SACS.  On 3 July the return match was played.  This time the Green Point club is called Hamilton Football Club.  The first match between Hamiltons and Villagers was played on Rondebosch Common on 1 July...

Merger

In 1910 Hamilton’s merged with Sea Point.  There had been other clubs in the area before that – Sea Point Villagers, Headlands RFC and Green Point RFC, all of short duration.  Sea Point Club had been formed in 1900 by old boys of Green and Sea Point...