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Etonians, were slight favourites, and justified that verdict with a 1–0 win, the Rovers seemingly tiring sooner in the second half.
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British military personnel killed in the Second Boer War
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181:Cecil Edward Keith-Falconer
80:, Northern Cape, Cape Colony
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521:"Acton v Old Carthusians".
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27:Personal information
22:Cecil Keith-Falconer
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652:People from Horsham
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476:"Swifts v Hendon".
446:"Swifts v Barnes".
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346:References
191:footballer
46:1860-10-10
159:1879–1880
127:1877–1880
32:Full name
386:12 March
320:Victoria
255:For the
78:Hopetown
336:Belmont
273:1880–81
197:in the
188:amateur
89:Forward
59:Horsham
340:London
300:umpire
232:, for
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328:Sudan
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100:Years
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