Kanto All-Star v Islington Corinthians FC match programme, 7th April 1938, Meiji Shrine Stadium, Japan,printed on paper in Japanese, 34 by 38cm., folded, bears some minor wear to the paper edge and staining, hole apparent on foldIn front of a crowd of 50,000, Kanto All-Star won this game 4-0. The fixture was part of the Corinthians' world tour spanning the 1937-38 football season and taking the club to the Netherlands, Switzerland, Egypt, India, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Japan, Hawaii, the United States and Canada.Their star striker was Johnny Sherwood ('Lucky Johnny') who also played for several English League clubs. Later, during WWII as a POW, he worked on the notorious 'railway of death' on the river Kwai. He survived the War and later became a pub landlord and bookie.Islington Corinthians FC was the first English team to play in Japan. Founded in 1932 by eminent Rotarian Thomas Smith to raise money for local charities, it was part of the London Professional Mid-Week League, which included the reserve teams of clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Fulham. Islington Corinthians did not survive World War II, disappearing after 1940.
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Kanto All-Star v Islington Corinthians FC match programme, 7th April 1938, Meiji Shrine Stadium, Japan,printed on paper in Japanese, 34 by 38cm., folded, bears some minor wear to the paper edge and staining, hole apparent on foldIn front of a crowd of 50,000, Kanto All-Star won this game 4-0. The fixture was part of the Corinthians' world tour spanning the 1937-38 football season and taking the club to the Netherlands, Switzerland, Egypt, India, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Japan, Hawaii, the United States and Canada.Their star striker was Johnny Sherwood ('Lucky Johnny') who also played for several English League clubs. Later, during WWII as a POW, he worked on the notorious 'railway of death' on the river Kwai. He survived the War and later became a pub landlord and bookie.Islington Corinthians FC was the first English team to play in Japan. Founded in 1932 by eminent Rotarian Thomas Smith to raise money for local charities, it was part of the London Professional Mid-Week League, which included the reserve teams of clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Fulham. Islington Corinthians did not survive World War II, disappearing after 1940.