Addison Rugby T-Shirt 1871 Red Vintage Style - Red

One of the founder clubs were Addison R.F.C. Addison was established in 1869 with about fifty members. It fielded two teams of twenty aside for rugby matches. The derivation of the club's name is due to the clubs origins in the part of Kensington to the west of Holland Park where the streets are named after the politician Joseph Addison.

On 26 January 1871, they sent representation to a meeting of twenty-one London and suburban football clubs that followed Rugby School rules assembled at the Pall Mall Restaurant in Regent Street. Addison was considered prominent enough to have been invited, they did not gain any of the thirteen places on the original committee.