General Harington Cup

At the end of World War I, the Ottoman Empire's lands had been invaded by Italian, French, Greek and British troops.

[1] Fenerbahçe was secretly moving guns to Anatolia from its club building near Kurbağalıdere ("Froggy Creek") by small boats.

The club's players were also going to fronts, fighting against the invading troops, and returning to Istanbul to play games and move more guns and ammo.

The team was collected under the name Coldstream Guards and the British General issued an announcement in the newspapers: "Gardler Muhteliti Türk kulüplerine meydan okuyor.

Galibine, Başkumandanın adını taşıyan büyük bir kupa verilecek bu maça Türk kulüpleri diledikleri gibi takviye de alabilirler."

[5] The Governor of Malta, Lord Herbert Plumer watched the game from the VIP area with General Harington.