[2][3] Established on 20 February 1899 in Thrissur, it was also the oldest football club in the southern part of India.
The club was famed and played a huge role in promoting football in Kerala during the early 1900s.
[4][5] The club was named after the Kochi Police superintendent R B Ferguson.
[6][7] The club was established near St. Antony's Forane Church in Ollur.
Later on, it was renamed and run as Young Men's Football Club.