Jewish Guild

Full name	Jewish Guild
Founded	1897[1]
Home colours

The Jewish Guild is a social club in South Africa that was founded in the late 19th century. In its heyday, they fielded a football side that came runners up in the South African cup competition and even fielded the late George Best.^[2][3]

Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Notable Players 4 References 5 Footnotes 6 See also

[edit] History

The club played at the highest level of South African association football in the days of apartheid in the whites-only league. After the 1975 NFL season, the club disbanded.^[4] Today, the Jewish Guild is located in Linksfield, a suburb of Johannesburg and participates in lawn bowling competitions.

[edit] Honours

• NFL Second Division League Champions 1970
• Castle Cup
  • Runner up (1): 1964^[5]

[edit] Notable Players

• George Best
• Ian Delacour
• Sid Dick
• Julain Kaplan
• Ted MacDougall
• Willie McIntosh
• Jingles Periera

[edit] References

• Weiner, Rebecca. "The Virtual Jewish History Tour South Africa". Jewish Virtual Library. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/South_Africa.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] See also

• History of the Jews in South Africa

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