Normad Sports Club - Manila, Philippines

In 1914, a group of members of the Manila Club (which was then as now, the club for the British subjects of the community), formed the Nomad Sports Club.James Walker Cairns, a Scot born in 1870 was the first Nomads President from 1914 to 1934. The object was to foster British sports in the Philippine, in particular football, which was popular in those days.A league of strong teams, mostly Spanish, but including the Nomads, competed in Manila, and a combined representative side was the team to beat in Asia.According to the FIFA Book of Record, “Manila Nomads” Football Team was the first Philippine Football Champion in 1914.The site chosen for the club was very near to the Manila Club on the corner of Marquins de Comillas and Padre Faura next to the Paco Cemetery. This site is now  

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occupied by the Philippine President Line Building. The facilities were basic, and afterwards, refreshments taken at the Manila Club, where the Nomads had their own bar.World War II interrupted activities and those members unfortunate enough to be resident at the time were interned either in Santo Tomas or Los Baños Camps for the duration.