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 club's origins in the part of
Kensington to the west of
Holland Park where the streets are named after the politician
Joseph Addison. The team's colours were blue and black. The club originally played its football at the Red House Farm in the present
Little Wormwood Scrubs. In 1872 they moved to the Rifle Pavilion (so called due to the rifle ranges on
Wormwood Scrubs), on the corner of North Pole Road and Wood Lane. The club's final moved in 1874 was to
Shepherd's Bush Green.
Disbandment The club disbanded in 1875 after just six seasons. ==Notable players==