In the summer of 1977, the Portland Park Bureau scheduled a soccer jamboree for people who wanted to try playing this new game. That gathering at Delta Park gave birth to a team called SJO Irregulars, sponsored by Seton, Johnson & O'Dell, an engineering firm. Glenn O'Dell provided the fees, and a motley group of men who'd played soccer primarily in the privacy of their own minds became the first of FC77's several teams. Among them were Mark Dillon, Mike Calder, and David Porter. None of them knew any better at the time.

Following that summer's recreational league, the SJO team acquired the name "Irregulars" and signed up to play in the adult men's league that fall. Over subsequent years, the core group continued to play together though the name changed as time passed.

They became the "Stouthearts" when attorney, Bob Stout, took over the sponsorship. Then a series of brewing companies found their way onto the team's jerseys: Tiger Beer, Newcastle, Young's, and Old Nick's, a devilish (now discontinued) brew from Young's Brewery of England.

By the 1980s the team had actually improved its play enough that it had competed on the 'big rug' at Civic Stadium in a couple of division championships. The original players had also aged enough that the team began to consider splitting in two to accomodate the desires of many of the younger players to be more competitive and of many older players to play at a more casual level. With the formation of multiple teams, the 'club concept' began to take on a reality.

Today's Old Nick's team reverted to that long ago name in the mid-nineties, with a single brief stint as FC77 Pyramid while trolling for beer dollars which never arrived. Somehow the name seems to fit, though the original black jerseys with Old Nick himself leering from them are long gone.

The Newcastle team was the original spin-off team and plays in Over 40. The second team to emerge from existing players was today's PBR team in Over 30. The club concept begun with these three teams continued with the Bollocks team (Open 3rd) and Rangers (Over 30).
1977 - SJO Irregulars Formed for the City of Portland Summer Recreational season in 1977. Registered for the fall Men's League in 1977 and continued to play as SJO through the 1982 season in the Third Division.
1982 - Twenty Year Players as of 2002 These players have all been with the club since at least 1982: Mark Dillon, David Porter, Mike Calder, Doug Morasch, Jack Hevel, John Mayfield, Al Gerritson.
1983 - Stouthearts became the team name in the 1983/4 season as atty. Bob Stout took over the team sponsorship
1984 - Tiger Beer, a sponsor acquired through the machinations of Mike Calder, became the team sponsor in the 1984/5 season.
1986 - In 1986/87, the team was Old Nick's/Horsebrass, as the connection with Don Younger and his pub led to sponsor dollars. We ended up playing for (and losing) the Third Division Championship at Civic Stadium. Our player, Alex Addy, won the scoring title for the entire GPSD with 30 goals scored!
1987 - In 1987/88, the team moved up to Second Division based on its performance the previous year, but it was clear that some of the players were ready to advance to Master's Division while others wanted to remain in the competitive 'open' division. A well-deserved relegation to Third Division followed at season end.
1988 - Old Nick's/Horsebrass again led the Third Open Divison in '88/89 and played the Qualicote Kingsmen in the championship, but the"team" was now two teams, with the Newcastle United side having gone to O30.
1989 - By 1989, the club was beginning to infiltrate the GPSD leadership, as Mike Calder and Mark Dillon served on the league Board.
1990 - Newcastle United 1990 fall season-lost to 30 Proof in the Masters' 2nd championship on two own goals. Old Nick's/Horsebrass took third place in the open Second Division, Rose City League.
1991 - Spring 1991 First Over40 Spring league season.
1992 - By 1992, Old Nick's Horse Brass Pub was again in the Open Second Division Championship. A team known as Newcastle United II was playing in the Open 3rd Dvision. And Newcastle United was playing in the Masters 2nd Division. The Masters, by this time had grown to equal the Open Divisions in size.
1993 - The '93 season saw the young Old Nick's Horse Brass Pub advanced to the First Division, B group, for the first time. Horsebrass Newcastle United, moved to the Third Division of Over 30 and had a phenomenal season, winning 11 games and losing none.
1996 - In the Fall Winter 96/97 the old Old Nick's (formerly Newcastle United) played for (and lost) the Championship of Second Division Over 40. Newcastle United (formerly Newcastle United II) played in the Over 40 First Division.
1999- Old Nicks gratefully joins the pioneering group of teams starting an Over 50 bracket within GPSD. Old Nicks Horsebrass by this time had become New Belgium.
2003- Saxer plays for the GPSD Open 3rd Division (Silver) Fall Championship, but continues long-standing Club tradition and loses 2 - 1.
2004- Saxer plays for the GPSD Open 4th Division Spring Championship and wins handily; score is 8 - 0! New Belgium changes name to PBR for the fall 2004 season.
2005- In February, Saxer becomes Madison's as this eastside restaurant sponsors our 3rd Open team.
2006- In July, Old Nicks to its own surprise, becomes the champion of the GPSD Spring-Summer Over 50 bracket with a 7-1-1 record. (Best summer finish ever!)
2007-

The travel-crazy members of FC77 formally organize themselves into FC77 Mojos. This group organizes tournament teams to many exotic locales for all Club members.

FC77 is no longer homeless! A Club field is established at the Montessori Earth School at 14750 SE Clinton on Portland's east side. All five teams begin playing their home matches at the new location for the Fall 2007 season.

2008- For the Spring/Summer season, Madison's and Rangers won their respective GPSD division Championships and Newcastle played in their division's Championship final. Best summer results for the Club ever!
2009- Madisons breaks the (now non-existant) links with its previous sponsor and becomes the English-flavored FC77 Bollocks.