Formed in 1823 by Lord Carlton, Horwich R.M.I consisted of 11 Serfs who had migrated from the economically struggling Russia. The team grew from 11 players in January to 23 in March. However, the team had only 1 English representative, Peter Kay, much to the delight of the growing fan base, as English players were not considered to be as gifted as the foriegn imports. By the 1900's, Horwich had established themselves as an economically strong club with a fan base of over 30,000,000, worldwide. Particularly from Southern Namibia.