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The Marlow Eleven is a private members club founded in July 2004 that gathers on an 'ad-hoc' basis in the riverside Buckinghamshire village of Marlow, near Henley-on-Thames, England.

Membership of the club is by invitation only and is believed to comprise of around 20 members. To date the membership is 100% male, although there are no rules prohibiting female membership.

The club was founded by former Cambridge University rugby blue and St Edward's School Oxford Head boy and rugby captain Andrew John Stevenson. He is the only member of the club to have links to Marlow, having grown up there from the age of 8-23. He also played for Marlow Rugby Football Club; although his precise number of appearances has not been recorded, it is believed to be in the region of 5 games, as he attempted to recover his fitness prior to returning to his final year at Cambridge - having spent a year in Havana, Cuba. Stevenson moved to Melbourne, Australia in 2009. He visits the UK infrequently.

Format of meetings

Meetings are called by the club's founder, often at short notice. Members gather at the club Headquarters on Station Road, Marlow. Meetings usually begin at 6pm, and a drinks reception is held on the lawn of club Headquarters before the festivities begin. The precise nature of the festivities is not widely advertised outside of the membership of the club, although they are generally considered to consist of eating and drinking.

Spread of members

Members are predominantly British citizens. However, as of 2013, a number of the membership live and work abroad [Singapore (1), Australia (2), New York (1)]. Members come from all walks of life, including Insurance, Art, Equities, Furniture Design, Financial Public Relations, Restaurant ownership,Digital Marketing and Shipping.

Club Colours/dress

Members are requested to attend in 'club dress' which is a jacket and tie.

The significance of Eleven/name of the club

The significance of the number '11' is known only to the members of the club. Many speculations have been circulated, including by the prominent local journalist Ian Wheeler (Marlow Times/Reading Restaurant Review)who claims that " Eleven represents the number of millions (£'s) the club is rumoured to have made in the 'dotcom boom' of 1999-2001, and that the Marlow Eleven is an investment club".

Piers Leyland (Soccer Bet) claims "the eleven is a football team, it must be".

These, along with all other speculations have never been commented on by the club, although are widely believed to be fantastical.

Public awareness

Whilst the club is private and seeks to maintain a low profile outside of meetings, members of the public have commented that "you know when the 11 is in town" and indeed the founder has been informed that the 11 is often "the talk of the town" when meetings are held.

Corporate and Social responsibility

The club seeks to go about its business in a high respectable manner, and one which inconveniences no one. The club enjoys contributing significantly to the Marlow economy.