Riding the coattails of the original Timbers' huge success, 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 knew of the destiny that awaited them.

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 morphed as time passed.

The team 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 brew from 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 championship finals. 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 back to the ancient team name in 1996, after a brief stint as FC77 Pyramid (expecting beer sponsorship dollars which never arrived.) Somehow the name seems to fit, though the original black shirts with a dapper Old Nick himself leering from them are long gone. And few on the team have tasted the Old Nick's brew for decades, if ever. However, FC77 Old Nick's still has a devilish style of play on the field and a wicked sense of humor.

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 Madison's team (Open 3rd) and Rangers (Over 30).