Edgware Town F.C.

Edgware Town

Full name	Edgware Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Wares
Founded	1939 (re-formed 2014)
Ground	Silver Jubilee Park, Kingsbury
League	Spartan South Midlands League Division One
2014–15	Spartan South Midlands League Division One, 9th
Home colours Away colours

Edgware Town F.C. is an English football club from Edgware, Greater London. Originally established in 1939, the club was dissolved at the end of the 2007–08 season but were then reformed in 2014, joining the Spartan South Midlands League. They now play at Silver Jubilee Park in Kingsbury, about three miles from the club's original ground, the White Lion, in Edgware.

History

The club were founded in 1939 by a group of football enthusiasts who worked for the construction and engineering firm, William Moss & Sons based in Cricklewood. The firm had taken over the sports ground located in the High Street, formerly used by Edgware Rugby Club. The club played in the Middlesex Senior League until joining the Corinthian League in the 1946–47 season. In 1948 they won the Middlesex Senior Cup. In 1963 the club transferred to Division One of the Athenian League. They finished third in their first season, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1966–67 they finished bottom of the division, and were relegated to Division One. This was followed by a second successive relegation to Division Two as they finished bottom of the table again.

The record attendance (estimated at 8500) at the White Lion ground was set in October 1947 for the F.A. Cup tie against local rivals Wealdstone. There was another large attendance in October 1949 when an estimated 7100 saw another F.A. Cup tie against Wealdstone, a game which was televised in full by the BBC.

In 1972 the club was renamed Edgware. When the Athenian League disbanded in 1984 they joined the London Spartan League, before changing their name back to Edgware Town in 1987. They won the Premier Division of the Spartan League in 1987–88 and 1989–90, and after their second title win, were promoted to Division Two North of the Isthmian League. After league reorganisation in 1991 they were placed in Division Three, which they won the following season. They were relegated back to Division Three in 2001.

In 2006 the now-renamed Division Two was disbanded and Edgware were transferred to the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League. They won it at the first attempt, also winning the Premier Cup and the Challenge Trophy. The club was promoted to Division One North of the Isthmian League, but folded at the end of the 2007–08 season due to lack of funds following the decision of the local authority to grant planning permission for their ground.

In March 2014 it was announced that the club had been revived. They competed in the Spartan South Midlands League from the 2014-15 season playing at Silver Jubilee Stadium, Townsend Lane, Hendon (the former home of Kingsbury Town F.C.). Their opening games of the season were played at Underhill Stadium while the ground was refurbished.

Ground

The club originally played at the White Lion Ground. The adjacent White Lion public house, which had given the ground its name, it stood in edgware until 2010, eventually demolished to build housing estates.

Notable former players

Professional players that played for Edgware early in their career include:

• Brian Stein
• Dave Beasant
• Scott McGleish
• Leon Constantine

Honours

• Isthmian League
  • Division Three champions 1991–92
• Spartan South Midlands League
  • Premier Division champions 2006–07
  • Premier Cup winners 2006–07
  • Challenge Cup winners 2006–07
• London Spartan League
  • Premier Division champions 1987–88, 1989–90
  • League Cup winners 1987–88
• Corinthian League
  • Memorial Shield winners 1952–53, 1961–62
• Middlesex Senior League
  • Champions 1939–40, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1945–46
• Middlesex Senior Cup
  • Winners 1947–48

External links

• Official site