Hanwell Town F.C.

Hanwell Town

Full name	Hanwell Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Geordies
Founded	1920;104 years ago (1920)
Ground	Reynolds Field, Perivale
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Bob Fisher
Manager	Chris Moore
League	Southern League Premier Division South
2023–24	Southern League Premier Division South, 17th of 22
Home colours Away colours

Hanwell Town Football Club are a semi-professional football club representing Hanwell, but currently playing in Perivale in the London Borough of Ealing, England. They were the London Spartan League Senior Division champions in 1983 and the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division champions in 2014. The club is affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association. ^[1]

History

The club was formed in 1920 by a group of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne who were working in the Hanwell area, who adopted the famous black and white stripes of Newcastle United as their colours. ^{[2] [3]} They played in the London League during the 1920s but dropped down to more local leagues after World War II, where they remained for over twenty years. ^[4]

In 1970 the club made the step up to the Middlesex County League and by the early 80s were playing in the London Spartan League. ^[5] In 1983–84 they were Senior Division champions and were promoted to the Premier Division. ^[6] During their time in the London Spartan league premier Division the club reached the final of the London Senior Cup three consecutive seasons (1991–92 to 1993–94) winning it twice. ^[7] It was also in this period that the club made their debut in the FA Cup in the 1988–89 season, making it to the Second Qualifying round, losing to Wembley 1–0 at home. ^[8]

When the league amalgamated with the South Midlands League in 1998, Hanwell were placed in the Premier Division South but after the league's initial transitional season, a reorganisation saw them moved down into the Senior Division. ^[9] They immediately won promotion back to the Premier Division where they remained until reorganisation of the non-league system in 2006 saw them placed in the new Southern League Division One South and West. ^[8] In their first season in this division they finished second bottom and were relegated. ^[10] The club were then jointly managed by former player Keith Rowlands (the club's leading scorer) and Boysie Wise who succeeded Chris Boothe in May 2008. ^[5] Wise left at the end of the 2009–10 season. The team was then managed by club leading scorer Keith Rowlands but after sliding into the relegation places by December 2011 Rowlands resigned. He was replaced by Tommy Williams. ^[11] The club finished in 21st place but was saved from relegation because no club came down from Step 4 of the football pyramid to the Spartan South Midlands League.

Williams left the club at the end of the season and was succeeded by former manager Ray Duffy, returning for his second spell in charge. Duffy, with the assistance of his four sons and nephew playing in the team led the club to a sixth-place finish in his first season back. In 2014 they won the Spartan League Premier Division title by 14 points, going the whole season losing just one league game and were promoted back to the Southern League for the first time since 2006–07. In their first season back at this level, Hanwell finished in 7th place, the highest position the club has been in the football pyramid, while the club were also runners up in the Middlesex Senior Cup having lost 1–0 in the final to Harrow Borough. Ray Duffy and coach Mark Adams stood down at the end of the season being replaced by Phil Granville, assisted by Dave Tilbury who arrived from Harefield United.

In November 2015, despite leading Hanwell Town to the third qualifying round of the FA Cup - the furthest the club have ever been, manager Phil Granville and assistant Dave Tilbury parted company with Hanwell after just six months in charge with the club in 18th place. On 30 November 2015, returning to the side just a few months after leaving was Ray Duffy for a third spell as manager, assisted by Mark Adams. The second half of the season proved difficult leaving the club third from bottom going into the last week of the season, but after two victories Hanwell finished 20th on 39 points. ^[12] At the end of the 2017–18 season, as a result of structural changes by the FA to Step 4 of the non-league pyramid, the club was moved laterally to the Isthmian League, South Central Division.

At the end of the 2021–22 season, Hanwell were promoted after beating Chertsey Town 3–2 after extra time to win the Isthmian South Central Division play-off final. ^[13] It means Hanwell will play Step 3 football for the first time in their history, with the team placed in the 2022–23 Southern Premier Division South. ^[14]

In May 2022, joint-manager Wayne Carter left Hanwell to take up the manager's position at Isthmian South Central side Chertsey Town - leaving Chris Moore in sole charge. ^[15]

Ground

Hanwell Town play their home games at Reynolds Field in Perivale.

Hanwell moved to the ground in 1981 after over twenty years playing at the Ealing Central Sports Ground. Floodlights were installed in 1989 and inaugurated with a match against Tottenham Hotspur, since then a stand and disabled facilities have been added. ^[2] More recent additions to the ground include the newly built Bob Fisher Stand in honour of the current chairman who has been with the club for sixty years. ^[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 August 2023 ^[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   NZL Hugo Sobte — DF   ENG Danny Carr — DF   ENG Dwayne Duncan — DF   ENG Isaac Olorunfemi — DF   ENG Calum Duffy — DF   ENG Mack Miskin — MF   ENG Mark Waters — MF   ENG Harry Rush(captain) — MF   ENG Mat Mackenzie

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   ENG Sam Saunders — MF   ENG Tom McElroy [17] — MF   ENG Jack Hutchinson — FW   ENG Adam Laaref — FW   ENG Kweku Lucan — FW   ENG Kain Adom — FW   ENG Chid Onokwai — MF   ENG Elliot Benyon

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Backroom staff

Directors

• President: Dave Iddiols
• Chairman: Bob Fisher
• Vice Chairman: Dhali Dhaliwal
• CEO: Nigel Hunt
• Patron: Steve Pound
• Club Secretary: Clive Cooke

Club staff

Position	Staff
Director of Football	Ray Duffy
Manager	Chris Moore
Assistant Manager	David Murphy
Coach	Sam Loades
Goalkeeping Coach	Nick Brown
Physio	Claire Benton

^[20]

Honours

• Spartan South Midlands League
  • Premier Division champions: 2013–14
• London Spartan League
  • Senior Division champions: 1983–84
• Middlesex County League
  • League Cup winners: 1969–70 ^[21]
• London Senior Cup : ^[7]
  • Winners: 1991–92, 1992–93
• Middlesex Senior Cup : ^[22]
  • Winners: 2020–21

Records

• Best league performance: 7th in Southern League Division One Central, 2014–15 ^[8]
• Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–23 ^[8]
• Best FA Trophy performance: Third round, 2024–25 ^[8]
• Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2013–14 ^[8]
• Record attendance: 624 vs Brentford B, friendly, 2023
• Most appearances: Phil Player, 617 ^[23]
• Most goals: Keith Rowlands ^[23]

See also

• Hanwell Town F.C. players

References

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3. Townsend, Ian (24 January 2021). "The Geordies Get An Online Boost- From The Geordies". isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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15. Chertsey Town FC [@TheCurfews] (17 May 2022). "What a 24hours it has been! We are delighted to announce @CartsWL80 has agreed to take over as manager. Carts joins us from Hanwell Town - welcome to CTFC 🙌🏻 Apologies if you found out before this post on other media outlets, This was not the clubs intentions. #UPTHETOWN" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023– via Twitter.
16. "The Team". Hanwell Town F.C. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
17. Hanwell Town (Toon) FC [@hanwelltownfc] (1 February 2023). "🚨 NEW SIGNING 🚨 Delighted to announce the signing of Tom McElroy from @AylesburyUtdFC Welcome aboard! 🖤🤍 🫶🏼 https://t.co/dxKyJcwv2q" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023– via Twitter.
18. "Hanwell Town Squad | Aylesbury United FC".
19. "Hanwell Town | Appearances | Football Web Pages".
20. http://www.hanwelltownfc.co.uk/
21. Pieman, Simple (28 November 1989). "Pie and Mushy Peas: Hanwell Town FC". Pieandmushypeas.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
22. "Hanwell Town Put Their Name on the Senior Cup".
23. Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2020) Non-League Club Directory 2021, p561 ISBN   978-1869833848

External links

• Official website

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