London Five-a-Sides

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London Five-a-Sides
Founded1954 [1]
Region London, England (The Sports Council)
Current champions Wycomble Wanderers
Most successful club(s) Queen's Park Rangers, (five titles)
Television broadcasters ITV
Sky TV (1993–95)

The Evening Standard London Five-a-Sides was an annual indoor football tournament organized by the Sports Council (now Sport England). As the competition name suggests it featured Football League clubs from the capital city. The latter years of the event was open to Football League clubs outside London. [1]

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History

The competition usually took place towards end of the domestic football season in April or May. [1] The competition was on six-year hiatus from 1961 to 1966 and then a seven=year break between 1986 and 1992. [1]

The first venue of choice was the Empress Hall, Earls Court. [1] The second edition was transferred to the Harringay Arena. [1] The event moved to Empire Pool Wembley in 1959. [1] It shared a home with the National Five-a Side tournament that ran from 1968 to 1986. [1]

ITV (Thames Television) covered the best of the action on its late evening show Midweek Sports Special for London and surrounding areas only. [1] The final three editions in the 1990s were shown by Sky TV to a wider audience. [1]

Winners

Years [1] [2] WinnersScoreRunners upRef
1954 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur [3] [4]
1955 Fulham 4–1 West Ham United [3] [4]
1956 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Fulham [ citation needed ]
1957 Fulham 3–2 West Ham United [3] [2]
1958 Leyton Orient 1–0 Crystal Palace [3]
1959 Crystal Palace 4–1 Charlton Athletic [ citation needed ]
1960 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 West Ham United [3] [5]
No Competition from 1961–66
1967 West Ham United 4–0 Arsenal [6] [4]
1968 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Crystal Palace [6]
1969 Crystal Palace 2–0 Brentford [6] [7] [8]
1970 West Ham United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur [9] [2]
1971 Queen's Park Rangers 1–0 West Ham United [9] [10]
1972 Queen's Park Rangers 3–0 Southampton
1973 Chelsea 2–2
Penalties		 Millwall
1974 Queen's Park Rangers 2–1 West Ham United [9]
1975 Charlton Athletic 5–3 Millwall
1976 Leyton Orient 6–1 Queen's Park Rangers [9] [11]
1977 Arsenal 2–1
After extra time.		 West Ham United [9] [12]
1978 Millwall 3–2 Queen's Park Rangers
1979 Millwall 3–2 Crystal Palace
1980 Queen's Park Rangers 2–1 Charlton Athletic [2]
1981 Arsenal 2–2
2–1 on Penalties		 West Ham United [2]
1982 Fulham 2–0 Charlton Athletic [2]
1983 Millwall 3–2 Brentford [2] [13]
1984 West Ham United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur [2]
1985 Queen's Park Rangers 3–3
Penalties.		 Arsenal [2]
No Competition from1986–92
1993 Watford 1–1
Penalties.		 Wimbledon [14] [2]
1994 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0
Shoot-out		 Wimbledon [2] [15]
1995 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0
Shoot-out		 Luton Town [2] [16]

Titles by Club

Team [2] Finals WonFinals LostWinning YearsLosing Years
Queen's Park Rangers 521971, 1972, 1974, 1980, 19851976, 1978
West Ham United 371967, 1970, 19841955, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1981
Charlton Athletic 331954, 1968, 19751959, 1980, 1982
Millwall 321978, 1979, 19831973, 1975
Fulham 311955, 1957, 19821956
Crystal Palace 231959, 19691958, 1968, 1979
Tottenham Hotspur 231956, 19601954, 1970, 1984
Arsenal 221977, 19811967, 1985
Leyton Orient 2–1958, 1976
Wycombe Wanderers 2–1994, 1995
Chelsea 1–1973
Watford 1–1993
Brentford –21969, 1983
Wimbledon –21993, 1994
Luton Town –11995
Southampton –11972

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