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Hendon F.C.

For the predecessor to the current club, seeHendon F.C. (1876).

Hendon Football Clubis asemi-professionalfootballclub representingHendonin theLondon Borough of Barnet,but playing their home matches inKingsburyin theLondon Borough of Brent.They are currently members of theIsthmian LeaguePremier Division and play at Silver Jubilee Park inKingsbury.

Hendon
Full nameHendon Football Club
Nickname(s)The Greens, The Dons
Founded1908
GroundSilver Jubilee Park,Kingsbury
Capacity1,990 (298 seated)[1]
ChairmanCyrus Cooper
ManagerLee Allinson
LeagueIsthmian LeaguePremier Division
2023–24Southern LeaguePremier Division South, 10th of 22 (transferred)
The Hampstead Town side of1919–20

History

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The club was established as Christchurch Hampstead in 1908. They joined the Third Division of the Finchley & District League, which they won at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division Two.[2]At the start of the 1909–10 season the club were renamed Hampstead Town and they went on to win Division Two at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One.[2]For the 1911–12 season the club entered teams into both Division One of the Finchley & District League and Division Two of the London League.[2][3]They won the Finchley & District League title, and a fourth-place finish in Division Two of the London League saw the club promoted to Division One.[2][3]They subsequently entered a team into the Middlesex League alongside the London League team.

In 1912–13 Hampstead Town were runners-up in Division One of the London League, earning promotion to the Premier Division (Amateur);[3]they also won the Middlesex League.[4]The following season saw them win both the Middlesex League and the Premier Division (Amateur) of the London League.[4]This success saw the club admitted to theAthenian Leaguefor the 1914–15 season.[3][5]However, the league was abandoned after two games due toWorld War I.After the war they played in theUnited Senior Leaguein the 1918–19 season and won the league,[6]before returning to the Athenian League when it restarted in 1919. The club was renamed Hampstead in 1926.[5]They were Athenian League runners-up in 1928–29 and again in 1932–33, before being renamed Golders Green in 1933.[7]They reached the first round of theFA Cupfor the first time in1934–35,losing 10–1 atThird Division SouthSouthend United.[7]In 1946 the club was renamed again, adopting its current name,[7]that ofa clubthat existed in the 19th century.

Hendon were Athenian League runners-up in 1947–48, 1948–49 and 1951–52 before winning their first Athenian League title in 1952–53, a season which also saw them reach the first round of the FA Cup again, losing 2–0 atNorthampton Townin a replay.[8]In 1954–55 they reached the final of theFA Amateur Cup,losing 2–0 toBishop AucklandatWembley.[8]They went on to win the Athenian League title again in 1955–56, also reaching the second round of the FA Cup, beatingHalesowen Town4–2 in the first round before losing 6–2 atExeter Cityin the second.[8]The club won their first Amateur Cup in 1959–60, defeatingKingstonian2–1 in the final. A third Athenian League title was won in 1960–61.[8]In 1963 the club switched to theIsthmian League.They were runners-up in theirfirst seasonin the league. In their second season,1964–65,the club won the Isthmian League and Amateur Cup double, defeatingWhitby Town3–1 in the final.

Hendon reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup again the following season, but lost 3–1 toWealdstone.After winning their third Amateur Cup with a 2–0 win againstEnfieldin 1971–72, a second Isthmian League title was won in1972–73.Thefollowing seasonthey reached the third round of theFA Cup,where they drewNewcastle United;after holding them to a 1–1 draw atSt James' Park,Hendon lost 4–0 in a replay played atWatford'sVicarage Road.[8]In1975–76the club defeated aFootball Leagueclub for the first time, beatingReading1–0 in the first round, before losing toSwindon Townin the second round.[8]

In2003–04Hendon finished fourth in the Isthmian League Premier Division but declined to join the newConference South.[9]Having remained in the top division of the Isthmian League since joining it in 1963, Hendon finished in the relegation zone at the end of the2005–06 season,but were reprieved afterCanvey Island's resignation from theFootball Conference.During the summer of 2010, the club was bought out by the Hendon FC Supporters Trust, an Industrial and Provident Society.[10]In2014–15they were Premier Division runners-up, qualifying for the promotion play-offs; after beatingMetropolitan Police2–1 in the semi-finals, they lost the final 1–0 toMargate.[8]The2017–18 seasonsaw the club finish third in the Premier Division. In the subsequent play-offs, they defeatedFolkestone Invicta4–0 in the semi-finals before losing the final 4–3 on penalties toDulwich Hamlet.The club were placed in the Premier Division South of theSouthern Leaguefor the2018–19 seasonas part of the restructuring of the non-League pyramid.

At the end of the2023–24 seasonHendon were transferred back to the Premier Division of the Isthmian League.

Ground

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Claremont Road
Silver Jubilee Park in September 2016

The club moved toClaremont RoadinCricklewoodin 1926. The first match was played on 18 September, an FA Cup game againstBerkhamstedthat Hendon won 4–3.[2]The ground was also briefly used by rugby league clubLondon Broncos.[11]In the mid-2000s the ground was sold to property developers and it was initially planned that the club would move toBarnet Copthall.[12][13]However, the proposed move fell through and although Hendon had initially expected to leave in 2006, they were still at the ground in 2008; the final match at Claremont Road on 20 September 2008 saw local rivalsWealdstonewin 4–1.[2]

After leaving Claremont Road Hendon played atNorthwood's Chestnut Avenue,Staines Town's Wheatsheaf Road for the remainder of the 2008–09 season. They then moved toWembley's Vale Farm before relocating toHarrow Borough's Earlsmead ground in 2013.[14]In 2016 they moved to Silver Jubilee Park inKingsbury,groundsharing withEdgware Town.

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
General Manager Ian Allinson
Manager Lee Allinson
Assistant Manager Marc Charles-Smith
Coaches Caolan South
Physiotherapist Chad Smith
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Honours

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  • European Amateur Cup Winners' Cup
    • Winners 1972–73
  • FA Amateur Cup
    • Winners 1959–60, 1964–65, 1971–72
  • Isthmian League
    • Champions 1964–65, 1972–73
    • Full Members Cup winners 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99[4]
    • League Cup winners 1976–77, 2014–15[2]
  • Athenian League
    • Champions 1952–53, 1955–56, 1960–61
  • London League
    • Premier Division (Amateur) champions 1913–14
  • United Senior League
    • Champions 1918–19
  • Finchley & District League
    • Division One champions 1910–11
    • Division Two champions 1909–10
    • Division Three champions 1908–09
  • Middlesex League
    • Champions 1912–13, 1913–14
  • London Senior Cup
    • Winners 1963–64, 1968–69, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2019–20[4]
  • Middlesex Senior Cup
    • Winners 1933–34, 1938–39, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1985–86, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2017–18[4]
  • Middlesex Intermediate Cup
    • Winners 1964–65, 1966–67, 1972–73[4]
  • Middlesex Charity Cup
    • Winners 1921–22, 1926–27, 1935–36, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–5, 1987–88[4]
  • London Intermediate Cup
    • Winners 1962–63, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1979–80[4]
  • George Ruffell Memorial Shield
    • Winners 2001–02, 2003–04[4]

Records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^VenueEdgware Town F.C.
  2. ^abcdefgHistoryHendon F.C.
  3. ^abcdLondon League 1910–1928Non-League Matters
  4. ^abcdefghiHonoursHendon F.C.
  5. ^abHampstead Townat theFootball Club History Database
  6. ^1918–19Historical Dons
  7. ^abcHampsteadat theFootball Club History Database
  8. ^abcdefghiHendonat theFootball Club History Database
  9. ^Pyramid schemesWhen Saturday Comes
  10. ^"Hendon FC - Club History".Retrieved18 July2016.
  11. ^London Broncos to move to Ealing RFCGet West London, 28 July 2015
  12. ^Snapshots - Hendon FCPyramid Passion
  13. ^HendonSupporters Direct
  14. ^Hendon to ground share at Harrow BoroughHarrow Borough F.C.
  15. ^abcdefMike Williams & Tony Williams (2016)Non-League Club Directory 2017,Tony Williams Publications, p334ISBN978-1869833695
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