Southall Football Club is a football club representing

Southall Southall () is a large suburban county of West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011. It is generally divided ...

in the

London Borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing () is a London borough in West London. It comprises seven major towns: Acton (W3), Ealing (W5, W13, NW10), Greenford (UB6), Hanwell (W7), Northolt (UB5), Perivale (UB6) and Southall (UB1, UB2). With a population ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. The club is affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association. They are currently members of the .

History

Southall FC was founded in 1871, making it one of England's oldest football clubs, and two seasons later they entered the

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. After playing friendlies and cup competitions they joined the West London League as founder members in 1892, but only stayed for a single season. Four seasons later the club joined Division Two of the Southern Football League in 1896. The 1904–05 season saw the club attempt to go professional, but this left them with massive debts and they dropped out of the league at the end of the season, and also stopped playing in competitions the following season. Returning to amateur status, Southall merged with another club, Southall Athletic, and moved to a new ground at Western Road. In 1907 the club entered the Great Western Suburban League, where they remained until the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. After the First World War, Southall joined the

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for the 1919–20 season. They stayed in The Athenian League until 1972–73, during which time they won the league once in 1926–27, two seasons after reaching the FA Amateur Cup final. Southall reached the FA Cup Third Round in 1935-36, beating Swindon 3–1 in the First Round and Newport (IOW) 8–0 in the Second Round, before losing to

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. Southall became founding members of the Isthmian League Second Division for the start of the 1973-74 campaign. They finished as runners up in their second season in the Isthmian League and gained promotion to the league's top division. The club then changed its name to Southall & Ealing Borough. They spent three seasons in the top division before suffering two relegations in a row and finishing in the bottom division of the Isthmian league, after which the club changed its name back to Southall. The club stayed in the bottom division until the end of the 1984–85 season. They reached another FA final in 1986 when they lost to

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in the FA Vase final at

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. When the league reorganised for the 1991–92 season the club was moved up to the new Division Two. They played for two seasons in the higher division before being relegated back to the bottom division of the league. In 1992, the club lost the use of its Western Road ground and was forced to start ground sharing with other clubs. They remained in the lowest division of the Isthmian League until the end of the 1999–2000 season when, after finishing bottom of the table, they were relegated to the Combined Counties Football League. Southall remained in the Combined Counties League until March 2006, when they were expelled and their records for the 2005–06 campaign expunged due to financial irregularities. However, the club was able to clear its debts and continued to operate, restarting two levels lower in the

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Premier Division, from the 2006–07 season. After the division was cut from 15 to 11 teams, Southall were put in Division One Central and East. They finished runners up and immediately jumped back up to the Premier Division. The 2011–12 season saw manager Steve Embleton guide the club to a third-place finish, securing promotion to the

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Division One. With new manager Paul Palmer in charge for 2016–17, Southall reached the quarter-finals of the FA Vase, then the 2017–18 season saw the club crowned Division One champions, Southall's first league title for 91 years. They finished the season with 94 points, with 116 goals scored and a +80 goal difference. The team also broke the club record for most wins at the start of a season (7). For 2018–19, the club were members of the

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Premier Division and, under the management of Max Howell, finished fourth. The 2019-20 Combined Counties League Premier Division season was abandoned as a result of the

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. The pandemic led to further disruption the following season, with Southall's 2020-21 campaign starting in September, before being suspended in December with Southall in fifth place in the table. The club celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2021.

Ground

Southall FC currently play their home games at Robert Parker Stadium in Stanwell, sharing with Ashford Town (Middlesex). They previously played their home games at Hanwell Town's Reynolds Field ground in Perivale. Southall have shared grounds with other clubs since having to move from their Western Road stadium in 1992, and were playing their home games at Burnham FC's The Gore when they secured their first league title since 1927 in the 2017-18 season. They have plans to return to

and are reported to be in discussions with Ealing Council and private landowners about building a new stadium. The club is proposing a community health and wellbeing centre, to be incorporated into the new stadium as a hub for sports projects and educational use. The new community stadium would offer local residents training and fitness equipment, health checks, sports injury prevention advice, martial arts and boxing coaching sessions. Across the community classes are proposed that will suit the elderly, disabled, youth and other local community groups, and will include female only classes.

In the media

Ahead of Southall's 1986 FA Vase final against

, Thames News televised a preview for the final, interviewing the team's manager Gordon Bartlett at the club's Western Road ground. The piece shows footage of former Southall players

Alan Devonshire Alan Ernest Devonshire (born 13 April 1956) is an English former professional footballer who is the current manager of Maidenhead United. He was a wide midfielder who played for West Ham United, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1980, and Watford, ...

and Les Ferdinand, who at the time was Southall's leading goalscorer. The UK television series ''

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'' episode "Last Orders at the Winchester" made by Euston Films in 1993 includes a charity football match filmed at the Western Road ground between a police team and a team of regulars from the Winchester Club. Reggae singer

Maxi Priest Max Alfred "Maxi" Elliott (born 10 June 1961), known by his stage name Maxi Priest, is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion. He was one ...

made an appearance for Southall in 2003. Priest registered to play with the club suffering from a player shortage crisis, as a result of injuries and suspensions. He came on as a substitute during a 3–0 defeat against Feltham, playing alongside his son Marvin.

Honours & achievements

League honours

* Isthmian League – Division Two **Runners Up (1): 1974–75 *

**Champions (1): 1926–27 **Runners Up (1): 1954–55 * Spartan South Midlands League – Division One **Champions (1): 2017–18 *Great Western Suburban League **Champions (1): 1912–13 *London League – Division One **Champions (1): 1904-05 *West Middlesex League **Champions (1): 1906-07

Cup honours

* FA Vase **Runners Up (1): 1985–86 * FA Amateur Cup **Runners Up (1): 1924–25 **Semi Finalists (2): 1926–27, 1952–53 *

Middlesex Senior Cup The Middlesex Senior Cup is the most prestigious football cup competition in the historic county of Middlesex, England. The competition is run mainly for non-League clubs in the region, although league clubs have been known to enter the compe ...

**Winners (12): 1907–08, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1936–37, 1944–45, 1953–54, 1954–55 **Runners Up (4): 1895–96, 1919–20, 1928–29, 1985-86 * Middlesex Senior Charity Cup **Winners (10): 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1922–23 (joint winners with Botwell Mission), 1923–24 (joint winners with Botwell Mission), 1927–28, 1936–37, 1951–52, 1968–69, 1983–84 **Runners Up (10): 1919–20, 1931–32, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1998–99 * London Senior Cup **Runners Up (1): 1997–98 *

Premier Division Cup **Runners Up (2): 2006–07, 2011–12 *West Middlesex Challenge Cup **Winners (10): 1886–87, 1895–96, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1921–22 **Runners Up (3): 1891–92, 1901–02, 1912–13

Cup achievements

**3rd Round Proper (1): 1935-36 **1st Round Proper (5): 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1936–37, 1955–56 * FA Vase **Quarter Finalists (2): 2016-17, 2021-22 * FA Amateur Cup **Semi Finalists (2): 1926–27, 1952–53 **Quarter Finalists (3): 1935–36, 1945–46, 1959–60

Records

Club records

* Highest league position: 14th in Isthmian League Premier Division (1976–77) *

best performance: Third Round (1935–36) * FA Trophy best performance: Second Qualifying Round (1975–76, 1978–79) * FA Vase best performance: Finalists (1985–86) * FA Amateur Cup best performance: Finalists (1924–25) * Highest attendance: 19,094 v

( 1935-36 FA Cup Third Round Proper) * Biggest win: 12-0 v Cranleigh * Biggest defeat: 14-0 v Grays United

Player records

* Record appearances: Reg Short (450+) * Record goalscorer: Ken Merry (117) * Record goals scored in a season: Charles Roach (57)

Former players

Notable former Southall players include Les Ferdinand MBE (QPR, Tottenham, Newcastle and England),

(West Ham and England), Gordon Hill (Manchester United and Millwall), Justin Fashanu (Norwich), Eric Young (Brighton, Wimbledon, Crystal Palace and Wales), Mark Nicholls (Chelsea), Graham Wilkins (Chelsea and Brentford), Rowan Vine (Portsmouth, Birmingham and QPR), Colin Viljoen (Ipswich, Manchester City, Chelsea and England), former Bradford and Wigan manager Chris Hutchings (who played for Chelsea, Brighton and Huddersfield) and the current Leyton Orient head coach

Ross Embleton Ross Embleton (born 9 November 1981) is an English football coach and former player who was most recently Head of Recruitment at Colchester United. Playing career Embleton played four games in all competitions for Bedford during the 2016–17 s ...

. Arthur Shaw played 61 times as a wing half for Arsenal during a seven-year period with the Gunners, including 25 league appearances during Arsenal's 1952-53 Division One title winning season. A flag bearing his name flies in tribute on the Ken Friar Bridge, close to Arsenal tube station. Fred Rouse was a prolific goalscorer who made more than 100 appearances as a centre forward for Wycombe, Grimsby, Stoke, Everton, Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion and Brentford. He represented the Football League XI in matches versus the

Irish League XI The Irish League representative team was the representative side of the Irish Football League, the national league for football in Northern Ireland from 1922 and, prior to that the league for Ireland. The Irish League was suspended from 1941–42 ...

in 1905 and 1906, scoring once in a 6–0 victory in the second match. Gerry Cakebread OBE made 374 appearances for Brentford as a goalkeeper. He set a club record of 187 consecutive appearances for Brentford between November 1958 and August 1962, and played for England Youth and England Under 23s. He remained a part-time player throughout his career. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015, and was described as "arguably Brentford's finest ever goalkeeper". Many former Southall players played for other London clubs. More than one in four on the former players list below have also played for Brentford, with Griffin Park (Brentford's home until August 2020) located less than five miles from

. Many of the players listed below have represented at least one of the following London clubs:

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, Wimbledon,

Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...

, West Ham,

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, Fulham, Tottenham, Arsenal and

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profession ...

. Other former Southall players include: * Charles Ballard – Played for Southall before emigrating to New Zealand in March 1913. After The Great War he represented New Zealand in two matches against Australia. His older brother Tommy 'Brancher' Ballard was a Southall stalwart, who was killed on the Western Front in October 1918. His last match at Western Road was for 3/8th Middlesex Regt., against Southall. * Cliff Ette – Joined Southall after playing for West Ham, where he had made one appearance and scored one goal. He captained Southall in their 3–1 win against Swindon in the 1935-36 FA Cup First Round, and an 8-0 Second Round win against Newport (IOW) saw Southall into the Third Round Proper for the first time in the club's history. * Frederick Chapman – Played for Nottingham Forest prior to joining Southall and was part of the Great Britain team that won Gold at the 1908 London Olympics. * Ted Bennett – Played for QPR and Watford, was an England amateur goalkeeper and represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. * Frederick Gamble – Represented Brentford, West Ham,

Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alder ...

and Reading and played first class cricket for Surrey between 1933 and 1935. * Charles 'Wag' Roach – Scored 57 goals in one season for Southall, which remains a club record. Also played for Fulham, Reading and Tottenham's reserves. Known as Wag on account of his love of telling jokes. * John 'Jack' Bowman played for Stoke City,

and

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and was later manager of Norwich and QPR. * Alan Nelmes – Made more than 300 appearances for Brentford as a defender and was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2014. * Albert Thain – Made 153 appearances for

, scoring 51 goals. * Cyrus Vanterpool – Has made five appearances as an international for

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. *

and Marvin Elliott / Marvin Priest – Reggae singer Maxi Priest and his son Marvin have both played for Southall. Marvin was known by his given name, Marvin Elliott, during his Southall playing days. Charles_Roach

Included on the former players list below are: # Players who have played/managed in the

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/ Football League or foreign equivalents. # Players with international caps. # Players who have achieved success in other professions. * Herbert Ashford ( Brentford,

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) * Andrew Anderson ( St Mirren, Newcastle United) * H.S. 'Berty' Austin ( Mardy AFC) * Charles Ballard (

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) * Cristian Barrett (

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) * Ted Bennett (

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, England amateur) * David Bitsindou ( Kemi City) * John 'Jack' Bowman ( Stoke City,

and

player and manager) * David Byrne (

, Partick Thistle) * Gerry Cakebread ( Brentford) *

Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...

(

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

, Reading,

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) * Brian Caterer ( Brentford) * Sid Chandler ( Aston Villa, Preston North End) * Frederick Chapman ( Nottingham Forest, GB) * John 'Jack' Chapman ( Brentford) * S. Chapman (

Clapton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profess ...

) * Dennis Cutbush ( England amateur international) * Alex Davidson ( Manchester City *

( West Ham,

) * Marvin Elliott / Marvin Priest (singer, son of

) *

(current

head coach) * Cliff Ette (

) * Justin Fashanu (

, Nottingham Forest) * Les Ferdinand (

, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur,

) * Dickie Foss (

) * Robert Fry (

) * Frederick Gamble ( Brentford,

) * T. Gale (

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

) * Mick Gilchrist (

, Bangor City) * Bert Gower ( Brentford) * Alfred Hawkins (

) * Leslie Heard ( Fulham) * Mick Heath ( Brentford, Wimbledon) * Gordon Hill (

, Manchester United) * Myles Hippolyte ( Livingston, Falkirk, Yeovil Town) * Robert Holland (

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

) * Chris Hutchings (

and

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player; Bradford City and Wigan Athletic manager) * Clifford Jones ( Wales amateur international) * Roger Joseph ( Brentford, Wimbledon,

) * Ray Knowles ( Wimbledon) * Goma Lambu ( Mansfield Town) * Percy Leahy ( Wales amateur international) * W. F. Lewis ( Wales amateur international) * Ralph McElhaney ( Celtic, Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford) * Charles McKinley ( Charlton, Brentford) * Frank Morrad (

, Brentford) * Robert Morris (

) * Pat Morrissey ( Coventry City * Mark Nicholls ((

) * John Payne (

, Manchester City, Brentford,

) * Ron Peplow ( Brentford) * Sean Priddle (

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, Brentford) *

(reggae singer) * Charles 'Wag' Roach ( Fulham, Reading) * Albert Rogers (

) * Fred Rouse ( Everton,

) * Fred Ryecraft ( Brentford) * J. Sangster (

) * Arthur Shaw (

, Brentford, Arsenal 1952-53 title winner,

) * Gary Smith ( Wimbledon) * Ron Smith ( Keflavik, Perth Glory and Australia interim manager) * Charles Snarey ( Lincoln City) * Albert Thain (

) * Peter Turnbull ( Rangers,

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Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...

, Bolton Wanderers,

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, Millwall Athletic,

, Brentford, Barrow,

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) * Sam Turner (

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...

) * Cyrus Vanterpool (

) * Colin Viljoen ( Ipswich Town, Manchester City,

) * Rowan Vine (

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) * George Weeks ( Brentford) * Denis Weidlich ( Hansa Rostock) * Graham Wilkins (

) * George Willis ( Reading) * George Willshaw (

) * Eric Young ( Wimbledon,

, Wolverhampton Wanderers,

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)

Former coaches

Included on the former managers/coaches list below are: # Managers/coaches who have played, managed or coached in the

/ Football League or a foreign equivalent # Managers/coaches who have international caps * Dave Anderson – Was manager of AFC Wimbledon from 2004 to 2007. * Gordon Bartlett – Played for

and

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. Was the longest serving manager in English football's top six tiers. *

Terry Fenwick Terence William Fenwick (born 17 November 1959) is an English football manager and former player who played either as a centre-back or a full-back. During his playing career, he made a total of 455 appearances in the Football League for Cryst ...

– Played for

, Tottenham Hotspur and

. Managed

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

and

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. * Mick Gilchrist – Played for

and Bangor City. * Pat Morrissey – Played for Coventry City,

, and

. *

Tommy Taylor Thomas Taylor (29 January 1932 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer, who was known for his aerial ability. He was one of the eight Manchester United players who died in the Munich air disaster. Career Taylor was born in Smithies, ...

– Played for

and

. Managed

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on Ne ...

, Darlington, Boston United and Grenada. * Tom Tranter – Has managed England Women and Keflavik in Iceland.

References

External links

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