COCKFOSTERS F. C.

The Story so far.......

The Club was originally formed in 1921 by local residents and the ground allocated to the Club by Lady Bevan, from her family estate.
 

The first league entered was the local Barnet League and moderate success was enjoyed as the Club moved through the lower divisions.
 

The 1930’s saw the original club joined by the successful Cockfosters Juniors and the “new” Club joined the stronger Wood Green League. Promotion was again achieved through the lower divisions, culminating in season 1938-39 with the first two “trebles” won in the Club’s history, winning the Wood Green League’s Premier Division, the League Cup and the Barnet Cup.
After the war the Club moved it’s two sides into the Northern Suburban Intermediate League, a very strong local league of that time. Season 1946-47 saw the Club finish as runner-up in the League’s First Division and promotion into the Premier Division. The next season saw relegation, but in 1949-50 the First Division title came to Chalk Lane and in the very next season the runners-up spot in the Premier Division.
 

The late 1940’s also saw success in a number of local cup competitions but for most of the 1950’s the Club struggled with no honours coming it’s way.
 

The start of the 1960’s saw a re-awakening of the Club and the Northern Suburban League’s First Division title again came to Chalk Lane, with the Premier Division Championship following in the very next campaign. The Barnet Cup and the Barnet Charity Cup finals were reached regularly with both trophies being won on a couple of occasions.
Season 1966/67 saw the Club gain entry to the Herts Senior County League and the very first season saw the league’s Division One title at Chalk Lane.
 

Twenty five seasons were spent in the Herts Senior County League and all but the very first were spent in the league’s Premier Division. In that time the London F.A Intermediate Cup was won twice, the Herts F.A Intermediate Cup once, with three other appearances in the final. The Herts Senior County League Cup (The Aubrey Cup) was won twice, with two other losing finals played.
In season 1978-79 the Club won their second “treble” – the Herts Senior County League’s Premier Division title, the Aubrey Cup and the Herts F.A. Intermediate Cup – under the managership of Roy Reeder. The following nine seasons saw the Premier Division title won twice more, both under different managers, firstly in season 1980-81, when former Barnet player Jeff Voyce was in charge and then again in 1983-84 with Colin Bell at the helm. During this period the Aubrey Cup was again won and the Club twice finished as runner-up for the Premier Division Championship.
 

During the twenty five years in the Herts Senior County League the Club’s Reserve team also enjoyed a great deal of success with an appearance in the final of the Herts F.A. Junior Cup. The League’s Reserve Cup was won, with two other appearances in the final. The Division One Title was won twice and the runners-up spot achieved on three other occasions.
Throughout most of the 1980’s the First AND Reserve teams were rarely out of the top four positions in their respective divisions when the final league tables were published.
 

In 1991 the Club gained “Senior Status” from it’s parent F.A. (London) and an application was accepted by the London Spartan League for entry into their Premier Division.
 

Following the amalgamation of the Spartan League with the South Midlands league in season 1997-98. The Club failed to retain it’s Premier Division status and currently compete in the League’s First Division.
In 1998-1999 the club switched their Reserves from the Middlesex County League, where they had played for the previous eight seasons, into the Spartan South Midland League and were placed into Division One of the Reserve Section.

In Season 2005-06 the Club introduced a Youth team at under 18 level, competing in the Southern Counties Floodlit Youth League.  

For Season 2006-07 former player David Craig was appointed as Club and First Team Manager, assisted by two other former players Mark Standen and Ray Farley. This resulted in an immediate upturn in the Clubs fortunes with the First Team being promoted into the Premier division and the Reserve team being promoted back to Reserve division one. 

With the elevation into the Premier division of the Spartan South Midlands League the Club was accepted into the FA Challenge Cup for the first time in their history.

Following a poor run of results during the early months of Season 2008-09 the resignation of the above management team was accepted and they were replaced by Neil Ewing assisted by Ron Syrett, who had for the previous three season been in charge of our very successful reserve team. Despite struggling in the league for most of this season and club did manage to avoid finishing in a relegation position.

 However due to planning refusals by the London Borough of Enfield, the club was unable to upgrade their facilities to the level required by the Football Association for clubs competing in the league’s premier division and were relegated back down to Division One for the 2009-10 season.

 Following disappointing results during the early part of the 2010-11 season, the management team of Neil Ewing and Ron Syrett stood down and were replaced by Mark Adams assisted by Vince Purdue, who had previously had a successful period managing Northwood Reserves in the Suburban league.

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