Draft:Motspur Park Community Football Club

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Motspur Park Community Football Club is an English competitive, grassroots football club based in Merton, South West London. The First Team compete in the Surrey South Eastern Combination league in the 12th level of the English football league system. The club play their home matches at two venues, Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields..[1] and Morden Sports Ground.

The club is 3-star accredited by England Football[2][3], offering football "regardless of gender, race or religion"[2]. Beyond the First Team, the club has 45 teams and over 1000 active members and volunteers[2].

Motspur Park Community Football Club
Full nameMotspur Park Community Football Club
Nickname(s)Motspur Park
Founded2014
GroundSir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields, Merton
Coordinates51.392145480456385, -0.23690695896692893
ChairmanGary Hammocks
LeagueSurrey South Eastern Combination League
WebsiteClub website

History[edit]

Foundation[edit]

The club was founded in 2014 by local chairman, Gary Hammocks[4], with two youth teams.

Expansion to Adult Football[edit]

Motspur Park Community Football Club expanded its operations in the 2015/16 season by launching its adult setup. The inaugural senior team, managed by Rob Dean, competed in the Kingston & District Football League[5].

Additional Adult Teams[edit]

The following season, 2016/17, the club's adult section migrating to the Surrey South Eastern Combination League[6]. To cater to a wider range of player abilities and experience, two additional teams were established: a Reserve Team and an A team.

Motspur Park launched its first Veterans Team in the 2020/21 season, comprised of parents and coaches from the youth section[2]. This team participate in the Southern Amateur League[7]

Ground[edit]

Motspur Park play their home matches at two separate venues.

Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields, KT3 6NE, is the foundational location for the club[8] with 7 pitches[1]. The grounds are named after British businessman, Sir Joseph Hood[9]. Less than a 5 minute walk from Motspur Park railway station, the ground is accessible from London's Zone 1 in less than 30 minutes [10]. The ground is also less than 5 minutes walk from the Motspur Park training ground of Premier League football club, Fulham[11].

The large gasometers behind Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields are visible across most of SW London[12].

Morden Sports Ground, SM4 4AE, is Motspur Park's new development ground for academy level youth football. In 2023, the Motspur Park grounds team won the Highly Commended award for "Grounds Team of the Year" at the Surrey FA Grassroots Awards[13][14]

Motspur Park Community Football Club is based in Merton, South West London

Season Results[edit]

Motspur Park First Team League Results
Season League Position Manager Top Scorer
2015/16 Kingston and District Football League Division 2 7th[15] Rob Dean Oleg Bilski[16]
2016/17 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Division 1 2nd[17] Rob Dean Oleg Bilski[18]
2017/18 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Division 2 8th[19] Rob Dean William Osei [20]
2018/19 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Division 2 4th[21] Rob Dean Rhys Waul[22]
2019/20 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Division 2 5th[23] Rhys Waul Kionte Gillfillian-Waul[24]
2020/21 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Division 2 9th[25] Rhys Waul William Osei [26]
2021/22 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Division 2 6th[27] Rhys Waul Mitchell Daley[28]
2022/23 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Division 4 8th[29] Ethan Ferrao Filippo Di Conno[30]
2023/24 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Division 4 n/a Ethan Ferrao n/a

Honours[edit]

Since formation in 2014, Motspur Park have won local silverware across the adult and youth teams, achieving their first County Cup successes in 2022/23[31]

Season Competition Result
2015/16 Surrey Youth League Division 3 U12, Surrey Youth League Division 3 U13 Winners[32]
2016/17 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Division 1 Runners-up[17]
2018/19 Surrey South Eastern Combination Football League Junior Cup Runners-up[33]
2021/22 Surrey FA Champion Timber U18 Youth Cup Runners-up[34]
2022/23 Surrey FA Thorpe Park U12 Youth Cup, Surrey FA Thorpe Park U13 Girls Cup Winners[31]

Category:Football clubs in EnglandCategory:Football clubs in LondonCategory:2014 establishments in England

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b https://motspurparkyouthfc.com/about-us/sir-joseph-hood-memorial-playing-fields/
  2. ^ a b c d https://motspurparkfc.com/about-the-club/#:~:text=The%20club%20is%20now%20the,1000%20active%20members%20and%20volunteers.
  3. ^ "England Football Accredited".
  4. ^ "Our Staff – Motspur Park F.C."
  5. ^ "football.mitoo". football.mitoo.co.uk.
  6. ^ " "football.mitoo - Invalid or Unauthorised Request".
  7. ^ https://www.southernamateurleague.co.uk/vets-saturday-shield.html
  8. ^ "Football clubs in Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields".
  9. ^ "Friends of Sir Joseph Hood".
  10. ^ "Trains Motspur Park to London Waterloo from £6.40 | Get Times & Cheap Tickets". Trainline.
  11. ^ FC, Fulham. "Motspur Park". Fulham FC.
  12. ^ "LDF Core Strategy Issues and Options, Kingston Council".
  13. ^ https://www.surreyfa.com/news/2023/aug/07/surrey-fa-grassroots-awards-2023
  14. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
  15. ^ "football.mitoo". football.mitoo.co.uk.
  16. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=1673418&LeagueCode=KDFL2015
  17. ^ a b https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=21298&LeagueCode=SSEC2016
  18. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=1952421&LeagueCode=SSEC2016
  19. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=24257&LeagueCode=SSEC2017
  20. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/TeamHist.cfm?CI=230495&DivisionID=24257&TblName=Matches&LeagueCode=SSEC2017
  21. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=26309&LeagueCode=SSEC2018
  22. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/TeamHist.cfm?CI=250041&DivisionID=26309&TblName=Matches&LeagueCode=SSEC2018
  23. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=413&LeagueCode=SSEC2019
  24. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/TeamHist.cfm?CI=9699&DivisionID=413&TblName=Matches&LeagueCode=SSEC2019
  25. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=512&LeagueCode=SSEC2020
  26. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/TeamHist.cfm?CI=3359&DivisionID=512&TblName=Matches&LeagueCode=SSEC2020
  27. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=1052&LeagueCode=SSEC2021
  28. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/TeamHist.cfm?CI=3953&DivisionID=1052&TblName=Matches&LeagueCode=SSEC2021
  29. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=814&LeagueCode=SSEC2022
  30. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/TeamHist.cfm?CI=4524&DivisionID=814&TblName=Matches&LeagueCode=SSEC2022
  31. ^ a b https://www.surreyfa.com/news/2023/jun/06/county-cup-winners-2023
  32. ^ http://www.wsyl.org.uk/presentation-day/
  33. ^ https://football.mitoo.co.uk/TeamHistAll.cfm?CI=250041&TblName=Matches&LeagueCode=SSEC2018&DivisionID=26309
  34. ^ https://www.surreyfa.com/news/2022/mar/18/champion-timber-u18-youth-cup#:~:text=Walton%20%26%20Hersham%20hold%20their%20nerve%20to%20win%20Champion%20Timber%20U18%20Youth%20Cup&text=In%20our%20first%20midweek%20County,to%2Dend%20football%20being%20played.
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