Club News
May to July 2001

July 26th
Fixtures for the season 2001-2002 can be found here.

Pre season friendlies played in July include:

July 27th 1968 Ruislip Manor Away Won 4-0
July 26th 1978 QPR XI Away Drew 2-2
July 31st 1978 Chelsea XI Home Lost 1-4
July 31st 1980 QPR XI Home Lost 0-3
July 30th 1983 Tilbury Home Won 2-0
July 27th 1985 Maidenhead Town & Youth Away Lost 2-3


July 24th
Southall begin their Combined Counties League campaign on Saturday August 18th when they play host to champions Cove. They then visit Raynes Park Vale on Tuesday August 21st.

July 10th
Southall and Chalfont St Peter have agreed a ground sharing agreement for the coming season which also includes training facilities.

The Cardinal Ealing Youth League will not run during the 2001-2002 season due to a lack of interest from local clubs with the result that Southall will not field a Youth Team this season.


July 6th
Southall's PR Manager and Secretary Andy Fitzsimons has quit the club.

June 30th
The draws for the F.A. Cup and the F.A. Vase have been made.

F.A. Cup:
01/09/2001 Preliminary Round
Uxbridge (Home)

15/09/2001  First Qualifying Round
Wroxham or Aveley (Home)

29/09/2001  Second Qualifying Round
Burnham or Flackwell Heath or London Colney or Soham Town Rangers (Away)

F.A. Vase:
08/09/2001 First Qualifying Round
Tring Town (Away)

22/09/2001  Second Qualifying Round
Halstead Town (Away)

June 20th
The A.G.M. of Southall Football Club was held at the Master Robert Hotel in west London.
Present were Messrs. S. Hasnain, B. Gill, A. Fitzsimons, A. Mehli, B. Sangha, A. Phillips, D. Ombesh and G. Harrison.
The season just finished was reviewed and plans for the forthcoming season were discussed. It is hoped that an announcement about a ground sharing arrangement will be made shortly.


June 6th
Today  is the 59th anniversary of a match played in 1942 against Edgware Town. In the game played at Western Road Southall were victors  6-2 to win the Southall Hospital Cup. This is the latest recorded date for the final game of the season. 

May 30th
On this day in 1942  Southall played Walthamstow Avenue at Underhill in the final of the Herts & Middlesex League Challenge Cup.
Southall  lost 1-0.


May 29th
Southall Youth lost their final game of the season when they lost 4-0 at home to Broadwater United.
This result means that Southall finished in third position behind champions Forest United and Broadwater United.


May 26th
Southall Reserves completed their season with a 2-0 defeat away to Neasden 2000 Reserves.
Reserve Team Manager Asher Phillips had this to say about the performance:
We had three or four good chances in the first half to win the game, but again we didn't take our chances !

May 23rd
On this day in 1945 Southall defeated Hounslow 4-2 at Denbigh Road to win the Hounslow Hospital Cup.
Earlier, on May 12th,  Southall had drawn 3-3 at Western Road with a QPR XI in the Southall Hospital Cup.



May 15th
The May  edition of Terrace Talk  together with a review of the season by supporter Steve Cullen are  now on the web site.

May 14th
Southall concluded their first season in the Combined Counties League with a disappointing 2-1 defeat away to Viking Greenford. Southall fell behind as early as the 10th minute of the match and although O'Sullivan equalised from the penalty spot late into the second half Viking grabbed the winner three minutes later.
Marlon Antonie broke his left leg in the incident which gave Southall the penalty. He will be out of action for at least three months.

May 13th
Southall Youth Team drew 1-1 in both matches played against top of the table Forest United.

May 12th
Southall Reserves lost their penultimate league match when they were defeated 5-1 by Pinner Albion Seniors in a game played at Edgware Football Club.

May 10th
Southall stretched their unbeaten run to six matches with a 2-0 home win over Walton Casuals.

May 9th
A goal ten minutes from time by Marlon Antonie gave Southall a share of the points when they drew 1-1 at home against Chessington United.

May 8th
The report of the Sandhurst Town game written by Steve Cullen is now on the web site.

May 7th
Two goals from Andre Robinson and one from Tony May were enough to give Southall a 3-1 victory over Sandhurst Town at Mill Meadow. This was Southall fourth consecutive victory. This was last achieved in 1995 with victories over Cove, Epsom & Ewell,  Tring Town and Flackwell Heath.

May 5th
Southall Reserves suffered a heavy 7-2 defeat at home to Neasden 2000 Reserves. 
Reserve Team Manager Asher Phillips had this to say about the performance:
Some players played their usual game however others didn't seem to want to know.

May 4th
The report of the Reading Town game written by Steve Cullen is now on the web site.
The report of the Merstham  game written by Andy Fitzsimons is now on the web site.

May 3rd
Southall won for the third in a week when they travelled to Reading Town and defeated their hosts 4-0. Goals from Barret, Robinson, an own goal and a penalty by O'Sullivan gave Southall all three points.
This was the third consecutive clean sheet which was last achieved in April 1994 when Southall were members of Isthmian League Division Three. At that time they had  a 2-0 away win over Flackwell Heath, a 0-0 draw at home to Tring Town followed by a 6-0 home victory against Camberley Town.

May 2nd
The Combined Counties League match at home to Sandhurst Town on Monday May 7th will kick off at 12 noon.

May 1st
Southall made it two wins in a row when they beat Farnham Town 8-0 at Mill Meadow. After an even first half in which Southall missed a penalty and scored through a deflected shot, four goals from Marvin Rufus, two from Michael Spence and one from Dan Twin gave Southall victory.

Southall have won 8-0 at home on ten other occasions. These were:

February 17th 1894 Royal Veterinary College
Friendly
November 3rd 1900 Hounslow Garrison
Friendly
March 11th 1903 City of Westminster
London League
October 10th 1907 Grove House
London Cup
April 25th 1908 Staines
Great Western Suburban League
March 1st 1914 Marlow
Great Western Suburban League
November 13th 1926 Windsor & Eton
Athenian League
January 4th 1930 West Norwood
Friendly
December 12th 1935 Newport (IOW)
F.A. Cup Second Round Proper  Attendance 5500
October 7th 1939 Uxbridge
Friendly


The April  edition of Terrace Talk by supporter Steve Cullen is now on the web site.

Games played on May 1st include:

May 1st 1926 Cheshunt Home Won 5-1
Athenian League
May 1st 1935 Bromley Away Lost 1-2
Athenian League
May 1st 1936 Barking Home Won 2-1
Athenian League
May 1st 1937 Enfield Home Won 3-2
Athenian League
May 1st 1943 Grenadier Guards Home Won 4-1
Friendly