Worcester Park F.C.

Worcester Park
Full name Worcester Park Football Club
Nickname(s) The Skinners, The Park, Park
Founded 1921
Ground Skinners Field, Worcester Park
Chairman Sam Glass
Manager Gary Taylor
Coach Chris Streat
Max Fouracre
League Surrey Elite Intermediate League
2017–18 Combined Counties League Division One, 1st of 19 (relegated)

Worcester Park Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester Park in the London Borough of Sutton, England and part of the Worcester Park Athletic Club. They are currently members of the Surrey Elite Intermediate League and play at Skinners Field

History

The history of Worcester Park Football Club is rather vague. It appears that the club was founded in 1900, but became more established in 1921 when WPAC inherited the ground at Green Lane known as Skinners Field. Whether WPFC played at Skinners Field before 1921 is not known as it is believed that the field was part of church land.

In 1949 the football club was admitted to the old Surrey Senior League where it stayed throughout the fifties and early sixties before demotion to intermediate grade football. WPFC then became a founder member of the Surrey County Premier League in 1982 before its name change to the Surrey County Senior League in 2000. In 2003 it joined the Combined Counties League as part of the new Division 1.

In the earlier years the club was known as the Skinners, but for a long time now 'come on the Park' has been the call from the touchline.

The second team play in the Reserves division of the Surrey Elite Football Division and the third eleven (known as the 'A' team) play in the Surrey South Eastern Combination League Division 4. The club also provides for a number of junior teams and a vets side. The club currently plays its football in the Combined Counties League Division One.

On Tuesday 3 May 2011, the first team won the Combined Counties Division 1 title with a 4–1 victory over Cobham to win by 2 points (79).

For the season 15/16 Gary Taylor took on the role as first team manager, Worcester Park finished a respectable 4th and picked up the Division League Cup in his debut season beating Bedfont & Feltham 1-0.

Park bettered that achievement in 16/17, they finished 4th again but, in front of over 450 people at Sutton United, they came from 2 down to beat Banstead on penalties in the final of the Surrey Premier County Cup. They fell at the Semi Final to stages AC London in the league cup.

The club had ongoing discussions regarding upgrades for the ground, to include floodlights, car park & seating viewing. However, they do not own Skinners field and planning permission rules mean this is unlikely to be achieved. The FA's rulings means that our time in the Combined Counties is on borrowed time.

In early 2018 Taylor announced he would be stepping down as manager of Worcester Park, with the side still on for the quadruple.

April 2018 - Premier Division Walton & Hersham announce Taylor will be their new manager for the 18/19 season.

Ground

Worcester Park play their home games at Skinners Field, Green Lane, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 8AJ.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Kevin Wheller
England GK Rob Palmer
England DF Tom Costelloe
England DF Connor Symon
England DF Declan Teuten
England DF Martin Wells
England DF Archie Watkins
England DF Charlie Brown
England DF Ashley Noble
England MF Mark Waters
England MF Johnny Phillips
England MF Simon Burt
England MF Tom Cheeseman
England MF Carl Chaney
No. Position Player
Republic of Ireland MF Chris Burke
England MF Adam Lock
Australia MF Oscar Brooks
England MF Hector Earley
England FW Mason Reynolds
England FW Joe Cheeseman
England FW Gary Knowelden
England FW Harrison Deacon
England FW Ryan Moth
England FW James Dunning
England GK Craig Taylor

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Saturday Premier Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Saturday Intermediate Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Saturday Junior Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

Coordinates: 51°22′54.27″N 0°14′37.58″W / 51.3817417°N 0.2437722°W / 51.3817417; -0.2437722

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