Sikh Hunters F.C.

Sikh Hunters Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They are currently members of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division and play at Long Lane.

Sikh Hunters
Full nameSikh Hunters Football Club
Nickname(s)Hunters
Founded1964[1]
GroundLong Lane, Walsall
ChairmanLak Singh
ManagerStephen Rigby
LeagueWest Midlands (Regional) League Division One
2019–20West Midlands (Regional) League Division One (season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1964 as a Sunday league club, the brainchild of its three founder members, Bagicha Singh, Kernail Singh and Mohinder Singh, three men who had previously had the honour of playing for ‘Punjab Select’ in India. The club's first match was an exhibition match against a supporters club of Walsall FC. Through the late 1960s to late 1970s, most of their football was played in local Sunday leagues, where they spent a fairly successful six or seven years before transferring to Saturday leagues.[2]

The club have won the FA Charter Standard Award, an award that recognises clubs that are stable and well maintained with child protection and safety paramount.

The 2017–18 season saw the club win the West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two title, their first piece of silverware in over 30 years.[3]

Ground

The club play their home games at Long Lane, also known as the Wickes Stadium for sponsorship reasons, in Walsall.[4]

Honours

References
  1. "About". Sikh Hunters FC official site.
  2. "About". Sikh Hunters FC official site.
  3. Brassington, Jamie (14 May 2018). "Sikh Hunters are on a high after winning the West Midlands Regional League Division Two title". Express and Star.
  4. "Contact". Sikh Hunters FC on Pitchero.
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