Beaconsfield Town F.C.

Beaconsfield Town
Full name Beaconsfield Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Rams
Founded 1994
Ground Holloways Park, Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
Ground Capacity 3,500
Chairman Andy Agar
Manager Geoff Warner
League Southern League Division One Central
2015–16 Southern League Division One Central, 9th

Beaconsfield Town F.C. are a football club based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. The current club was formed in 1994 following the merger of Beaconsfield United and Slough Youth Centre Old Boys. The club were known as Beaconsfield SYCOB until 2016 when they changed their name to Beaconsfield Town, effective from the 2016–17 season.[1] The club is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association.[2] They currently play in the Southern League Division One Central.

In the summer of 2014, the club announced a link with the FAB academy based at Bisham Abbey. Nas Bashir arrived as the club's Director of Football/General Manager, but took over the manager's job as well on a caretaker basis March 2015.

After a stint as caretaker boss, Bashir returned to his previous position and was replaced by Geoff Warner in July 2015. Warner will be assisted by former manager Andy Hurley with Lee Togwell as player/coach.[3]

History

Beaconsfield United F.C. was formed in 1921 and competed in local leagues until 1979 when they joined the London Spartan League, where their best performance saw them finish sixth in the Premier Division in both 1983–84 and 1985–86.[4]

Slough Youth Centre Old Boys F.C. grew out of a boys' club based in Slough and first entered an adult league in 1947. They played in local leagues until 1990 when they joined the Chiltonian League where they were Premier Division runners-up in 1993–94.[5]

In 1994, new ground regulations meant that SYCOB sought a groundshare agreement with Beaconsfield, but with United struggling financially it was felt that a merger of the two clubs would be the best way forward.[6] The new club inherited United's place in the Spartan League (later renamed the Spartan South Midlands League) and claimed the championship on two occasions.[7] On the first occasion they applied to move up to the Isthmian League, but were rejected due to the state of their ground. However, after the second title win in 2003–04, they were able to move up to the Southern League where, due to divisional restructurings, they managed to play in three different divisions in three seasons without ever being promoted or relegated.[7]

In the 2006–07 season, however, they finished bottom of Division One South & West and were relegated. The club immediately regained its Southern League status in 2008 winning the Spartan South Midlands League Premier division at the first attempt.[7] Jamie Jarvis and Peter Scott resigned as manager and head coach in the close season, taking over at Southern League Division One Midlands rivals, Burnham.[8] There were further surprises in store when chairman Bob Breen tendered his resignation with the Rams, only to relocate his affections to neighbouring Burnham in August, where he took up a position on the board.[9]

In the 2010–11 season the club finished bottom of Division One Central in the Southern League, but escaped relegation as Bedworth United and Rugby Town were switched to the Northern Premier League Division One South.[10] The following season the club almost reversed its fortunes in the league when they made the Play-off final only to lose to Bedworth United 3–1.[11]

In the summer of 2013, former Hillingdon Borough and Northwood boss Gary Meakin was appointed manager[12] replacing James Pritchard. Meakin had left the Woods in November 2012 to join Wingate & Finchley but departed after the conclusion of the 2012–13 season. Meakin left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season with his side finishing 8th, joining Premier Division side Burnham.[13]

After Meakin's departure in the summer of 2014, the club confirmed a new partnership with FAB based at Bisham Abbey that saw former Hayes & Yeading United boss Nas Bashir arrive, alongside Andy Hurley and Lee Togwell who took the titles of manager and player/coach respectively with Bashir assuming a Director of Football/General Manager position.[14]

Meakin returned to the club as manager in January 2015, having left Burnham in November. His first match back was a 2-2 draw with Leighton Town. However, Meakin left the job for a second time after only six weeks in the job and was replaced by General Manager Nas Bashir.

After a spell as caretaker manager, Bashir stepped aside and was replaced by Geoff Warner in the summer of 2015. Former manager Hurley and player/coach Togwell joined Warner's coaching team. In July 2015, chairman Fred Deanus and vice-chairman Paul Hughes also stepped aside, replaced by Andy Agar.[15]

In the summer of 2015, the club announced their intention to change the club name from Beaconsfield SYCOB to Beaconsfield Town. While this was intended to take effect from the 2015-16 season, the club missed the FA's deadline. As such, the current plan is for the name change to occur prior to the 2016-17 season.[16]

Ground

Beaconsfield SYCOB play their games at Holloways Park, Windsor Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 2SE.

Beaconsfield have always played on grounds owned by their patron, Lord Burnham, and despite having to move due to the opening of the M40 in 1971, the Holloways Park name was maintained.[17] The ground boasts floodlights, a £350,000 clubhouse, which incorporates one of the two terraces, and a 200-seat covered stand.[17]

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

Club records

Notable former players

  1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
  2. Players with full international caps.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/news/name-change-delay-doesnt-bother-9385639
  2. ↑ "Statistics: Bromsgrove Rovers [Powered by tplSoccerStats]". Bromsgroverovers.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. ↑ http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/new-manager-for-sycob-40485/
  4. ↑ BEACONSFIELD UNITED at the Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ SLOUGH Y C O B at the Football Club History Database
  6. 1 2 3 "Club History". Beaconsfield SYCOB FC. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 BEACONSFIELD SYCOB at the Football Club History Database
  8. ↑ "Maidenhead United | Latest Maidenhead Football Updates & News On Maidenhead United FC | Jarvis appointed Burnham manager". Maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  9. ↑ "NEWSLETTER No. 1 By Bill Scholes" (PDF). MOLTEN SPORTS SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS FOOTBALL LEAGUE. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  10. ↑ "Beaconsfield earn relegation reprieve". Buckinghamshire Advertiser. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  11. ↑ "'Shocking' refereeing costs Beaconsfield SYCOB in play-off final / Slough Observer / Sport / Matchreports". Sloughobserver.co.uk. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  12. ↑ http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/all-change-at-beaconsfield-24905/
  13. ↑ http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/meakin-quits-sycob-for-burnham-31153/
  14. ↑ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/beaconsfieldsycob/news/new-manager-new-team-new-sycob-1257398.html
  15. ↑ http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/new-manager--now-new-chairman-at-sycob-40966/
  16. ↑ http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/12965355.Beaconsfield_stuck_with_SYCOB_as_FA_rejects_name_change/?ref=mr&lp=18
  17. 1 2 "Beaconsfield SYCOB". Pyramidpassion.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  18. ↑ "Beaconsfield SYCOB end season with Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup win". Slough and South Bucks Observer. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  19. ↑ "Football Club History Database – Berks & Bucks County Cups". Fchd.info. Retrieved 2012-10-07.

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