Yeading F.C.

Yeading
	Conference South, 16th
Home colours	Away colours

Yeading F.C. were an English football club from Yeading in the London Borough of Hillingdon, west London. In 2007 they merged with Hayes to form Hayes & Yeading United.

Club history

Their roots trace to a youth club formed in Yeading in 1960. They have been known as Yeading Football Club after 1965. However, they remained in the junior and intermediate ranks until the 1980s when they were at last granted senior status, joining the old London Spartan League in 1984 and the Isthmian League in 1987. In 1990 they won their first national title, the FA Vase, as well as their regional division of the league. The following year they were promoted to the league's Premier Division for the first time but were relegated in 1998.

After the Isthmian League Division One was divided in 2002 they were placed in Division One North. They won the championship of that league in the 2003–04 season, returning to the Premier Division. A strong start to the season was crowned on 5 December 2004 with their being drawn at home to

Conference South

.

On 28 October 2006, Yeading were drawn against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup first round. The game was one of the biggest in their history, going up against former back to back European Champions. Yeading were hoping to upset the East Midlands team, but the task proved too much for The Ding, as they were emphatically beaten 5–0.^[4]

On 18 May 2007, Yeading announced that they would be forming a merger with fellow Conference South side Hayes. The new club retained its place in the Conference South, and is now known as Hayes & Yeading United.^[5]

Stadium

The club played at The Warren. The ground is located just off Springfield Road in

Church Road

became the new club's ground. It was still used for youth and reserve team purposes until Church Road was sold to fund the building of a new stadium on the same site as The Warren. Following the stadium's demolition, The SkyEx Community Stadium was built and opened in 2016. One terrace from The Warren still stands, outside the new stadium behind one of the goals.

Records

FA Cup best performance: third round proper – 2004–05
FA Trophy best performance: third round proper – 2006–07
FA Vase best performance: winners – 1989–90

Former players

References

^ Slough 1–3 Yeading – BBC Sport
^ Yeading tie moved to Loftus Road Archived 17 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine – BBC Sport
^ Yeading 0–2 Newcastle Archived 25 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine – BBC Sport
^ Nottingham Forest 5–0 Yeading – BBC Sport
^ Hayes and Yeading announce merger Archived 5 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – BBC Sport

External links

Official website Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Yeading at the Football Club History Database

[1] Slough 1–3 Yeading – BBC Sport

[2] Yeading tie moved to Loftus Road Archived 17 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine – BBC Sport

[3] Yeading 0–2 Newcastle Archived 25 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine – BBC Sport

[4] Nottingham Forest 5–0 Yeading – BBC Sport

[5] Hayes and Yeading announce merger Archived 5 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – BBC Sport

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