Hayes F.C.

Hayes were formed in 1909 by Eileen Shackle, who wished to create a club to encourage boys to participate in sport as well as encourage their religious convictions. Their original name, Botwell Mission, derived from the fact that they changed at the small mission church and stored their kit there. The club adopted the name Hayes F.C. after a special general meeting of the club took place on 30 January 1929. The team nickname, The Missioners, was a salute to the history of the team The club was runner-up in the FA Amateur Cup to Wycombe Wanderers in 1931. Approximately 32,000 watched Hayes succumb to a late goal at Highbury. After winning the Isthmian League in 1996, Hayes had a six-year stint in the Conference National, spanning from 1996 to 2002. They achieved their highest league-finish in 1999, ending the season in third place just seven points away from promotion to the Football League, via a Conference championship. Hayes reached the FA Cup second-round on four occasions; in the FA Trophy they reached the quarter-finals twice. The club claimed some respectable cup triumphs, among the most noteworthy being those against Fulham a 2–0 win at Craven Cottage in November 1991, Bristol Rovers 1–0 in 1972-73 and Cardiff City 1–0, in a replay staged at Brentford in November 1990. In 1999 they missed out on a lucrative third-round tie with Chelsea after defeat in extra time to Hull City. An FA Cup tie against Reading in 1972 brought Missioners player Robin Friday to the attention…

Middlesex Senior Cup Winners (9): 1919–20, 1920–21, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1935–36, 1949–50, 1981–82, 1995–96, 1999–2000 Runners-up (10): 1922–23, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1967–68, 1980–81, 1986–87, 2005–06, 2006–07 Middlesex Senior Charity Cup Winners (15): 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1948–49, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1990–91 Runners-up (7): 1921–22, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1979–80 Great Western Suburban League Winners (4): 1920–21,1921–22,1922–23,1923–24 Runners-up (1): 1919–20 Spartan League Division 1 Winners (1): 1927–28 Runners-up (1): 1925–26 Athenian League Winners (1): 1956–57 Runners-up (2): 1931–32, 1949–50 Isthmian League Premier Division Winners (1): 1995–96