Similar line as H4US - which local teams did you play for ?

[rogerpbackinMidEastUS]

Mine were:

Sunbury Grammar

64 club - ran by a chubby vicar who tucked his cassock into his trousers to referee on Hanworth Air Park (the rest of the team were a mixture of Feltham Boys and Ott's and Irvine's the 'fairground boys"

Bedfont YC
Hanworth YC
West Middlesex under-16's and 18's
Embarrassing trial for Chelsea
Allied United   -    Hounslow League
Chase Rovers  -   West Middx Sunday Premier
Feltham Colts  -   West Middx Sunday Premier
British Airways-    Heathrow Midweek  League
Feltham FC (mostly Res)  1 appearance in FA Cup qualifier
Hounslow Town Res (Athenian league)
Playboy Club  -  London Catering League
Ladbrokes Casino -  London Catering League
Ramsar Casino, Iran
Retired @ 24 due to nagging wife !!!

[Kent Cassandra]

Hammersmith FC based at CIU Club in Kent House, Hammersmith.
Centre half and later became manager, Johnny Key was our coach.

[Berserker]

Have never played football

[dannyboi-ffc]

I was on the books of Cray Wanderers for a couple of years, 17-19 years old and I had trials for Colchester, Charlton, Barnet and Southend. I had the talent to make it at around league one/two level but I didn't have the temperament. I was very shy, very quiet and went missing in those trials. I didn't stand out because I didn't have the confidence to express myself. I suppose you need the full package to make it nowadays.

Still, you can't regret things. My life turned out perfect for me in the end. Lovely family, decent job and I get to watch Kit Symons every week (last one is a joke, incase you think I'm being horrible).

And now I play for the fof 5 a side team and I am so unfit and so rusty that I make Fotheringham look like Messi! It's amazing how much your body can change in 8 years lol. I used to run the 100 metres in under 12 seconds, now I'd be amazed if I could run 100 metres lol

[The Swan]

In 1961 through to 1974 I played for a youth club team. It was called St. Augustines YC Hammersmith.

We played in the Sunday Sportsman League.I played as a midfield defensive player.The type of role that Nobby Stiles played for England.

We had three teams, one in the Premier,one in div 1 and one in div 3.

I was the captain of the Premier team. As I got a bit older I moved to Centre half.

We did win one cup.

In 1973 I moved to Milton Keynes and played for the Open University. I was 29 and I still managed to play for another ten years.

[JDH101]

The Chiswick Polytechnic. Up the Poly.

[jarv]

JDH...when were you at the poly. I played there for a few seasons, some 1st, the remainder split between 2nds and 3rds.  All ok until you got down to the 5ths.

I also played for..

Crawley United (did not last long, it was supposed to be a feeder for Crawley town, didn't work) The team was rubbish.
Three Bridges, mostly reserves for 2 seasons.  (Sussex county league)
Gossops green, Crawley league premier division.
Poly in Chiswick..

Fulham Compton old boys for 2 or 3 seasons.

Rank Xerox, Middlesex league, player manager by this time. (I worked there)

Now.....

Massachusetts over the hill league....
Wayland over 40
Acton over 50
Sudbury over 60.   We are in first place, division 2. (got relegated last season, too many oldies).

That just about covers it.

[Rhys Lightning 63]

1st Frimley Green & Mytchett Cub Scouts
Yorktown - U12's to U14's
Brief one month trial at Aldershot Town
Cove Athletic - U15's to U16's
FC Bracknell - U18's
University Of East London - 1st/2nd/3rd year of University

[JDH101]

JDH...when were you at the poly. I played there for a few seasons, some 1st, the remainder split between 2nds and 3rds.  All ok until you got down to the 5ths.

I also played for..

Crawley United (did not last long, it was supposed to be a feeder for Crawley town, didn't work) The team was rubbish.
Three Bridges, mostly reserves for 2 seasons.  (Sussex county league)
Gossops green, Crawley league premier division.
Poly in Chiswick..

Fulham Compton old boys for 2 or 3 seasons.

Rank Xerox, Middlesex league, player manager by this time. (I worked there)

Now.....

Massachusetts over the hill league....
Wayland over 40
Acton over 50
Sudbury over 60.   We are in first place, division 2. (got relegated last season, too many oldies).

That just about covers it.

I was at the Poly from 95-2005 - A few seasons in the 1's, then was manager or the 2's. Honestly the happiest days of my life. I live in California now and miss the poly (and Fulham) so much. I'd still be playing for them if I lived there. Trying to move back!!!

Whats your name and when were you at the Poly?

Jamie DeHavilland

[Asotosyios]

I played for Sports Echo (a sports newspaper) in the League for media companies in Greece.

[St Eve]

Old Isleworthians

[Southdowns White]

I played for a few sunday league teams in West london and Surrey, a few Hammersmith and Fulham council teams and Hamersley Rovers in Perth western Australia, I have always played 5-6-7 a side even tonight down here is Sunny Sussex, keeps me young.

[David Allen Crankshaw]

Manchester Y.M.C.A.
Sale Amatuers
Mather College of Education

[CorkCity]

Queens Manor Schoolboys
Isleworth Colts
a few months at West Ham schoolboys
Hampton
Torquay Utd reserves
Hampton
Eversheds
Manor FC
Blackpool Celtic Cork

Retired at 40

[FFChris]

Stanwell Blues - West Middlesex Minor Football League
Staines Town - Isthmian and Suburban League
Egham Town - Isthmian League
Ashview Rangers - West Middlesex Sunday Football League
Yateley United Old Boys - Farnham and District Vets League

52 and still playing!

[Burt]

First East Putney cubs and scouts.
Rugby was the school sport so no football there then.
Nottingham Uni, I played for our hall.
And I my working life I have always played for my employer up until a few years back when I did my ankle in.

[sunburywhite]

Civil Service Rugby Club at Dukes Meadows

[jarv]

JDH...I was at the poly in the 70s. I think about 1973 for 5 or 6 years. I also played at the tennis club in the summer. When I played we had awful Blackburn rovers type shirts, 2 halves. That's ok but our colours were red and green halves. My mates took the p suggesting I played for a team of court jesters. (Probably not far from the truth).

Good club, nice pitches.Obviously the stadium pitch felt good to play on but the railway pitch, way over (by the railway line of course) was big, wide and very lush grass, a better surface.

Always had good Saturday nights after the match. A few in the clubhouse then off to a pub somewhere.