Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C.
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| Full name | Beaconsfield SYCOB Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Rams | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Ground | Holloways Park, Beaconsfield (Capacity: 3,500) |
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| Chairman | Fred Deanus | ||
| Manager | Byron Walton | ||
| League | Southern League Division One Central | ||
| 2010–11 | Southern League Division One Central 22nd (reprieved from relegation) | ||
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Beaconsfield SYCOB 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. They joined the Southern League Division One West in 2005 but were relegated from the Southern League Division One South and West in the 2006–07 season. They have thrice won the Spartan South Midlands League in their short history.
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[edit] 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.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. SYCOB fans probably thought they had seen it all, only to be silenced again when former Rams defender Liam Patrick appeared on the ITV hit game show Golden Balls (hosted by Jasper Carrot), only to walk away empty-handed.
[edit] Club records (current club)
- Best league performance: 13th in Southern League Western Division, 2005–06
- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd Round Qualifying, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05
- Best FA Trophy performance: 1st Round Qualifying, 2005–06
- Best FA Vase performance: 2nd Round, 2003–04
[edit] Ground
Beaconsfield have always played on grounds owned by their patron, Lord Burham, and despite having to move due to the opening of the M40 in 1971, the Holloways Park name was maintained. The ground boasts floodlights, a £350,000 clubhouse, which incorporates one of the two terraces, and a 200 seat covered stand
[edit] Notable former players
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[edit] References
- Beaconsfield United at the Football Club History Database
- Slough YCOB at the Football Club History Database
- Beaconsfield SYCOB at the Football Club History Database
