Senrab F.C.

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Senrab F.C.
Full name Senrab Football Club
Founded 1961
Ground Wanstead Flats, Forest Gate,
London
Chairman Tony Carroll
Coach Tony Carroll
League Sunday League

Senrab F.C. is a Sunday League football team, based at Wanstead Flats[1] in the Forest Gate district of London, England.[2]

History[edit]

The club was founded in 1961 by Jimmy Tindall (later a youth development officer for West Ham United), playing eight-a-side at first before progressing to 11-a-side within two years. The club had three 11-a-side teams to begin with, all playing in the Regent's Park League.[3] Tindall's recruitment policy was to pick up only the best young players, stipulating that to play for Senrab, a player must have previously played for his district or county.[3] In the early 1970s, so many Senrab players signed for Chelsea that former player Ray Lewington nicknamed Senrab "Chelsea Juniors".[3]

In 2014 Senrab have been shortlisted for the Daily Mirror Pride of Sport Awards in the Local Team of the Year Category.

Operation[edit]

Senrab operates 15 teams for age groups ranging from 5 to 17 years old.[2] The club has produced a great number of players who have gone on to have successful professional careers, including John Terry, Sol Campbell, Jermain Defoe and Ledley King.[1][4] A number of professional coaches have also started out at Senrab, most notably Dario Gradi,[1] who, until June 2007, was the longest-serving football manager in the Football League. In April 2011, former Senrab player John Terry donated an undisclosed sum to the club to keep it running.[5]

Name and location[edit]

The club takes its name from Senrab Street in Stepney; the club's players trained at Marion Richardson School on Senrab Street. Senrab Street is close to Barnes Street, and is also Barnes spelt backwards.[2]

Former players[edit]

The following players and coaches have all gone on to play for or coach a professional football club after leaving Senrab FC.

Players[edit]

Coaches[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Holt, Sarah (30 March 2004). "Lessons from Senrab's soccer school". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 15 July 2007. 
  2. ^ a b c Alex (4 August 2005). "All Aboard". Londonist. Retrieved 15 July 2007. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Nicoli, Luke (August 2005). Sleight, Hugh, ed. "The Famous Five". FourFourTwo (Teddington: Haymarket) (132): 94–97. ISSN 1355-0276. 
  4. ^ "World Cup 2010: John Terry concerned by altitude". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
  5. ^ "John Terry saves his former youth football club Senrab". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Matt Barlow (2010-05-07). "Ledley King just had an instinct that smacked of Bobby Moore | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  7. ^ "Academy Squad". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2014. 
  8. ^ a b c Wallace, Sam (12 May 2010). "Hodgson holds out for Zamora as Fulham take one final step towards history". independent.co.uk (London: Independent Print). Retrieved 27 August 2010. 
  9. ^ "Carling Cup star scouted in north London". Arsenal.com (Arsenal FC). 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009. 

Sources[edit]

  • The Soccer Store (20 May 2013). "Academy Football". TheSoccerStore.co.uk (The Soccer Store). Retrieved 20 May 2013.