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
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]
Operation
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
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
The following players and coaches have all gone on to play for or coach a professional football club after leaving Senrab FC.
Players
Coaches
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Holt, Sarah (30 March 2004). "Lessons from Senrab's soccer school". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 15 July 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alex (4 August 2005). "All Aboard". Londonist. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Nicoli, Luke (August 2005). "The Famous Five". In Sleight, Hugh. FourFourTwo (Teddington: Haymarket) (132): 94–97. ISSN 1355-0276.
- ↑ "World Cup 2010: John Terry concerned by altitude". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ↑ "John Terry saves his former youth football club Senrab". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 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.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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.
- ↑ "Carling Cup star scouted in north London". Arsenal.com (Arsenal FC). 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
Sources
- Hayward, Paul (7 April 2004). "Dedicated learner has eyes on late call". Telegraph.co.uk (London: Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- Hart, Michael (17 May 2004). "Eriksson playing it safe". London Evening Standard (ES London). Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- Rose, Andy (8 January 2006). "Kid Knight was better than Defoe". Wales on Sunday (Media Wales). Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- Slot, Owen (19 May 2007). "Foundations ripped from under club that inspired Terry’s golden generation". The Times (London: Times Newspapers). Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- Spall, Leo (7 February 2002). 's+crop+of+stars/article.do "East End academy's crop of stars". London Evening Standard (ES London). Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- Szcezepanik, Nick (30 December 2002). "Doors still open at fame academy; The battle for survival at the Senrab Boys Club in East London". The Times (Times Newspapers). Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- Winter, Henry (18 April 2003). "On The Spot: Zamora dreams of joining his peers in the Premiership". Telegraph.co.uk (London: Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- The Soccer Store (20 May 2013). "Academy Football". TheSoccerStore.co.uk (The Soccer Store). Retrieved 20 May 2013.