History of Ashridge Park Football Club
18 Sep 2011

1991

               Ian Neilson had a son who was the previous year playing for

Wokingham Youth, but for one reason or another wasn't getting a game.

              Whilst Ian and his next door neighbour Peter Edwards, and a family friend David Lindsay were having a Barbecue, the subject of football came up, the discussion progressed and Ian mentioned about starting a team up, well straight away Peter Edwards said if you can sort it, I will sponsor it and the kit well that was organised by David Lindsay.

So Ashridge Park FC was formed with Mr Peter Edwards as Chairman, Mr David Lindsay as Treasurer and Mr Ian Neilson as Club Secretary.

1992

2nd Season in local football, Ashridge operating 5 teams at various age groups.

1993

Size of club quickly reaches 100 members, spanning 8 teams under 6 age groups.

1994

First Ashridge Park Summer Tournament held at St. Crispin's.

1995

The Club went on a number of tours as well, the first was a trip to Germany playing on some sort of chalk pitches. Ashridge represented Wokingham vs. our twin town Erfstadt.

In future years there were trips to Bournemouth for some tournaments, and we also represented Wokingham in a Twinning Tournament held in France, in which we won all of our games and the Trophy is held at the Town Hall  on permanent Show.

1997

              New Chairman and Secretary appointed as Ian McKenzie and Rosie Ramsay join the club.

1999

              Ashridge Adult section formed. The early days It was Sunday afternoons in the Bracknell Boys League, for the under 10’s and above, with the Adults as now playing in the Bracknell Sunday Men’s League.

2000                                                                                                                       Ashridge website set-up www.ashridgeparkfc.co.uk

2002

Ashridge Soccer School introduced for under 6s, 200       members spanning 11 age groups from under 6 up to Adult.

2004

New Chairman and Vice appointed, Steve Jones and Ian Blackham.

2007

FA Charter Status Achieved, Neil Coupe appointed club    secretary,

2009

Youth to Adult, Development side formed.

2010

First Ashridge Girls teams formed.

2011

20 Year Anniversary, 300 club members spanning 25 teams within the community. 20 junior teams, 2 girls teams and 3 adult sides.