The History of Sporting Hackney FC
18 Oct 2006

1986: Formed as Hackney Young Peoples' Unemployment Project.

1987: Runners up Northern Suburban League Division 2. Tour to Cornwall. Winners of the Sennen Invitation Cup.

1988: N.S.L.D. Division. Tour of Denmark.

1989: Joined the London Commercial League (10 divisions). Name changed to Sporting Hackney Football Club. Tour to Denmark.

1990: First team promoted to Division 5 as champions.

1991: Winners of Friends of Football Tournament. Tour of France. Winners of Paysac Trophy. First XI promoted to Division 3.

1992: Winners of I.R.L. 6-a-side competition.

1993: Runners-up I.R.L. 6-a-side competition.

1994: Winners of the London Commercial Football League Achievement Award. Semi-finalists Consolation Cup. Winners I.R.L. 6-a-side competition

1995: Club home ground at Southgate. Tour to Cornwall

1997: First XI promoted to Division 3

1998: First XI promoted to Division 2 Second XI promoted to Division 7. Semi-Finalists LCFL Junior Cup. Tour of France during the FIFA World Cup Finals

2000: First XI promoted to Division 1. Club home ground at Hornsey Club. Second XI promoted to Division 6.

2001: First XI finished second in Division 1, the clubs highest ever league position.  Second XI Champions of Division 6. Tour to Spain.

2002: Second XI promoted to Division 4. Tour to Italy.

2003: Second XI third in division four. Tour to Amsterdam, pre-season tour to Wales to play League of Wales Premier team.

2005: Second XI start in Div 3 upon reorganisation of league. Won Elm's Five-A-Side League, East League.

2006: Second XI finish fourth in Div 3, promoted to Division 2 upon reorganisation of league.

2006-7 Second XI win the Supplementary Cup. The first and second team both avoid relegation to stay in respective leagues

2007: Pre-season club tour to Valencia (Sept 6-9)

Home games now being played in Enfield

2008: Tour to Malmo (May)

2008/09: First team win League Challenge Cup and are runners-up in another. Finish 4th in London Commercial League, Division 1.  2nd team avoid relegation.

2009: Tour to Prague

2009/10: Sporting Hackney join the Middlesex County League.

2009/10: First team win the Middlesex County Division 1 (C&E) title and are runners up in The Jim Rogers President's Division One Cup.  Second team finish 7th in the Middlesex County Senior Reserve League.

2010: Tour to France.

20010/11: First team finish 9th in Middlesex County Premier League.  Second team take 3rd place in the Middlesex County Senior Reserve League.

2011: Tour to Galway.