CLUB HISTORY
16 Apr 2006

STOPSLEY UNITED.F.C. WAS FORMED IN MAY OF 2000 BY STEVE BAILEY ( SECRETARY )
JANET READ ( TREASUER ) AND SHAUN JOHNSON ( MANAGER ),WHO GOT TOGETHER TO SET UP LOCAL ADULTS FOOTBALL TEAM,WE GOT A BUNCH OF LOCAL LADS TOGETHER, BY WORD OF MOUTH, HENCE THE NAME STOPSLEY, THE UNITED CAME FROM JANETS WEST HAM TOP
FIRST SEASON WAS HARD GOING DUE TO PLAYERS NOT TURNING UP
WE HAD A SQUAD OF 28 PLAYERS AND NOT ALL OF THEM WAS GETTING A GAME
SEASON 2000/2001
FINISHED 6TH IN THE LEAGUE AND KNOCKED OUT OF THE COUNTY CUP 1ST RD AND THE
INVITATION CUP 1ST RD
SEASON 2001/2002
SQUAD WAS 27 PLAYERS OF WHICH A LOT DID LEAVE,HALF WAY THROUGH THE SEASON AND WAS DOWN TO 13 SHAUN LEFT AND JOHN RANDALL TOOK OVER AS MANAGER FINISHED 6TH IN THE LEAGUE AGAIN COUNTY CUP 1ST RD AND THE INVITATION CUP 1ST RD DIVISION 2 CUP WE WAS SEMI FINALISTS BUT GOT KNOCKED OUT
SEASON 2002/2003
THE SQUAD WAS NOW DOWN TO 18 PLAYERS WHO HAD SETTLED IN WELL WAS OUR BEST SEASON FINISHED 3RD IN THE LEAGUE P18 WON 9 DRAW O LOST 9 GOALS FOR 54 AND AGAINST 36
3RD RD OF COUNTY CUP 1ST RD OF THE INVITATION CUP AND SEMI FINALIST OF THE DIVISION 2 CUP BUT WE LOST AGAIN STEVE BAILEY WON LEAGUE SECRETARY OF THE YEAR
SEASON 2003/2004
BASIC SQUAD FROM LAST SEASON JUST A COUPLE OF INS AND OUTS
WE FINISHED 4TH IN THE LEAGUE COUNTY CUP 3RD RD INVITATION CUP 1ST RD DIVISION 2 CUP 1ST RD BAD SEASON ALL TOLD
SEASON 2004/2005
JOHN RANDALL LEFT SO STEVE BAILEY TOOK OVER HAS MANAGERTHE SQUAD WAS 20 PLAYERS WE TOOK THE LEAD IN SO MANY GAMES BUT SEEMED TO LOSE IN THE LAST 20 MINUTES OR SOFINISHED 8TH IN THE LEAGUE 3RD RD OF THE COUNTY CUP1ST RD OF THE INVITATION CUP SEMI FINALISTS OF THE DIVISION 2 CUP LOST OUT TO A LATE GOAL 2 - 1
STEVE BAILEY WON LEAGUE SECRETARY OF THE YEAR AGAIN
SEASON 2005/2006
IS THE BEST SEASON IN CLUBS HISTORY
A BASIC SQUAD OF 17 PLAYERS OF WHICH 2 LEFT FITZGERALD SOUTH BEDS DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS
QUARTER FINAL OF THE COUNTY CUP
QUARTER FINAL OF THE INVITATION CUP
KNOCKED OUT BY CLARENCE WHO FINISHED 2ND IN DIVISION 1 AND FINALLY WON THE DIVISION 2 CUP
SEASON 2006 / 2007 WAS A DISAPOINTING YEAR WITH THE ATTIUDE OF SOME PLAYERS
FINISHED 5TH IN THE LEAGUE NOT BAD FOR THE FIRST SEASON IN DIVISION 1 GOT TO THE SEMI FINAL OF THE COUNTY CUP AND LOST TO THE TEAM THAT WENT ON AND WON IT
ALSO THE SEMI FINAL OF THE INVITATION CUP AND LOST TO CRAWLEY GREEN
AND THE QUARTER FINAL OF THE LEAGUE CUP AND LOST ASWELL TO ALDWYCK
SEASON 2007/ 2008
GOOD SEASON WINNERS OF THE DIVISION 1 LEAGUE CUP BEATING BLACK SWAN 2-1 LOST IN THE Q/FINALS OF THE INVITATION CUP WENT OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE COUNTY CUP
BIGEST REGRET WAS NOT WINNING THE LEAGUE LOSING OUT ON GOAL DIFFRENCE ALSO WON FA DEVELOPMENT AWARD TO STEVE BAILEY