Barnston Football Club

A brief history

Barnston Football Club was founded at a meeting called on the 17th October 1951 to form a village football team.

John Salmon was appointed President and kindly let them play on his land at Martels. Friendly matches were played at the beginning, they then joined the Chelmsford Combination League and moved ground to Barnston Brook. After several successful years, again moved to a new ground supplied by John Salmon (now Rayfield Close). The team were now playing for the Mid Essex League with the highlight being promoted to the Premier Division and winning the Bardfield Cup.

The late Don Churchill was the secretary through the 1950's and early 60's when the current chairman Bob Tyler took over. In 1967 the ground was sold for building and the present ground was leased, with only £150 the clubhouse was built by club members, giving up Sunday football for a season to build it. Quite a lot of materials were supplied by contractors constructing the M11, but to obtain these, buildings had to be knocked down and transported to Barnston. Some 9000 bricks were cleaned to re-use for the new clubhouse. The bar was installed, license obtained and now the clubs life line.

Football fortunes increased and intermediate status was obtained from the Essex County FA with the club joining the Essex Olympian Football League in 1989. The Sunday team enjoyed a successful spell winning the Northwest Sunday League Premier Division, three seasons running.

Further Improvements to the club, included larger dressing rooms, new toilets and referees room with shower, dug-outs and pitch barrier, again with club members working hard to construct a car park to enable approximately 70 cars to be parked. A second pitch was leased and is currently being used by our youth team and soccer schools.

BARNSTON A.F.C.

CLUB HONOURS

Mid Essex Football League

Division one Champions 1964/1965

Division Two Cup Winners 1984/1985

Reserves:- Division five Cup Winners 1984/1985

Essex Saturday Junior Trophy Divisional Winners 1987/1988

Essex Intermediate football league

Senior Divisional Three Runners up 1998/1999

Denny King memorial Cup Runners up 1999/2000

Reserve Division Three Champions 1993/1994

Reserve League Cup Runners up 1993/1994

Senior Xl team Sportsmanship award winners 1997/98, 2003/04

Club Sportsmanship Award Winners 2003/04

Reserve Team Sportsmanship Award winners 2004/05

Essex Intermediate League Clubman of the year

Bob Tyler 1993/1994 & 2002/2003

Saffron Walden & District Cup

Premier Divisional Cup Winners 1998/99

Division One winners 1998/99 & 2006/07

Premier Divisional Cup Runners up 1999/00

North West Essex Sunday League

Premier Divisional Champions 1990/91,1991/92, 1992/93

Premier Divisional Cup Winners 1991/92, 1992/93

Division One Champions 1989/90

Division Two Runners up 1975/76

Senior Inter Divisional Cup Winners 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93

Division One Challenge Cup Winners 1989/90

Division One Challenge Cup Runners up 1975/76

Bert Yabsley Trophy Winners 1990/91

Reserve Challenge Cup Winners 1985/86

Sportsmanship Trophy Division One Winners 1982/83

Sportsmanship Trophy Division Two Winners 1981/82, 1984/85, 1985/86

Club Secretary of the Year Bob Tyler 1982/83

Pope & Smith Sunday League

Division Two Winners 1997/98

Division Two Cup Winners 1997/98

Bishops Stortford, Stansted & District Football League

Reserves:- Sportsmanship Cup Division Three 1997/98

Oaklev Charity Cup

Winners 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92

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