London Clubs?

Discussion in 'Other Divisions' started by MadridForLife, Oct 31, 2003.

  1. MadridForLife

    MadridForLife New Member

    Oct 13, 2002
    Worcester, MA
    I was just wondering what Nationwide clubs are located in or around London?
     
  2. Liverpool_SC

    Liverpool_SC Member

    Jun 28, 2002
    Upstate, SC
    Millwall
    Crystal Palace
    West Ham
    Queens Park Rangers
    Wimbledon (just kidding)
    Leyton Orient

    Brentford
    Luton (sort of)
    Wycombe?

    Some of this depends on how you determine where London ends and "the reset of England" begins.

    Here is a neat website that helps:

    http://www.geocities.com/amensoccer/soccer-geo/england.html
     
  3. Denzil

    Denzil New Member

    Dec 9, 2003
    Sidcup, England
    Also there's Watford, and Gillingham is nearer London that Luton.
     
  4. Liverpool_SC

    Liverpool_SC Member

    Jun 28, 2002
    Upstate, SC
    Right about Watford. I guess I was thinking that Luton has been establishing itself as more of a London satellite town (pumping up the airport as an alternative to Gatwick and Heathrow). I didn't know that anyone really considered Gillingham a true "bedroom" community of Greater London. But I don't know much about that kind of thing, being from the states.

    Also, Dagenham and Redbridge, Barnet and Stevenage are technically Nationwide clubs, being in Conference, and they are usually considered part of greater London (Stevenage to a lesser extent, I imagine).
     
  5. Denzil

    Denzil New Member

    Dec 9, 2003
    Sidcup, England
    Also Gravesend isn't that far away in the Conference. I quite like the Conference it's more down to earth than the pro game, and I follow Accrington in that league aswell :)
     
  6. Peakite

    Peakite Member

    Mar 27, 2000
    Berkshire
    Club:
    Halifax Town
    Well half the sides in the Conference now operate on a full time basis. Gravesend not being one of them, indeed have recently signed a player from one of the feeders as he didn't want to go full time.
     
  7. Twista

    Twista New Member

    Dec 9, 2003
    Kent
    Gillingham is quite close, but not a London club. Our closest rival is Millwall.
     
  8. Denzil

    Denzil New Member

    Dec 9, 2003
    Sidcup, England
    Closest yes, but we still don't care about you :D
     
  9. Liverpool_SC

    Liverpool_SC Member

    Jun 28, 2002
    Upstate, SC
    I forgot to mention AFC Wimbledon. At the rate they are going, they will be in conference in another two or three seasons.
     
  10. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Conference club Barnet is also considered in London.

    A few years a go I lived in London for part of the year for work. I never had to worry about if I could catch a match on the weekend.
     
  11. skipshady

    skipshady New Member

    Apr 26, 2001
    Orchard St, NYC
    Yep, Barnet is at the very Northern edge of London, the last stop on the Northern Line.

    Really, the Bees are the only London club that really matter. Why people pay those inflated prices to watch Arsenal or Chelsea, I will never understand.
     
  12. Adrian P.

    Adrian P. New Member

    Jul 2, 2003
    Copenhagen Denmark
    Actually what about Reading aren't they in London area.

    And your all forgot Leyton O they are from London.
     
  13. Bonji

    Bonji Moderator

    Feb 4, 2003
    Denver, Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I lived in a burough of London called Enfield, they had a small ground and club. This was 6 years ago so they might have fallen out of conference, but they were in it then.
     
  14. Adrian P.

    Adrian P. New Member

    Jul 2, 2003
    Copenhagen Denmark
    Enfiled split up in 2 teams as Wimbledon did.
     
  15. Peakite

    Peakite Member

    Mar 27, 2000
    Berkshire
    Club:
    Halifax Town
    Enfield haven't been in the Conference that recently, got promoted to the then Alliance Premier League in 81, won it in 83 and 86, relegated in 90.
     
  16. Adrian P.

    Adrian P. New Member

    Jul 2, 2003
    Copenhagen Denmark
    Yeah Enfield were until theyre split one of the most winning sides in the Conference.
     
  17. Blue and White Army

    Mipo Dockyard
    Oct 14, 2002
    Toronto
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    I'm a Canadian who supporters Watford, a club in the First Division.

    I'll bve moving to London next month, and I'm thinking of adopting Fisher Athletic as my "local" non-league side.

    They call themselves "the only Doc Martens team in London". :)
     
  18. million1390

    million1390 New Member

    Jan 4, 2004
    Fisher atheletic are nt the team 2 watch in that league salisbury beat them something like 8-1
     
  19. Aki's Boots

    Aki's Boots New Member

    Reading? Gillingham? Wycombe? London clubs? what are you lot on about :D
     
  20. Aki's Boots

    Aki's Boots New Member

    no, your closest rivals are the "travellers" situated on your training ground.
     
  21. Auxodium

    Auxodium New Member

    Apr 11, 2003
    Perth, Australia
    Wimbledon is in London (Greater)
    So is WATFORD :D, Luton town is as they are our main rivals :( both Watford and Luton are on the fringe of Greater London, so they would be. Yay for Watford!
     
  22. Texas Gooner

    Texas Gooner New Member

    Feb 12, 2004
    Wimbledon is in Lonodn, but FC Wimbledon play in Milton Keynes which is in the arse end of nowhere.
     
  23. Intermission

    Intermission New Member

    Feb 26, 2004
    From London to Oz...
    It could be worse. It could be Bristol.
     

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