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'''Hadley Football Club''' is a [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Arkley]], Barnet, England. Affiliated to the [[Hertfordshire County Football Association]], they are currently members of the {{English football updater|Hadley}} and play at Brickfield Lane.
==History== The club was founded in 1882,<ref name=NLCD2017/> and started playing in the North Middlesex League. They joined the Barnet & District League in 1922, which they played in until transferring to the North Suburban League in 1957.<ref name=NLCD2017/> In 1970 the club switched to the Mid-Herts League,<ref name=NLCD2017/> going on to win back-to-back Premier Division titles in 1975–76 and 1976–77 and the Premier Division Shield in 1976–77.<ref name=H>[http://www.hadleyfc.co.uk/history/index.html History] Hadley F.C.</ref>
In 1977 Hadley joined Division Three of the [[Hertfordshire Senior County League]].<ref name=FCHD>{{fchd|id=HADLEY|name=Hadley}}</ref> They won the division at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One rather than Division Two. The following season, 1978–79, saw them finish the season as Division One runners-up, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division. However, they were relegated back to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1983–84. At the end of the 1984–85 season the club left the league to join the Southern Olympian League. They rejoined Division One of the Hertfordshire Senior County League in 1999, and were promoted to the Premier Division after winning the Division One title in 2001–02.<ref name=FCHD/> In 2003–04 they won the Premier Division and the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy.<ref name=FCHD/><ref>[https://www.fchd.info/cups/hertfordshiresummary.htm Hertfordshire] Football Club History Database</ref> They retained the league title the following season and won the league's Aubrey Cup in 2005–06.<ref name=H/>
At the end of the 2006–07 season the club made an application to join the Spartan South Midlands league, this was blocked by the Herts County League, so the following season the club dropped out of the league and played in the West Herts Saturday League Premier Division, which they won at the first attempt.<ref name=H/> Another application was made to join the Spartan South Midlands League in 2008 and the club was accepted into Division Two.<ref name=FCHD/> The [[2008–09 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2008–09 season]] saw them finish the season as Division Two runners-up, earning promotion to Division One, as well as winning the Division Two Cup.<ref name=H/> They went on to finish second in Division One the [[2009–10 Spartan South Midlands Football League|following season]] and were promoted to the Premier Division.<ref name=FCHD/> In 2015–16 they won the Herts Charity Shield, beating [[Tring Athletic F.C.|Tring Athletic]] 3–1 in the final.<ref>[http://www.tafc.co.uk/report.php?fixture_id=2715 Season ends with final defeat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423064050/http://www.tafc.co.uk/report.php?fixture_id=2715 |date=23 April 2017 }} Tring Athletic F.C.</ref> At the end of the [[2018–19 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2018–19 season]] the club were transferred to the [[Essex Senior Football League|Essex Senior League]]. Two seasons later they were transferred back to the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League.
In [[2021–22 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2021–22]] Hadley won the Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy, defeating [[Stotfold F.C.|Stotfold]] 3–1 in the final.<ref>[https://www.sportsshots.org.uk/2022/05/16/inane-ramblings-from-up-norff-spartan-south-midlands-league-2021-22-update-71/ Spartan South Midlands League 2021/22 update #71] Sports Shorts, 16 May 2022</ref> They went on to finish third in the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One Central of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] after second-placed [[Risborough Rangers F.C.|Risborough Rangers]] failed the ground grading criteria. In 2024–25 the club won the [[Herts Charity Cup]], beating [[Welwyn Garden City F.C.|Welwyn Garden City]] 4–2 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport/25149337.recap-welwyn-garden-city-2-hadley-4---herts-charity-cup/|title=RECAP: Welwyn Garden City 2 Hadley 4 - Herts Charity Cup|date=8 May 2025|website=Welwyn Hatfield Times}}</ref> They also [[2024–25 Southern Football League|finished fifth]] in Division One Central, qualifying for the promotion play-offs in which they lost 5–0 to [[Berkhamsted F.C.|Berkhamsted]] in the semi-finals.
==Ground== The club originally played on Hadley Common in [[Monken Hadley]].<ref name=H/> Around 1947 the club moved to Wrotham Park, where they played until around 1955, when they moved to Barnet Playing Fields.<ref name=H/> They played at St Albans Road in Barnet during the 1977–78 season but had their lease terminated at the end of the season, so moved to Chandos Avenue in [[Whetstone, London|Whetstone]], the [[England national football team|England]] training base.<ref name=H/>
In 1985 the club moved to Woodside Park Club in [[Totteridge]], before moving to Brickfield Lane in Arkley in 1992.<ref name=H/> At the start of the 2008–09 season the club started playing at Parkfield in [[Potters Bar]], before returning to Brickfield Lane in 2016 following installation of new floodlights and a stand.<ref>[http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/14720632.Homecoming__Barnet___s_oldest_football_club_is_back_in_town_after_eight_year_break/ Homecoming: Barnet’s oldest football club is back in town after eight year break] Times, 2 September 2016</ref>
==Honours== *'''Spartan South Midlands League''' **Challenge Trophy winners 2021–22 **Division Two Cup winners 2008–09 *'''Hertfordshire Senior County League''' **Premier Division champions 2003–04, 2004–05 **Division One champions 2001–02 **Division Three champions 1977–78 **Aubrey Cup winners 2005–06 **Centenary Trophy winners 2003–04 *'''Mid-Herts Football League''' **Premier Division champions 1975–76, 1976–77 **Premier Division Shield winners 1976–77 *'''West Herts Saturday League''' **Champions 2007–08 *'''Herts Senior Centenary Trophy''' **Winners 2003–04 *'''Herts Charity Cup''' **Winners 2024–25 *'''Herts Charity Shield''' **Winners 2015–16
==Records== *Best [[FA Cup]] performance: Third qualifying round, [[2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds|2016–17]], [[2019–20 FA Cup qualifying rounds|2019–20]]<ref name=FCHD/> *Best [[FA Trophy]] performance: Third round, [[2024–25 FA Trophy|2024–25]]<ref name=FCHD/> *Best [[FA Vase]] performance: Fifth round, [[2020–21 FA Vase|2020–21]]<ref name=FCHD/>
==See also== *{{c|Hadley F.C. players}} *{{c|Hadley F.C. managers}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.hadleyfc.co.uk}}
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