Harwell: Village for a thousand years

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    • Beginnings – The Beginnings of Harwell
      • The Beginnings of Harwell
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      • From a book sold for the Blewbury Village Organ Fund in 1874.
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      • Kelly’s Directory reports on the Harwell of 1891
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      • Eric Greenwood
      • Harwell in Wartime
      • School Life in Wartime
      • The Harwell Players
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      • The Atomic Energy Research Establishment.
      • Harwell Parish Council
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      • The Winterbrook Youth Club
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      • Wild Flowers of Harwell
      • The Bee Orchid
      • Village Footpaths
      • St Matthew’s Church Today
      • Harwell Women’s Institute
      • Harwell Bowls Club
      • Harwell Football Club
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    • Cherries – Harwell Cherries
      • Robert Loder
      • Cherries (1965)
      • Gordon Bosley
      • John Masefield: The Cherries
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      • Appendix I the Harwell Charters
        • Introduction to The Harwell Charters
        • Charter No 1
        • Charter No 2
        • Charter No 3
        • Appendix I Charter References
      • Appendix II Buildings
      • Appendix III Glossary
      • Appendix IV Contributors
      • Appendix V References
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Harwell Football Club

Formed in 1886, Harwell F.C. is one of the oldest Clubs in the area. As in most clubs the players first started with friendlies against neighbouring villages, players making their way to the game either on foot or by horse and cart. As matches became more serious and therefore more competitive the Club looked for alternatives to friendlies and decided to enter the newly formed North Berkshire Football Association in 1909. Their first success came in the season 1912-13 when they became winners of the Lady Wantage Shield. Since that time they have won many trophies, going from strength to strength as the years went by. By the end of the season 1983-84 the first and reserve team between them had won 46 trophies in the North Berks Competitions during their reign of 98 years. To add to these successes the Club takes part in six-a-side competitions both local and in other counties and the teams are renowned for their ability in this field. During 1971 the Club had probably its most successful season and was champion in eighteen competitions. The Club had played in this competition since the cup was first presented in 1907 but reputedly because of a curse placed on them by a gipsy the players had never previously been successful.

Harwell players featured often in the 1984 North Berks Honours and are quoted in the minutes as having “A season of unparalleled success in the history of North Berks”. They achieved the following successes: winners of the North Berks Cup, Charity Shield, A.G. Kingham Cup and Nairn Paul (first and reserve team sections) and Division One runner-up. In addition to this the Club was taking part in the Reading Senior and Junior Cups and the Berks and Bucks Intermediate and Junior Cups.

09-10
Figure 9.10 Harwell football team, 1911-12 season in the North Berks League.

Standing: B.].(]ack) Harris, Harold Lay, W.Brown, Ron Rice, A.Booth
Seated: Richard Rice, Stanley Greenwood, Bill Marchant, A.Faraday
Cross-legged: Fred Mulford, W Campbell.

Comments

  1. Renata says

    February 23, 2021 at 15:12

    Hello,
    I am the mother of a 6 year old boy who would like to try to play football. I do not know if this is the right place but I would like to ask if there are any entries to a sports club, we have been living in the area for a short time and I am looking for a club where I could enroll my son.

    Reply
    • Webmaster says

      February 23, 2021 at 17:40

      Renata

      Suggest you look here
      https://www.harwellparish.co.uk/local-village-organisations/

      There is a website link for the Harwell and Hendred Football Club
      http://www.hhyfc.info/index.php/contacts

      Reply

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Harwell is a village in south Oxfordshire, England, although until 1974 it was a Berkshire village. Harwell was first mentioned in 985, before the Doomsday Book.
This website presents the full text of the book (ISBN 0 9510668 0 3 ) published in 1985 to celebrate the village millennium.
"Harwell ~ Village for a thousand years"

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