1981-82
Ground:
Henry Barrass Stadium, Houndsfield Road, Edmonton N9 (First team)
The Ride, Enfield EN3 (Reserve & ‘A’ teams)
Colours:
Red shirts, black shorts & socks (First team)
Change of Club Name:
The Club name was shortened to ‘Ambrose Fleming Football Club’ thus deleting the ‘Old Boys’ reference
This was the first season playing in the Premier Division after just one year of being a Senior Club. The Reserve team also made their debut in the Intermediate Section after 10 years of playing in the Northern Suburban Intermediate Football League, and finished a very creditable 4th place in Intermediate Division 3.
London Spartan FL Premier Division
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FISHER ATHLETIC | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 18 | 41 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2 | BRACKNELL TOWN | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 30 | 35 | 1-4 | 3-3 |
| 3 | MERSTHAM | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 28 | 32 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| 4 | MALDEN VALE | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 32 | 2-1 | 0-2 |
| 5 | BECKTON UNITED | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 0-4 | 0-3 |
| 6 | WALTHAM ABBEY | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| 7 | ALMA SWANLEY | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 49 | 27 | 1-5 | 3-3 |
| 8 | BECKENHAM TOWN | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 2-0 | 0-2 |
| 9 | CHINGFORD | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 57 | 24 | 1-4 | 1-0 |
| 10 | SWANLEY TOWN | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 22 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| 11 | AMERSHAM TOWN | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 53 | 21 | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| 12 | BERKHAMSTED TOWN | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 19 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 13 | GREENWICH BOROUGH | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 49 | 17 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 14 | AMBROSE FLEMING | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 54 | 15 | N/A | N/A |
Senior League Cup
Round 1, vs ULYSSES (h) Won 2-0 (report below)
Round 2, vs MALDEN VALE (h) Lost 1-2
London Senior Cup
Round 1 Qualifying, vs THAMES POLYTECHNIC (a) Won 2-0
Round 2 Qualifying, vs ST ALBANS (a) Lost 1-4 (report below)
Middlesex Premier Cup
Round 2, vs CROWN & MANOR (a) Lost 1-3
Friendly
HARINGEY BOROUGH (h) Won 3-1
Appearances with goal scorers in brackets : 29 John McGuiness (1), 27 Gary Smith (2) – Keith Granger, 26 Paul Letts (1), 23 Bobby Scarth (5) – Mickey Lynch (1) – Terry Andrews (1) – Derek Byles, 20 Jimmy Khan (7) – Steve Waite (1) – Gary Toms, 16 Dean Bragg (1), 14 Ray Gibbins (5), 11 Ershen Selim (1) – John Termine(1), 9 Terry Whymark, 7 Pete Corner – Len Tye, 5 Barry Cobbold (1) – Glen Jones, 4 Rendell Fiffee, 3 Chris Noad – John Lynch – Sean McCreesh – Bob Sheldrick – Neil Thompson, 2 John Cobbold – Alan Fiffee – Ivan Millard – Greg Percival, 1 Jamie Ward – Steve Thorogood – Gary Warren – Dave James – Trevor Goodey – Gerry Wetton – Ron Bonner
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London Spartan FL Intermediate Division 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABACUS | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 14 | 40 | 0-4 | |
| 2 | BEACONSFIELD UNITED RES | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 34 | 1-1 | 0-3 |
| 3 | THAMES POLYTECHNIC RES | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 1-0 | |
| 4 | AMBROSE FLEMING RES | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 37 | 25 | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | SOUTHGATE ATHLETIC RES | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 24 | 3-2 | |
| 6 | PHOENIX SPORTS | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 24 | 1-0 | 2-4 |
| 7 | BARKINGSIDE RES | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 22 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
| 8 | COLLIER ROW RES | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 59 | 52 | 20 | ||
| 9 | DANSON RES | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| 10 | BRIMSDOWN ROVERS RES | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 3-0 | |
| 11 | ULYSSES RES | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 79 | 14 | 4-1 | |
| 12 | WICKHAM PARK RES | 22 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 75 | 6 | 3-1 |
Intermediate Reserve Cup
Round 2, vs THAMES POLYTECHNIC RES (a) Lost 0-3
Middlesex Intermediate Cup
Round 1, vs BURLEIGH ATHLETIC (a) Lost 1-2 after extra time
London Junior Cup
Round 2, vs ARGONAUTS (a) Won 2-0
Round 3, vs CHINGFORD HATCH (h) Won 4-2
Round 4, vs TROY ALBION (a) Lost 1-2
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Northern Suburban IFL Division Two
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BULL | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 21 | 40 | ||
| 2 | HINTON RES | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 3 | THE FOXES RES | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 41 | 28 | ||
| 4 | AMBROSE FLEMING 'A' | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 38 | 26 | ||
| 5 | NEW SOUTHGATE | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 41 | 25 | 5-0? | 1-3 |
| 6 | TOTTENHAM GAS | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 23 | ||
| 7 | CROYLAND ATHLETIC RES | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 47 | 23 | 3-2 | |
| 8 | OAKLEIGH ROVERS RES | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 52 | 20 | ||
| 9 | FRIERN HOSPITAL | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 70 | 19 | 1-0o | 3-4 |
| 10 | WEST GREEN UNITED RES | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 16 | ||
| 11 | SPARTAN | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 76 | 9 | ||
| 12 | GESTETNER | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 81 | 6 |
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A ‘B’ team was entered in the Enfield Football Alliance and one result is recorded: vs Metair (a) won 3-2 (scorers James Hoy 2, Peter Lucas).
First team record : Played 32, Won 8, Drew 5, Lost 19, Goals For 39, Goals Against 64 Reserve team record : Played 27, Won 12, Drew 5, Lost 10, Goals For 46, Goals Against 46
23rd February 2022
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