Senrab F.C.

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Senrab F.C.
Full nameSenrab Football Club
Founded1961
GroundWanstead Flats, Forest Gate,
London
ChairmanDave Hyland
LeagueSunday league
WebsiteClub website

Senrab F.C. is a Sunday League football club, based at Wanstead Flats in the Forest Gate district of London, England.[1][2] It is noted for the high number of professional players who played for the club in their youth.[1]

History[]

The club takes its name from Senrab Street in Stepney; the club's players trained at Marion Richardson School on Senrab Street (which is close to Barnes Street, and is 'Barnes' spelt backwards).[2]

The club was founded in 1961 by then 15-year-old Jimmy Tindall (later a youth development officer for West Ham United),[3] playing eight-a-side at first before progressing to 11-a-side within two years. Tindall's son, Jason was a 1990s product of Senrab, playing in midfield with Lee Bowyer before later moving to AFC Bournemouth.[3] The club had three 11-a-side teams to begin with, all playing in the Regent's Park League.[4] Tindall's recruitment policy was to pick up only the best young players, stipulating that to play for Senrab, a player must have previously played for his district or county.[4] In the early 1970s, so many Senrab players signed for Chelsea that former player Ray Lewington nicknamed Senrab "Chelsea Juniors".[4]

In 2014 Senrab were shortlisted for the Daily Mirror Pride of Sport Awards in the Local Team of the Year Category.

Operation[]

Senrab operates 15 teams for age groups ranging from 5 to 17 years old.[2] The club has produced a great number of players who have gone on to have successful professional careers, including Sol Campbell,[5] Jermain Defoe, Ledley King and John Terry.[1][6][7]

A number of professional coaches have also started out at Senrab, most notably Dario Gradi,[1] who, until June 2007, was the longest-serving football manager in the Football League. In April 2011, former Senrab player John Terry donated an undisclosed sum to the club to keep it running.[8]

Former players[]

The following players and coaches have all gone on to play for or coach a professional football club after leaving Senrab FC.

Players[]

Coaches[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Alex (4 August 2005). "All Aboard". Londonist. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c McRae, Donald (28 January 2021). "'You never give up': three generations of footballing Tindalls". Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Nicoli, Luke (August 2005). Sleight, Hugh (ed.). "The Famous Five". FourFourTwo. Teddington: Haymarket (132): 94–97. ISSN 1355-0276.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Spall, Leo (7 February 2002). "East End academy's crop of stars". London Evening Standard. ES London. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ Hart, Michael (17 May 2004). "Eriksson playing it safe". London Evening Standard. ES London. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  7. ^ "World Cup 2010: John Terry concerned by altitude". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  8. ^ "John Terry saves his former youth football club Senrab". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lee Bowyer's highs and lows | Sport | The Observer". www.theguardian.com.
  10. ^ Dickinson, Matt. "Exclusive: Jermain Defoe wrangle more than child's play" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  11. ^ Staff, Agency (21 April 2017). "Ugo Ehiogu tribute: How football has lost a man of true passion". ChronicleLive.
  12. ^ "Academy Squad". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Senrab Football Club - Pride of Sport Awards".
  14. ^ Rose, Andy (8 January 2006). "Kid Knight was better than Defoe". Wales on Sunday. Media Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b c Wallace, Sam (12 May 2010). "Hodgson holds out for Zamora as Fulham take one final step towards history". independent.co.uk. London: Independent Print. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  16. ^ Cawley, Richard. "South London Press exclusive interview with Ezri Konsa". South London Press.
  17. ^ "Carling Cup star scouted in north London". Arsenal.com. Arsenal FC. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  18. ^ Winter, Henry (18 April 2003). "On The Spot: Zamora dreams of joining his peers in the Premiership". Telegraph.co.uk. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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