Website archive progressing well

Greensnet Editor
Wed 17 Nov 2010, 16:07

Over the past couple of months, we have been busy entering all known data for the 1908-1946 period, a task that is now complete. This now means there are details of over 5000 matches that we know the club has played since it was formed as Christchurch Hampstead in 1908.

However, this is by no means complete. For the vast majority games prior to 1945, we don't have any details on the line ups for each game, and for many we also don't have details of the goalscorers. We also have games in the 1945/46, 1947/48, 1950/51, 1952/53, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1984/85 and 1985/86 seasons where there are numerous gaps in the appearance and goalscorer data.

The process of entering the data also means there are now records of over 1800 members of staff, mostly players, but also some managers and coaching staff. Again, individual appearance records will remain incomplete until such time that we track down all the missing data. There is every chance that some of it will remain elusive.

As in the past, we have a document available for any supporter who would like to assist in tracking down the information. The document lists all those games that we know took place, but we don't have full line-ups for.

If you would like a copy of the document, please email us at admin@hendonfc.net and we'll forward a copy to you.

Elsewhere on the website archive, the news pages continue to be gradually updated. We are now back to June 2004 - meaning there is about another 5 years worth of news to enter. It's certainly bringing back some memories as we do it.

We do hope to make some progress on the league table archive in the months to come - keep your eyes peeled for that.