London League Publications Ltd are pleased to announce the publication of The Hendon Football Club A to Z by David Ballheimer.

Hendon Football Club, founded as Christ Church Hampstead in 1908, is one of the best-known clubs in non-league football. In 1914, then playing as Hampstead Town, it joined the Athenian League, but that season was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War One. In 1963, having become Hendon in 1946, it was elected to the Isthmian League, where it played until moving to the Southern League in 2018.

Over the years the club played in five Amateur Cup Finals at Wembley, held Newcastle United to a draw in the FA Cup, and won the Athenian and Isthmian League titles. Many Hendon players competed at the top level in international amateur football, playing for the Great Britain team in the Olympics and for the England amateur side.

This book looks at the club’s history through different topics - cup and league competitions, battles with different opponents such as Enfield, Wealdstone, Harrow Borough and Wingate & Finchley and appearances in key cup and league matches. It also includes information about Hendon’s links with the London Premier League and English Football League clubs, including victories against Arsenal, Millwall, West Ham United and Leyton Orient.

The club’s players are mainly covered in the “Dream Teams” section of the book - selections based on the different letters of the alphabet.

Every Hendon fan, and people with an interest in non-league football and the sport’s history, will enjoy this book. The author, David Ballheimer, is a life-long Hendon supporter, the club’s press officer and a vastly-experienced sports journalist.

Published in November 2019 @ £14.95.
Book details: 336 page paperback illustrated with over 30 photos.
ISBN: 9781909885233

It is available to order from the publisher at www.llpshop.co.uk, on Amazon and Abe Books, from the Hendon FC Supporters Association Club Shop from tomorrow evening and can be ordered from any bookshop. An E-Book for Kindle users is also available on Amazon.

The book can be ordered from the London League Publications Ltd website, www.llpshop.co.uk for £14.50 post free in the UK.