Call it a one-season wonder if you will, but we still shared the same Isthmian League Division 2 North bath water as Edgware Town. For nine months, we were equals with the Wares. Of course, you only get two meetings during the course of the league season: one home and one away. For some teams we’ve come up against, that’s proved to be plenty (Hello Accrington!). For others, that’s as much as we’ve ever had.
In the case of the Wares, then, we met while playing in Vauxhall Football League Division 2 North in 1990-1. The first meeting took place at their former White Lion Ground, with us as the guests running out 4-1 winners; Jimmy Hughes nabbing a brace. The reverse at Broadhall Way was much closer, however, with Edgware Town edged out by the odd goal in five. It was a respectable enough campaign for them, finishing in 14th position with 17 wins to their name.
Sadly, the club closed in 2008. It seems the reason is that a local council decision to approve planning permission for their ground left them short on cash. But it wasn’t the end; the club did not fold and remained members of their local FA. In 2014, the Wares came back to life and play in the Spartan South Midlands League. Doesn’t that make them the same club? Not in our eyes, unfortunately. And we are the leading authority on something or other…
