Winchmore Hill Football Club

Chapter Seven - 'The 1980s'

Season 1980-81
(Southern Amateur League)
Third XI relegated to Division 2

1980-81	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	5	6	11	25	46
2nd XI	22	7	4	11	40	49
3rd XI	22	6	6	10	36	48
4th XI	22	10	2	10	56	58
5th XI	20	7	6	7	38	39
6th XI	18	8	3	7	36	27
7th XI	20	4	4	7	27	56
8th XI	21	9	4	8	54	59

Season 1981-82
(Southern Amateur League)
At the commencement of the season, only the 1st and 7th teams remained in the First Division of their sections with all other sides being in the Second Division. The 7th XI had avoided relegation by virtue of having a better goal average that the eventually relegated side. By the end of the campaign four sides would compete in the top flight the following season, with the other four sides in the Second Division.

Reserve Team runners up Second Division Reserve Team Section and promoted
Fourth Team Winners Second Division Fourth Team Section and promoted.
Fifth Team Winners Second Division Fifth Team Section and promoted.
Seventh XI relegate to Division 2 Seventh Team Section.

1981-82	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	6	6	10	27	34
2nd XI	22	13	3	6	62	34
3rd XI	22	10	3	9	38	39
4th XI	22	14	5	3	45	21
5th XI	20	14	2	4	59	28
6th XI	18	9	3	6	42	42
7th XI	22	5	1	16	38	73
8th XI	14	5	2	7	40	60

Season 1982-83
(Southern Amateur League)
Reserves runners up Reserve Team Section
Third Team runners up Division 2 and promoted.
Eighth Team runners up Division 2 and promoted.

1982-83	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	9	8	5	34	29
2nd XI	22	14	3	5	48	26
3rd XI	22	14	4	4	55	34
4th XI	22	10	6	6	46	29
5th XI	20	8	3	9	34	44
6th XI	18	11	3	4	55	39
7th XI	18	9	4	5	54	40
8th XI	18	12	2	4	64	32

Season 1983-84
(Southern Amateur League)
First XI Champions SAL
Eighth Team relegated

The First XI entered the FA Vase for the first time, beating Malden Vale 2-1 in the Preliminary Round but bowing out in the First Round Proper with a 1-0 defeat by Eaton Bray United.

1983-84	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	12	7	3	46	28
2nd XI	22	11	4	7	44	28
3rd XI	22	9	4	9	45	45
4th XI	22	10	9	3	51	25
5th XI	22	7	6	9	34	42
6th XI	18	13	2	3	49	24
7th XI	18	9	2	7	40	30
8th XI	18	2	1	15	21	83

Season 1984-85
(Southern Amateur League)
Seventh Team Winners Division 2 and promoted
Eighth Team Winners Division 2 and promoted

Again the First XI entered the FA Vase but went out in the Preliminary round following a 3-0 defeat at Royston Town.

From our worst scenario three seasons earlier, all eight sides would compete in their respective First Divisions the following season.

1984-85	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	7	3	12	34	43
2nd XI	22	12	4	6	38	34
3rd XI	22	8	5	9	49	55
4th XI	22	12	1	9	54	56
5th XI	22	8	5	9	46	43
6th XI	20	6	8	6	45	47
7th XI	18	14	1	3	66	28
8th XI	18	11	4	3	76	37

Season 1985-86
(Southern Amateur League)
Although no Championship titles were won, all eight sides maintained their First Division Status. A season of consolidation. Another venture into the FA Vase was short lived with a 3-0 defeat to Leighton Town in the Preliminary Round.

1985-86	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	5	10	7	30	37
2nd XI	22	12	4	6	46	38
3rd XI	22	10	1	11	55	52
4th XI	22	11	4	7	54	45
5th XI	22	9	6	7	42	38
6th XI	20	8	5	7	52	52
7th XI	22	9	4	9	50	52
8th XI	18	9	3	6	46	40

Season 1986-87
(Southern Amateur League)
The First and Third Teams avoided relegation by one point but the Reserves were not so fortunate, finishing three points below safety.

Second Team relegated to Division Two.

1986-87	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	7	5	10	29	37
2nd XI	22	2	9	11	36	52
3rd XI	22	8	4	10	36	52
4th XI	22	10	4	8	48	46
5th XI	22	7	5	10	52	53
6th XI	20	9	5	6	50	41
7th XI	22	11	4	7	64	49
8th XI	18	9	4	5	54	41

Season 1987-88
(Southern Amateur League)
A tough relegation battle for the Third Team, with only three points separating the bottom six sides. In the end we managed to hang on to our First Division status.

1987-88	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	4	11	7	32	33
2nd XI	22	9	6	7	35	27
3rd XI	22	7	5	10	39	45
4th XI	22	7	3	12	50	63
5th XI	22	11	7	4	53	38
6th XI	20	8	4	8	46	42
7th XI	22	12	1	9	66	45
8th XI	20	8	10	2	49	52

Season 1988-89
(Southern Amateur League)
With the Reserves winning promotion, all eight sides were again in their respective First Divisions.

Reserves Winners Division 2 and promoted.
Fifth Team Champions Fifth Team Section
Seventh Team Champions Seventh Team Section

1988-89	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	8	4	10	41	43
2nd XI	22	14	4	4	61	28
3rd XI	22	11	2	9	40	38
4th XI	22	9	7	6	44	49
5th XI	22	13	5	4	52	21
6th XI	20	11	5	4	52	27
7th XI	20	12	4	4	40	25
8th XI	20	9	3	8	49	35

Season 1989-90
(Southern Amateur League)
Fifth Team Champions Fifth Team Section for second successive season.
Seventh Team Champions Seventh Team Section, again in successive seasons.

1989-90	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XI	22	9	6	7	40	32
2nd XI	22	11	5	6	42	29
3rd XI	22	12	3	7	40	31
4th XI	22	12	5	5	64	38
5th XI	22	17	3	2	63	30
6th XI	20	9	6	5	62	40
7th XI	20	14	1	5	50	23
8th XI	18	8	4	6	41	33