⚫️All Poly fixtures will hold a minutes silence for 21 month old William Johnston, son of club Treasurer and 2XI GK Keith and wife Hannah.
William fell ill suddenly last weekend and passed away after a brave fight. Thoughts, prayers and best wishes are with the Johnston family⚫️
🔴⚫️ Everyone wishes club captain, and all round top bloke Sandy Smith a speedy recovery from his broken ankle sustained in Polys 1-1 draw with
@AlleynOldBoysFC
yesterday. A big thank you to
@ClinicforSport
’s Renell George and the paramedics for being on hand yesterday ⚫️🔴
🔴🔵 RIP Connor Owlett 🔵🔴
From everyone at Polytechnic Football Club we would like to offer our sincere condolences to the Owlett family and the
@WestWickhamFC
community.
Congratulations to
@WestWickhamFC
on winning the
@TheSAL1907
Div 1 on Saturday. Shame we didn't make more of a game of it but thoroughly deserved from your boys! Looking forward to trying to regain the title next season - UTP!
🔴⚫️ The Poly wish to extend our thoughts and well wishes to Vet’s skipper Terry ‘El Tel’ Buckland as he recovers from a recent stroke. Keep fighting Terry, and we look forward to seeing you down the Poly in the near future ❤️⚫️🔴
🔴RIP Sean Harney 1962-2020 🔴
Everyone at Polytechnic was saddened to learn that our President and former Chairman Sean Harney passed away earlier this week.
🔴⚫️ In memory of Terry Buckland, his Vets side ran out 4-1 winners against a Terry’s All Stars team at the Poly on Saturday. Rest easy El Tel ⚫️🔴
#RIPTerry
#PolyFamily
Exciting times at the club as we can announce that Polytechnic Womens FC will be hosting thier first training session next week. Thursday 9th December
7pm-8pm at Rocks Lane Chiswick. Looking forward to what should be a fantastic venture for the club and community
#UTP
🔴⚫
Big shout out to clubman ref
@KeithPe20690802
who twice this year has got a plane home from Malta on a Saturday morning to officiate a game on a Saturday afternoon. Grassroots football doesn't exist without heroes like him
#UTP
🔴⚫️ The Poly are heartbroken at the news that long standing player, Vets Captain, committee member, and all round Poly legend Terry Buckland has sadly passed away...
#RIP
#ElTel
#PolyFamily
⚫️🔴
@TheSAL1907
Disappointment for our 3s who were 23 points clear, and the 5s and 7s that we’re destined for promotion. This is however bigger than football. If we all play our part now, we can all be back out there doing what we love soon enough. Stay safe to all those across
@TheSAL1907
🔴⚫️First up in the ‘Poly FC Knowing Me, Knowing You’ series. It’s the Poly 4’s non-moving pivot
@maxrushden
. Max thrives on post match board games and is a purist with the Puma Kings... ⚫️🔴
#UTP
🔴⚫️ You did it for Mr Chairman!!! Over £10,000 raised in memory of Poly legend and friend Sean Harney. Thank you so much to those that have donated!
#WhenTheChairmanDrinks
⚫️🔴
🔴⚫️ The Poly are deeply grateful that Gina Harney, wife of late Poly great, former Chairman, and President Sean Harney has organised a fundraiser in his memory to the benefit of the football club he loved.
Please take the time to read his story ⚫️🔴
🔴⚫️ Are you looking to get back in to Men’s Amateur Saturday afternoon football once lockdown is over? Whether you’re looking to play at the highest amateur level and compete for trophies, or take it a little less seriously for exercise and a social, the Poly are here for you...
After the sudden , heartbreaking loss of William Johnston last week, a donation page has been set up in aid of the Make A Wish Foundation. Any donation is gratefully appreciated from Keith and his family.
🔴⚫️ Club Legend (and we don’t use that phrase loosely) Dave Peirce celebrated his 80th birthday on Saturday. He captained the Strollers to a 1-0 win over Hampton and is now in his 55th year with the Poly! Here’s to many more Dave 🍻 ⚫️🔴
@TheSAL1907
#UTP
🔴⚫️ The Poly are deeply grateful that Gina Harney, wife of late Poly great, former Chairman, and President Sean Harney has organised a fundraiser in his memory to the benefit of the football club he loved.
Please take the time to read his story ⚫️🔴
🔴⚫️ Congratulations to the Poly Vets for securing the Terry Buckland Trophy after beating
@Nottsborough
on penalties yesterday!!!
After battling out a 1-1 draw, the Poly held their nerve in the shootout winning 4-3!!!
Well done boys! El Tel would be proud ⚫️🔴
#UTP
🔴⚫️ On behalf of everyone connected with Polytechnic Football Club we’d like to wish you all a happy, healthy, prosperous, and football filled new year!
#HappyNewYear2021
⚫️🔴
🚨NEW WOMENS FOOTBALL TEAM🚨
We’re teaming up with the University of Westminster to form a new women’s team for the start of the 2021/22 season!
We’d love to hear from you if you or anyone you know would like to get involved!
#WomensFootball
#LadiesFootball
@TheSAL1907
⚽️
🔴⚫️ The firsts share the spoils with Wilsonians whilst
@maxrushden
’s 4s make a statement with a comprehensive win against Alleyns. Lee Bolton with another football for the cabinet ⚫️🔴
#UTP
#AllPolyArentWe
The next award is the most important. The John Keene award. This is awarded to someone who goes above and beyond to help the club in so many ways. An amazing man who spends countless hours working for every team. This year's award goes to....
Laurence Spear
Huge day for the club with 2 sides in cup finals .
3s play against Norsemen AFC in the AFA Junior Cup Final being hosted by Old Thorntonians.
5s play against Old Lyonians 3s in the SAL Minor Cup Final being hosted by Old Parmiterians
Bring the trophies home chaps 🏆
#UTP
🔴
🔴⚫️
#KnowingMeKnowingYou
- today’s entry is
@KeithPe20690802
. The pints have finally taken a hold as he can’t remember any good left backs but thankfully keeps it together as one of our finest Poly officials. Plus he’ll get upset if I hold his profile back any longer 😉⚫️🔴
#UTP
*Can't find the klaxon emoji but some personal news*
I am moving to Australia.
I’ll be hosting the Champions League for
@StanSportAU
- it’s such a brilliant opportunity & I’m so excited to be doing it. Can’t thank them enough for showing faith in me.
🔴⚫️🔴 O N E 🔴⚫️🔴 day to go. Our 1XI have been the team to beat in recent years winning Senior Div 1 in 3 of the last 4 seasons accompanied by an array of cup success! After getting pipped on the final day last year, the Poly are fired up for 2019/20!
#UTP
#AmateurFootball
This weekend we hosted Wiversley Old Village as we remembered our former chairman Sean Harney in a memorial match. A great day was had by all in a well contested match.
The clubman of the year is awarded to me Aka the social media admin and the fixture secretary Mr Sam Pett . 31 games this year . I love this club
#UpThePoly
🔴⚽️🔴⚽️
It's the big one at the Poly today where the two best teams in Senior 1 meet in a title decider. Poly need the W to win our 4th straight league title and to round off the season with 3rd treble in 4 years. It's going to be a great day so get down and support the men in red. UTP!
What a day in store for the club tomorrow 👀
Nottsborough FC 1S vs
@PolytechnicFC
1s
🏆
@AmateurFA
Semi Final
⏰ 16 00
📍 Bank of England, Sport Ground
(1/3)
🔴⚫️ Football is back! All Polytechnic sides in action today and some mouth watering ties in the SAL Cup.
The 1s take on a strong pre lockdown 3
@AlleynOldBoysFC
which ended in a 1-1 draw earlier this season ... ⚫️🔴
🔴⚫️ An interesting afternoon of tweets and DM’s. Good luck to
@csfc1863
on their hunt for silverware. We’ll stick to doing our talking on the pitch ... 😉 ⚫️🔴
#UTP
@TheSAL1907
You can only do what you can based on the feedback you have had from member clubs. Thank you for giving us something to come back to 👍🏼 For those berating The SAL, let’s think of the bigger picture here and where we have come from in these last 12 or so months
#UTP
Busy Saturday of fixtures incoming ⚽️
Home Games
Poly 2s vs Winchmore Hill 2s
Poly 3s vs Hammersmith 2s
Poly 6s vs Old Salesians
Poly 7s vs Ibis Eagles
Poly 8s vs Ibis Eagles 2s
Away Games
Poly 4s vs Bank of England 3s
Poly 5s vs Actonians Association 6s
#UpThePoly
🔴⚽️
It's opening Saturday of the
@TheSAL1907
. Plenty of fixtures both home and away.
1s (A) vs Old Owens 1s
2s (H) vs West Wickham 3s
3s (H) vs Civil Service 4s
5s ( H) vs EBOG 2s
6s (A) vs Old Wilsonians 4s
7s (H) vs Carshalton 3s
8s ( A) vs Old Salesians 2s
9s (A) vs Merton 5s
What a fantastic weekend for the club. Redemption achieved for the 1s,4s, 7s and 8s who all pick up thier first wins of the year. 5s pull off a great scalp. 6s continue thier unbeaten start to the season .
#UpThePoly
🔴🔴🔴
Winners are grinners 🍻🥇 Few sore heads this morning for the 5s and 6s who collected thier respective league winners trophies at the SAL dinner last night ⚽️🔴⚽️🔴
#UpThePoly
The 4s celebrated the Annual Ian Tapper Memorial game
@riverpitchesqh
. The Old Boys featuring club captain Sandy Smith, Z List celeb
@maxrushden
and some young guns of the past with a 4-2 win
#UTP
Careers webinar with
@maxrushden
this afternoon!
A great turn out and some pre-prepared questions from our students to find out more about Max and his career.
Thank you so much Max for your time and Mr Gorvin for organising. 👏🏼
@ChiswickSchool
#ambitiousandproud
#careerstalk
Huge congratulations to Ollie and the 6s. 14 wins from 14 is a fantastic effort at any level. 4 games separate them from an invincible season in Junior South 2. Sure there are plenty of Champagne evening between now and the end of the year.
#UpThePoly
In recent months, Sean had been putting up a brave fight against throat cancer. Sadly the onset of Coronavirus restricted his treatment options. He passed away after a short stay in hospital, as his wife Gina sat by his side playing his favourite reggae music.
#RIPMrChairman
💔
The 2022/2023 season is almost upon. Come and join one of South West Londons biggest and best clubs. 9 mens teams. 2 vets teams. Some of the best food in the league. Pre season begins on Monday 1st August. Drop us a message if you'd like more information
#UpThePoly
🔴🔴🔴
🚨 PRE-SEASON ALERT 🚨
⚽️The boys in red are back on the training pitch next week!
✅ Covid secure environment
✍🏼 New players welcome
🏆 Trophy hunt imminent...
#UTP
#AmateurFootball
#Chiswick
@TheSAL1907
🔴⚫️🔴 Looking to play senior men’s football in West London this season? Come and join in pre-season later this month at one of the most successful London clubs in recent years. With 10 Saturday teams we cater for all abilities
#Football
#Chiswick
#Grassroots
@TheSAL1907
🔴⚫️🔴
🔴⚫️ The Vets star in the game of the day as they take on
@Nottsborough
in the league cup final! The 1s also face a tough task on the road to league leaders
@WestWickhamFC
and the 5’s, 6s, and 8’s get their seasons underway ⚫️🔴
#UTP
Huge win for the 1s this afternoon picking up result of the week. 4s, 7s, and 9s pick up valuable league wins. 6s progress to the last 8 of the AFA Cup with a superb win away from home. 3s tried and failed again . Strollers go close against Maori
Very mixed results at the club today. 4s finish thier season with a flourish. 6s with a super away win. 8s 2 wins away from promotion. 9s secure a quality win away against Merton. Disappointing days for Intermediate 2s, 3s and 5s. 7s enjoy the away day less so the 4-1 defeat.
After a good week of training the squads are starting to shape up nicely. Few fixtures for the lads to get some match sharpness in tomorrow.
3s and 5s both face
@OldTiffiniansFC
.
A Jed XI faces new 8s manager John Sparks in a game
@RiverPitchesQH
🔴🔴
#UpThePoly
It’s Finals Day at Quintin Hogg this afternoon starting with the 2’s in the early KO. This followed the big Poly derby on pitch 5 at 2pm, with the 8’s also looking to lift the trophy!
#UTP
Lots of games at the Quinitn Hogg. Let's hope for plenty of Ws and plenty of 🍻
#UTP
1s home vs HSBC 🏆
2s home vs Winchmore Hill 2s
3s home vs City of London
4s away vs Old Lyonians 2s
5s home vs Oldsmiths 2s
6s away vs HSBC 2s
7s home vs Carshalton 3s 🏆
Vets home vs WLR🏆
Huge good luck goes to the 4s today who play in the AFA Minor Cup Final this afternoon against Enfield Old Grammarians 3s.
The game is being played Richmond and Kew FC at 2pm.
#UpThePoly
⚽️🔴⚽️🔴
🔴⚫️🔴 A good first preseason session last night which saw plenty of new faces.
If you’re keen to get involved in men’s Saturday football with one of London’s most successful amateur clubs, we go again on Thursday at 7pm!
#AmateurFootball
#Chiswick
#WestLondon
#UTP
🔴⚫️🔴
Strong day yesterday for the club
⭐️ 1s into the next round of the AFA 🏆
⭐️3s beat Parms for the 2nd time in a month
⭐️ 4s comfortable winners against old foes
⭐️ 5s take their chances
⭐️ Back to back wins for the vets
😩 2s and 8s edged out
😩 Below strength 6s well beaten.
Although football is a big part of our lives, the health and well-being of our teammates, members, officials, rivals, families etc is of paramount importance. The sooner we act, the sooner we can get back to football on Saturday afternoons. The Poly support this decision
🔴⚫️🔴 T H R E E 🔴⚫️🔴 days until preseason is underway in advance of the 19/20 season. Our 3XI below have enjoyed back to back promotions and also lifted the AFA Cup last season! A big year ahead for
@LaurenceSpear
‘s boys
#UTP
#Polytechnic
#AmateurFootball
#Chiswick
Weekend Headlines
⭐️1s make it 10 points from 12 since Christmas
⭐️5s make it 10 in a row heading into SAL and AFA semis
⭐️ 8s pick up an excellent win against top of the table.
🤝 3s, 7s and 9s earn good draws. 7s coming from 3-0 down
☹️4s lose a close one 2-0
The John Keane award for excellence is awarded to Tom Barbour. A fantastic servant for the club who has also invested massively in supporting our young players. Now living the dream in San Francisco we wish him all the best. Special mention to Nick Brandford and Keith Johnstone
🔴Gaffa: Ready for tomorrow?
⚫️Player : Yes gaffa bang up for 3 points 💪🏼
🔴 Gaffa: Good man I’ll pick you up at 11
⚫️ *Player WhatsApp ‘Last seen 4:57am’
⚫️ Player at 9:45: Sorry gaffa can’t play today must have been the curry...
🔴 Gaffa:
Another fantastic result for the 1s. 3s finally pick up a win for result of the week. 4s take revenge over Civil for an opening day battering. 8s continue to stay unbeaten in the league. Strollers win a 9 goal thriller .
🔴⚫️ Our 1st Team AFA Cup fixture against
@Oldmeadsfc
is ON and will be played at Civil Service. Kick off 1:30pm ⚫️🔴 Thanks for accommodating us
@csfc1863
👑 💂 Did you know Buckingham Palace hosted grassroots football back in 2013?
⚽ The game was staged to celebrate 150 years of the English
@FA
.
📸 Not a bad submission for
#myhomepitch
!
#UEFAgrassroots
Competitive football returns! 🔴⚽️
Home games
1s vs Old Finchleians
3s vs City of London
5s vs Old Meads 4s
Away games
2s vs West Wickham 3s
4s vs Old Meads 3s (Played at Dukes Meadow)
6s vs Civil Service 5s
Vets vs Bank Of England
Good luck to all our sides this season
#UTP
1s and 2s suffer disappointing losses away from home. 3s pick up a big vital win. 6s take a well earned point. 7s finish the season with a defeat whilst the 9s finish with a flourish. Big win for the 8s who have all but secured promotion 🏆
#UTP
Weekend fixtures
1s take the short trip to face Actonians
3s with a tough game vs Parmeterians 3s (H)
4s in a relegation 6 pointer vs Merton 2s (H)
6s look to win the league vs Civil 5s
7s in an A316 derby vs Old Meads 4s (H)
9s face South Bank 9s in a DH
Vets away at Croxley
Massey and Pett come together to solve thier issues after a fantastic 3-3 draw between the sides today.
One club mentality back in force for next week.
Weekend headlines
⭐️ Huge congratulations to the 5s reaching the AFA Junior final
⭐️ 3s,4s 6s all show strong defences keeping clean sheets in thier respective wins
🤝 1s earn a point in a rare 0-0
☹️ 7s and 8s good runs comes to an end
☹️ 9s lose to an experienced Carshalton
Horrible news. All the best in your recovery
@derylldavid
. We look forward to seeing you out in the middle again soon! Best wishes from everyone at The Poly
Everyone at
@TheSAL1907
would like to wish
@derylldavid
, 20/21 SAL Senior Cup Final Referee and
@AmateurFA
RDO a speedy recovery following his operation yesterday after a serious assault a couple of weeks ago 👊❤️
Into the nitty gritty of the end of season for our teams. 🔴
1s travel to play Norsman
4s host EBOG 2s in a reverse of last week
5s travel to Merton 2s
6s travel to basement side Southbank 4s
7s take on IBIS 3s in a huge promotion battle
8s host Merton 5s
9s play Wilsonians 8s
🔴⚫️ We would like to clarify that Max is referring to Spurs and Cambridge as shite and that the Poly 4s are very much a footballing powerhouse in
@TheSAL1907
🙃 ⚫️🔴
@qpruleok
@TheOnlyGSK
@talkSPORT
@DickinsonTimes
@PolytechnicFC
the club that I lose sleep over is the one I play for.
@PolytechnicFC
. That has grown over 17 years of playing for them & the relationships I've built there. It wasn't conscious - it just happened over time.
And all my teams are generally shite, that has nothing to do with it.
🔴⚫️ Some mouth watering ties right across the club this Saturday. The 1s will be out for redemption from their AFA Senior cup final defeat against a strong
@Nottsborough
side whilst there are local derbies and top of the table clashes elsewhere
#FullFixtureList
😍 ⚫️🔴
#UTP
After the heartbreak of the League and County Cup finals the 5s have finally got their hands on some silverware winning Intermediate Div 4🏆🍻 Unbeaten in the league since October and claimed some crucial wins in recent weeks. Huge congratulations go to Shane and the 5s.
#UTP
🔴