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Revision as of 10:03, 7 December 2012
| Full name | Stonewall Football Club |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Ground | Barn Elms Playing Fields, Barnes |
| League | Middlesex County Football League Division One Central & East |
| 2011–12 | Middlesex County Football League Division One Central & East, 2nd |
Stonewall F.C. is Britain's top-ranking gay football team[1] and Britain's first gay football team. They play their homes game at Barn Elms Playing Fields, Barnes, London.[2][3]
The club operates three teams. The first team play in the Middlesex County Football League Division One Central & East. The reserve team in the West End (London) A.F.A Sunday Football League and a third team play in the London Unity League [4] [5]
History
The club was founded in 1991 by Aslie Pitter.[6]
The team has steadily risen through the league and in the 2001–02 season the first team won the West Middlesex County Football League Senior Division. They did it in convincing fashion, losing only 2 games all season. This was their second championship in a row, after winning the Islington Midweek League the year before. In 2002–03 season the 1st team were promoted to the Premier Division in the Middlesex County League.
Ground
Stonewall play their home games at Barn Elms Recreation Ground, Rocks Lane, Barnes, SW13 0DG.
Major achievements
Major Achievements (FA Football)
- West Middlesex League
- Champions (1): 2002
- Middlesex Federation League Cup
- Winners (1): 2004
- Islington Midweek League
- Champions (1):2001
- Gay Games
- Gold Medalists (3): 2002 (Sydney), 2006 (Chicago), 2010 (Cologne)[7]
- Silver Medalists (1): 1994 (New York)
- Bronze Medalists (1): 1998 (Amsterdam)
- European Gay Champions
- Winners (5): 1992 (Paris), 1993 (London), 1997 (Paris), 2000 (Zurich), 2003 (Copenahagen), 2008 (Barcelona)
- Runners Up (1): 2004 (Munich)
- IGLFA World Champions
Winners (7): 1995 (Berlin), 2000 (Cologne), 2001 (London), 2002 (Sydney), 2006 (Chicago), 2008 (London), 2009 (Washington D.C.)
- Runners Up (1): 2007 (Buenos Aires)
- London Football For All
- Winners (1): 2006,
- Runners Up (1): 2007
Minor achievements
- Wandsworth And District League Cup
- Runners up (1): 1993,
- Out For Sports
- Winners (1): 1999 (London)
- West End League
- Winners (1): 2001
See also
References
- ^ Stonewall win Gay Gold
- ^ Stonewall
- ^ Andrea Cammarata, La regina Elisabetta II rende onore al calcio gay inglese, GayMagazine.it, 5 january 2011
- ^ Season 2010/11
- ^ London Unity League 2010/11
- ^ Lady Antonia Fraser leads New Year Honours 2011 list
- ^ http://www.games-cologne.de/en/sport/sports/soccer-football/news/second-summer-fairytale-coming-end
External links
- Stonewall F.C. — official website
- U.K. gay soccer team beats Parliament club – Planet OUT, 19 March 2006
- Stonewall V The World – BBC London, 1 October 2007
