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The Hackney and Leyton Sunday Football League is a football competition based in London, England. It was founded in 1946 and operates under the jurisdiction of the London Football Association, the only English regional association founded by the FA.The Hackney and Leyton Sunday League is considered a historic league as it has produced many players of the English football, such as England captains Bobby Moore and David Beckham, Jimmy Greaves, Ian Wright, Sol Campbell, Stuart Pearce, Vinnie Jones, Rio Ferdinand and others. Most of the games are played at the Hackney Marshes football complex, the biggest in the world. In 2010 FC Barcelona’s star Lionel Messi arrived at the Marshes to come on as a substitute in a league match as a publicity stunt for Adidas, however, it was quickly cancelled as he was mobbed by fans.
The league has currently five divisions, the Premier Division, Division One, Division Two, Division Three and Division Four. It had a long association with Leyton FC with its headquarters located at the
Leyton Stadium (previously known as the Hare and Hounds) until the headquarters moved to the Hackney Volunteers Club in Clapton.The league's longest-running club was Midfield, founded in 1967 and managed by Stan Gittings for over 40 years.
History
= Early years
=Up until the 1970s, a lot of semi-professional players used to play in the league which was used to getting good crowds of 500 people for the big games, attendances were higher than for Leyton Town. According to Johnnie Walker, the league's former chairman who first played on the Marshes in 1952, aged just 17, people also used to bet on the games as there were bookmakers by the side of the pitch.
= Recent years
=Principals
Taylor-Innes was one of the league's founders in 1946 and was chairmen for many years alongside Dave Taylor who was later honoured by having the league's domestic cup in his name (the cup started in 1952 and renamed to Dave Taylor Cup in 1972, and since 1999 it's been known as the Albert Daniels Senior Cup). Other chairmen were Peter Clarke, Ronnie Burce, and Alec Pretlove until 2003 and is considered the league's most popular chairman. Frank Hendy was one of the longest-serving Referee Secretaries; such was Albert Whitehead, while Ted Gore holds the position currently. Dickie Davies was the Registration Secretary for years, with his wife Nell at the post now. His memory has been honored with the establishment of the Dickie Davies Cup in 1980, the league's most prestigious domestic cup
League champions
= Premier division
=Founded in 1956, until then the top tier was the Division One.
Remarks: The 2019-20 Season was abandoned due to the pandemic situation.Division One as top tier in bold (1952-1956).
= Division One
=Founded in 1951 as the top division and was replaced by the Premier League in 1956. It returned in 1958 as second tier.
= Division Two
=Founded in 1953 as the second tier, returned in 1957. It is now considered the third tier.
= Division Three
=Founded in 1949.
= Division Four
=Founded in 1948.
Winners 2014/15 Wojak Sunday
= Division Five
=Lasted for only 3 seasons.
1975–76 – British Oak
1976–77 – Alexander
1977–78 – White Horse B
Cup winners
= Dickie Davies Cup
=1981–82 – Joiners
1982–83 – Joiners
1983–84 – Joiners
1984–85 – M.G Sports
1985–86 – Monteith
1986–87 – Chats
1987–88 – Norfolk Arms
1988–89 – M.G Sports
1989–90 – Poplar Park
1990–91 – Dock Settlement
1991–92 – Country Flyer
1992–93 – Ordell
1993–94 – Bow Athletic
1994–95 – Titan
1995–96 – Ordell Arms
1996–97 – Ordell
1997–98 – Ordell
1998–99 – Queensbridge
1999–00 – AC Eleanor
2000–01 – Hoxton Athletic
2001–02 – London Aprilia
2002–03 – Eureka
2003–04 – Eureka
2004–05 – Bancroft United
2005–06 – Hoxton Athletic
2006–07 – Albion Manor
2007–08 – Clapton Rangers
2008–09 – Lapton
2009–10 – Lapton
2010–11 – Lapton
2011–12 – Lapton
2012–13 – Black Meteors
2013–14 – Black Meteors
2014–15 – Clapton Rangers
2015–16 –
2016–17 –
2017–18 –
2018–19 – Mile End Baiteze Squad
2019–20 – *
2020–21 –
2021–22 – Niva
2022–23 – Baddoo FC
Remarks: The 2019-20 Season was abandoned due to the pandemic situation.
= Albert Daniels Cup
== Jack Morgan Cup
== Jack Walpole Cup
=Notable players
The following players either started their careers from the league or featured in later stages.
David Beckham
Sol Campbell
Rio Ferdinand
Bedford Jezzard
Jimmy Greaves
Bobby Moore
Stuart Pearce
John Terry
Ian Wright
Ntinos Pontikas
Notable clubs
Senrab
Lapton
See also
Camden Sunday Football League
Orpington and Bromley District Sunday Football League
References
Sources
ARCHIVES: DIVISIONAL WINNERS
ARCHIVES: CUP WINNERS
ARCHIVES: REFEREE OF THE YEAR
External links
Hackney and Leyton Sunday Football League at the FA
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