The history of Wood Green Old Boys Football Club
Whilst the name Wood Green Old Boys goes back to 1967, the Club has its origins long before that and was formed in 1908. Wood Green Old Boys F.C. was originally two clubs, Trinity Old Boys and Old Glendalians. These clubs were great local rivals for over 50 years before merging in 1962.
Trinity Old Boys were formed in 1908 and they were one of the founder members of the Nemean League. The school still stands in Trinity Road, Wood Green, behind Haringey Civic Centre, although nowadays it is a local primary school.
Trinity Old Boys continued throughout World War 2, playing friendlies and providing football for former pupils ("old boys") on leave from the forces. In 1961, both Glendale and Trinity Grammar Schools were closed and their pupils transferred to the new Wood Green Grammar School, built on the site of the old Trinity sportsground in White Hart Lane, Wood Green. The two clubs faced with extinction decided to bury the hatchet and join forces for the 1962/3 season in the Nemean League as Wood Green Old Grammarians.
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In 1967 , with the Government changes to the Grammar school system, Wood Green Grammar became Wood Green Comprehensive, merging with the local Woodside Secondary School. Woodside occupied the old Glendale School buildings in Glendale Close, Wood Green. The Club changed its name once more to its present title, Wood Green Old Boys, and by the 1980s had gone ‘selectively open’, providing football facilities for the wider community and releasing its restrictive ties to the local schools.
In terms of a home, the Club had no clubhouse for many years. In 1972 Wood Green Old Boys moved to their current home in White Hart Lane, Wood Green, joining in a lease with other voluntary organisations. Over the years, the other partners at the Clubhouse left and in 1995 the Club purchased the freehold from Haringey Council. Over time facilities have been provided and there are future plans to extend and rebuild what is still largely a timber structure.
With the demise of the Nemean League in the mid-eighties, the Club joined the Old Boys League and in 1990 were awarded the AFA Wilkinson Sword Fair play Trophy. In 2005 Wood Green Old Boys achieved FA Charter Club status, the benchmark for quality within grassroots football. The period since the Millennium has seen success for the Club, with all sides rising through the divisions of the Amateur Football Combination. In 2007, the club expanded to include a youth section, which has since grown to 4 youth teams, including a team formed entirely of players from Woodside High School - formerly Wood Green Comprehensive School from which Wood Green Old Boys FC originated way back in the 1960s.
Trinity Old Boys were formed in 1908 and they were one of the founder members of the Nemean League. The school still stands in Trinity Road, Wood Green, behind Haringey Civic Centre, although nowadays it is a local primary school.
Trinity Old Boys continued throughout World War 2, playing friendlies and providing football for former pupils ("old boys") on leave from the forces. In 1961, both Glendale and Trinity Grammar Schools were closed and their pupils transferred to the new Wood Green Grammar School, built on the site of the old Trinity sportsground in White Hart Lane, Wood Green. The two clubs faced with extinction decided to bury the hatchet and join forces for the 1962/3 season in the Nemean League as Wood Green Old Grammarians.
In 1967 , with the Government changes to the Grammar school system, Wood Green Grammar became Wood Green Comprehensive, merging with the local Woodside Secondary School. Woodside occupied the old Glendale School buildings in Glendale Close, Wood Green. The Club changed its name once more to its present title, Wood Green Old Boys, and by the 1980s had gone ‘selectively open’, providing football facilities for the wider community and releasing its restrictive ties to the local schools.
In terms of a home, the Club had no clubhouse for many years. In 1972 Wood Green Old Boys moved to their current home in White Hart Lane, Wood Green, joining in a lease with other voluntary organisations. Over the years, the other partners at the Clubhouse left and in 1995 the Club purchased the freehold from Haringey Council. Over time facilities have been provided and there are future plans to extend and rebuild what is still largely a timber structure.
With the demise of the Nemean League in the mid-eighties, the Club joined the Old Boys League and in 1990 were awarded the AFA Wilkinson Sword Fair play Trophy. In 2005 Wood Green Old Boys achieved FA Charter Club status, the benchmark for quality within grassroots football. The period since the Millennium has seen success for the Club, with all sides rising through the divisions of the Amateur Football Combination. In 2007, the club expanded to include a youth section, which has since grown to 4 youth teams, including a team formed entirely of players from Woodside High School - formerly Wood Green Comprehensive School from which Wood Green Old Boys FC originated way back in the 1960s.