About the Economicals
Founded in 1950, the
Economicals are the old boys of the London School of
Economics. We play in the Amateur Football
Combination, one of Britain's biggest amateur
leagues, and our home pitches are at the wonderful
LSE sportsground in Berrylands, New Malden. We
currently run five teams, catering for all
abilities, and play on Saturday afternoons.
When Sean Gollogly
took over the running of the club in 1996, the club
went from strength to strength. The first team
won the old Southern Olympian League Senior Division
3 in 2000-01 and the Amateur Football Combination
Senior Division 3 in 2002-03, as well as gaining
promotion to Senior 1 in 2005/06. The second team
won South 1 in 2005/06 and finished runners-up in
Intermediate South the following season. The third
team finished runners-up in South 3 in 2007/08. The
fourth team won South 8 and the Spring Cup in
2005/06, and South-West 6 in 2007/08, as well as
finishing runners-up in the LOB Cup.
While a loss of key
players led to just three teams being fielding in
2007/08, an influx of new graduates brought
unprecedented success in the following two seasons.
In 2008/09 all four sides achieved promotion, with
the new thirds winning their league and finishing
runners-up in the LOB Cup. 2009/10 was the club's
most successful season ever, with the thirds and the
new fifth team both doing league/LOB Cup doubles,
and the fifths reaching the final of the prestigious
AFA Cup.
The club would
welcome back any prodigal sons who have been lost in
the football wilderness, as well as anybody that did
not have a chance to play while at LSE and would now
like to play on a regular basis. You do not have to
be an LSE alumnus to represent the club.
Membership
If you would like to
rejoin the fold, please call or email
Chris Cooper on 07802 419090.
We welcome new members regardless of age or
standard. At the last count there were over 50
alumni plying their appalling trade on Berrylands'
palatial lawns, so it also provides a great way to
stay in touch with old friends. Non-alumni are also
welcome. Current fees are £50 affiliation and £5 per
match.
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