1997-2000

HWFC was established in 1997. A group of 8 women came together on Hampstead Heath on a Sunday morning for a couple of hours to play football whilst their partners played in Sunday leagues.

By 1998 they had employed their first coach, Brad Solomon, who stayed with them until 2000, teaching basic ball control and skills.

2000-2005

From 2000 to 2004, the team went through many changes and grew to a membership of 14 players. They started to play competitive matches in 2001. Between 2001 and 2004 HWFC played 20 matches and won nil.

In 2005, after a 5 year break, Brad returned and took them through their first successful campaign in the Top Corner Women’s League. HWFC found a new competitive edge to their game and with a squad of 17 players and weekly training sessions, they joined the FA Greater London League.

2005-2006

The 05-06 season saw both the squad numbers balloon to 25 and the addition of an Assistant Coach, as well as lucrative sponsorship deals with Maccabi GB, the Football Foundation and Pentland PLC.

The summer 06 season witnessed a transformation in HWFC performances. They began playing real flowing football, with flair and a dynamic edge, that resulted in a serious push for league honours in the final weeks.

2006-2007

At the start of the 06-07 FA season, the club had a new momentum. The players knew they could win games, and they were confident that they could compete at the highest level. A belief that promotion was a real possibility stayed with the squad throughout the season, and indeed leading into the final 2 games, HWFC found themselves top of the league, needing only 3 points to seal promotion and 6 to finish top of the table. Their penultimate game was against their closest rivals Garston, but unfortunately a high paced end to end match finished with a Garston goal in the dying seconds that gave the visitors a 2-3 win and the title. The pressure was on. HWFC had to take 3 points from their final game. On the day, HWFC seemed destined not to score, until a wonder strike from Vice Captain Roberts hit the back of the net. 1-0 it remained and as the final whistle sounded, HWFC celebrated the culmination of a stunning season that saw 56 goals scored and promotion sealed.

2007-2008

The 07-08 season brought new challenges. Now in Division 2, the players knew many hard battles lay ahead. By Xmas though, mid table safety seemed assured, and a quiet confidence was bubbling. Until that is, an administrative error lead to a 10 point fine from the FA. Suddenly HWFC were rock bottom of the league, and anxiety raged through the ranks. Although it seemed impossible, things were about to get even worse. Directly after a painful 0-6 thumping at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur, Manager Brad Solomon announced his decision to resign, purely for personal reasons, with immediate effect. Shell-shocked, and leaderless, the club rocked on the precipice of insolvency. Following a vote of confidence, Assistant Manager John Baker was thrust into the hot seat, and immediately began the process of rebuilding. Sadly 2 wins and 2 draws from their last 6 games was not enough to lift them off the bottom. Then all they could do was wait anxiously for the results of their appeal, to see if they would once again play D2 football the following season, or if they would drop back into the third division.

2008-2009

The appeal was a success and Division 2 football is ours once again. Hoorah!

Not only has the close season seen a number of fantastic new signings come in to create the strongest squad that we've ever had, but we have also been lucky enough to appoint a new UEFA B qualified Head Coach, to work alongside our Manager.

And there's more, as we have secured a very exciting and lucrative kit sponsorship deal with MS Dentistry, the official dentist of Chelsea FC.

The 08-09 is building up to be the best season yet. Watch this space...

Up the Hampstead !