Mepal presently has one Senior football team playing in the Mead Plant & Grab 2B league. The team will be based for the 2017/2018 season at Stretham.
Details of our games can be found on the Cambs. FA website - please come along and support us if you can.
For further details about the club, please contact Martin Pettitt on sales@pettittsports.co.uk or The Secretary, Georgina King, on 01353 778141
Fond Memories.............
1950’s
A popular member of the team was a Polish man known locally as ‘Jam Jar Wicki’. Being a very good goalkeeper, he eventually went on to play for Cambridge Utd.
1960’s
The referee in the game between Shippea Hill and Mepal (played at Shippea Hill) was unpopular with the two teams because of his poor decisions. To get over their point of view, players from both sides threw him in a horse trough.
(There were no red cards then)
1960’s
Mepal ‘s sport-loving vicar, Rev.Simpson, set up The Choir League for children of 10/11yrs. The league included teams from Mepal, Witcham, Stretham, Sutton & Haddenham with Mepal’s home games being played on the school’s sports field.
Unfortunately, the players were no ‘angels’ and some games ended in brawls!
1970’s/ 80’s
Bill was known as Mepal’s greatest supporter. Always smartly dressed in his working coat tied with orange baler twine and wellington boots with the mud still on, he was always willing to climb into anyone’s car to support the lads.
In the 1970’s a home game was played on a pitch that was under the cover of snow. Mepal won 10-2 and scored every goal including two superb own goals.
1970’s/80’s
Playing away at Bell Elm (nr.Wisbech) was always difficult because of the undulating pitch which caused the ball to act in a very unpredictable way. One Saturday, the situation was made worse by the large amount of cow muck on the pitch. With no shower facilities, the journey home seemed very long!
1970’s
Bill was once sent off for swearing at the referee. Nothing unusual in that, but, he was actually one of the linesmen at the time.
1970’s/80’s
Playing away at Six Ringers meant changing in chicken huts and then a half mile drive to the pitch.
1980’s
The last Presentation Evening to consist of a sit-down, 2-course meal for the two teams and their partners, friends and supporters was held in Mepal Village Hall.
Details of our games can be found on the Cambs. FA website - please come along and support us if you can.
For further details about the club, please contact Martin Pettitt on sales@pettittsports.co.uk or The Secretary, Georgina King, on 01353 778141
Fond Memories.............
1950’s
A popular member of the team was a Polish man known locally as ‘Jam Jar Wicki’. Being a very good goalkeeper, he eventually went on to play for Cambridge Utd.
1960’s
The referee in the game between Shippea Hill and Mepal (played at Shippea Hill) was unpopular with the two teams because of his poor decisions. To get over their point of view, players from both sides threw him in a horse trough.
(There were no red cards then)
1960’s
Mepal ‘s sport-loving vicar, Rev.Simpson, set up The Choir League for children of 10/11yrs. The league included teams from Mepal, Witcham, Stretham, Sutton & Haddenham with Mepal’s home games being played on the school’s sports field.
Unfortunately, the players were no ‘angels’ and some games ended in brawls!
1970’s/ 80’s
Bill was known as Mepal’s greatest supporter. Always smartly dressed in his working coat tied with orange baler twine and wellington boots with the mud still on, he was always willing to climb into anyone’s car to support the lads.
In the 1970’s a home game was played on a pitch that was under the cover of snow. Mepal won 10-2 and scored every goal including two superb own goals.
1970’s/80’s
Playing away at Bell Elm (nr.Wisbech) was always difficult because of the undulating pitch which caused the ball to act in a very unpredictable way. One Saturday, the situation was made worse by the large amount of cow muck on the pitch. With no shower facilities, the journey home seemed very long!
1970’s
Bill was once sent off for swearing at the referee. Nothing unusual in that, but, he was actually one of the linesmen at the time.
1970’s/80’s
Playing away at Six Ringers meant changing in chicken huts and then a half mile drive to the pitch.
1980’s
The last Presentation Evening to consist of a sit-down, 2-course meal for the two teams and their partners, friends and supporters was held in Mepal Village Hall.
