Mepal Sports Football Club
We reluctantly have to inform you that the Club has decided that it cannot continue at present and has left the Cambs. Football League. Playing away from our home base for the past three seasons has proved very difficult and rather than close the Club altogether, the Committee has decided to halt playing and freeze the bank account in the hope that Mepal Sports can be ‘resurrected’ in some form once the problems with the recreation field have been addressed.
Members of the Committee have been working with our new Parish Council and now have confidence that the Councillors have the development of the recreation field at the top of their agenda and look forward to helping them create an area for sports and recreation that the whole village can be proud of.
If you feel that you can help with football development at Mepal in the future, be it seniors, juniors or ‘walking football’ please contact me on 778141.
Georgina King, Secretary, Mepal Sports Seniors
We reluctantly have to inform you that the Club has decided that it cannot continue at present and has left the Cambs. Football League. Playing away from our home base for the past three seasons has proved very difficult and rather than close the Club altogether, the Committee has decided to halt playing and freeze the bank account in the hope that Mepal Sports can be ‘resurrected’ in some form once the problems with the recreation field have been addressed.
Members of the Committee have been working with our new Parish Council and now have confidence that the Councillors have the development of the recreation field at the top of their agenda and look forward to helping them create an area for sports and recreation that the whole village can be proud of.
If you feel that you can help with football development at Mepal in the future, be it seniors, juniors or ‘walking football’ please contact me on 778141.
Georgina King, Secretary, Mepal Sports Seniors
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.
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.