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Wormley Rovers
Full nameWormley Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)Worms
Gegründet1921
GroundWormley Playing Fields, Wormley
Capacity500
ChairmanNigel Scully
ManagerAdam Arnold (player manager)
LeagueSpartan South Midlands League Premier Division
2023–24Eastern Counties League Division One South, 2nd of 22 (promoted via play-offs)

Wormley Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Wormley, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at Wormley Playing Fields.

History

The club was founded in 1921 and moved to Wormley Playing Fields in 1954. They joined the Hertfordshire Senior County League in 1976 and won Division Three in their first season. They were promoted to Division One in 1981 and the Premier Division in 1987. They were relegated two years later but returned to the Premier Division in 1992, and remained there for 26 years before successfully applying to join the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties Football League for the 2018–19 season.[1]

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Brandon Betts-Cooper
1 GK England ENG Reece Grundy
1 GK England ENG Luke Verdin
2 DF England ENG Joe Welch
4 DF England ENG Joel Maybury
5 DF England ENG Damien Thomas
3 DF England ENG Lewis King
2 DF England ENG Kyle Head
6 MF England ENG Louis Offer
8 MF Italien ITA Paolo Montella
8 MF England ENG Conner Ridley
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF England ENG Ben Quarrington-Carter
11 MF Schweiz SUI Mike Ndkuando
10 MF England ENG Luke Robinson
7 MF St. Lucia LCA Davy Edmee
11 MF Italien ITA Gianluca Bellini
8 MF England ENG Rowan Holland
9 FW Irland EIR Benis Matoko
9 FW England ENG Mason Robinson
10 FW England ENG Matthew Bailey
10 FW England ENG Mitchell Linger

Honours

  • Herts Senior County League
    • Division One champions 1986–87
    • Division Three champions 1976–77

Fans

Wormley Rovers have a group of fans who attend most home games known as the 'Wormley Ultras'. The role of the 'Wormley Ultras' is to cheer on the team in the east stand of Wormley Playing Fields. The 'Wormley Ultras' most notable moment was when Wormley welcomed Hashtag United to their home. The game ended in a 0-1 defeat but the 'Wormley Ultras' were not downed but the loss and continued to sing and cheer on the football club. The 'Wormley Ultras' most notable chant is one directed towards Davy Edmee which is a chant about Tottenham Hotspur Full-back Danny Rose. The Chant is to suggest that Edmee has a similar appearance to Danny Rose. Another notable chant that the 'Wormley Ultras' sing is about directed towards Matthew Bailey which is to suggest that he has a similar appearance to Harry Potter star Ron Weasley.

References

  1. ^ Wormley Rovers at the Football Club History Database

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