BB EAGLES FC
(Formerly Barclays Bank FC)
Ground: Park View Road
Ealing.

The Club was formed in 1919 as part of the inauguration of Barclays Bank Sports Club.

4 X1’s were formed and entered in to the London Bank’s League and Cup competitions in the 1919/20 season.

The following season, 1920/21, the Club entered its 1st and 2nd X1s in the Southern Amateur League with the 1st X1 finishing runners up in Section B and the Reserves third in the Reserves Section. At this time the Bank purchased the ground at Park View Road, Ealing.

In 1970/71 we concentrated our top 7 elevens in the SAL adding an 8th X1 in 1977/78, and finally a 9th X1 in 1986/87.

Regrettably, the 1st X1 have never been SAL Champions. Our best achievement was in 1972/73, 1998/99 and 2001/02 when we were runners up.

Undoubtedly, the Club’s major success was the winning of the AFA Senior Cup in 1958, with a 2 – 1 victory over HMS Daedalus. The scorers for the Bank were Roy Price and Bobby Jones. To reach the final the Club defeated Carshalton, HMS Excellent, Old Malvernians and Norsemen.

Recent times have been turbulent. Barclays sold the Sports Club in 2000 and withdrew support for all Sports Sections. Since then we have been an itinerant Club playing at 4 different venues in the past 6 years. We have of course now returned to Park View Road to at least use the football pitches.

Many players were selected for the AFA and the SAL representative sides but the honours must go to G H Abbot who represented England Amateur XI in 1936, and Ron Broom (Our Club President), who represented the Welsh Amateur XI during the mid 1950s.

In more recent times Kenneth Scicluna, whilst a student at Brunel University, played for the Club in season 2004/05 before returning to Malta where he made his debut for the National team against Northern Ireland and has since started in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Hungary.

We maintain 6 sides within the SAL as well as running a Veterans X1.

1st XI
6 x Division 2
2 x Division 3
Division 3 runners up
(2005/6 season)

2nd XI
3 x Division 1
2 x Division 2

3rd XI
2 x Division 1

4th XI
1 x League Cup
1 x Division 2
2 x Division 3
1 x Division 3 (South)- 2005/6

5th XI
2 x Division 1
2 x Division 2

6th XI
1 x Division 1
4 x Division 2

7th XI
2 x Divsion 1
2 x Division 2

8th XI
1 x Division 1
1 x Division 2

Cups Triumphs

1X1
AFA Senior Cup Winners 1958
2nd X1
League Champions 1935/36, 1955/56, 1968/69.
3rd X1
League Champions 1956/57
5th X1
League Champions 1954/55, 1980/81, 1984/85
6th X1
League Champions 1987/88
7th X1
League Champions 1976/77, 1986/87
8th X1
League Champions 1986/87

AFA Intermediate Challenge Cup Winners
1927, 1972, 1999
AFA Minor Challenge Cup Winners
1989
AFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners
1999

Vets XI
London Banks Junior Cup Winners: 1974, 1975