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In 1991, inspired by tales of the old South Cheriton football club of over 20 years ago, Simon Howell and Jonathan Barnard of Horsington revived the club as the result of a bet. The newly named South Cheriton United Football Club played all their games, “friendlies”, away in the first season, 1991 / 1992, as they did not have a pitch of their own.
For the next couple of seasons they were able to rent a field in a village about five miles away, and in the 1992 / 93 season entered the Blackmore Vale League, playing on Sundays.
Eventually they achieved their ambition of a pitch in their own village by renting a field from a local landowner,
For the next couple of seasons they were able to rent a field in a village about five miles away, and in the 1992 / 93 season entered the Blackmore Vale League, playing on Sundays.
Eventually they achieved their ambition of a pitch in their own village by renting a field from a local landowner,
adjoining the cricket ground and the village hall. When they acquired it the field consisted of maize stubble, and after having paid to have it ploughed, members of the club put in land drains and spent hours picking stones from the ground and eventually seeded it.
Then as now one of the clubs committee acted as grounds man, bringing the pitch to an immaculate condition much envied by visiting clubs and officials, and becoming, no less than twice, a county winner in the Groundsman of the Year Award, run by the Football Association.
Long established now, South Cheriton United F.C. enjoys excellent facilities, including good quality training pitches and spacious new changing rooms, as a result of the Club and Village Hall Committee co-operating in a successful Lottery bid.
Then as now one of the clubs committee acted as grounds man, bringing the pitch to an immaculate condition much envied by visiting clubs and officials, and becoming, no less than twice, a county winner in the Groundsman of the Year Award, run by the Football Association.
Long established now, South Cheriton United F.C. enjoys excellent facilities, including good quality training pitches and spacious new changing rooms, as a result of the Club and Village Hall Committee co-operating in a successful Lottery bid.
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SCUFC - a Brief History
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