Botwell Mission F.C.
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| Full name | Hayes Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Missioners |
| Founded | 1909 (as Botwell Mission) |
| Dissolved | 2007 |
| Ground | Church Road |
| Capacity | 4,730 (500 seated) |
| 2006–07 | Conference South, 19th |
Hayes Football Club was an English association football club based in Hayes, Greater London. The club started out as Botwell Mission in 1909, adopting the name Hayes F.C. in 1929. The team nickname, The Missioners, was a salute to the history of the team. The club played in the Conference South for their last few seasons in existence. Their home stadium was Church Road which seated 500 with a total capacity of 6,500 (although the record attendance at this ground was 15,370 – for an Amateur Cup tie against Bromley in 1951). The team was recognised by their red and white striped shirt. The club's last manager was Kevin Hill, who got the job on a full-time basis after successfully steering the team clear of relegation after the departure of Willy Wordsworth towards the end of the 2006–07 season. Wordsworth had been unable to emulate the success of his predecessor, the highly regarded Terry Brown, who left to take a vacancy at Aldershot Town in 2002.
Hayes merged with Yeading F.C. on 18 May 2007 to form the new club Hayes & Yeading United, who continued to play in the Conference South.
Hayes were formed in 1909 by Eileen Shackle, who wished to create a club to encourage boys to participate in sport as well as encourage their religious convictions. Their original name, Botwell Mission, derived from the fact that they changed at the small mission church and stored their kit there.
The club was runner-up in the FA Amateur Cup to Wycombe Wanderers in 1931. Approximately 32,000 watched Hayes succumb to a late goal at Highbury.
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