Full name | Hayes & Yeading United Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | United |
Founded | 18 May 2007 |
Ground | SkyEx Community Stadium, Hayes, Hillingdon |
Capacity | 3,000 |
Chairman | Tony O'Driscoll |
Manager | Paul Hughes and Ritchie Hanlon |
League | Southern League Division One Central |
2016–17 | Southern League Premier Division, 23rd of 24 (relegated) |
Hayes & Yeading United Football Club are an English football club currently based in Hayes (Hillingdon). The club participated in the Southern Premier League but were relegated to the eight tier of the English football pyramid and will compete in the eight tier as of 2017–18 season. The club were formed in 2007 following a merger of Hayes and Yeading. They play at their ground in Beaconsfield Road in Hayes.
Hayes & Yeading United Football Club was formed on 18 May 2007 after Conference South clubs Hayes F.C. and Yeading F.C. merged. The club's badge features the Middlesex crest and the colours from both the former sides; the emblem also features the motto Porro Simul: Latin for forward together.
They played their first season in the Conference South in 2007–08 as both former teams did the previous season, registering a 13th-place finish, in the FA Cup they reached the Fourth Qualifying Round, and in the FA Trophy they were knocked out in the First Round. In their second season, 2008–09, they finished fourth, securing a place in the play-offs; they beat Eastleigh 6–4 on aggregate in the semi-final coming back from 4–2 down in the first leg (after being 4–0 down just after half-time). In the play-off final they defeated Hampton & Richmond 3–2 thanks to an opener from Scott Fitzgerald and a brace from Steven Gregory, which brought them back from 2–1 down. This secured a place in the Conference National for the following season, in the FA Cup they were once again knocked out in the Fourth Qualifying Round, however they reached the Second Round of the FA Trophy.