LATEST NEWS
CHAIRMAN HAS IRONSIDES AT HEART
Wednesday, 7th September 2011
| Most people at the Ironsides would be familiar with the sight of Kevin Harman breathless, complaining of cramp in his legs after 45 minutes on a football pitch. However on the 4th September 2011, Kevin substituted the football field for the salty sea of the south coast, as he took part in the Bournemouth to Boscombe Pier-to-Pier swim to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. As Battersea Ironsides longest serving player, Kevin was still playing football at the age of 50, until he was forced to retire as a result of a heart attack. However, a grueling 1.5 mile swim in the south coast sea was not a challenge Kevin backed down from, as he completed the swim in an impressive time of 45 minutes. |  |
FOOTBALLERS V CRICKETERS CRICKET MATCH
Tuesday, 19th July 2011
| The annual Ironsides Footballers v Ironsides Cricketers cricket match took place on Sunday 17th July 2011 and was a great success, despite the early threat of a washout. Always a light-hearted affair, the game provided excitement, entertainment, and very noticeable differences in quality! With golden ducks as likely as sixes, 80mph beamers as likely as pea rollers, and great catches as likely as dropped dollys, the match was unexpectedly close, but was ultimately decided by the amount of extras given away by the footballers, whose batting had about as much depth as the Arsenal squad. A last man stand of Ian Peddle and Richard Allen gave the footballers a slight hope of victory, but a superb catch on the boundary was a fitting end to the game, and a win for the cricketers that the footballers will be hoping to avenge next year!
Click here for the team photo. |   |
IRONSIDES YOUNGSTER SIGNS FOR MAN CITY
Saturday, 16th July 2011
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Former Battersea Ironsides Academy player Abdul Razak has joined Manchester City Football Club, and has already made his Premiership debut. Abdul was part of the club's 2008 Soccer Academy Initiative run by former Director of Football and long time club member Ewemade Orobator. This is undoubtedly the biggest individual success of any player to pass through our ranks, and everyone at Battersea Ironsides wishes him well in the future. For the full story on Abdul's Manchester City first team debut, click here. |
| PRE-SEASON TRAINING Pre-season training will begin at 19:00 on the 4th July 2012 at Battersea Ironsides Sports and Social Club - all players are expected to attend. Training at the Aspire Centre will resume during the season. If you wish to come to training with a view to joining the club, please contact the club secretary.  SPONSORSHIP We are always interested in sponsorship opportunities at the Ironsides. If you are interested in advertising on our website, or are interested in sponsoring the club in any other way, please visit the Contact Us page to get in touch with the Club Secretary or Website Manager by e-mail.
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LOOKING TO JOIN? We are currently looking for players for the new season. If you are interested in joining the club, please visit the Contact Us page to get in touch with the Club Secretary by e-mail. THE CLUBHOUSE The clubhouse has a licensed bar and serves food; it is open all day when there are games on or any other sporting event. A function room is also available for hire for most occasions such as weddings, anniversaries and birthdays. For more information on hiring the function room please call Mick or Jean on 0208 8749913. Directions to the clubhouse can be found on the Contact Us page. BIFC ON YOUTUBE
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