A member
of The East Berkshire Football League. Incorporating the "Ascot & District
Football League" founded in 1903, the "Maidenhead & District Football
League" founded in 1927 and the "Bracknell Football League" founded in 1963.
Willow Wanderers Football Club was established in 2005 by Colin Jacobs, Stuart Sutherland & Iain Davies. Colin Jacobs was appointed Club Chairman/Treasurer and Manager and is also a keen full-time player. Stuart Sutherland was appointed Club Secretary and is also a full-time player. Iain Davies was duely given the the role of Full-Time Club Captain and has successfully been renamed captain for the past three seasons.
The club was originally sponsored by a local public house and was named Willow Wanderers F.C. However, shortly after the club was officially affiliated with The East Berkshire Football League and The Berks & Bucks Football Association the sponsorship deal fell through and the club was left in turmoil. The future of the club was in real doubt until the owners and newly registered players funded the Registration Fees, Kit and Equipment which kept the club affloat and ensured that it made it through it's first season. The club has now enjoyed three good seasons with and improving squad, year on year.
The 2005/06 season saw Willow Wanderers finish 2nd from bottom of Division 3.
The East Berkshire Football League had an increased amount of interest from new clubs which saw Division 3 divided into two, Division 4 was formed for the 2006/07 season. Due to the club finishing in the lower half of the Old Division 3 they were put into Division 4.
Club Sponsorship was gained from Honda Motor Europe in 2006 by the club manager and the clubs plain looking Yellow/Royal Blue kit was transformed and newly decorated with the "Honda - The Power of Dreams" vision. Due to the funding from Honda the club were also able to purchase a New Home kit which saw the club change colours to Red/Black and the club badge was created by a local company "Kits Direct" of Datchet, Berkshire.
Although the 2006/07 season saw big improvements throughout the squad from defence to attack, the high playing standards of the new clubs which were selected into Division 4, Willow Wanderers only managed to finish 9th.
A strong start to the 2007/08 season in both league and cup competitions helped for a more successful season. Willow competed better in all six cup's and managed to reach one Quater-Final. At one point in the season we were 12 points off the lead but with 8 matches in hand in the league. However, with fixture congestion causing a problem, 5 matches in two weeks at the end of March'08 and too many players picking up injuries ended any chance of finishing in the top three. Although the club only managed to finish 7th, we were 10 points clear of 8th and only 13 points off Division 4 winners Alpha Arms Academicals. Overall an excellent season!
In September 2008, Willow Wanderers F.C were subject to a takeover bid from a business man who wanted to inject cash into the club to help push it up the leagues. However, talks brokedown in the final stages and 'The Gaffa' (Colin Jacobs) announced that the club which is very close to his heart was not for sale.
A fantastic start to the 2008/09 League Season as The Mighty Willow made it through Christmas, New Year to 31st January 2009 unbeaten in the league with 9 wins out of 9!
The Mighty Willow came to the end of their 4th Season and finished 3rd with 40 points (13 Wins, 1 Draw and 6 Loses) and secured promotion to Division 3.
The 2008/09 season was very successful and the club won more league/cup matches than in previous years and managed to do the double over division champions "The Mitre".
