Tinpotters, please can you help?

[regan]

Ladies and gents of the Tinpot Terrace, Guildford City FC desperately need to replace their, ahem... tinpot terrace. Those of you who have visited our pathetic excuse for a football ground will surely agree!

We have launched a campaign to help force the issue at planning meetings for the redevelopment of the Slyfield area in Guildford.

As such, we could really do with your help!

If you could spare a few seconds to add your name to our petition (it only went up earlier today) it would be much appreciated - see here: www.guildfordcityfc.co.uk/slyfield/join.html

Thanks!

[davetscfc]

Quick question about your club's roots. A good few years ago we visited Godalming & Guildford (who I assumed to be the successor of the old Guildford City) in the FA Cup.

Then about 3 years ago 3 of us visited the same ground to watch our reserves against Godalming Town. Had the best burger I've ever had at football that night, but that's by the by.

So, where do you fit in? Was there a split in the ranks at G & G resulting in two clubs? Are you the successors of the original Guildford City rather than G & G as I'd assumed? Or is there some other interesting, or not so interesting story?

[regan]

The Guildford name has been involved in a number of different clubs since the 1974 demise of the 'old' Guildford City.

Initially they joined with Dorking as 'Dorking and Guildford United' for a short lived amalgamation.

However, Godalming, who were in existence long before the 'new' Guildford City, had the Guildford extension added to their name in 1992 when the 'Guildford Football Appeal' paid for their floodlights to be installed.

Four years later Burpham moved to the town and were renamed AFC Guildford, becoming Guildford United for a year and eventually taking on the name Guildford City. A number of people involved with the club in the old days had been drawn back to the newly formed team and felt it was fitting to continue the name.

Godalming dropped the Guildford suffix in 2005 to become Godalming Town (which it had been before 1992).
It certainly confuses things when you go back through the archives!

[davetscfc]

Thanks for clearing that up. I think.