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fl.1972
The first mention of the Women’s Basketball Society was through an advertisement in the McGarel Volume 4, No.11 & 12 Christmas edition 1972, which advised women to contact Bob Walker or Miss Bailes. The academic year of 1972/73 saw the birth of the women’s basketball society with help from the men’s team and Bob Walker, who were able to assist women who had never played the sport, enabling them to pick up skills rapidly.
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fl.Oct 1975
The Billiards Society was first mentioned in a sports timetable notice in the McGarel in October 1975. The society trained on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 12pm-2pm and 4pm-5.30pm. Whilst, on Wednesdays they usually met at 2pm-5.30pm.
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Dec 1978
In December 1978, the Polytechnic saw the start of a new society, which was the Camping Club. The poly campers as they were known as, had their first trek to Sussex Downs.
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fl. Nov 1971
In November 1971, the first mention of the cricket society was through an advertisement persuading students to join, with training being based at Chiswick, Quintin Hogg Memorial Ground. In March 1972, there is again an advertisement for anyone interested in forming the cricket society with the possibility of a fixture being arranged. Occasionally, members trained at the indoor net practice at Alf Gover Cricket School in Wandsworth from 2.30pm-4.30pm. In June 1980, the society entered the B.P.S.A Cup quarter final by defeating Plymouth.
In October 1980, the society was able to use the facilities at the famous Lords Cricket Ground for winter indoor training.
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fl. Jan 1976
The first mention of the Cross Country Society was through a list of the sports societies in the McGarel in January 1976. The society had training on Wednesdays at 2pm-4pm in Regents Park.
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fl. Oct 1980
The first mention of the society was through a list of the different sports society’s available during the academic year of 1980/81, in the McGarel in October 1980.
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fl. Mar 1977
The first acknowledgement of the fencing society is through a report in the McGarel in March 1977 on Cary Zitcher, who was representing the British Fencing team at an international fencing competition.
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fl. Feb 1970
In February 1970, the Polytechnic Football Club kicked off the season in a low league position as their predecessors. The football club went on to play nine games bringing only one win and two draws in throughout the season. The club participated in Seetech football competitions. In October 1971, the society had established 5 different teams within the club.
The polytechnic played in the first round of the national polytechnic club in October/November 1971.
The academic year of 1973/74, saw a very disappointing start to the football society for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th teams. In November 1973, the Polytechnic’s first team became runners up in the British Polytechnic Cup, after losing against North London Polytechnic in the first stage of the cup. The Polytechnic’s 2nd team competed in the quarter finals of the BPSA Cup in February 1974, but had lost in the quarter finals. Along with this, the first team competed in the Premier Division of the league, however they lost in the first fixture of the season to Ealing. The Polytechnic’s first team in March 1974, won their first league match against Shoreditch Training College.
In November 1975, the society competed in a BPSA Cup. Throughout the academic year of 1975/76, the society competed in several four a side football competition. At the end of this year, the first team reportedly did reasonably well in both league and cup matches, and consequently had seven wins, one draw and eight defeats; and finished halfway in the league table. Whilst, the second team had achieved seven wins, three draws and seven defeats. The third team managed to attain ten wins, three draws and six defeats. However, the fourth team had four wins, one draw and unfortunately nine defeats. This was similar to the fifth team’s results.
In November 1978, the society's third team was knocked out of the second round of the Seetech Regional Cup by Loughton College.
Since 1979, the society every year went abroad on tours to Brussels, Germany and Amsterdam, whilst winning every tour they had been on. There was also a five-a-side tournament within the Polytechnic, where 40 teams competed in a knockout competition.
In January 1979, the first team maintained a 100% record of their league programme, beating their rivals at the time, Thames Polytechnic. During this time, the polytechnic hosted a five-a-side tournament, with over forty teams participating in the tournament. In March 1979, the first team beat Kingston Polytechnic, which meant they were one point away from the ultimate championship. Whilst, the third team competed in the Seetech Seven-a-side Tournament in Richmond Park, with them only reaching the quarter finals however, they finished with the highest points of the day. In April 1979, the first team eventually became champions after beating Brussels British Football Club in Brussels.
In February 1980, the society participated in a 5-a-side tournament which took place at the Jubilee Hall, Covent Garden. In March 1980, the team managed to reach the quarter finals of the Seetech 6-a-side tournament, eventually losing to Borough Road College.
In November 1980, the third team entered the second round of the Seetech Cup. However in January 1981, the first team had been knocked out of the qualifying round of the B.P.S.A Cup. Whilst, the third team started to topple from the league leadership. In February 1981, the first team had many victories moving them closer to becoming the champions of the Seetech Division one league.
In January 1982, the club for the first time won the trophy for winning the Inter-London Polytechnic 5-a-side competition at the Britannia Sports Centre, after winning all five of their matches.
Towards the end of the academic year of 1981/82 in June, the third football team to exist in the society was the most successful that year, whilst the second and fourth were not too far from being relegated. However, the biggest disappointment that year was the demise of the first team, which saw players not playing anymore matches after one or two disappointing results.
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fl. Feb 1976
The Golf Society reformulated again in February 1976 in hope of entering the BPSA Golf Championships. In May 1976, both Stuart Masson and Colin Braum entered the Seetech Golf Championships in Middlesex. However, Masson won the individual Championships Cup after scoring a 75-76, which was the lowest score in the competition’s history. A few days afterwards, again Stuart Masson, Colin Braum and with the addition of Richard Routledge, all competed in the British Polytechnic’s Sports Association’s Golf Championship in Bedfordshire. Stuart Masson won the B.P.S.A Individual Champion’s Award, after tying for first place on a score of 151 with last year’s champion. Overall, the Polytechnic Golf Society throughout the academic year of 1975/76 made its mark both locally and nationally, which allowed the society to formulate the Poly Gold Society for the autumn term later on that year. The aim of the Gold Society was to defend the titles and championships that the society had achieved. A year later in May 1978, the Gold team was able to defend the Polytechnic’s winning of the Seetech Golf Team Championship.
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fl. Nov 1973
The first mention of the Hockey Society in the 1970s, details the events of the society’s first win of the season against Sussex University in November 1973.
During this time, the society was running two teams that season, as well as arranging mixed matches. In January 1976, the society was officially a men’s hockey society, which often trained at the Quintin Hogg Memorial Ground in Chiswick.
From October 1978, the society played in Seetech league division two and league games on Wednesdays. In March 1981, the society competed in a six-a-side tournament at Chiswick. In May 1981, the society participated in a mixed basis at the Motorway Cricket Festival.
In November 1981, the society came in fourth place in the Seetech 11-a-side tournament. In March 1982, the society was knocked out of the quarter finals of the Seetech 6-a-side tournament against Southall.