GREAT BARNET SEASONS No 1 1971-72

The 15 man squad from 1971-72 that got to Wembley in the FA Trophy.  

Being at Wembley Stadium to watch my team in a cup final as an 11 year old was very very special. In 1972 the FA Trophy competition was in its infancy having been born two years previously. It was basically a revamp of the old FA Amateur Cup and Barnet had made the semi final in its first season narrowly loosing out to Macclesfield Town in the semi final stage but the run up to the final was I have to say graced with some of the finest football ever seen at Underhill. We lost of course to Stafford Rangers, frankly not turning up on the day as all the players freely admitted then and even now. 
Barnet eventually finished 4th in the Southern League Premier and the question has also been in my head for all these years.....had we been knocked out in the early stages of the Trophy would we have won the League? I think we would. However would I then swop that for a day at Wembley? No.

What is even more fascinating is that the season was completed with a first team squad of just 15 regular players!

RESULTS 1971-72

Folkstone A Southern Premier Won 3-2 1,271 Adams 2 Powell
Bath City H Southern Premier Won 2-0 1,277 Eason 2
Merthyr Tydfil H Southern Premier Won 3-0 1,289 Powell Eason Adams
Bath City A Southern Premier Lost 0-1 1,425
Margate A Southern Premier Lost 1-2 1,115 Powell Eason Adams
Dartford A Southern Premier Won 2-1 1,176 Ward (pen) Powell
Worcester City H Southern Premier Lost 0-2 1,192
Dartford H Southern Premier Won 4-0 1,040 Embery 2 Powell Godfrey
Hereford United A Southern Premier Lost 1-2 4,732 Embery
Margate H Southern Premier Won 5-1 1,192 Adams 3 Eason 2
Hillingdon Borough H Southern Premier Won 4-0 1,532 Powell 2 Embery Adams
Gravesend & Northfleet A Southern Premier Won 2-0 605 Powell Adams
Folkstone H Southern Premier Won3-0 1,560 Powell Plume Flatt
Yeovil Town A Southern Premier Won 3-2 2,871 Plume 2 (2 pens) Ward
Weymouth H Southern Premier Won 1-0 1,281 Lye
Telford United H Southern Premier Drew 1-1 1,856 Flatt
Romford A Southern Premier Lost 0-3 2,068
Hillingdon Borough A Southern Premier Drew 1-1 1,140 Eason
Worcester City A Southern Premier Won 1-0 980 Flatt
Weymouth A Southern Premier Lost 0-1 940
Chelmsford City H Southern Premier Won 3-1 2,079 Flatt Eason Adams
Chelmsford City A Southern Premier Lost 2-5 3,080 Adams Ward
Gravesend & Northfleet H Southern Premier Won 5-1 1,168 Adams 2 Powell Flatt Eason
Merthyr Tydfil A Southern Premier Won 2-1 768 Powell 2
Yeovil Town H Southern Premier Drew 0-0 1,382
Guildford City H Southern Premier Won 2-1 1,264 Plume Embery
Wimbledon H Southern Premier Won 2-0 1,423 Powell 2
Bedford Town H Southern Premier Drew 2-2 1,040 Plume Adams
Wimbledon A Southern Premier Lost 0-5 1,280
Dover H Southern Premier Drew 1-1 1,990 Adams
Telford United A Southern Premier Lost 2-3 1,712 Jenkins Adams
Dover A Southern Premier Lost 0-1 1,551
Bedford Town A Southern Premier Drew 1-1 1,048 Flatt
Nuneaton Borough H Southern Premier Lost 0-1 1,094
Romford H Southern Premier Won 3-1 917 Powell Flatt Eason
Cambridge City A Southern Premier Won 4-3 1,491 Adams 2 Godfrey Flatt
Poole Town A Southern Premier Won 3-0 188 Adams 2 King
Poole Town H Southern Premier Drew 1-1 1,041 Adams
Guildford City A Southern Premier Lost 0-3 3,007
Nuneaton Borough A Southern Premier Lost 1-2 1,361 Powell
Hereford United H Southern Premier Lost 1-2 1,619 Eason
Cambridge City H Southern Premier Won 8-3 747 Adams 3 Powell 2 Plume 2 Eason






Leyton Orient (Orient) H London Challenge Cup (1) Lost 1-2 1,639 Powell






Gravesend & Northfleet H League Cup (1) 1st Leg Won 5-1 1,131 Powell 2 Eason 2 Adams
Gravesend & Northfleet A League Cup (1) 2nd Leg Lost 0-1 412
Stevenage Athletic H League Cup (2) Won 5-1 759 Powell 2 Flatt 2 Eason
Ramsgate Athletic H League Cup (3) Won 3-0 1,004 Plume Flatt Adams
Bedford Town H League Cup (Semi Final) Won 4-2 1,831 Lye Powell Eason Plume
Hereford United H League Cup Final 1st leg Won 2-0 2,803 Plume 2
Hereford United A League Cup Final 2nd leg Lost 0-2 6,048






Hendon A FA Cup 4th Qualifying Drew 2-2 2,591 Embery Eason
Hendon H FA Cup 4th Qualifying ( R) Won 2-0 2,622 Eason Own Goal
Kettering Town A FA Cup (1) Won 4-2 3,713 Embery 2 Eason 2
Torquay United H FA Cup (2) Lost 1-4 4,411 Flatt






Dover A FA Trophy (1) Won 6-0 1,494 Adams 3 Powell 2 Eason
Lowestoft Town A FA Trophy (2) Drew 0-0 1,338
Lowestoft Town H FA Trophy (2) ( R) Won 5-1 727 Eason 2 Flatt Adams Own Goal
Wigan Athletic A FA Trophy (3) Won 2-1 4,830 Flatt 2
Dartford A FA Trophy (4) Won 2-0 2,729 Powell Eason
Telford United N FA Trophy (Semi Final) Won 1-0 4,481 Plume (pen)
Stafford Rangers N FA Trophy Final Lost 0-3 24,000

For that season in 63 first team matches Ben Embery appeared in 61 of them and Les Eason in 60,  I also can tell you that in those 63 games 125 goals were scored with Lou Adams netting 28, Powell 27,Eason 24 and Flatt 15, an incredible goal ratio for a forward line. Finally a Picture of that squad lining up in front of the old main stand at Underhill




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