Role: Former

Vic Akers

Akers played as a full back for Slough Town.

Before joining Slough, he played for Cambridge United, where he made 129 League appearances between 1971-75, and Watford (22 appearances between 1975-76).

Akers started his career in the youth set-up of Fulham but did not sign a professional contract with the club. He moved into non-league football with Tonbridge (where his consistency at left-back meant that the young Malcolm Macdonald was forced to play as a left-footed right back, before converting to striker when he joined Newcastle), before signing for Bexley United in May 1969. In July 1971 he signed for Cambridge United for £5,000, and was part of the side that claimed the club's first Football League promotion.

He made 129 league appearances for Cambridge before joining Watford in July 1975 for a fee thought to be either £1,000 or £2,000. He was an ever-present for the first half of the club's first season back in the Fourth Division after relegation, making 22 league appearances as well as a further 4 in cup competitions.

In July 1976 he joined Dartford for free, helping them win the Southern League Cup. He went on to play for Hayes in 1978, and had joined Slough Town by October 1980. In season 1980/81 he helped the Rebels to a treble - Isthmian League Premier Division, Berks & Bucks Senior Cup and Isthmian League Cup. By March 1984 he was playing for Carshalton Athletic.

He later joined Arsenal as head of the community section in 1986 and in 1987 founded the Arsenal Ladies team. He has managed Arsenal Ladies to every major trophy in English women's football, as well as the UEFA Women's Cup in 2007. He is also kit manager at the Premiership giants.

Akers was awarded an OBE in the 2009 Queens New Year's Honours list after stepping down as Ladies manager at the end of the 2008 season. During his 22 years at the helm the team collected a staggering 32 trophies.

Statistics

First Appearance:	23-02-1980 vs Barking
First Goal:	30-08-1980 vs Bromley
Position:	Defender
Total STFC Appearances:	78
Total STFC Goals:	7

Achievements

1980/81 Isthmian League, Premier Division - winner

1980/81 Berks & Bucks Senior Cup - winner

1980/81 Isthmian League Cup - winner

Matches Played

Match Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Goals	Cards	Report
10-10-1981	Slough Town	1-0	Leytonstone Ilford	League	-	-	Report
06-10-1981	Leatherhead	0-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
03-10-1981	Slough Town	1-5	Wokingham Town	FA Cup	-	-	Report
29-09-1981	Slough Town	3-0	Windsor & Eton	Hennessey Cup	-	-	Report
22-09-1981	Slough Town	1-1	Harrow Borough	League	-	-	Report
19-09-1981	Slough Town	2-1	Chalfont St Peter	FA Cup	-	-	Report
15-09-1981	Hitchin Town	0-4	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
12-09-1981	Slough Town	1-3	Bromley	League	-	-	Report
08-09-1981	Slough Town	4-2	Wootton BC	FA Cup		-	Report
05-09-1981	Wootton BC	2-2	Slough Town	FA Cup		-	Report
31-08-1981	Harwich	0-1	Slough Town	Hennessey Cup	-	-	Report
29-08-1981	Slough Town	0-0	Barking	League	-	-	Report
25-08-1981	Boreham Wood	1-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
22-08-1981	Slough Town	5-2	Tooting	League	-	-	Report
18-08-1981	Slough Town	0-0	Woking	League	-	-	Report
15-08-1981	Carshalton Ath	1-2	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
08-08-1981	Slough Town	1-3	Wycombe Wanderers	Drinkwise Trophy	-	-	Report
07-05-1981	Sutton United	1-2	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
04-05-1981	Walthamstow	2-4	Slough Town	Isthmian Lge Cup	-	-	Report
28-04-1981	Slough Town	3-2	Sutton United	League	-	-	Report
25-04-1981	Slough Town	6-0	Carshalton Ath	League	-	-	Report
22-04-1981	Slough Town	3-0	Walthamstow	League		-	Report
20-04-1981	Milton Keynes City	0-2	Slough Town	Berks & Bucks	-	-	Report
18-04-1981	Slough Town	1-2	Hendon	League	-	-	Report
14-04-1981	Hitchin Town	1-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
11-04-1981	Enfield	0-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
04-04-1981	Slough Town	4-0	Croydon	League	-	-	Report
31-03-1981	Slough Town	2-1	Bishops Stortford	Isthmian Lge Cup	-	-	Report
28-03-1981	Slough Town	0-0	Enfield	League	-	-	Report
24-03-1981	Bishops Stortford	1-1	Slough Town	Isthmian Lge Cup	-	-	Report
21-03-1981	Slough Town	2-1	Aylesbury United	Berks & Bucks	-	-	Report
07-03-1981	Hendon	1-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
28-02-1981	Tooting	2-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
21-02-1981	Barking	1-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
17-02-1981	Slough Town	1-0	Enfield	Isthmian Lge Cup	-	-	Report
14-02-1981	Slough Town	5-1	Dulwich Hamlet	League	-	-	Report
07-02-1981	Leatherhead	0-2	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
06-12-1980	Slough Town	1-0	Barking	League	-	-	Report
29-11-1980	Slough Town	6-0	Wokingham Town	FA Trophy	-	-	Report
26-11-1980	Newbury Town	0-3	Slough Town	Berks & Bucks	-	-	Report
22-11-1980	Croydon	1-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
18-11-1980	Slough Town	3-1	Barton Rovers	Isthmian Lge Cup		-	Report
11-11-1980	Woking	2-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
08-11-1980	Slough Town	1-0	Leatherhead	League	-	-	Report
03-11-1980	Harrow Borough	2-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
01-11-1980	Walthamstow	0-2	Slough Town	League		-	Report
28-10-1980	Slough Town	3-0	Hayes	League	-	-	Report
25-10-1980	Dulwich Hamlet	0-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
21-10-1980	Staines Town	0-2	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
18-10-1980	Slough Town	0-1	Barton Rovers	FA Cup	-	-	Report
11-10-1980	Slough Town	2-0	Wantage Town	Berks & Bucks	-	-	Report
04-10-1980	Hounslow	1-3	Slough Town	FA Cup	-	-	Report
30-09-1980	Slough Town	0-0	Hitchin Town	League	-	-	Report
27-09-1980	Slough Town	2-1	Leytonstone Ilford	League	-	-	Report
23-09-1980	Slough Town	3-1	Dagenham	Isthmian Lge Cup	-		Report
20-09-1980	Slough Town	2-1	Tooting	League	-	-	Report
13-09-1980	Slough Town	5-1	Ware	FA Cup	-	-	Report
09-09-1980	Slough Town	1-1	Woking	League	-	-	Report
06-09-1980	Slough Town	2-2	Harlow Town	League	-	-	Report
02-09-1980	Slough Town	1-0	Harrow Borough	League	-	-	Report
30-08-1980	Bromley	1-1	Slough Town	League		-	Report
25-08-1980	Slough Town	2-1	Horsham	Isthmian Lge Cup	-	-	Report
23-08-1980	Carshalton Ath	0-3	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
19-08-1980	Hayes	0-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
16-08-1980	Slough Town	3-3	Dagenham	League	-	-	Report
26-04-1980	Slough Town	2-2	Woking	League	-	-	Report
21-04-1980	Harrow Borough	1-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
19-04-1980	Hayes	0-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
12-04-1980	Boreham Wood	3-2	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
07-04-1980	Walthamstow	3-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
05-04-1980	Slough Town	10-0	Hitchin Town	League	-	-	Report
29-03-1980	Hitchin Town	1-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
22-03-1980	Slough Town	0-1	Walthamstow	League	-	-	Report
15-03-1980	Hendon	0-1	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
11-03-1980	Staines Town	2-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
08-03-1980	Slough Town	2-1	Carshalton Ath	League	-	-	Report
04-03-1980	Carshalton Ath	1-1	Slough Town	League	-		Report
23-02-1980	Slough Town	2-1	Barking	League	-	-	Report