Role: Former

Joe Adams

Towards the end of the last War a family were moved out of Finsbury Park to Loughborough because of the conditions prevailing at that time. Because of this John Eric Adams was born in the Midlands and not in the City in which he has spent his life since. Joey was born on the 4th January 1944 and it was not long before his family were back in Finsbury where they stayed until three years ago when they moved to Bermondsey.

Joey was married in July 1969, his wife Chris attends many of the games, they are saving to buy their home in Hoddesdon. Joey in his employment as an Insurance Representative and Chris as a typist.

Holloway School, just behind the voluntary institution for Women was Joey’s first football stadium, he played for the school and the Borough and he then graduated to the Old Boys side, the Old Camdonians, playing for them from his 15th to his 20th year. While playing Sunday Football he was asked to go to Dagenham and after 3 games in the first team he was dropped for one game then was straight back in for what was to be a meteoric rise to Amateur football fame. This was season 64/65 and in that season he played for both the Essex and London FA’s and went on tour with the Middlesex Wanderers to Africa in the close season. The next season he signed for the Daggers but after a couple of games he changed his allegiance to Enfield where he was to stay until the end of last season.

During his first season under Tommy Lawrence, Joey played for Middlesex, an FA XI and finally got his first England Cap against Eire, in that same game John Connell was also capped. In season 66/67 Joey was the substitute at Wembley when Enfield drew with Skem, but played in the successful replay at Maine Road. Joey was a member of the successful Enfield sides of 67/68, 68/69, winning the Isthmian League in both these seasons and played in the Wembley success of last season, also helping to add the Isthmian League title in a very thrilling end of the season race with Wycombe. During last season Joey notched 30 goals, only two less than Enfield’s top scorer, John Connell.

International caps have come Joey’s way but not all at the same time. He has a total of 8 spread over a few years and is rather hoping to add a Great Britain Cap to his collection this season. Apart from this ambition, he would also like to play on a “decent” Wembley pitch, describing last year’s as a “Soggy Pudding”. Neither of his ambitions are beyond him, there are few footballers today that have his natural ability coupled with the natural athletic ability which mark him as a footballer. Before the game is really underway, unfortunately, his skills are often blunted by the big boot but so far he has managed to overcome this problems and is currently second highest scorer behind Dave Swain and John Connell.

Statistics

First Appearance:	15-08-1970 vs Tilbury
First Goal:	15-08-1970 vs Tilbury
Position:	Unknown
Total STFC Appearances:	52
Total STFC Goals:	20

Matches Played

Match Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Goals	Cards	Report
12-05-1971	Slough Town	2-1	Hayes	League	-	-	Report
10-05-1971	Wycombe Wanderers	1-0	Slough Town	B&B Senior Cup	-	-	Report
08-05-1971	Dagenham	1-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
01-05-1971	Wembley	0-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
28-04-1971	Wycombe Wanderers	0-0	Slough Town	B&B Senior Cup	-	-	Report
17-04-1971	Slough Town	2-0	Tilbury	League		-	Report
15-04-1971	Boreham Wood	1-2	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
12-04-1971	Slough Town	2-0	Grays Athletic	League	-	-	Report
10-04-1971	Lewes	1-2	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
05-04-1971	Slough Town	0-1	Leatherhead	League	-	-	Report
29-03-1971	Slough Town	1-0	Lewes	League	-	-	Report
27-03-1971	Dagenham	1-2	Slough Town	FA Amateur Cup	-	-	Report
20-03-1971	Dagenham	3-3	Slough Town	FA Amateur Cup		-	Report
13-03-1971	Slough Town	3-1	Chesham United	B&B Senior Cup	-	-	Report
08-03-1971	Slough Town	2-1	Boreham Wood	League		-	Report
06-03-1971	Maidenhead United	0-1	Slough Town	B&B Senior Cup		-	Report
27-02-1971	Aveley	0-2	Slough Town	FA Amateur Cup	-	-	Report
20-02-1971	Slough Town	3-1	Hendon	FA Amateur Cup	-	-	Report
13-02-1971	Hendon	1-1	Slough Town	FA Amateur Cup	-	-	Report
09-02-1971	Leatherhead	1-1	Slough Town	League		-	Report
06-02-1971	Slough Town	0-0	Maidenhead United	B&B Senior Cup	-	-	Report
02-02-1971	Cheshunt	1-0	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
30-01-1971	Harwich	0-3	Slough Town	FA Amateur Cup	-	-	Report
16-01-1971	Redhill	1-3	Slough Town	FA Amateur Cup	-	-	Report
26-12-1970	Slough Town	1-1	Maidenhead United	League	-	-	Report
21-12-1970	Slough Town	6-1	Chesham United	Premier Midweek FL		-	Report
12-12-1970	Slough Town	0-1	Barnet	FA Cup	-	-	Report
30-11-1970	Slough Town	3-1	Maidenhead United	Premier Midweek FL		-	Report
28-11-1970	Slough Town	0-1	Dagenham	League	-	-	Report
25-11-1970	Slough Town	1-0	Wycombe Wanderers	FA Cup		-	Report
21-11-1970	Wycombe Wanderers	1-1	Slough Town	FA Cup	-	-	Report
17-11-1970	Wealdstone	1-6	Slough Town	Premier Midweek FL		-	Report
14-11-1970	Harwich	0-2	Slough Town	League		-	Report
09-11-1970	Hillingdon Borough	3-3	Slough Town	FA Cup	-	-	Report
07-11-1970	Slough Town	2-0	Hillingdon Borough	FA Cup	-	-	Report
31-10-1970	Cheshunt	4-2	Slough Town	Athenian League Cup		-	Report
24-10-1970	Slough Town	2-1	Ilford	FA Cup	-	-	Report
20-10-1970	Chesham United	0-0	Slough Town	Premier Midweek FL	-	-	Report
17-10-1970	Grays Athletic	0-1	Slough Town	League		-	Report
12-10-1970	Slough Town	2-1	Marlow	Premier Midweek FL	-	-	Report
10-10-1970	Slough Town	5-0	Kingstonian	FA Cup		-	Report
06-10-1970	Marlow	2-2	Slough Town	Premier Midweek FL		-	Report
03-10-1970	Slough Town	0-2	Walton & Hersham	League	-	-	Report
26-09-1970	Slough Town	2-0	Wembley	League	-	-	Report
15-09-1970	Maidenhead United	1-0	Slough Town	Premier Midweek FL	-	-	Report
07-09-1970	Slough Town	3-0	Southall	League	-	-	Report
05-09-1970	Eastbourne Borough	1-3	Slough Town	Athenian League Cup	-	-	Report
02-09-1970	Redhill	1-3	Slough Town	League		-	Report
25-08-1970	Maidenhead United	1-2	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
22-08-1970	Slough Town	4-0	Bishops Stortford	League		-	Report
19-08-1970	Southall	0-2	Slough Town	League	-	-	Report
15-08-1970	Tilbury	2-2	Slough Town	League		-	Report