History
Hayes & Yeading United Football Club was formed on 18 May 2007 after Conference South clubs Hayes F.C. and Yeading F.C. were merged. The club's badge features the Middlesex crest and the colours from both the former sides. The emblem also features the motto "Porro Simul" Latin for "forward together".
They played their first season in the Conference South in 2007–08, as both former teams did the previous season, with a 13th place finish. In their second season, 2008–09, they finished fourth, securing a place in the play-offs. They beat Eastleigh 6–4 on aggregate in the semi-final, coming back from 4–2 down in the first leg (after being 4–0 down just after half time). In the play-off final they beat Hampton & Richmond 3–2 thanks to an opener from Scott Fitzgerald and a brace from Steven Gregory, which brought them from 2–1 down. This secured a place in the Conference National for the 2009–10 season. Their first season at the top tier of non-league was a success. Whilst many had tipped them for the drop, they survived quite comfortably in the end, and were in with a chance of a top half finish until April, when a bad late run of form saw them slide to 17th place at the season's end.
The 2009–10 season was the merged club's first at the highest level of non-league football. Hayes previously spent 6 years at this level before their relegation in 2002, while Yeading F.C had not competed at this level before.
For the 2010–11 season Hayes & Yeading turned fully professional. Also, in the 2010–11 season, United reached the Final of the Middlesex Senior Cup – they lost 2–1 to Staines Town.In that season, Hayes & Yeading also reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup, playing against League 1 Wycombe Wanderers, United lost 2–1 to a stoppage time winner from Gareth Ainsworth. The tie was played at Church Road in front of a crowd of 1,426.
On 19 April 2011, Hayes & Yeading played their last match at Church Road, beating Gateshead 3–1. Despite having spent most of the season in and around the bottom four, this ultimately proved enough to allow them to finish 16th in their 4th season, representing a continuous improvement in final league positions since the merger. United will groundshare at Kingfield Stadium, home of Woking, while a new facility, is built on the site of Yeading's old ground, The Warren.
On 28 May 2011, Garry Haylock resigned as the first team manager of United. On 16 June 2011, Nas Bashir was appointed the new manager.
In the 2011-2012 season, whilst playing at Kingfield, poor results meant that the Club were relegated back into the Conference South, despite beating the odds to win at Lincoln City
On 04 February 2012, Nas Bashir left the club by mutual consent with Director of Football Tony O'Driscoll taking temporary charge of First team affairs.
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