History
Established in 1944, originally as a youth club and started playing senior football in the 1946-47 season when they joined the Hanwell and District League, finishing as runners-up at the first attempt. A season later the club joined the Harrow Wembley League, and winning the senior division of that league at the end of the 1954-55 season. The club then played in the Middlesex League Premier Division In the 1982-83 season they won the Middlesex League Premier Division and gained promotion to division one of the London Spartan League.
At the end of the 1987-88 season the club gained promotion to the premier division of the London Spartan League. At the end of the1993-94 season the club left the Spartan league, and dropped down a level to the Middlesex County Football League premier Division. The club then lost its Senior Status by the Middlesex County Football Association and spent the next few seasons upgrading their ground to move from intermediate status back up to Senior Status. This work culminated in the club being elected to the Combined Counties Football League for the start of the 2002-03 season.
The club finished as runners-up in the league in their third season in the league. That season was also the same that they made their debut in the FA Cup, making it to the First Qualifying round before being knocked out by Hemel Hempstead Town. The club then repeated this finish four seasons later for the 2008-09 season. The following season the club went one better as they become champions of the Combined Counties Football League, and earn promotion to Division one Central of the Southern Football League. They also completed a double by winning the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup when they beat Enfield Town 1-0 in the final at The Beveree stadium.
North Greenford United finished 18th in the 2010–11 campaign, in their first season at that level. After a disappointing opening half to the 2011–12 campaign, the club announced that they had parted company with manager Steve Ringrose who had been in charge for three years. On Boxing Day 2011, the club confirmed the appointment of ex Chelsea, Wimbledon and Crystal Palace striker Neil Shipperley as their new manager. He was assisted by ex-Chelsea team-mate Mark Nicholls. However upon the conclusion of the season, Shipperley resigned to look for a management position at a higher level after successfully guiding the side to safety. The club appointed former Bedfont Town midfielder and caretaker boss Jon-Barrie Bates as his successor in early June. Bates was sacked after just eight games following the club's poor start to the season paving the way for the return of Shipperley for a second spell as manager.
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