As a club we are aware of our roots and the forerunners of the current team.
Recently on E-bay a fixture card for Barking Working Lads Institute season
1898-99 surfaced and was purchased by our Press Officer Derek Pedder. It was
Barking Institute (as they were then known) who assumed the mantle of the
town's senior football team in 1900 taking over from Barking Woodville and
from March 1901 played their matches at the Vicarage Field.
Despite its age, the card is in good condition and thankfully the majority of
results have been dutifully recorded. The BWLI team competed in two
competitions the LF (London Federation) of Boys Clubs and the Leyton League.
It would appear from the results of 18 league games played, 16 were won with
two being "scratched", included in the scores were two that stand out – two of 16-0 and another of 13-0 and it would appear that they were well placed to win the
Leyton league. Unfortunately, we have not been able to find any league
tables to confirm this – however, the following season (1899-1900) they were indeed Leyton League champions. On the front page of the card two honours are listed
which indicate that the BWLI side was in existence for season 1897-98. The
results have now been incorporated into the archive section of this website.
To view the front of the card click here
To view the fixture list click here
We are always interested in archive items relating to the club and to
complete a number of missing records that we have. Of particular interest at
the moment are team line-ups from prior to season 1969-70 and team photos from days gone by.
If anybody has any press cuttings, photos or other
material they would like to lend or donate we will be happy to hear from
you. Please e-mail archive@barking-fc.co.uk for further details.
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Another home friendly has been confirmed - we will entertain for the second season running Brentwood Town. The Ryman Division 1 North side for the coming season will be managed by Carl Griffiths who played for the Blues last season. 
The club have arranged to play a pre-season friendly against Dereham Town. Dereham finished last season fourth in the Ridgeon's Premier league and will be the first occasion that we have met them in any competition. The game will be played on Saturday August 2nd kick off 3pm. Dereham play at Aldiss Park and their full address is:
Our first pre-season friendly has been confirmed. We will entertain Beckenham Town of the Kent League Premier Division on Saturday July 26th. Beckenham last season finished third in the KLPD taking 70 points from 32 games and only losing four matches all season. The match will kick off at 3pm.
The Reserves were unable to play their final league game of the season against Billericay Town as the opposition were unable to fulfill the fixture. We heard this week that the official result will be recorded as 0-0 draw but three points will be awarded to Barking. Thankfully this had no bearing on our clinching second place with 70 points, ten behind champions Heybridge Swifts. 
