Hendon lost to a late Vinnie John goal as they went down 2-1 at East Thurrock United this afternoon.

The George Ruffell Memorial Trophy game against Wealdstone has been rearranged and, subject to final confirmation by the Middlesex FA, will take place on Tuesday, 28th September at Claremont Road, kick off 7.

Hendon lost 3-1 at Berkhamsted Town this evening in the third friendly of the pre-season campaign.

The reserve team fixtures have been announced today and we will open with a trip to Yeading on Wednesday 1st September.

The Middlesex Millenium Cup game due to be played on Saturday 7th August has been postponed and will now be played on Sunday 22nd August at Haringey Borough.

Hendon and Waltham Forest shared six goals this afternoon in the friendly played at Heathrow Club in Hayes.

The club are now taking bookings for the Autumn term of the Minisoccer school.

Hendon took to the field for their first friendly this evening at Boreham Wood, fielding a starting line up that contained eight players who had previously made first team appearances in the form of Dave King, Scott Cousins, Mark Burgess, James Burgess, Dave Hunt, Jaz Rose, John Frendo and the returning Rene Street.

The game on Saturday against Waltham Forest will take place at the Heathrow Club, Printing House Lane, Hayes.

The Under 12's were the first Hendon team in action in pre-season this year on Sunday morning, and despite going down to a heavy 14-0 defeat to Borehamwood 2000, manager John Creith was able to find plenty of positives from the performance and was confident that the squad would be ready when the competitive season starts in September.

As one of Dave Anderson's last acts as manager of Hendon FC, he managed to obtain a framed shirt signed by last season's unbeaten Premiership winning Arsenal squad, which was presented to the Supporters Association to obtain further funds with.

At last week's Supporters Association meeting, Dave Bedford gave supporters a first look at the new kit to be produced by Adidas.

The draw for the London Senior Cup has been made, and we have been seeded into the Fourth Round where we will meet the winners of the tie between Croydon and Croydon Athletic at Claremont Road.

Unsurprisingly, it has been decided that the Claremont Road pitch will not be ready in time for the friendly next Saturday against Waltham Forest.

Thursday evening's George Ruffell Memorial Trophy game against Wealdstone has been postponed as neither club is able to stage the game, due to the respective pitches not yet being ready.

Supporters will be pleased to know that the friendly at Boreham Wood on Tuesday evening will definitely go ahead as planned.

The George Ruffell Memorial Trophy game against Wealdstone on Thursday evening will now not be played at Claremont Road, as it is unlikely that the pitch will be ready in time.

Unfortunately, neither ourselves nor Wingate & Finchley have been able to find an alternative venue for tomorrows game.

Our Under 12 side, under the leadership of new manager John Creith, are in action for the first time on Sunday morning when they play Boreham Wood in a pre-season friendly.

Despite the confirmation that he was staying at Claremont Road earlier this week, it was announced last night that physio Mike Rayner has been appointed to take over in the same position at Kingsmeadow having been made an offer he couldn't refuse.

Saturday's Middlesex Millennium Cup game against Wingate & Finchley will now not go ahead at Claremont Road as the pitch is not yet ready to be played on.

Admission prices through the turnstiles have been confirmed for the new season.

Supporters will be delighted to know that Mark Cooper is now out of plaster following is achilles injury suffered in the Middlesex Senior Cup final last season.

The fixtures for the new campaign have finally been released and we will start the season on Saturday 14th August when we travel to Yeading.

Season tickets for the new season are now available.

Around 40 supporters attended the Supporters Association AGM this evening, along with chairman Ivor Arbiter, vice-chairman Dave Bedford and secretary Graham Etchell.

The Supporters Association AGM takes place this coming Tuesday, 13th July, in the clubhouse at 8.

As clubs are now back in training for the new season, the rumour mill is back in operation regarding the whereabouts of players.

Hendon manager Tony Choules wasted little time in setting lofty targets for his new team.

Two more pre-season games have been fixed up.

The FA Cup draw was announced at 12.

The FA Trophy draw was announced at 12.

The club will definitely be running four youth teams next season, all of which will be playing in the Harrow Youth League on Sundays.