The club expanded both on and off the field during the 80's and early 90's and in two seasons we reached the heady heights of 6 teams and a colts. This expansion required more pitches and changing rooms and the club took out loans to finance the purchase of the two top pitches and to extend the clubroom and the changing rooms.

The loans did cause a few problems and in a very wet month we were told by our treasurer that we had to play the next weekend and get money over the bar or we could not pay the loan. The rain continued and every game in Warwickshire was cancelled. So Southam went for it and played 4 games at home, one at Bishops Itchington and the top pitch had two games as we loaned it to Harbury for an early fixture. The water was upto 6" deep on the 3rd pitch, but the bar was packed and the loan was paid off.

The club prospered in the 90's with good performances in club and league and eventually in 1997 under the captaincy of Jim Frogley the Warwickshire Shield. With the start of the leagues in Southam continued to prosper, becoming one of the leading junior clubs in Warwickshire and taking notable scalps including Leamington, Stratford, Kenilworth and Broadstreet. But among those highlights, it was due to a lack of consistency throughout the seasons, that we have not been promoted on several occasions, this lack of consistency has shown in numerous seasons and is highlighted by Southams seemingly unique ability to beat the top of the league and a few weeks later lose to the bottom.

A notable revival of the noughties has been the annual club tour, initiated by Jim Cross and Stuart Thomas and forged on by Mark Harvey and Gary Gilkes, the tours are legendary within the club as a total 'shambles' from start to finish and drunken claims that Southam is one of worlds best touring clubs.

Over its history Southam has contributed to local charities including Myton Hospice, Galanos House and the Air Ambulance and in the last few it charitable works have been concentrated on MNDA in memoriam of one of our flamboyant former members Simon Adams.

In the last few years we have also forged strong links with Southam College, restarted the colts and been a mainstay of the Midlands West 3 (South) league.

(The picture above Jim Frogley's 1st XV 1996 - more pictures here )

If you have any pictures / documents please send them to Mike Haville