Cashen Rovers were founded as Dalys FC in 2002 by a group of regulars and friends at Dalys Bar in Wealdstone. With Alan McHugh as manager, Jo O'Connor as Treasurer and Diarmuid Halpin as Secretary, the club entered the Marathon League in time for the 2002/3 season. A friendly at the beginning of that season saw Steff Evans become the club's first ever goalscorer but goals were a very scarce commodity as the club were placed in the second from bottom division with some relatively strong opposition. As a result, Dalys started the season badly, losing 17-0 to Indian Cheatkhana Reserves in their opening league fixture. The losing trend continued and Alan lost his job to be replaced as manager by Mick Sugrue. Mick also struggled to inspire the team to better things and the team lost every single game, finishing a resounding bottom in the league.
    Over the summer, Alan McHugh replaced Diarmuid as secretary and a few players were added to the squad. Although the results were still going against them, the team were slowly improving, culminating in the high point of the season when, inspired by a hungover Alan Tikerpae hat-trick, Dalys were one minute away from victory. Unfortunately they had to settle for a 5-5 draw as a last minute equaliser was scored by Indian Cheatkhana Reserves against the nine remaining fit players that Dalys had left on the pitch. The club ended the season with that solitary point.
    It is testament to the hard work of the committee that the club never put out less than 11 men for any fixture despite the poor rewards on the pitch. This was recognised by the Marathon League as they bestowed the fair play award on the club in 2003 and selected Alan McHugh for the secretary of the year in 2004.
    The 2004/5 season was a turning point for the club as Mick handed the managerial reins over to Paul Ryan and Barry Fitzgerald. Barry's fitness training over that summer turned some very unfit players into racehorses. That combined with a few more players coming into the club led Dalys to their first ever victory in a friendly against SFC Wealdstone, a former club of many of the Dalys players, with a 3-1 scoreline. Another last-gasp friendly victory against Conways in a ding-dong 4-3 win set the team on its way and, disregarding the results against a Deportivo Ranelagh side that were clearly in the wrong division, the club found its way and at last won its first competitive fixture, a 3-1 victory over Northwick Park Sports and Social.
    Goalscoring legend Paul Halpin was this year's social secretary and the 'Halpin Raffle' became a byword for tireless fundraising. Steff Evans took over the treasury mid-way through the season as Jo O'Connor took up motherhood and the season continued well with a well-fought draw in the cup against a team riding high in the division above and more wins in the league and cup but the poor organisation of the Marathon League and, in particular, the lack of refs, meant that Dalys were cheated out of a number of games where the opposition officiated the game. In particular, two games were abandoned with Dalys leading (one in the last minute) when the opposition resorted to violence. It is a relief for the club to no longer be afraid of what other teams will (literally) throw at us on a Sunday. The season ended with a cup semi-final appearance and a fifth place league finish.
    After the shambles of the previous season, Dalys had already applied to join the Hendon Sunday League by the time the Marathon had folded in 2005. The organisation and atmosphere around the Hendon is far removed from what the club was used to. Mark Edwards became the new manager, with Shawn Waldron as assistant and Tom Evans replacing Halpin as new Social Secretary to usher in a new era. A number of new players joined the club to strengthen the squad and things were looking very bright.
    Dalys continued to get victories in their new surroundings, including an 8-3 and club record 12-0 win over Woodbridge Rovers. Unfortunately, a number of players missing for weeks at a time, due to injury or work commitments at crucial points in the season, meant that the club could only manage ninth place in the league. A cup run at the end of the season saw the club reach a semi-final for the second year running but the team fell at the second to last hurdle once again.
    The summer of 2006 was very busy and an important one for the future of the club. Out of favour with their previous sponsor, Mick Audley had persuaded Pat and Joe's in Edgware to be the new home for the club and a change of name to Cashen Rovers was agreed. As a reward for his efforts the dream team of Mick and Paul Staunton were given the job of social secretaries. The home pitch was moved from Northwick Park to Chandos Recreation Ground in Edgware to be a short walk from the new sponsor and try to encourage the players to socialise more.
    Over the summer, a huge influx of players came into the club via Gavin Mandrill and he became manager for the new season. With the extra numbers on board, it was decided to bite the bullet and form a second team. Having a new name, new sponsors, a new home pitch, new players and an extra team, was a lot to take on for a club that still hadn't found success on the pitch and after both teams had a decent start to the season, they fell away to finish fifth and bottom respectively in Division Four.
    The summer of 2007 was a difficult one for the club. Firstly, the sad news that Pat & Joe's was to close left us without a sponsor. Then it became clear that a number of players were either moving to pastures new or retiring from football altogether. Rovers lost a total of fourteen members before a ball was kicked and there was a real danger of losing the second team after only one season.
    Within the space of a month, after a big effort from a number of people within the club, things were looking a lot rosier. Shawn Waldron had managed to secure sponsorship from Hennessys in Kingsbury, which was still only a short jaunt from Chandos and an influx of at least fifteen players had secured the future of the second team. With so many new faces at the club that season, it took a while for the teams to settle. The 'A's put a winning run together in the new year but fell away at the end of the season and missed out on promotion whilst the 'B's had their most successful season to date.
    The lack of funds due to sponsorship being reneged on combined with a number of high profile players hanging up their Cashen boots during the summer of 2008 meant that the forthcoming season was the bleakest yet. However, within weeks of the AGM, the new commitee had secured sponsorship from mutliple sources (including a new HQ at the Fleadh in Preston Road) and so many new players joined the club that for the first time, the 'A' and the 'B' Teams had fixed squads of players.
    The 'A' Team began the season with a number of high scoring victories and made the last 16 of the county cup but a narrow defeat to first division London Irish in that competition precipitated a poor new year run that saw the team drop away to finish mid-table. The 'B's had a host of South American recruits that very nearly destroyed the club with their poor timekeeping and temperaments turning winnable games into defeats. This all came to a head in a match against Princes Park Seniors midway through the season when a display of cheating and contempt for the team by one of the Latin Americans resulted in such fury from the club that none of the players returned. The season remained a winless one but at least the team survived for another year.
    The 2009/10 season was by far the most successful the club has had to date. The 'B' Team started the season more competitive than ever before but fell away as the season went on but the 'A's went unbeaten for most of the season to bring home the first silverware the club has managed in their eight seasons of existence. Under the tutelage of Wayne Calder and Jason Mclaren, the 'A's romped home to win the Division Three Championship with two games to spare and an unprecedented +39 goal difference. The cherry on the cake was securing the Mulston Cup in front of a healthy crowd at North Greenford United with a last minute winner in extra time. After a number of seasons of failing to live up to potential, Rovers can finally hold their heads aloft as they look forward to a new era as a competitive football club on the move.