Editing Finchley (section)

==Sports==

The local football team Old Finchleians (nicknamed the OFs) formed in 1901 who play home games at The Old Finchleians Memorial Ground in Southover and are members of the Southern Amateur League.

[[Wingate & Finchley]] plays in the premier division of the [[Isthmian league]]. The club was formed in 1991 following the merger between Finchley Football Club (est. 1874) and [[Wingate Football Club]] (est. 1946). Although the club is sometimes incorrectly perceived to be exclusively [[Jewish]], it is open to people of every religion and ethnic background. Wingate & Finchley play home games at Summers Lane, N12.

The local rugby team is Finchley RFC. Finchley Cricket Club (founded 1832), plays in the Middlesex premier league, at Arden Field, East End Road, N3.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/1893661.Barnet_cricket___150_and_not_out/|title=Barnet cricket – 150 and not out|last=Lowe |first=Rebecca|date=10 December 2007|publisher=Times Series|access-date=24 September 2009}}</ref> Finchley golf club on Frith Lane was designed by five-times Open Champion James Braid. Ken Brown, Ryder Cup player and BBC presenter, described it as "The best presented golf course for club play that I have seen in years".

Finchley Victoria Bowls and Croquet Club, with two greens and a modern clubhouse in [[Victoria Park, Finchley|Victoria Park]], offers [[lawn bowls]], [[croquet]] and [[pétanque]] facilities in the summer and year-round social activities.