The club was founded by the teenage Roy Bartlett, father of professional player
Gordon Bartlett, in 1945 as
Viking, growing out of a
works team at the
Associated Equipment Company factory in
Southall where Roy had been employed during the war. Their first season in Division One saw them finish as runners-up, and in 1965–66 they were league champions. They finished as runners-up in 1978–79, and after a sixth-place finish the following season, In
1985–86 they won Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, they were relegated back to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in
1988–89. Their last manager was former
Wimbledon FC and
Leyton Orient midfielder
Steve Parsons., During their history the club played numerous friendly matches against European clubs on a regular basis, with a total of 92 matches at home and abroad. A club trip to
Czechoslovakia in 1968 unexpectedly coincided with the sudden Soviet invasion of the country following the
Prague Spring, and the team were forced to make a 300-mile dash in their coach for the border with Austria, in order to avoid becoming trapped in the country. Former players who appeared for Viking Greenford and later went on to notable professional careers at the highest level include
Alan Devonshire and
Les Ferdinand. ==Honours==