Crockenhill F.C.
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| Full name | Crockenhill Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Crocks | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Wested Meadow, Crockenhill | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 (150 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Steve Cullen | ||
| Manager | Chris Sundborg | ||
| League | Southern Counties East League Division One | ||
| 2015–16 | Kent Invicta League, 15th | ||
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Crockenhill F.C. is an English football club based in the village of Crockenhill near Swanley in Kent. The team currently plays in the Southern Counties East League Division One. The club is affiliated to the Kent County Football Association.[1]
History
The club was established in 1946 following a friendly between two local pub sides, and immediately joined the Kent Amateur League.[2] The team became founding members of the Aetolian League in 1959.[3] In 1964 when the London League merged with the Aetolian League the club played in the Greater London League until the 1967–68 season.[4] they then joined the Kent League.[5]
The team achieved some success in the 1980s when they won the Kent Senior Trophy in the 1981–82 season, which a season later was followed by becoming Kent League champions.[2][6] At the end of the 1998–99 they were forced to leave the Kent League, when new rules were introduced requiring all clubs to have floodlights.[2]
Upon returning to the Kent County League the Crocks won the Division One (West) championship in the 2000–01 season and the Premier Division title in the 2003–04 campaign.[7] The club then left the county league to become one of the founder members of the Kent Invicta Football League for the 2011–12 season.[8]
Ground
Crockenhill play their home games at Wested Meadow Ground, Eynesford Road, Crockenhill, Kent, BR8 8EJ.
Wested Meadow, is something of a throw-back to older times, with a Victorian turnstile, a clubhouse constructed from a former Nissen hut, and seating constructed from oil drums and planks.[9]
Honours
League honours
- Kent League[6]
- Champions (1): 1982–83
- Runners-up (1): 1986–87
- Kent County Football League Premier Division[6]
- Champions (1): 2003–04
- Kent County Football League Senior Division West[7]
- Champions (1): 1956–57
- Runners-up (1): 1954–55
- Kent County Football League Division One West[7]
- Champions (1): 2000–01
Cup honours
- Kent Senior Trophy [2]
- Winners (1): 1980–81
- GR Roofing Champions Trophy[7]
- Winners (1): 2004–05
- Kent County Football League Senior Division West Challenge Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1956–57
- Sevenoaks Charity Cup[2]
- Winners (1): 1948–49
- Runners-up (2): 1946–47, 1947–48
Club records
- Highest League Position:[6] Kent League champions, 1982–83
- FA Cup best performance:[6] First qualifying round 1987–88
- FA Vase best performance:[6] Fourth round 1974–75, 1983–84
Former players
The club's most famous former player is Tony Cascarino, who they sold to Gillingham, reportedly in exchange for a new set of tracksuits.[10]
References
- ↑ "Crockenhill". Kentinvictaleague.com. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "History | Crockenhill FC". Clubwebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Aetolian & Seanglian Leagues 1959–1964". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Greater London League 1964–1971". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Kent League 1966–1992". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Crockenhill at the Football Club History Database
- 1 2 3 4 "History". KentCountyFootballLeague. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Kent Invicta League formed at step 6 of the non-league pyramid". Kentonline.co.uk. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Crockenhill". Pyramidpassion.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "GillsConnect Priestfield Heroes – No.16 Tony Cascarino + video". Gillsconnect.com. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
External links
Coordinates: 51°22′54″N 0°10′38″E / 51.381712°N 0.1771°E