Lordswood F.C.
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| Full name | Lordswood Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lords | ||
| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Martyn Grove, Chatham | ||
| Chairman | Ron Constantine | ||
| Manager | Richard Styles | ||
| League | Southern Counties East League Premier Division | ||
| 2015–16 | Southern Counties East League Premier Division, 4th | ||
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Lordswood F.C. is a football club based in Lordswood, which is a suburb of Chatham, England. They joined the Kent League in 1996 and are now members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division.
History
Lordswood were formed in 1968 and played home games at Cliffe Woods for many years before acquiring a home at the Lordswood Sports and Social Club. The Club participated in local leagues and joined the Kent County league in 1981. Lordswood became a members of the Kent League in 1996.
In the 2005–06 season they enjoyed their best ever finish, despite having finished bottom of the league just a year earlier. Their best season was surpassed in the 2012/13 season where a number of bests were achieved. Their highest ever finish in the league (5th) was accompanied by finishing runners up in the Kent Senior Trophy, reaching the 4th round of the FA Vase (losing to eventual winners Spennymoor Town) and the semi final of the Kent League Cup.
Ground
Lordswood play their home games at the Martyn Grove Lordswood Sports and Social Club, North Dane Way, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8YE.
Honours
- Kent Senior Trophy:[1]
- Runners-up: 2012–13
Records
- Best league position: 4th in Southern Counties East Football League, 2015–16[2]
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st qualifying round, 2001–02 and 2005–06
- Best FA Vase performance: 4th round in 2012–13
- Best Kent Senior Trophy performance: Runners Up in 2012–13
References
- ↑ "Kent Senior Trophy final – in pictures". Kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Lordswood at the Football Club History Database
External links
Coordinates: 51°20′30.20″N 0°32′49.22″E / 51.3417222°N 0.5470056°E