Holmesdale F.C.

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Holmesdale
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Full name Holmesdale Football Club
Nickname(s) The Dalers
Founded 1956 (as Holmesdale Baptist)
Ground Oakley Road, Bromley
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman Mark Harris
Manager John Wilfort
League Southern Counties
East League
2014-15 Southern Counties
East League, 14th

Holmesdale F.C. is an English football club founded in South Norwood, London, but are currently based in Bromley. The club is affiliated to the Kent County Football Association.[1] The club plays in the Southern Counties East League.

History

The club was established in 1956 as Holmesdale Baptist by the 3rd East Surrey Boys Brigade Company, who decided to resurrect the original Holmesdale FC that was founded in the 1920s and competed in the Excelsior Football League.[2] The new club even inherited the original club's Post Office savings account of £7 which had risen to £12 after 33 years worth of interest.[3] The new club started life in Division Six of the Thornton and District League, which they won at the first attempt.[3] The word Baptist was dropped from the club's name the following year.[4] The club then worked their way through the Thornton and District league and at the end of the 1971–72 campaign had made it to the Premier Division.[5]

At the end of the 1986–87 season the club won the Premier Division and gained promotion to the then named Surrey Intermediate League.[3] After six more seasons the club won the First Division championship, which sealed promotion to the Surrey County Premier League.[6] The following years saw the club progress off the field as they developed the club's home in Oaks Road, Shirley, into a senior status venue.[3] However, the club were not permitted to install floodlights or a licensed bar area due to the ground being under the ownership of the local council.[3]

The decision was made at the turn of the millennium to move to Oakley Road, Bromley, with the first and reserve teams moving into the Kent County League.[3] The club joined Division 1 (West) of the Kent County League.[7] Holmesdale won the Kent County Division One West and the Surrey Intermediate Cup in the 2005–06 campaign and were crowned champions of the Kent County League Premier Division and gained promotion to the Kent League Premier Division the following season.[5][8] Floodlights were subsequently installed to bring the ground up to the required standard and to enable the club to participate in the FA competitions, with the club making their debut in the FA Vase in 2008 and the FA Cup a year later.[3][6]

Ground

Holmesdale play their home games at Oakley Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8HG.

Since moving to Oakley Road the club has developed the facilities to boast a floodlit training area, a fully enclosed senior pitch and a licensed bar with function room.[3]

Honours

League honours

  • Kent County League Premier Division[6]
    • Champions (1): 2006–07
  • Kent County League Division One West[6]
    • Champions (1): 2005–06
  • Surrey South Eastern Combination Premier Division[5]
    • Champions (1): 1992–93
  • Surrey Intermediate League Premier Division 'B'[5]
    • Runners Up (1): 1989–90
  • Thorton Heath and District League Premier Division[5]
    • Champions (1): 1986–87
    • Runners Up (2): 1973–74, 1974–75
  • Thorton Heath and District League Division One[5]
    • Champions (1): 1971–72
  • Thorton Heath and District League Division Two[5]
    • Champions (1): 1961–62
  • Thorton Heath and District League Division Three[5]
    • Runners Up (1): 1960–61
  • Thorton Heath and District League Division Two[5]
    • Champions (1): 1956–57

Cup honours

  • Surrey County Intermediate Cup[9]
    • Winners (1): 2005–06
  • Surrey Premier League Cup:[10]
    • Runners Up (1): 1993–94
  • Surrey Premier League Charity Cup[5]
    • Winners (1): 1993–94
    • Runners Up (1): 1994–95
  • Thorton Heath and District League Senior Cup[5]
    • Winners (2): 1972–73, 1979–80
    • Runners Up (3): 1973–74, 1976–77, 1981–82
  • Thorton Heath and District League Intermediate Cup[5]
    • Runners Up (1): 1960–61

Records

  • Highest League Position:[6] 5th in Kent League premier Division 2008–09
  • FA Cup best performance:[6] Preliminary qualifying round 2009–10
  • FA Vase best performance:[6] Second Qualifying round 2009–10

References

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External links

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