Croydon Athletic F.C.
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| Full name | Croydon Athletic Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Rams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1986 (as Wandsworth & Norwood) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Keith Tuckey Stadium Mayfield Road Thornton Heath (Capacity 3,000) |
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| Chairman | Dean Fisher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Jerry Scola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Isthmian League Division One South |
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| 2007–08 | Isthmian League Division One South, 13th |
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Croydon Athletic F.C. are an English football club based in Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon, London, England. They currently play in the Isthmian League First Division South. Their local rivals are Croydon F.C.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1986, the club was a merger between Wandsworth F.C. and Norwood F.C. and was initially named Wandsworth and Norwood F.C. until 1990 when the club's name was changed to Croydon Athletic F.C. Norwood F.C. had in the past played at Herne Hill Velodrome, with an annual friendly hosted against Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam. Wandsworth F.C. was an old club which had spent most of its long history playing on Wandsworth Common.
The merged club initially played in the London Spartan League, where they were promoted to the Premier Division in 1986-87. In 1988-89 they missed out on the Premier Division title on goal difference. In 1993-94 they finished as runners-up again and applied to join the Isthmian League but were rejected due to the state of their ground. The following year they finally won the league title but again were refused promotion. In 1996-97 they finished in third place and after extensive ground redevelopment were finally able to join the Isthmian League.
In 2001-02 the team won the championship of the Isthmian League Division Three, scoring 138 goals in 42 games. Due to league reorganisation, this saw them placed in the new Division One South, where they remain to this day.
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: 8th in Isthmian League Division One, 2005-06
- Best FA Cup performance: 3rd qualifying round, 2003-04
- Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd qualifying round, 2005-06
- Best FA Vase performance: 4th round, 2000-01 and 2001-02
[edit] Sources
- Croydon Athletic at the Football Club History Database
- Wandsworth & Norwood at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
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