Molesey F.C.
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| Full name | Molesey Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Moles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Walton Road Stadium West Molesey, Surrey (Capacity 4,000) |
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| Chairman | Gary Mayne (Acting Chairman) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Steve Webb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Isthmian League Division One South |
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| 2006–07 | Isthmian League Division One South, 15th |
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Molesey F.C. is a football club based in West Molesey, Surrey, England, currently playing in the Isthmian League Division One South.
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[edit] History
Molesey F.C. was officially formed in 1953 when Molesey St Paul's merged with another club. [1] They won the Surrey Senior League in 1958, just five years after their formation.
Molesey played in the Spartan League (with a best finish of 3rd in 1971-72) before joining the Athenian League between 1973, initially in Division Two. They joined the Isthmian League Division Two in 1977 and have remained there ever since. In 1990 they gained promotion to Division One, followed in 1993 by promotion to the Premier Division, where they spent three seasons. Relegation to Division One in 1996 was followed by a further drop into Division Two in 1999. They have remained at this level since then, although due to league reorganisations they now find themselves in Division One South.
[edit] Famous former players
Future West Bromwich Albion star Cyrille Regis turned out for Molesey at the start of his career. Current Wycombe Wanderers midfielder Sergio Torres played for the team for two months before signing for Basingstoke Town.[2]
[edit] Ground
Molesey plays at the Walton Road Stadium. The capacity of the ground is 4,000, and the highest attendance was 1,255 versus Sutton United in the Surrey Senior Cup semi-final in 1966.
[edit] Club records
- Best league performance: 8th in Isthmian League Premier Division (then Step 2), 1994-95 [3]
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st round proper, 1993-94
- Best FA Trophy performance: 1st round proper, 1990-91, 1994-95, 1998-99, 2004-05
- Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 1981-82
[edit] References
- ^ The club's records do not appear to record the name of the second club involved in the merger
- ^ Barney Ronay. "The Buckinghamshire Maradona in a league of his own", The Guardian, 1 February 2008.
- ^ Molesey also finished 3rd in Isthmian League Division Two in 1978-79, which could be said to have been at Step 2 at the time, but in the absence of a formal non-league pyramid at the time this is debatable
[edit] Sources
- Molesey at the Football Club History Database
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