Metropolitan Police F.C.

Metropolitan Police
Full name Metropolitan Police Football Club
Nickname(s) The Met
Founded 1919
Ground Imber Court, East Molesey, Surrey
(Capacity: 3,000)
Chairman Desmond Flanders
Manager Jimmy Cooper
League Isthmian League Premier Division
2010–11 Isthmian League Division One South, 1st (promoted)
Home colours
Away colours

Metropolitan Police F.C. is the football club of the Metropolitan Police Service, although in recent years there has been a relaxation in the rule that players had to be serving members of the police force. They are currently based just outside of London in East Molesey, Surrey and play in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

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History

The club was formed in 1919 and played friendlies until they joined the Spartan League in 1928, a league where they were to play until 1960. In 1960 the club switched to the Metropolitan League and joined the Southern League in 1971. They joined the Isthmian League's newly formed Division Two in 1977 and were promoted at the first attempt. In 1982 they came close to promotion, missing out by just two points, but in 1985 were relegated back to Division Two. In 1988 they were promoted once again but 1991 saw them drop to Division Two once more, where they remained until league reorganisation in 2002 saw them placed in Division One South. In 2004 the league was reorganised again and the Met played in Division One for two year, but in 2006 the regionalised divisions returned.

In 2010, the Metropolitan Police won their first senior trophy, beating AFC Wimbledon 5–3 on penalties after a 4–4 draw in the final of the London Senior Cup. They finished the 2010–11 season as champions of the Isthmian League Division One South.

Club records

Ground

The club's home at Imber Court is a general-use police sports facility which the Force acquired in 1919. Significant ground improvements, including a new stand, have taken place since the 1980s, funded by a Force lottery scheme.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Will Packham
GK Mo Maanson
DF Gavin Rose
DF Charlie Moxhom
DF Dave Newman
DF Matt Lewis
DF Steve Sutherland
DF Steve Potterill
DF Michael Cobden
DF Tommy Moorhouse
MF Leon Johnson
No. Position Player
MF Tristan Frontin
MF Scott Corbett
MF Sam Robinson
MF Will Packham
MF James Greenway
MF Steve Sargeant
FW Craig Carley
FW Dave Stevens
FW Andy Ottley
FW Liam Baitup
FW Craig Brown
FW Steve Harper

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See also