Kentish Town F.C.

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Kentish Town
Full name Kentish Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Townies
Founded 2003
Ground

Middlesex Stadium, Ruislip

capacity = 3,587
Chairman Frank Zane
Manager John Creith
League Spartan South Midlands League
Division One
201213 Spartan South Midlands League
Division One, 19th
Home colours
Away colours

Kentish Town F.C. is an English football club affiliated to the London and Football Associations. Kentish Town take their name from an area of the London Borough of Camden called Kentish Town. The senior team are based at the The Middlesex Stadium in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

History

Originally the club was founded in 1994 as a youth football club by two parents concerned with the lack of opportunity to play competitive football in the local area. In 1995 the club played its first competitive match in the Camden & Islington Youth Midweek League.

The club began senior football by joining the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two in 2003. They were promoted in their first season despite only finishing 10th in a 17 team division.

They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One, despite finishing second from bottom in 2010-11 season with only 29 points.

Grounds

Kentish Town currently play their home games at The Middlesex Stadium, Breakspear Road, Ruislip, HA4 7SB.

The club are currently a nomad club who have had to use various grounds in and around North London.

Season Ground Notes
2003-04 King George IV playing fields Barnet
2004-05 Coles Park Home of Haringey Borough
2005-06 Park field Home of Potters Bar Town F.C.
2006-07 Claremont Road Home of Hendon F.C.
2007-2011 Copthall Stadium, Barnet Ground taken over by Saracens RFC
2012 - onwards The Middlesex Stadium, Ruislip Home of Hillingdon Borough FC

Season-by-season record since 2003

Season Division Position Notes
2003-04 Spartan South Midlands League Division Two 10 Promoted
2004-05 Spartan South Midlands League Division One 9
2005-06 Spartan South Midlands League Division One 11
2006-07 Spartan South Midlands League Division One 6
2007-08 Spartan South Midlands League Division One 1 Promoted
2008-09 Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 21
2009-10 Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 17

Managerial history

DatesManager
2003–04
2006–08 Nigeria Clement Temile
2008–2010 Rak Hudson
2010–Present England John Creith

Honours

Club honours

Records

FA Cup records

  • Best performance - 2008-09 Extra Preliminary Round
    • Replay EP Wellingborough Town 2-0 Kentish Town

FA Vase records

  • Best performance - 2008-09 Round 2
    • Round 2 Kentish Town 2-6 Biggleswade Town

Club records

  • Biggest home victory:
    • 8-2 vs. Brache Sparta on 23 August 2006
  • Biggest away victory:
    • 6-0 vs. New Bradwell St Peter on 17 November 2007
    • 6-0 vs. Brache Sparta on 26 January 2008
  • Biggest home defeat:
    • 10–1 vs. Chalfont St Peter on 23 December 2008
  • Biggest away defeat:
    • 8-2 vs. Harefield United on 11 April 2009
  • Longest unbeaten run:
    • 9 games from 12 March to 22 April 2008

League records

  • Best league position: 17th, Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 2009–10
  • Worst league position: 10th, Spartan South Midlands League Division Two, 2003–04

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