Bearsted F.C.

Bearsted
Full name Bearsted Football Club
Nickname(s) The Bears
Founded 1895[1]
Ground Honey Lane, Otham[2]
Chairman Duncan Andrews[2]
Manager Kevin Stevens[3]
League Kent Invicta Football League
2013–14 Kent Invicta Football League, 6th

Bearsted F.C. is an English football club located in Bearsted, near Maidstone, in Kent. The club plays in the Kent Invicta Football League. Bearsted has been playing football at a county level in Kent since the 1970s, winning leagues and cups in the Kent County Football League system, particularly during the 1980s.[1] The club was accepted into the newly formed Kent Invicta Football league for the inaugural 2011–12 season.

History

Bearsted Football Club was formed in 1895.[1] After World War II, the team continued playing in the Maidstone & District League, becoming champions of Division Six in 1961–62.[1][4] They were champions of Division Three in 1973–74, Division Two in 1974–75, and Division One in 1977–78, being promoted to the Premier Division.[4] Once in this division they won three successive titles between 1980 and 1982.[1][4] This helped them achieve promotion to the Kent County League Division Two West, which they won the following year.[4] This was followed in 1983–84 by the Division One West title, which secured their promotion to the Premier Division West.[5] Bearsted then won the Premier Division West in 1986–87, winning promotion to the Senior Division West, which they won in 1987–88.[5] After the Kent County League went through a restructuring, Bearsted were again in Division One West, which they won in 1996–97.[4] This led to the club playing at in a county-wide league for the first time: the Kent County League Premier Division. Bearsted were crowned champions of the Premier Division in 2000–01 and 2001–02.[1] They reached the semi-finals of the Kent Senior Cup in 1999–2000.[1] For the 2011–12 season the club was accepted into the Kent Invicta Football League at level 10 of the English football league system for its inaugural season.

Ground

Bearsted play their home games at Otham Sports Club, Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone, Kent ME15 8RG.

Colours

Bearsted's colours are white shirts with a diagonal blue line, with blue shorts and socks.[2] The away kit is yellow shirts with a diagonal blue line, with blue or yellow shorts and socks.[2][6]

Honours

Bearsted has won 13 league championships and five cups in its history.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bearsted official website – History Accessed 19 January 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bearsted official website – Home Accessed 19 January 2012
  3. ↑ Bearsted official website – First XI Accesssed 19 January 2011
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Bearsted official website – Honours Accessed 19 January 2012
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kent County Football League official website – Honours list Accessed 19 January 2012
  6. ↑ Kent Invicta League official website – Bearsted Accessed 19 January 2012

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Coordinates: 51°14′42″N 0°34′17″E / 51.245121°N 0.571497°E