Orpington F.C.
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| Full name | Orpington Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The O's | |
| Founded | 1939[1] | |
| Ground | Green Court Sports Club, Crockenhill[2] | |
| Chairman | Jeff Cockburn | |
| Manager | Byron Beard | |
| League | Kent Invicta Football League | |
| 2013–14 | Kent Invicta Football League, 5th | |
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Orpington Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Orpington, Southeast London. Although the club is based in Goddington Park in Orpington, the first team plays at Green Court Sports Club in Crockenhill. As of the 2013–14 season, they are members of the Kent Invicta Football League, at Step 6 of the National League System (level 10 of the English football league system). The club is a FA Charter Standard Community Club.[3]
History
Orpington F.C. was originally founded in 1880 and had played in local leagues up until the 1920s before folding for unknown reasons. The current incarnation of the club was founded in 1939.[1] From 1970 to 1998 (with a brief spell in the London Spartan League Intermediate Division from 1987 to 1991) the club played in the South London Alliance, winning the league a number of times. Since then the O's have been playing in the Kent County League, reaching the Premier Division in 2007–08 before relegation in 2009–10 left them in Division One West. Despite finishing 4th in 2010–11, the club were announced as founder members of the Step 6 Kent Invicta Football League on 2 June 2011.[4]
In their first game in the Kent Invicta Football League, Orpington lost 2–1 to Bearsted. The club endured a miserable start to the season and eventually finished bottom of the league, with 24 points. Their second season, under the leadership of former goalkeeper Sean Glover, saw a massive improvement as the club finished comfortably in mid-table with a 9th place finish. The 2013/14 season saw another step forward under Sean Glover as the club finished a respectable 5th.
Byron Beard was appointed as manager of the first team for the 2014/15 with Sean Glover having resigned.
Ground
Orpington play their home games at Green Court Sports Club, Green Court Road, Crockenhill, Kent BR8 8HF. The Ground has a capacity of 1,500.
Youth teams
The club operates a soccer school and has 21 youth teams (including 3 girls' teams) from 7–17 age groups, making it one of the largest youth football clubs in Bromley.[3]
Honours
Orpington have won two leagues and four cup competitions in their history.[5]
- Kent County Football League Premier Division
- Runners-up 2007–08
- Kent County Football League Division One West
- Champions 2006–07
- Runners-up 2004–05, 2005–06
- Kent County Football League Division Two West
- Champions 2003–04
- GR Roofing Champions Trophy
- Winners 2005–06
- Inter-regional Cup
- Winners 2004–05
- Runners-up 2008–09
- West Kent Challenge Shield
- Winners 2005–06, 2006–07
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Club history Orpington FC
- ↑ Orpington Kent County League
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Club Orpington FC
- ↑ Kent Invicta League confirm first sixteen participants Kentish Football, 3 June 2011
- ↑ Kent County Football League – History Accessed 20 June 2012
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