Bridon Ropes F.C.
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| Full name | Bridon Ropes Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ropes | ||
| Founded | 1935 | ||
| Ground | Meridian Sports, Charlton | ||
| Chairman | Clive Smith | ||
| Manager | Mark Murison[1] | ||
| League | Kent Invicta Football League | ||
| 2014–15 | Kent Invicta Football League, 10th | ||
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Bridon Ropes F.C. is an English football club located in Charlton, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The club plays in the Kent Invicta Football League.
History
Bridon Ropes F.C. began as a factory team in 1935. It was formed from workers at the British Ropes Works in Charlton, London, and became known as British Ropes F.C.[2] In the beginning the club played in various minor local leagues until eventually joining the South London Amateur League, a few years later they started playing in the Greater London League which they left in 1975 to join the London Spartan League, still under the name of British Ropes, but in 1990 the factory changed its name to Bridon Ropes and the football club also changed its name to Bridon Sports F.C..[3] They then won Division Two of the Spartan League in 1991–92 and the London Junior Cup.[2] In 1992–93 the club changed its name to Bridon Ropes.[4]
In 1997–98 they became founder members of the Spartan South Midlands Football League Division One South, however they left the league the following season to become founder members of the London Intermediate League.[4] Bridon Ropes later joined the Kent County League Division One and were champions in the 2009–10 season, achieving promotion to the Premier Division.[2] In 2011–12 they became founder members of the Kent Invicta Football League.[4]
In April 2014, the club won the London Senior Trophy for the first time in their history, beating Corinthian Casuals 2–1 after extra time.
In the 2015–16 season the club entered the FA Vase for the first time in their history. Their first tie was in the first qualifying round of the tournament in which they won a replay 3–1 away to Holmesdale thanks to two goals from player manager Mark Murison after drawing the original tie 1–1.[5] The club went on to win away to Erith Town 2–1 after extra time in the second qualifying round to reach the First Round.
Colours
Bridon Ropes's colours are blue shirts, shorts and socks.[6] Their away kit is red shirts, shorts and socks.[6]
Ground
Bridon Ropes play their home games at Meridian Sports & Social Club, Charlton Park Lane, Charlton, London, SE7 8QS
Honours
Bridon Ropes have won two leagues and one cup in their history:[4]
- Kent County League Division One
- Champions 2009–10
- Spartan League Division Two
- Champions 1991–92
- London Senior Trophy
- Winners 2013–14
References
- ↑ "1st Team - bridonropes". bridonropesfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Bridon Ropes official website – History Accessed 3 May 2012
- ↑ Bridon Sports at the Football History Database Accessed 21 June 2011
- 1 2 3 4 Bridon Ropes at the Football History Database Accessed 21 June 2011
- ↑ "Holmesdale 1-3 Bridon Ropes - I just did what I could do really , says two-goal hero Bridon Ropes player-manager Mark Murison". Kentish Football.
- 1 2 Kent Invicta League official website – Bridon Ropes Accessed 21 June 2012
External links
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Coordinates: 51°28′43″N 0°02′52″E / 51.478587°N 0.047646°E