Seven Acre & Sidcup F.C.
Full name | Seven Acre & Sidcup Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Acre | ||
Founded | 1900 | ||
Ground | Bayliss Avenue,Thamesmead (partners with Sporting Club Thamesmead) | ||
Capacity | 6,000 | ||
Chairman | Sam Taylor | ||
Manager | Lee Hill | ||
League | Kent Invicta Football League | ||
2014–15 | Kent Invicta Football League, 6th | ||
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Seven Acre & Sidcup F.C. is an English football club located in Thamesmead and Sidcup, both in the London Borough of Bexley. The club is affiliated to the Kent Football Association.[1] The first team plays in the Kent Invicta Football League and the reserves play in the NRG Gyms Kent County League.
History
Seven Acre & Sidcup Football Club was formed in 1900.[1] It was originally called Seven Acre Sports.[2]
The club played in the South London Football Alliance Premier division, in the 2003–04 season and stayed there until the end of the 2005–06 competition, when finishing bottom were relegated to Division one.[3][4] The club then won Division One at the end of the 2008–09 campaign.[5] Instead of joining the premier division the club joined the Kent County League in Division Two West.[6]
The club then in 2010 moved from their home of Abbey wood to their current ground at Oxford Road in Sidcup.[7] The club then changed its name in 2011 to its current name of Seven Acre & Sidcup.[8]
In the 2011–12 season the club was accepted to become one of the founder members of the Kent Invicta Football League at level 10 of the English football league system for its inaugural season.[9]
Colours
Seven Acre & Sidcup's colours are black and red shirts, with black shorts and socks sponsored by Fannon Group[1] The away kit is yellow and green shirts, with green shorts and socks sponsored by A&M Scaffolding.[1]
Ground
From the start of the 2014/15 season Seven Acre & Sidcup play their home games at the Sporting Club Thamesmead set up at Bayliss Avenue, London. Groundsharing with Thamesmead Town FC, this has enabled them to compete in the FA step 6 Kent Invicta League and FA national cups. The reserve team play on the 4G pitch adjacent to the main floodlit grass pitch. The club still have their Sidcup base at Oxford Road, Sidcup where their vets, new Sunday side and youth teams play out of.
Squad
- As of 22 February 2012.[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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