Beckenham Town F.C.

Coordinates: 51°23′33.655″N 0°1′43.550″W / 51.39268194°N 0.02876389°W / 51.39268194; -0.02876389

Full name Beckenham Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Reds, The Becks
Founded 1971
Ground Eden Park Avenue
Ground Capacity 4000
Chairman Paul Fairs
Manager Jason Huntley
League Southern Counties East League Premier Division
2016–17 Southern Counties East League Premier Division, 18th of 20

Beckenham Town Football Club is a football club based in Beckenham, Kent, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Eden Park Avenue.

History

The original Beckenham Town were established in the late 19th century, affiliating to the Kent County Football Association in 1887.[1]

In 1923 the club joined Division One of the London League.[2] They won Division One in 1927–28,[2] and were promoted to the Premier Division. However, after finishing second-from-bottom in their first season in the Premier Division, they ended the 1929–30 season in last place, and were relegated back to Division One.[3]

The following season saw them finish second in Division One, earning promotion back to the Premier Division. Despite finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1931–32 they remained in the division, but after repeating the feat in 1932–33, they were relegated back to Division One.[3] After finishing bottom of Division One in 1934–35 the club left the league.[3] They had also entered a team into the Kent County Amateur League a few seasons before, and continued playing in the Premier Division of the Western Section until rejoining the London League in 1951,[4] where they were placed in the Premier Division.

They remained in the London League's Premier Division until joining the Aetolian League in 1961.[5][6] This merged with the London League in 1964 to form the Greater London League, with Beckenham placed in Section B.[7] A fifth-place finish in the league's inaugural season saw them win a place in the Premier Division for the 1965–66 season. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the division that season, they were relegated to Division One.[7] They folded in 1969.[1]

In 1971 the club was reformed based on the Stanhope Rovers junior team.[8] After playing in the South East London Amateur League,[9] they joined Division Two of the new London Spartan League in 1975.[10] After being runners-up in 1977–78, they were promoted to the Premier Division.[10] In 1982 they transferred to Division One of the Kent League, which became the Premier Division in 1998.[6] They finished as runners–up in 2005–06. The league was subsequently renamed the Southern Counties East League in 2013.[6] The club won both the Kent Senior Trophy and the League Cup in 2013–14

Ground

The club played at Stanhope Grove until July 1980 when they moved to Eden Park Avenue.[2] The ground has a capacity of 4,000, of which 250 is seated and covered.[1] In 2003 Beckenham were awarded £100,000 by the Football Foundation for ground improvements which enabled the ground to become enclosed and their award winning pitch along with a drainage system to be laid. The pitch has since won numerous regional and national awards.

Honours

Club records

See also

References

  1. 1 2 History 1887-2016 Beckenham Town
  2. 1 2 London League 1910-1928 Non-League Matters
  3. 1 2 3 London League 1928-1950 Non-League Matters
  4. ↑ Kent County Amateur League Non-League Matters
  5. ↑ London League 1950-1964 Non-League Matters
  6. 1 2 3 Beckenham Town at the Football Club History Database
  7. 1 2 Greater London League 1964-1971 Non-League Matters
  8. ↑ Beckenham Town – History Beckenham Town F.C.
  9. ↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p687 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  10. 1 2 London Spartan League 1975-1987 Non-League Matters
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