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| fullname = FC Elmstead
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| nickname = The Cocks<ref name=NLCD2017>Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p515 {{ISBN|978-1869833695}}</ref>
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| founded = 1958 (as Elmstead Rovers)
| founded = 1958
| ground = Oakley Road, [[Bromley]], [[London]] (Groundshare at Holmesdale F.C.))
| ground = Lower Road, [[Hextable]]
| capacity = 1,000
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| chairman = Tony Alliband
| chairman = Paul Brook
| manager = Fabio Rossi
| manager = Fabio Rossi
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| season = [[2015–16 Kent Invicta Football League|2015–16]]
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'''FC Elmstead''' is a [[association football|football]] club based in [[Elmstead, London|Elmstead]], [[London]], [[England]].
'''F.C. Elmstead''' is a semi-professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Elmstead, London|Elmstead]], [[London]], [[England]]. They are currently members of the {{English football updater|FCElmste}} and groundshare at [[Sutton Athletic F.C.|Sutton Athletic's]] Lower Road ground in [[Hextable]].


==History==
==History==
The club was founded in 1958 as '''Elmstead Rovers''' and adopted the current name in 1964.<ref>[http://www.fcelmstead.co.uk/club/History Club history] at fcelmstead.co.uk</ref>
The club was founded as '''Elmstead Rovers''' on 13 October 1958 at a meeting at 74 The Avenue in [[Chislehurst]],<ref name=H>[http://www.fcelmstead.co.uk/club/History Club history] F.C. Elmstead</ref> and were initially a [[Sunday league football|Sunday league club]]. In 1964 the club adopted its current name, with the mid-1960s also seeing the club change its colours of claret and blue to scarlet and blue after the kit was accidentally boil-washed, changing the colour.<ref name=H/>


In 2013 the club switched from the Metropolitan Sunday League to playing Saturday football and joined Division Three West of the [[Kent County League]].<ref name=KF/><ref>[https://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/wehavedoneremarkablywellinourfirstseasonsaysfcelmsteadbossfabiorossi We have done remarkably well in our first season, says FC Elmstead boss Fabio Rossi] Kentish Football, 4 May 2014</ref><ref name=FCHD>{{fchd|id=FC-ELMST|name=FC Elmstead}}</ref> After finishing as runners-up in their first season in the division, they were promoted to Division Two West. The following season saw them finish as Division Two West runners-up, earning promotion to the [[Kent Invicta Football League|Kent Invicta League]]. In 2016 the Kent Invicta League merged into the Southern Counties East League, becoming its Division One.<ref name=FCHD/>
In 2015, the club was entered into the [[Kent Invicta Football League|Kent Invicta League]], at level 10 of the [[English football league system]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentinvictaleague.com/|title=Kent Invicta Football League&nbsp;– Home|work=kentinvictaleague.com|accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref>

==Ground==
The club played at the Chislehurst Recreation Ground from their establishment in 1958 until joining the Kent County League in 2013,<ref name=KF>[http://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/elmsteadareembarkingonafive-yearambitiousdevelopmentplansaysfabiorossi Elmstead are embarking on a five-year ambitious development plan, says Fabio Rossi] Kentish Football, 6 June 2013</ref> when they started groundsharing at Tiepigs Lane in [[Coney Hall]].<ref>[http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10494702.FC_Elmstead_announces_improvements_to_home_ground__Chislehurst_Recreation_Ground/ FC Elmstead announces improvements to home ground, Chislehurst Recreation Ground] News Shopper, 19 June 2013</ref><ref>[https://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/itwillbealonghardjourneyaheadsaysfcelmsteadbossfabiorossi It will be a long, hard journey ahead, says FC Elmstead boss Fabio Rossi] Kentish Football, 14 June 2013</ref> After moving up to the Kent Invicta League, they moved to Holmesdale's Oakley Road ground in Bromley.<ref>[https://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/fcelmstead230715 Friday night football is something I have been mentioning for some quite some time now, says FC Elmstead general manager Fabio Rossi] Kentish Football, 23 July 2015</ref> Since the summer of 2018, they have been playing at [[Sutton Athletic F.C.|Sutton Athletic's]] Lower Road ground in [[Hextable]].<ref>[https://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/suttonath110518 Sutton Athletic agree two-year groundshare deal with league rivals FC Elmstead] Kentish Football, 11 May 2018</ref>

==Records==
*Best [[FA Vase]] performance: First round, 2016–17<ref name=FCHD/>

==See also==
*[[:Category:F.C. Elmstead players|F.C. Elmstead players]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{twitter|FElmstead}}
*[http://www.fcelmstead.co.uk/club/Home Official website]


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Latest revision as of 21:31, 10 June 2024

FC Elmstead
Full nameFC Elmstead
Nickname(s)The Cocks[1]
Founded1958
GroundLower Road, Hextable
ChairmanPaul Brook
ManagerFabio Rossi
LeagueSouthern Counties East League Division One
2023–24Southern Counties East League Division One, 6th of 16

F.C. Elmstead is a semi-professional football club based in Elmstead, London, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Division One and groundshare at Sutton Athletic's Lower Road ground in Hextable.

History

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The club was founded as Elmstead Rovers on 13 October 1958 at a meeting at 74 The Avenue in Chislehurst,[2] and were initially a Sunday league club. In 1964 the club adopted its current name, with the mid-1960s also seeing the club change its colours of claret and blue to scarlet and blue after the kit was accidentally boil-washed, changing the colour.[2]

In 2013 the club switched from the Metropolitan Sunday League to playing Saturday football and joined Division Three West of the Kent County League.[3][4][5] After finishing as runners-up in their first season in the division, they were promoted to Division Two West. The following season saw them finish as Division Two West runners-up, earning promotion to the Kent Invicta League. In 2016 the Kent Invicta League merged into the Southern Counties East League, becoming its Division One.[5]

Ground

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The club played at the Chislehurst Recreation Ground from their establishment in 1958 until joining the Kent County League in 2013,[3] when they started groundsharing at Tiepigs Lane in Coney Hall.[6][7] After moving up to the Kent Invicta League, they moved to Holmesdale's Oakley Road ground in Bromley.[8] Since the summer of 2018, they have been playing at Sutton Athletic's Lower Road ground in Hextable.[9]

Records

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  • Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2016–17[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p515 ISBN 978-1869833695
  2. ^ a b Club history F.C. Elmstead
  3. ^ a b Elmstead are embarking on a five-year ambitious development plan, says Fabio Rossi Kentish Football, 6 June 2013
  4. ^ We have done remarkably well in our first season, says FC Elmstead boss Fabio Rossi Kentish Football, 4 May 2014
  5. ^ a b c FC Elmstead at the Football Club History Database
  6. ^ FC Elmstead announces improvements to home ground, Chislehurst Recreation Ground News Shopper, 19 June 2013
  7. ^ It will be a long, hard journey ahead, says FC Elmstead boss Fabio Rossi Kentish Football, 14 June 2013
  8. ^ Friday night football is something I have been mentioning for some quite some time now, says FC Elmstead general manager Fabio Rossi Kentish Football, 23 July 2015
  9. ^ Sutton Athletic agree two-year groundshare deal with league rivals FC Elmstead Kentish Football, 11 May 2018
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