Beckenham Town F.C.
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| Full name | Beckenham Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds | ||
| Founded | 1971 | ||
| Ground | Eden Park Avenue Beckenham Kent (Capacity: 1,562) |
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| Chairman | Chris McCarthy | ||
| Manager | Jason Huntley | ||
| League | Kent League Premier Division |
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| 2010–11 | Kent League Premier Division, 10th |
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Beckenham Town F.C. is a football club based in Beckenham, London, England. In 1982, they joined the Kent League and reached the 4th round of the FA Vase in the 1980-81 season. They are currently members of the Kent League Premier Division.
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[edit] History
Beckenham Town FC was formed in 1971, growing out of an amateur team called Stanhope Rovers, who had dominated the South East London amateur leagues since 1959. By 1971 it was apparent that they were the senior team in Beckenham and so they were re-incorporated as Beckenham Town, assuming the same name as an earlier club in the area which had folded in 1969.
As Beckenham Town, the club continued to compete in the South East London Amateur League with distinction, relocating to Stanhope Grove, the former ground of the defunct earlier Beckenham club.
In 1973 they switched to the Metropolitan London League and then in 1975, after being awarded senior status, they applied to and were accepted into the London Spartan League, starting out in Senior Division One and soon gaining promotion to the Premier Division in 1977/78.
In July 1980 Beckenham moved to their present ground in Eden Park Avenue, which they obtained from The London Borough of Bromley on a 25-year lease. They relocated to the Kent League in 1982, and have been fixtures in the top division ever since, although they have generally been a mid-table side. They also compete in such competitions as the Kent Senior Trophy and Surrey Senior Cup.
In 2005/06 Beckenham were in the running for the Kent League title right up until the last day of the season, but were pipped at the post by Maidstone United. Shortly after this, player/manager Gavin Rose resigned from his post.
On 13 July 2009 the club announced that they were in talks to bring former England international Teddy Sheringham out of retirement to play for them during their FA Vase campaign of 2009-10.[1][2] Sheringham had previously played for Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, West Ham United and Portsmouth, amongst others. On the 8th September Sheringham officially signed for Beckenham Town.
[edit] Ground
The Reds have played at Eden Park Avenue since they moved from the council-owned Stanhope Recreation Ground in the 1980. The ground has excellent floodlighting, and improvements to the ground are currently ongoing, with a new car park having recently been opened.
Groundsman Ian Muir won the Football Association's Groundsman of the Year award for the season 2004/05, having produced a pitch which the experts deemed "top class". In 2003 Beckenham were awarded £100,000 by the Football Foundation for ground improvements. In the summer of 2004 a new pitch with improved drainage was laid along with hard standing all round. It was also decided to invest in perimeter fencing around the ground to deter vandals. There are plans in the pipe-line for further improvements. Beckenham's' best home crowd is 1,562, against a Celebrity XI in June 2009.
[edit] Players
NICK BLUE
STEVE McNAMARA
ELSTROM DIE
IBRAHIM FUSINI
JAKE HOBBS
JASON ROSE
BEN SLADE
ALFIE NUNN
BYRON BEARD
CHRIS EDWARDS
JOE BACON
SOLOMON KARCHE
NATHAN PAUL
NICK CURREN
DANNY LAWSON
JASON CLEWS
ADAM GREENWAYS
CARL GIBBS
HARRY DRAPER
DANNY McKONE
[edit] Club records
- Best league position: 2nd in Kent League Premier Division 2005/06
- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1992/93
- Best FA Vase performance: 4th round, 1980/81
Beckenham reached 2 Kent League Cup finals in 1984-85 and 1992-93
[edit] Sources
- Beckenham Town at the Football Club History Database
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