Kingstonian F.C.

Kingstonian

Full name	Kingstonian Football Club
Nickname(s)	The K's
Founded	November 9, 1885
Ground	Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames (Capacity: 5,194)
Chairman	John Fenwick
Manager	Alan Dowson
League	Isthmian League Premier Division
2010–11	Isthmian League Premier Division, 7th
Home colours Away colours

Kingstonian Football Club are an English, semi-professional football club that are playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division for the 2011–12 season. The club has played at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames since 1989, after leaving their traditional Richmond Road ground. They currently share the ground with AFC Wimbledon, who purchased Kingsmeadow in 2003.

History

Kingstonian has a history dating back to 1885. The club had a lot of success in the 1930s winning the FA Amateur Cup in 1933 along with numerous other competitions in that decade. They also enjoyed a period of great success more recently, winning the Isthmian League in 1998 and the FA Trophy in 1999 and 2000 at Wembley Stadium under renowned manager Geoff Chapple, and then nearly managed to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup in 2001. Entering the competition at the Fourth Qualifying Round, they beat Devizes Town before beating two Football League clubs - Brentford 3–1 away in the first round and Southend United 1–0 away in the third round, either side of a win over fellow Conference team Southport – on their way to the FA Cup fourth round proper, where they were seconds away from beating Bristol City before succumbing to a late winner in the replay.

Relegation and financial problems saw a sharp downturn in the club's fortunes between 2001 and 2005. However, in February 2005 Khosla stepped down as Chairman, selling the club to Jimmy Cochrane. While this did not save Kingstonian from relegation that year, the 2005–06 season saw Kingstonian Football Club revitalised. They only narrowly missed out on the promotion playoffs and finished their season by beating AFC Wimbledon in the final of the Surrey Senior Cup at Woking's ground by one goal to nil.

Changes continued during mid-2006 with Mark Anderson and Malcolm Winwright taking charge of the club, installing Stuart McIntyre as successor to Ian McDonald in the role of head coach. However McIntyre's stay in the role was brief and unsuccessful, with he himself being replaced by Alan Dowson at the start of 2007 after a run of extremely poor results. Under Dowson the club has stabilised and has seen an improvement in its fortunes.

Current squad

As of 12 January 2012:

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player MF Bashiru Alimi DF Tom Bird FW Ali Chabaan MF Sam Clayton DF Lynvall Duncan MF Michael Gordon MF Mo Harkin MF Simon Huckle MF Matt Pattison

No. Position Player DF Tom Hutchinson DF Gary MacDonald DF Aaron Goode DF Chris Page MF Ian Selley FW Allan Tait GK Rob Tolfrey FW Bobby Traynor GK Jake Whincup

Team Management

As of 5 October 2011

Position	Name
Manager	Alan Dowson
Assistant Manager	Mark Hams
Coach	Martin Tyler
Goalkeeping Coach	Adrian Blake
Sports Therapist	Jamie Street
Scout	Adrian Withers

Managers

As of 5 October 2011.

Name	Nationality	Period	G	W	D	L	Win %
Alan Dowson		January 2007–present	?	?	?	?	?
Stuart McIntyre		May 2006–January 2007	?	?	?	?	?
Ian McDonald		March 2005–May 2006	?	?	?	?	?
Scott Steele		August 2004–March 2005	?	?	?	?	?
Kim Harris		December 2002–August 2004	?	?	?	?	?
Steve Sedgley		October 2001–December 2002	?	?	?	?	?
Bill Williams		August 2001–October 2001	14	4	2	8	28.57
Geoff Chapple		unknown–August 2001	?	?	?	?	?

Awards & Records

Supporters' Club Player of the Year

Season	Player
2010–11	Rob Tolfrey (GK)
2009–10	Bobby Traynor (F)
2008–09	Carl Wilson-Denis (F)
2007–08	Dean Lodge (M)
2006–07	Luke Garrard (GK)
2005–06	Julian Sills (D)
2004–05	Phil Ruggles (F)
2003–04	Lance Key (GK)
2002–03	Tim Sills (F)
2001–02	Lance Key (GK)

All time top scorers

Player	Seasons	Goals
Johnny Whing	1948–62	295
Frank Macy	1923–34	230
John McCormack	1961–69	211
Doug Whitehead	1931–39	200
Bobby Traynor	2007–present	140
Eddie Akuamoah	1993–2001	121

League history

Season	League contested	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points	Final league position	Average Attendance
2010–11	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	21	9	12	66	50	72	7th of 22	376
2009–10	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	20	8	14	73	69	68	5th of 22	412
2008–09	Isthmian League Division One South	42	26	8	8	90	47	86	1st of 22 Promoted	335
2007–08	Isthmian League Division One South	42	20	10	12	66	52	70	7th of 22	310
2006–07	Isthmian League Division One South	42	13	13	16	60	63	52	13th of 22	307
2005–06	Isthmian League Division One	44	20	14	10	82	56	74	7th of 23	350
2004–05	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	7	5	30	43	93	26	22nd of 22 Relegated	unknown
2003–04	Isthmian League Premier Division	46	12	13	21	40	56	49	18th of 24	unknown
2002–03	Isthmian League Premier Division	46	16	17	13	71	64	65	11th of 24	unknown
2001–02	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	13	13	16	50	56	52	14th of 22	unknown
2000–01	Football Conference	42	8	10	24	47	73	34	21st of 22 Relegated	unknown
1999–2000	Football Conference	42	20	7	15	58	44	67	5th of 22	unknown
1998–99	Football Conference	42	17	13	12	50	49	64	8th of 22	unknown
1997–98	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	25	12	5	84	35	87	1st of 22 Promoted	unknown
1996–97	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	16	8	18	79	79	56	11th of 22	unknown
1995–96	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	20	11	11	62	38	71	8th of 22	unknown
1994–95	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	16	8	18	62	57	56	13th of 22	unknown
1993–94	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	18	9	15	101	64	63	10th of 22	unknown
1992–93	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	14	10	18	59	58	52	13th of 22	unknown
1991-92	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	17	8	17	71	65	59	10th of 22	unknown
1990-91	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	21	12	9	86	57	75	5th of 22	unknown
1989-90	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	24	9	9	87	51	81	4th of 22	unknown
1988-89	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	19	11	12	54	37	68	6th of 22	unknown
1987-88	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	14	12	16	47	53	54	14th of 22	unknown
1986-87	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	16	9	17	58	50	57	12th of 22	unknown
1985-86	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	15	15	12	57	56	60	8th of 22	unknown
1984-85	Isthmian League Division One	42	23	10	9	67	39	79	2nd of 22 Promoted	unknown
1983-84	Isthmian League Division One	42	13	9	20	47	67	48	19th of 22	unknown
1982-83	Isthmian League Division One	40	13	12	15	53	53	51	12th of 21	unknown
1981-82	Isthmian League Division One	40	16	7	17	57	56	55	11th of 21	unknown
1980-81	Isthmian League Division One	42	20	9	13	63	52	66	6th of 22	unknown
1979-80	Isthmian League Division One	42	22	8	12	59	44	74	5th of 22	unknown
1978-79	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	3	15	24	35	72	24	21st of 21 Relegated	unknown
1977-78	Isthmian League Premier Division	42	8	13	21	43	65	37	19th of 22	unknown
1976-77	Isthmian League Division One	42	13	7	22	45	60	46	17th of 22	unknown
1975-76	Isthmian League Division One	42	13	8	21	53	87	47	18th of 22	unknown
1974-75	Isthmian League Division One	42	13	4	25	48	73	43	19th of 22	unknown
1973-74	Isthmian League Division One	42	12	15	15	47	46	51	15th of 22	unknown
1972-73	Isthmian League	42	20	10	12	60	49	50	8th of 22	unknown
1971-72	Isthmian League	40	10	12	18	49	59	32	15th of 21	unknown
1970-71	Isthmian League	38	11	8	19	53	71	30	15th of 20	unknown
1969-70	Isthmian League	38	13	9	16	55	57	35	12th of 20	unknown
1968-69	Isthmian League	38	15	8	15	62	56	38	12th of 20	unknown
1967-68	Isthmian League	38	14	10	14	56	61	38	11th of 20	unknown
1966-67	Isthmian League	38	18	8	12	60	49	44	9th of 20	unknown
1965-66	Isthmian League	38	24	5	9	94	55	53	5th of 20	unknown
1964-65	Isthmian League	38	24	8	6	86	44	56	3rd of 20	unknown
1963-64	Isthmian League	38	24	4	10	100	62	52	3rd of 20	unknown
1962-63	Isthmian League	30	18	8	4	79	37	44	2nd of 16	unknown
1961-62	Isthmian League	30	15	5	10	65	48	35	4th of 16	unknown
1960-61	Isthmian League	30	10	6	14	55	61	26	12th of 16	unknown
1959-60	Isthmian League	30	18	3	9	76	51	39	4th of 16	unknown
1958-59	Isthmian League	30	9	4	17	54	72	22	12th of 16	unknown
1957-58	Isthmian League	30	7	8	15	45	66	22	13th of 16	unknown
1956-57	Isthmian League	30	11	9	10	72	77	31	7th of 16	unknown
1955-56	Isthmian League	28	12	6	10	67	64	30	6th of 15	unknown
1954-55	Isthmian League	28	10	7	11	47	57	27	8th of 15	unknown
1953-54	Isthmian League	28	8	7	13	59	71	23	13th of 15	unknown
1952-53	Isthmian League	28	13	6	9	62	50	32	5th of 15	unknown
1951-52	Isthmian League	26	11	7	8	62	48	29	5th of 14	unknown
1950-51	Isthmian League	26	9	4	13	46	54	22	10th of 14	unknown

Honours

• FA Trophy winners 1999, 2000
• FA Amateur Cup winners 1933; runners up 1960
• Conference League Cup runners up 2000, 2001
• Conference Charity Shield winners 1999; runners up 2000
• Isthmian League Premier Division winners 1934, 1937, 1998; runners up 1948, 1963
• Isthmian League Division One South winners 2008
• Isthmian League Cup winners 1996; runners up 1982
• Isthmian League Charity Shield winners 1995, 1998
• Surrey Senior Cup winners 1911, 1914, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1939, 1952, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1998, 2006; runners up 1907, 1937, 1948, 1950, 1973, 1991, 2003
• London Senior Cup winners 1963, 1965, 1987; runners up 1924, 1926, 1931, 1947, 1984
• Trevor Jones Memorial Trophy winners 2003, 2006, 2009; runners up 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Season	Kit Manufacturer	Main Shirt Sponsor
1997–1998	Paulas Benara	Emporium Club
1998–1999		Greenfield
1999–2000		Grolsch
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003	Nike	None
2003–2004	ICIS	Allen Carr's Easyway
2004–2005	Duque & Ferretti	None
2005–2006	Kitz	Anderson Travel Group
2006–2007
2007–2008		TMG Fire & Security
2008–2009		Banquet Records
2009–2010	Vandanel
2010–2011		Prestige Cars & Couriers
2011–2012	Nike	Banquet Records

Notable former players

• Dave Leworthy (1997–2000, 2006) - David has played league football for Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Oxford United and Reading, before being the subject of a record non-league transfer fee when moving to Dover Athletic from Farnborough Town. He remains Kingstonian's record signing, joining for £18,000 from Rushden & Diamonds at the start of the 1997/98 Isthmian League winning campaign, going on to score 66 goals in 146 appearances for the K's.
• Gavin Holligan (1998, 2001) - Gavin Holligan, a young promising striker for the K's, was sold to Premiership club West Ham United for a club record fee of £150k.
• Amara Simba (2000) - Amara Simba was a former full international for France, winning 3 caps and scoring 1 goal for his country under the reign of Michel Platini in 1991/1992, Simba won the FA Trophy with Kingstonian in 2000, scoring the winning goal in the final.
• Scott Smith (2003–2005, 2006) - Scott became the first K's player to gain full international honours since the 1930s when he appeared for the All Whites during their 2003 Confederations Cup campaign in France.
• Michael Mancienne - Youth player at Kingstonian.
• Tim Sills (2002–2003) - Prolific striker for Kingstonian.
• Tarkan Mustafa (1998–2000) - Scored the winning goal for the K's in the 1999 FA Trophy Final.
• Lance Key (2001–2004) played 136 times for the Ks. His nickname at Ks (and Northwich) was "The Dog's Bollcks"
• Geoff Pitcher (1997–2008) Played 220 games for Ks between 1997 and 2001, and a further 5 games during a brief return in 2008. His honours with the club include an Isthmian League championship title, two FA Trophy winners medals and 10 England semi-pro caps. He was the Club's top scorer in 2000/01.
• Giles Coke (2004–2005) - joined his older brother Jon at Ks, playing 33 times before leaving to join Mansfield Town. Currently playing at Motherwell, for whom he scored twice in their 6-6 draw with Hibernian on 5 May 2010
• Jon Coke (2004–2009) - played over 200 games for Ks under a number of managers and was one of the longest serving players at the clubs. Known worldwide as "Giles Coke's famous brother", he almost scored one goal.
• Richard Martin (2005–2006) - Goalkeeper.
• Mark Beard (2000–2001, 2003–2006) - Scored against Arsenal to help Millwall knock them out of the 1994-95 FA Cup.
• Jimmy Glass (2001) - Goalkeeper who scored a last minute goal to keep Carlisle United in the Football League in 1999.
• John Lacy - Made more than 100 appearances for both Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur in the 70s and early 80s and played in the 1975 FA Cup Final.
• Craig Rocastle (2001–2003) - Cousin of late Arsenal winger David Rocastle, went on to play for Chelsea, Oldham and Sheffield Wednesday amongst others, as well as Grenada.
• Ian Culverhouse (1998) - A regular in the successful Norwich City team of the late 80s and early 90s who beat Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup.
• Simon Brown (1998) - Former Tottenham Hotspur and Hibernian player, won the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final with the latter.
• Hugh Lindsay (1950s and 1960s) - Represented Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics (the last time GB were to enter a football team in the Olympics until 2012).

External links

• Official Site