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| Full name | Sheppey United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The 'Ites' |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Ground | Holm Park |
| Manager | Brett Nevin (Player-Manager) & Ciaran Aldous (Player-Manager) |
| League | Kent County League Division One |
| 2011–12 | Kent County League |
Sheppey United F.C. is an English football club based on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The club are currently members of Division One of the Kent County League and play at the Sheppey Sports Ground.
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[edit] History
The club was formed in 1890 by a merger of Sheerness Victoria and Invicta, and initially played at the Sheppey United Cricket Club ground at Botany Road. They were founder members of both the Southern League and the Kent League in 1894. In the Southern League they were placed in Division Two, in which they finished as runners-up in the first season, before losing the promotion/relegation test match against Clapton 5–1.[1] The following season they finished second again, and this time won the test match, defeating Royal Ordnance Factories 4–2 to earn promotion to Division One. At the end of the season they left the Kent League.
In their first season in Division One they finished second bottom of the table, but avoided relegation by defeating RETB Chatham 2–1 in the test matches. In 1898–99 they again finished second bottom of the table but retained their Division One status after drawing the test match against Thames Ironworks 1–1. However, the following season they finished bottom of the table and lost the test match against Watford 2–1, resulting in relegation back to Division Two.
The club rejoined the Kent League prior to the start of the 1900–01 season, as well as remaining in the Southern League. However, after a single season back in Division Two, the club withdrew from the Southern League. In 1905–06 they won the Kent League and repeated the feat the following season. A third title was won in 1927–28. In 1927 Sheppey rejoined the Southern League and were placed in the English Section. However, after finishing bottom of the league in both 1930–31 and 1931–32 they resigned.
In 1959 they were founder members of the Aetolian League, which they played in until it merged with the London League to form the Greater London League in 1964. After winning the Greater London League in 1964–65, the club joined the Metropolitan League. They had a single season in the Metropolitan–London League in 1971–72 after it was formed by a merger of the Metropolitan League and the Greater London, before rejoining the reformed Kent League in 1972. They won the title in their first season back in the league and were league champions again in 1974–75 and 1978–79, as well as winning the League Cup in 1975–76 and 1978–79. After finishing second in 1983–84, the club rejoined the Southern League for a third spell. However, after finishing bottom of Division One South in 1989–90 they returned to the Kent League. They finished bottom of the table in their first season back, but a gradual improvement saw them win the league in 1994–95.
In March 2001 the club resigned from the Kent League and their record was expunged. The senior team was disbanded until being reformed in 2003, when they joined Division Two East of the Kent County League. They finished second in their first season and were promoted to Division One East. The club was renamed AFC Sheppey in 2007, but reverted to their original name during the 2010–11 season.
[edit] Current squad
[edit] First Team
- As of 18 November 2011.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Reserve Team
- As of 18 November 2011.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] 2011-12 Top Scorers
- As of 20 November 2011.
| Player | Goals |
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| Brad King | 6 |
| Lenny Whiting | 5 |
| Ricky Whiting | 3 |
| Ben O'Neill | 2 |
| Matt Cunningham | 2 |
| John Ralph | 2 |
| Tony Hewitt | 1 |
| Russell Lamb | 1 |
| Glenn Conlon | 1 |
| Martin Hammond | 1 |
| Nicky Hunt | 1 |
| Matthew Whiting | 1 |
| Steve Knox | 1 |
| Carl Harrold | 1 |
| Richard King | 1 |
[edit] Honours
- Kent League
- Champions 1905–06, 1906–07, 1927–28, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1994–95
- League Cup winners 1975–76, 1978–79
- Greater London League
- Champions 1964–65
[edit] Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Sixth qualifying round, 1919–20
- Best FA Trophy performance: First round, 1985–86
- Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 1996–97
[edit] References
- ^ Sheppey United at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 51°25′19″N 0°46′11″E / 51.421965°N 0.76961696°E
