SE Dons
South East Dons are a association football club based in London, England.[1][2] The club formely competed in the Orpington and Bromley District Sunday Football League but currently compete in the Sunday Football League in London. It is considered one of the most popular amateur football clubs worldwide with high support by fans on social media. [3][4] Among the club's fans are Jesse Lingard, Danny Welbeck, James Crossman and Declan Rice.[5] Former Arsenal player Zak Ansah plays for the team.[6][7] The club's sponsors include German Doner Kebab and Puma.
Full name | South East Dons |
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Nickname(s) | SE Dons |
Founded | 2011 |
Owner | Andrew McHugh (Don Strapzy) |
Chairman | Andy Ansah |
Manager | Ryan King-Elliot |
League | London Sunday Football League (SFL) |
2022/2023 | League: 2nd - Playoffs: Lost semi-final |
History
SE Dons was founded in 2014 by rapper Andrew McHugh (aka Don Strapzy) and friends. Since then SE Dons have won the Orpington and Bromley District Sunday Football League twice, in 2021 and 2022.[8][9][10] In November 2020, the club signed a kit deal with Puma. The club chairman is Andy Ansah.
Honours
- Orpington and Bromley District Sunday Football League (2): 2021, 2022
- Kent County Cup (1): 2019
- Paul Picard Cup (1): 2019
- George Harley Cup (1): 2018
Notable players
References
- ^ "How SE Dons Became the Sunday League Club That Took on the World". versus.uk.com.
- ^ "Hashtag United, SE Dons and Stretford Paddock FC's success shows how YouTube football is pulling in new fans". inews.co.uk (Archived).
- ^ "Meet the 'world's greatest' Sunday league team - SE Dons". bbc.com.
- ^ "The rise of SE Dons". skysports.com.
- ^ "SE Dons: How grime star Don Strapzy built Sunday league team with fans from London to Papua New Guinea<".
- ^ "Prolific and popular SE Dons striker Zak Ansah leaves Isthmian Premier club Herne Bay". kentonline.co.uk. 4 October 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 SE Dons squad". theFA.
- ^ "'Sunday League El Clasico' Shows YouTube Football Can Bring Communities Together". thesportsman.com.
- ^ "SE Dons: The Team with the Best Mindset in English Football".
- ^ "Sunday league football team joins Anthony Nolan in encouraging young men to join the stem cell register". metro.co.uk.
- ^ "SE Dons, the most popular Sunday league club". bbc.co.uk. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2019.