Full name | Bermondsey Town Football Club | |
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Founded | 2013 | |
Ground | St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe | |
Chairman | Maradona | |
Manager | Stuart Wilson | |
League | Southern Counties East League Division One | |
2022–23 | Southern Counties East League Division One, 17th of 17 | |
Bermondsey Town Football Club is a football club based in Rotherhithe, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Division One and play at St Paul's Sports Ground, groundsharing with Fisher.
In 2013, Bermondsey Town were formed, playing Sunday league football. In 2017, the club switched to Saturday football, joining the Surrey South Eastern Combination. [1] In 2022, the club was admitted into the Southern Counties East Football League Division One. [2]
After entering the Surrey South Eastern Combination, Bermondsey used the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. [1] The club currently play at St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe, groundsharing with Fisher and Millwall Community Trust. [3]
Bermondsey is a district in southeast London, part of the London Borough of Southwark, England, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Charing Cross. To the west of Bermondsey lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe and Deptford, to the south Walworth and Peckham, and to the north is Wapping across the River Thames. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Surrey. During the Industrial Revolution Bermondsey became a centre for manufacturing, particularly in relation to tanning. More recently it has experienced regeneration including warehouse conversions to flats and the provision of new transport links.
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Rotherhithe is a district of south-east London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is on a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames, facing Wapping, Shadwell and Limehouse on the north bank, as well as the Isle of Dogs to the east of the Thames and is a part of the Docklands area. It borders Bermondsey to the west and Deptford to the south east.
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