Bexley United F.C.

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Bexley United
Full nameBexley United Football Club
Foundedc. 1952
Dissolved1976
Ground Park View Road, Welling
LeagueSouthern League Div One South
1975–767th

Bexley United Football Club was a football club based in Welling.

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A club of the same name played in the Kent League before the war, before merging with Bexley. [1] It was resurrected as Bexleyheath and Welling in about 1952 following a local campaign, [2] and joined the Kent League.

In 1959, the club was elected to the Southern Football League Division One. It gained promotion to the Southern League Premier Division in 1961 and also won the Kent Senior Cup for the only time. In 1963, the team changed its name to Bexley United.

Four seasons after promotion into the Premier Division, Bexley found itself relegated back into Division One, staying there for the rest of the club's life, except for a move into the Division One South when the league structure was altered. At that point, the club got into financial trouble and never truly recovered. Bexley played its final game in April 1976 in front of 222 spectators. [2]

Former players

Michael Hanson, club record number of appearances (540+).

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References

  1. ↑ "About Bexley Football Club 1884". Bexley F.C. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Park View Road History". Pyramid Passion. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2010.


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