Faversham Strike Force F.C.

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Faversham Strike Force
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Full nameFaversham Strike Force Football Club
Founded1999;26 years ago (1999)
GroundThe Belmont Ground, Whitstable, Kent
ChairmanMike Ellett
ManagerStuart Benfield
League Southern Counties East League Premier Division
2024–25 Southern Counties East League Division One, 1st of 18 (promoted)

Faversham Strike Force Football Club is a football club based in Faversham, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division and groundshare with Whitstable Town.

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History

Faversham Strike Force were founded in 1999 by Gary Axford as a youth football club. [1] In 2012, the club formed a senior team, competing in the Canterbury & District League as Faversham Harlequins. In 2013, back under the Faversham Strike Force guise, the club joined the Kent County League Division Two East, winning promotion in their first season in the league. The following season, the club joined the Division One East, winning the league. In 2015–16, Faversham Strike Force joined the Kent County League Premier Division, winning the league. [2] In 2021, the club was admitted into the Southern Counties East League Division One. [3] Faversham Strike Force entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2021–22. [4] Manager Gary Axford stepped down during the 2023–24 season, the role going to his deputy Stuart Benfield. The 2024–25 saw the club promoted to the Southern Counties East League Premier Division as Division One Champions. [5]

Ground

In 2020, after six years at Sittingbourne Community College, Faversham Strike Force agreed a groundsharing agreement with Rochester United to play at the Rochester United Sports Ground, Strood. [6] For the 2022–23 season a new groundshare would be announced with Faversham Town, which was extended to the end of the 2024–25 season during 2023.

In April 2025, the club announced a new groundshare agreement with Whitstable Town for two seasons. [7]

Records

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Faversham Strike Force F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Faversham Strike Force at the Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ "National League System club allocations – steps 5/6, season 2021–22" (.pdf). The Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Buildbase FA Vase Season 2021–22" (.ashx). The Football Association. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Reeves, Thomas (2 May 2025). "Faversham Strike Force manager Stuart Benfield reflects on 2-1 home win that secures historic Southern Counties East League Division 1 title success". Kent Online. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Groundshare deal boosts Force promotion hopes". Faversham Strike Force F.C. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Groundshare with Whitstable Town FC for Men's First Team Next Season". www.favershamstrikeforce.co.uk. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.

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