Halls Athletic F.C.

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Halls AFC
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Full nameHalls AFC
Founded1919
Ground Princes Park, Dartford, Kent
ChairmanSteve Vanstone
ManagerGeorge Michaelas
League Southern Counties East League Division One
2024–25 Southern Counties East League Division One, 15th of 18
Website https://x.com/HAFCOfficial

Halls Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Dartford, Kent. The club was founded in 1919 and is affiliated with the Kent County Football Association. [1] The club currently competes in the Southern Counties East League Division One.

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History

Halls Athletic has a long-standing presence in grassroots football since its establishment in 1919.

The club won promotion from the Kent County Football League Division 2 West in 2002–03 after finishing 2nd place, moving up to the Division 1 West. They finished bottom of the table in 2005-06 but weren't relegated. That fate happened a year later where they finished 12th in the division. In 2012–13, the club were once again promoted from the Division 2 West after a 4th-placed finish, and in 2021-22 they gained promotion to the Premier Division for the first time after finishing runner up to Tenterden Town. [2]

Following 2 seasons in the Premier Division, which included a 5th-placed finish in their first season and then winning the league in 2023–24, the club achieved promotion to Division One of the Southern Counties East Football League for the 2024–25 season. [3] [4] [5] In the same season, Halls also finished runners up in the Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield, drawing 1–1 with league rivals Minster, before losing 3–1 on penalties. [6] Halls won their first game at Step 6, defeating Sheppey Sports 4–3 away from home. [7]

Ground

During the club's first season, they played at the Erith Leisure Centre Community Stadium. [8]

In June 2025, the club announced that they had entered a groundshare agreement with Dartford, playing at Princes Park for the 2025–26 season. [9]

Colours

Management and staff

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Halls AFC". SCEFL. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  2. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Halls". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Halls". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  4. ↑ "New Season League Fixtures Announced... - Previous & Archive News - Canterbury City Football Club". www.canterburycityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  5. ↑ "And Finally.... Winners of the divisions for 2023-24 - Kent County Football League". kentcountyfootballleague.co.uk. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  6. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (12 May 2024). "Minster 1 Halls Athletic 1 (AET): DFDS Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield Final -Minster win 3-1 on penalties". Kent Online. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Southern Counties East League First Division – Sheppey Sports 3 - 4 Halls AFC". Football Web Pages. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Halls AFC | Southern Counties East Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  9. ↑ "DFC Announce Groundshare with Halls". www.dartfordfc.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

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