Snodland Town F.C.

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Snodland Town
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Full nameSnodland Town Football Club
Founded1948
GroundPotyns Sports Ground, Snodland
ChairmanDave Jeal
ManagerLuke Wallond
League Southern Counties East League Division One
2021–22 Southern Counties East League Division One, 4th of 20

Snodland Town F.C. is an English football club based in Snodland, Kent. They play in the Southern Counties East League Division One, at level 10 of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to the Kent County Football Association. [1]

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History

The club was founded in 1948 as a boys team and known as Snodland Minors. [2] The 1956–57 season saw the club enter a men's team into the Division 3B of the Maidstone and District Football League and winning it at the first attempt. [2] The club then won the next division the following season and the Premier Division two seasons later. [2] The 1963–64 season saw the club move to the Rochester league, but after 5 seasons they moved back to the Maidstone and District Football League. [2] They stayed in the Maidstone and district league until the end of the 1991–92 season during which time they won the league twice, before moving to the Kent County League. [2]

The 1994–95 season saw club finished as runners up in Division 3 West of the Kent County league and gain promotion to Division two west, and immediately winning division two east with their first attempt. [3] Two seasons later the club won Division one west of the league and a further two seasons followed with the club winning the Premier Division. [4]

In 2012 the club changed its name from Snodland to Snodland Town when they merged with a local junior team called Snodland Nomads FC. [5] [2] The club remained in the Kent County Football League until the end of the 2015–16 season, when they joined the newly-formed Division One of the Southern Counties East League. [6] The 2017–18 season then saw the club enter the FA Vase for the first time. [1]

In the 2022–23 season, the club were promoted to the Southern Counties East Premier Division for the first time in their history, being crowned champions of Division 1 with two matches remaining after a 4–0 home victory over Meridian VP securing the title. [7]

Ground

The club have played at the Potyns Sports Ground since 1986. [2]

In 2016 the club with help from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund installed floodlights at the ground. [8]

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 SCEFL: Snodland Town – SCEFL, accessdate: January 23, 2020
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Snodland Town: History – Snodland Town, accessdate: January 23, 2020
  3. 1 2 Kent County Football League: Kent County League Divisional Champions – 1993 to date – Kent County Football League, accessdate: January 23, 2020
  4. Notes from an English County: Village Life – Bearsted & Snodland Town – Notes from an English County, accessdate: January 23, 2020
  5. SNODLAND at the Football Club History Database
  6. SNODLAND TOWN at the Football Club History Database
  7. "Saturday 8th April". www.scefl.com. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. Bright future for Snodland Town FC as club turns on £48,000 floodlights / The Football Stadia Improvement Fund: Bright future for Snodland Town FC as club turns on £48,000 floodlights / The Football Stadia Improvement Fund, accessdate: January 23, 2020
  9. Kent County Football League: Cup Final Results – Kent County Football League, accessdate: January 23, 2020

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