Affiliated to the Kent Club History County Football he formation of Kennington Football Club dates back Association Tto before 1890. The Kent County Football Association records show our existence in 1888, however The Football Association put our birth in 1885. What is not in dispute was that Kennington Football Club was the oldest junior club in Kent. Both the associations marked the fact and presented the club with illuminated Officials and stafF addresses to mark the achievement in 1988. President | Ray Lancaster Throughout most of the last century the club competed Chairman | Jon Lancaster in the local Ashford and District League where the Secretary | Kevin Hayden opposition was mainly drawn from village sides, Treasurer | Ray Lancaster together with a large number of military teams along Fixture Secretary | Kevin Hayden with sides representing strong railway connections. Website Editor | Simon Jasinski The advent of the company sponsored teams began [email protected] to emerge around the seventies. The Club has fixture cards and photographs dating back to the 1900’s. Committee Member | Bruno Freeman The Club took the decision to step up the pyramid into First Team Manager | Dan Scorer the prestigious Kent County League in the 1980’s. This Assistant Manager | Sam Fisher was an attempt to mix with stronger opposition, better First Team Coach | Ollie Finch playing conditions, and in turn, a higher standard of Goalkeeper Coach | Dan Cook officialdom both on and off the pitch. Strength and Conditioning Coach | The Club currently fields one senior team on a Saturday Louis Plumridge and one playing in the Premier Division of the local Sports Therapist | Natalie Jones Sunday League. Club Captain | Robert Greenfield Sunday Manager | Mike Hodges Kennington Football Club has a long established and well respected Junior Section from where many of Sunday Asst. Manager | Barry Beaney today’s squad began their playing careers. ‘The Ton’ Match Programme Our step up into the Southern Counties East Football Contributors | Simon Jasinski, League is the result of our success in winning the Kent Jon Lancaster, Dan Scorer & Paul County Premier League. The Club entered an exciting Davies (Big Welsh Paul Photography) new phase of its history for the 2018/19 campaign, ground sharing at Ashford United’s Homelands Designed by | FootiePrint.co.uk, Stadium, with Dan Scorer’s side finishing a highly 0330 123 24 55, [email protected] creditable third in their inaugural season at Step 6. Kennington’s growth continues into 2019/20, with the senior side gaining entry in to the FA Vase for the first time in its history. Ashford & District Sunday Football League CLUB HONOURS LIST Premier Division champions - 2018/19 Kent County Football League Bill Hills League Cup winners - 2018/19 Premier Division champions - 2017/18 Bodkin Challenge Cup winners - 2003/04 Division One (East) champions - 1998/99, 2001/02 Division One champions - 2001/02, 2016/17 Weald of Kent Trophy winners - 2008/09 Division Two champions - 2000/01 Reserve Section Cup winners - 2005/06, 2011/12 Division Two Trophy winners - 2000/01 Eastern Section Premier Division champions - 1989/90 Val Helen League Cup winners - 2001/02, 2016/17 Eastern Section Premier Cup winners - 1989/90 Sheber Trophy winners - 2009/10, 2012/13 (both Reserves) Bill Manklow Inter Regional Challenge Cup winners - 2012/13 Ashford Charity Trophy winners - 2007/08, 2011/12 Kennington Football Club is an FA Charter Standard Club, who fully supports both the FA’s Respect programme and the Kick It Out campaign, in tackling all forms of discrimination. Can’t get to the game? Follow us on Twitter @KenningtonFC for match updates ~ 2 ~ ‘Ton Manager Dan Scorer sponsored by Barry scorer Fuller Football Academy from the sidelines ood afternoon everyone and welcome to Sutton are a side I enjoy watching and playing GHomelands Park for today’s SCEFL Division against. They’re very well organised and have a One fixture against Sutton Athletic. real discipline to their shape. They are a strong counter attacking team, which always makes for I hope the players, staff and supporters of Sutton a cracking encounter. Athletic enjoy today’s game, our hospitality and have very safe journey home. I look forward to seeing how the boys deal with another testing challenge and hope the players I’d like to thank all those who travelled to can continue to perform at the level they have Corinthians to show their support on Saturday. been in the past couple of months. We have had an amazing following away from I hope both sets of players are able to provide home this season and it really is appreciated by you all with an exciting and entertaining myself and all the players. Whilst the result was performance. Thank you once again for all of unfortunate, we hope we the performance was your support. worth travelling for. Dan Our visitors today come into the game off the back of thrilling 5-3 defeat at the hands of Greenways. SCEFL Division One Table 19-20 Team P W D L F A +/- Pts Sutton did however manage to put together a 1 Rochester United 21 13 2 6 49 30 19 41 very impressive run of six games without defeat, 2 Kennington 19 12 3 4 50 29 21 39 beating promotion hopefuls Stansfeld and 3 Rusthall 19 12 2 5 53 27 26 38 claiming a point in each of their previous three 4 FC Elmstead 20 10 6 4 41 27 14 36 outings against Holmesdale, Elmstead and SC 5 Holmesdale 16 10 5 1 29 9 20 35 Thamesmead. Those results leave them sitting 6 Stansfeld 19 10 4 5 32 27 5 34 in twelth place in the Division. 7 SC Thamesmead 20 9 5 6 44 29 15 32 8 Croydon 19 9 3 7 40 35 5 30 Whilst their league position doesn’t suggest they 9 Greenways 20 8 3 9 54 51 3 27 have the potential for promotion, a win today 10 Forest Hill Park 20 8 3 9 34 37 -3 27 could see them move to within seven points 11 Lewisham Borough 18 8 3 7 38 43 -5 27 of their tenants at Hextable - fourth placed 12 Sutton Athletic 18 7 5 6 41 28 13 26 Elmstead - with two games in hand. 13 Lydd Town 20 5 3 12 30 54 -24 18 14 Meridian VP 18 4 4 10 22 37 -15 16 15 Snodland Town 20 3 4 13 21 51 -30 13 Front cover image: 16 Bridon Ropes 18 3 1 14 33 51 -18 10 Luke Hughes in action against Bridon Ropes 17 Kent Football United 19 1 4 14 19 65 -46 7 earlier this month (Photo: Paul Davies) Up to Saturday 18/1/20 ~ 3 ~ www.kenningtonfc.co.uk www.korker-sausages.co.uk GUIDE Visitors Sutton Athletic CLUB HISTORY inclusion of The Sutts first ever Vets side, its exciting times at the Sutts. The club and utton Athletic Football Club was formed ground continues to develop and a fantastic Sin 1898 and is one of four clubs, in the location for sport and community hub. The Kent County Football League, that has been 2016-17 was impressive and the club finished founded for over 100 years. in third place but unfortunately lost a lot of the players that got the club there so the From its beginning, many of the players, following campaign was more of a rebuilding managers and committee members have one. come from the village of Sutton-at-Hone and their ownership and commitment to the club After a poor start they lads finished superbly is as prevalent today as it was all those years and ended in a reasonable eleventh place. A ago. huge improvement was made in 2018/19 with the side finishing 5th and now they will be one The squad size stands close to 60 players and of many teams hoping to make a promotion the competition amongst these, for places, is push in 2019/20. fierce and exchange of players between the teams continues to be done amicably which has resulted in squad enhancement and good team ethics. Recent LEAGUE form 18/1 Greenways (H) Lost 3-5 Off the field the club continues to grow 11/1 Stansfeld (H) Won 2-0 and goes from strength to strength and 4/1 Meridian VP (A) Won 2-0 with the club developing the new Academy 28/12 FC Elmstead (H) Drew 1-1 sides, having increased youth sides and the 14/12 SC Thamesmead (A) Drew 1-1 Joe Mant is available to be sponsored Email [email protected] bestand worst if you are interested joe mant Name: Joe Mant What is the best game you’ve been involved in? Been in a few to be fair!! ... and the worst? At Hythe Town, losing 7-0 in the play-off semi- final at Worthing. What is the best goal you’ve scored/ saved made? Scored against Chipstead from 80 yards - lost the game 3-1. Who is the best player you’ve appeared alongside? Alfie May What’s the best game you’ve watched live? Liverpool 4 Borussia Dortmund 3 - last minute winner from Lovren! Who’d be the best team mate to be stuck in a lift with? Luke Hughes - decent craic to be fair! ... and the worst? Sam Fisher - such a smelly a**e!! What’s the worst job you’ve had? Call centre What’s the best holiday destination you’ve been to? Dubai What’s the worst food to eat? Olives What’s the best and worst car you’ve ever driven? Best call is a Ferrari 599, worst was a mates Peugeot 106! Describe your best night out?! Any night out that isn’t planned! ...and your worst hangover?! This New Year’s Eve just gone! Finally, what’s the best thing about Kennington FC? The spirit in the changing rooms! Comes from all being local! ~ 7 ~ www.kenningtonfc.co.uk FixturesANDResults Friendlies Date Opposition Comp Res Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Substitutes Sat July 6 Ashford United U23s FRD 3-0 130 Donnelly Stow Hughes Phillips Penfold Clarke Brown SCORER Dolan J FISHER Latham Philpott, Tomsett, QUIGLEY, Goddard Sat July 13 Welling Town FRD 2-4 N/A Cook Stow Tomsett Hughes Penfold Clarke Owen Scorer Lockyer CONLON 2 Harris Phillips, Philpott Tues July 16 CANTERBURY