Merstham F.C.

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Merstham
Merstham FC badge
Full name Merstham Football Club
Nickname(s) The Moatsiders
Founded 1892
Ground Moatside,
Merstham,
Surrey
Ground Capacity 2,000
Chairman Chris Chapman
Manager Hayden Bird
League Isthmian League Premier Division
2014–15 Isthmian League
Division One South, 4th (Promoted via Play-Offs)

Merstham Football Club is a football club based in Merstham, near Redhill, in Surrey, England. They play in the Premier Division of the Isthmian League after promotion in 2015. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association.[1]

History

Established in 1892, the club became a founder member of the Redhill and District League in 1897.[2] The club went on to win the Redhill and District League for the first time at the end of the 1926–27 season, also repeating the feat they repeated four more times.[1] After their last success in the Redhill and District League in the 1950–51 season the club applied to join the Surrey Intermediate league and in 1952 they were admitted to the Eastern section of the Surrey Intermediate League.[2]

In their first season in the Intermediate league they went on to win the title.[1] The club then joined the Surrey Senior League in 1964, and in their seventh season in the league became champions at the end of the 1970–71 season.[3] In the 1974–75 season the club played in their first national competition by competing in the FA Vase, losing to Horley Town in the first round.[3] In 1978 they joined the London Spartan League and finished in third place in their first two seasons. Their time in the London Spartan League also saw them make their debut in the FA Cup, losing to Hendon in the First Qualifying round.[3]

In 1984 they joined the Combined Counties Football League finishing runner-up in 1987–88 and again in 1989–90.[3] After the club finished as runners up twice of the Combined Counties League in a row for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the club went on to win the championship as well as completing the treble of the Surrey Senior Cup and the Combined Counties League Challenge Cup.[3][4] This triple success was followed with promotion to the Isthmian League Division One South.[5]

Ground

Merstham play their home games at Moatside, Weldon Way, Merstham, Surrey, RH1 3QB.

Floodlights were erected in the 1990–91 season at the Weldon Way ground and were inaugurated in an official ‘Floodlight Opener’ against Crystal Palace.

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

  • Surrey Senior Cup[6]
    • Winners (1): 2007–08
  • Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup[7][8][9][10]
    • Winners (3): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08
    • Runners-Up (1): 2005–06
  • Surrey Senior Charity Cup
    • Winners (1): 1976–77
  • London Spartan League Challenge Cup
    • Winners (1): 1979–80
  • East Surrey Charities Senior Cup[11]
    • Winners (1): 1979–80, 1980–81
  • Surrey Lower Junior Cup:[12]
    • Runners up (1): 1939-40
  • Dan Air Class Elite Cup
    • Winners (1): 1989–90
  • East Surrey Charity Cup[1]
    • Winners (3): 1998–99, 2004–05, 2006–07
    • Runners-Up (1): 2005–06
  • Horley Hospital Cup:[11]
    • Runners-Up (1): 1935-36

Club records

First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Jack Howard
France GK Yannick Makiese
England GK Josh Smith (on loan from Albion & Hove Albion)
England DF Simon Cooper
England DF Antone Douglas
England DF Dean Gunner
England DF Isaac Nehemie
England MF Michael Abnett
Italy MF Lanre Azeez
England MF Tutu Henriques
England MF Arron Hopkinson
England MF Charlie Knight
No. Position Player
England MF Dexter Peter
England MF Marc-Anthony Okoye
England MF Aaron Rhule
England MF Jake Rose
England MF Fabio Saravia
England MF Troy Williams
England FW Ellis Brown (on loan from Tonbridge Angels)
England FW Reece Hall
England FW Phil Page (on loan from Dorking Wanderers)
England FW Charlie Penny
England FW Kershaney Samuels
Saint Kitts and Nevis FW Calum Willock

Out On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England FW Tommy Hutchings (at Dorking Wanderers)

Former players

  1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
  2. Players with full international caps.

Former coaches

  1. Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
  2. Managers/Coaches with full international caps.

References

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  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 MERSTHAM at the Football Club History Database
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External links

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