Sevenoaks Town F.C.

Sevenoaks Town
Full name Sevenoaks Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Oaks
Founded 1883 (as Sevenoaks)
Ground Greatness Park
Sevenoaks
Kent
Ground Capacity 110 seats, 500 standing
Chairman Paul Lansdale
Manager Micky Collins
League Southern Counties East League Premier Division
2015–16 Southern Counties East League Premier Division, 5th

Sevenoaks Town F.C. is a football club based in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They were established in 1883 and joined the Kent League in 2003. The are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division.

History

Sevenoaks F.C. was originally formed in 1883 and was amongst the founder members of the original Kent League, although they left the league after just one season. It is known that on 26 April 1893 they played Royal Arsenal, who were at the time the only professional team in the South of England, with over 1,000 spectators watching the game.

In 1906 the club, now known as Sevenoaks Town, became one of the founder members of the Sevenoaks League. In 1951 Town amalgamated with another local club, St. John’s United, and became members of the Kent Amateur League (Western Region), which they won on two occasions. In 1984 the Kent Amateur League was re-organised as the Kent County League, and Sevenoaks were the first Premier Division champions, a feat they repeated in seasons 1995–96 and 2002–03.

In 2003 the club stepped up to the Kent League, where, despite the step up to a significantly higher standard of football, they finished a commendable 11th in their first two seasons. After a 7th place finish in 2010–11, the manager departed and was replaced by Darren Anslow, who had managed the reserve side of Cray Wanderers to a double in the previous season, alongside managing the Wands' academy, a position he'll retain whilst at Sevenoaks.

Ground

Sevenoaks Town play their home games at Greatness Park, Mill Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5BA.

Since their step up from County League status, Town have made considerable improvements to Greatness Park, including installing their first changing rooms and floodlights, along with a tea bar and later a main clubhouse bar, which is regularly hired out for functions, providing an extra income stream for the club.

Juniors

Sevenoaks merged with Seal Juniors at the end of the 2006–07 season. They have teams ranging from Under 7s to U18s. Teams play in the Crowborough and District Junior Football League,Tandridge League, Kent Youth League and Rymans Youth League. The youth teams play at a variety of grounds around the Sevenoaks area. The junior club have had many success stories, such as the U18s winning the A league in 2011/12 and many 7-a-side tournament victories.

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Coordinates: 51°17′26.98″N 0°12′07.04″E / 51.2908278°N 0.2019556°E / 51.2908278; 0.2019556

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