Molesey F.C.

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Molesey
Official crest
Full name Molesey Football Club
Nickname(s) The Moles
Founded 1953
Ground Walton Road Stadium, West Molesey
Ground Capacity 4,000
Chairman Tracy Teague
Manager Steve Webb
League Isthmian League Division One South
2014–15 Combined Counties League
Premier Division, 1st (Promoted)

Molesey F.C. is an English football club based in West Molesey, Surrey. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Division 1 South and play at the Walton Road Stadium.

History

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Molesey F.C. was officially formed in 1953 when Molesey St Paul's merged with another club. They won the Surrey Senior League in 1958, just five years after their formation. They later joined the Spartan League (with a best finish of 3rd in 1971–72) before joining Division Two of the Athenian League in 1973. They joined the Isthmian League Division Two in 1977 and have remained there ever since. In 1990 they gained promotion to Division One of the Isthmian League, followed in 1993 by promotion to the Premier Division, where they spent three seasons. Relegation to Division One in 1996 was followed by a further drop into Division Two in 1999. They remained at this level, although due to league reorganisations they found themselves in Division One South until being relegated to the Combined Counties League in 2008.

In 2015, Molesey won the Combined Counties League Premier Division and were promoted to the Isthmian League Division 1 South.[1] They made it a double by winning the Southern Combination Cup, beating Bedfont & Feltham F.C. in the final.[2]

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Walton Road Stadium, home of Molesey FC

Famous former players

Future West Bromwich Albion star Cyrille Regis turned out for Molesey at the start of his career. Current Crawley Town midfielder Sergio Torres played for the team for two months before signing for Basingstoke Town.[3]

Stadium

Molesey play their home games at 412 Walton Road West, Molesey, Surrey, KT8 0JG.

The stadium has a 2,000-capacity, with seating for 160.[4] The ground's record attendance is 1,255 for a Surrey Senior Cup semi-final against Sutton United in 1966.

The stadium was used for the filming of some of the scenes in Bend it Like Beckham.

Honours

  • Combined Counties League Premier Division:
    • Winners (1): 2014–15[1]
  • Southern Combination Cup:
    • Winners (2): 2012–13,[5] 2014-2015[2]
  • Surrey Junior Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1920–21[6]

Club records

  • Best league performance: 8th in Isthmian League Premier Division (then Step 2), 1994–95
  • Best FA Cup performance: 1st round proper, 1993–94
  • Best FA Trophy performance: 1st round proper, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2004–05
  • Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 1981–82

Current Players

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 liam Allan
England DF Luke Elliott
Nigeria DF Moses Spencer
England DF Ollie Robinson
England DF Joe Pratley-Jones
England DF Luca Coleman-Carr
England MF Craig Lewington
England MF Tom Windsor
Morocco MF Ross Chalke
No. Position Player
England MF Nick White
Honduras MF Gabriel Suazo
Scotland MF James Mcshane
England MF Ashby Charles
England FW Matt Baxter
England FW Adam Roberts
England FW Dale Marvell
Ghana FW Arnold Tawonevzi
England FW Paul Cross
England FW Jamie Linegar

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.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

External links

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Win at Raynes Park Vale effectivle seals chamiponsip for Molesey
  2. 2.0 2.1 Molesey Win S. Comb. Cup
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