Snodland Town F.C.
| Full name | Snodland Town Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Ground | Potyns Sports Ground, Snodland | ||
| Chairman | Dave Jeal | ||
| Manager | Luke Jessup & Fred Dillon | ||
| League | Southern Counties East League Premier Division | ||
| 2024–25 | Southern Counties East League Premier Division, 18th of 20 | ||
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Snodland Town F.C. is an English football club based in Snodland, Kent. They play in the Southern Counties East League Premier Division, at level 9 of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to the Kent County Football Association.[1]
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 the club finish as runners up in Division 3 West of the Kent County league and gain promotion to Division Two West, and immediately win 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] The 2024–25 season saw the side win the SCEFL League Challenge Cup, defeating Forest Hill Park 5–0 in the final.[8]
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.[9]
Club records
- Best league performance: 8th in Southern Counties East League Premier Division, 2023–24
- Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2023–24, 2025–26
- Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2025–26
Honours
- Southern Counties East Football League
- Kent County League[3][10]
- Premier Division Champions (1) 1999–00
- Division One West Champions (1) 1997–98
- Division Two West Champions (1) 1995–96
- ‘Bill Manklow’ Inter Regional Challenge Cup Winners (1) 2000–01
- Maidstone and District Football League[2]
- Premier Division champions (2) 1959–60, 1983–84
- Division One Champions (1) 1973–74
- Division Two A champions (1) 1957–58
- Division Three B champions (1) 1956–57
- Challenge Cup “B” Winners (1) 1957–58
- Challenge Cup “A” Winners (1) 1983–84
- Rochester and District Football League[2]
- Quarter Century Cup Winners (1) 1963–64
- Kent Junior Cup “A”[2]
- Winners (1) 1961–62
- Sittingbourne and Milton Charity Cup[2]
- Winners (1) 1983–84
References
- ^ a b SCEFL: Snodland Town – SCEFL, accessdate: January 23, 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Snodland Town: History – Snodland Town, accessdate: January 23, 2020
- ^ a b Kent County Football League: Kent County League Divisional Champions – 1993 to date – Kent County Football League, accessdate: January 23, 2020
- ^ Notes from an English County: Village Life – Bearsted & Snodland Town – Notes from an English County, accessdate: January 23, 2020
- ^ SNODLAND at the Football Club History Database
- ^ SNODLAND TOWN at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Saturday 8th April". www.scefl.com. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "P&Co. SCEFL Challenge Cup 2024/25". www.scefl.com. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ 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
- ^ Kent County Football League: Cup Final Results – Kent County Football League, accessdate: January 23, 2020