Fisher Athletic F.C. is a semi-professional football club from south London. The club's traditional home is the Surrey Docks Stadium in Rotherhithe, but home games are currently being played at the ground of Dulwich Hamlet F.C. while the Surrey Docks stadium is redeveloped. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Rotherhithe is a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames in east London in the London Borough of Southwark, facing Wapping and the Isle of Dogs on the north bank. ... Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is an English football club that was formed in 1893, and joined the Isthmian League a few years later. ...

The club was founded in 1908 by Michael Culiton, headmaster at Dockland School, to provide sporting facilities for underprivileged youths of Bermondsey. The club was named after the martyr, John Fisher. Bermondsey is a place in the London Borough of Southwark. ... Categories: A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature | People stubs | 1469 births | 1535 deaths | Saints ...

The team competed in various district leagues before moving to the Parthenon League where they stayed until 1965. At this point the club folded and reformed, this time based in Mitcham, joining the West Kent League for the 1966-67 season. Mitcham, South Australia is a local council area in South Australia Mitcham, Victoria is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria Mitcham is a place in the London Borough of Merton in south London. ...

Fisher were elected to the Spartan League in 1974 and won back-to-back championships in 1980-81 and 1981-82. The latter season coincided with a move to their present home, the purpose built stadium at Surrey Docks.

Fisher were elected to the Southern League's Southern Division for the 1982-83 season and won the championship at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Southern League Premier Division. 1984-85 saw Fisher reach the first round of the FA Cup, losing 1-0 to Bristol City F.C. See: Southern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States Southern League (football) for the semi-professional and amateur football league in England often known as the Dr Martens League The South Island of New Zealand has various tournaments called Southern League, for association football, cricket, field hockey... The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Bristol City is a football club in Bristol, England, which plays in Football League One. ...

In 1986-87 they won the Southern League title and were promoted to the Football Conference. The following year brought another run to the first round of the FA Cup where the 'Fish' again lost 1-0, their nemesis this time being Bristol Rovers F.C. The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Bristol Rovers F.C. is the oldest professional football team in Bristol, England. ...

Fisher's success came to an end in 1990-91 when they finished bottom of the Conference and dropped back to the Southern League Premier Division. The following season brought a second successive relegation, to the Southern League Southern Division, where they remained until the turn of the millennium, generally finishing in mid-table. The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ...

Meanwhile, during the 1997-8 season a new limited company was formed and the club was rewarded with a long-term lease on their stadium.

The 1999-2000 season saw the arrival of Alan Walker as manger. Walker assembled a fine squad of players to launch a serious challenge for promotion from the new Southern League Eastern Division. Promotion was secured two weeks before the end of the campaign, but the battle to go up as champions was left to the final day of the season however, when Fisher beat Newport IOW 2-0 to be crowned Eastern Division Champions. The Southern League Division One East is a football league covering eastern England. ...

Fisher's success was short-lived, as after just one season in the Southern League Premier Division they were relegated back into the Eastern Division. This was despite the arrival mid-season of the ex-Millwall F.C. manager Keith "Rhino" Stevens. The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... The Southern League Division One East is a football league covering eastern England. ... Millwall Football Club is a football team based at the 20,146 capacity New Den Stadium in south-east London, England. ...

Season 2001-2 saw a good run in the FA Cup, reaching the 4th Qualifying Round before losing 3-1 at home to Forest Green Rovers F.C. The Quarter Final of the London Senior Cup was lost to local rivals Dulwich Hamlet F.C. and the club reached the 3rd round of the FA Trophy before losing 5-0 to Barnet F.C. The semi-final of the Kent Senior Cup was also reached before a home-defeat against eventual winners Gravesend and Northfleet F.C. The 2001-2002 season was the 122nd season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Forest Green Rovers F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. ... Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is an English football club that was formed in 1893, and joined the Isthmian League a few years later. ... The FA Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference,Southern League,Isthmian League,and Northern Premier League. ... Barnet Football Club are an English football team from Barnet, a town on the northern edge of Greater London. ...

Sadly losing league games that should have been won saw the club finish in 6th place, 23 points behind the promoted clubs.

During the close season, Stevens left the club to concentrate on business affairs, and former Director of Football Bob Davies took over as Manager. He departed in October 2003 to be replaced by non-league scoring legend Gary Abbott. Regrettably Abbott's talent for scoring did not extend to management and he quickly departed.

In February 2004 Wayne Burnett came in to take over team affairs. Off the field planning permission has been granted for a major redevelopment of the Surrey Docks Stadium and new chairman Sami Muduroglu signalled his intentions with a raft of top signings to push Fisher back towards the heady heights of the Conference and this paid instant dividends in 2004-5 with the Southern League Division One East title and the London Senior Cup. Reorganisation of non-league football saw the 'Fish' placed in the Isthmian League Premier Division for the 2005-06 season. The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ... The Southern League Division One East is a football league covering eastern England. ... The Premier Division is the top division of the Isthmian League. ... The 2005-2006 season will be the 126th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ...

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