Sittingbourne
Full name	Sittingbourne Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Brickies
Founded	1886
Ground	Bourne Park Central Park Complex Sittingbourne, Kent
Capacity	tbc
Chairman	Andy Spice
Manager	Steve Lovell
League	Isthmian League Division One South
2005-06	Isthmian League Division One South, 10th [1]
Home colours Away colours

Sittingbourne F.C. are a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. They were established in 1886 and were founder members of the Kent League. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup at least twice in their history. They are currently playing in the Isthmian League Division One South. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 100 × 100 pixelsFull resolution (100 × 100 pixel, file size: 3 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a logo of a corporation, team, or other organization related to sports, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles (12. ... This article is about the county in England. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadia. ... The Isthmian League First Division South was a football division of the Isthmian League in the UK for two seasons from 2003-03 till 2003-04. ... The 2005-2006 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... The Isthmian League First Division South was a football division of the Isthmian League in the UK for two seasons from 2003-03 till 2003-04. ... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_black_stripes. ... kit_body. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_black_stripes. ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links unknown soccer jersey pattern File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles (12. ... This article is about the county in England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Kent League is an English football league in Kent and south east London. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... The Isthmian League First Division South was a football division of the Isthmian League in the UK for two seasons from 2003-03 till 2003-04. ...

History

Although an earlier Sittingbourne United club had been playing since as early as 1881, Sittingbourne F.C. traces its lineage to 1886 when the club was reorganised under the new name. The club moved to a field behind the Bull pub in 1892, where they were to remain for nearly 100 years. Senior status was acquired in 1893, and the following year the club joined the first incarnation of the Kent League. They were league champions on at least one occasion ^[2] before withdrawing to enter the South Eastern League in 1905. An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... The Kent League is an English football league in Kent and south east London. ...

After World War I the club rejoined the Kent League, where they played until 1927 when they joined the Southern League. In 1930 they left this league and it is unclear where they played next. After World War II the Brickies rejoined the Kent League once again, where they were champions in 1957-58 and 1958-59. After the second title win they rejoined the Southern League, but after a promising start their performances declined and in 1966-67, after finishing bottom, they dropped out to join the newly-formed Kent Premier League (a successor to the original Kent League, which had folded, and soon to be renamed the Kent League itself). This article is becoming very long. ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Sittingbourne were Kent League champions in 1975-76, 1983-84 and 1990-91, the third title win earning them a place back in the Southern League. In 1992-93, by now playing at the new Central Park ground, they won promotion to the Southern League Premier Division, however a financial crisis led to relegation two years later. Although the team bounced back, winning the Southern Division title at the first attempt, they were relegated again in 1998 as the club hovered on the brink of being wound up completely. A move out of Central Park and a drastic reduction in the playing budget saw the Brickies through their troubles, but they flirted with relegation back to the Kent League for a number of years, only finishing in the top half of the table on one occasion in the next eight seasons. The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ...

In 2006 a re-organisation of the English football league system saw Sittingbourne moved into the Isthmian League, starting in Division One South. The English football league system, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although for historical reasons a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ... The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. ...

Club records

• Best league performance: 8th in Southern League Premier Division (then Step 2), 1993-94 and 1996-97
• Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round proper, 1925-26 and 1928-29
• Best FA Trophy performance: 2nd round proper, 1998-99
• Best FA Vase performance: 4th round, 1992-93 ^[1]

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Ground

Sittingbourne played at The Bull Ground until 1990 when they sold the site for £4.5 million and built the new Central Park ground, but chronic overspending on the new ground caused the club financial difficulties and they were forced to sell the ground to the local council and lease it back. The ground was eventually leased to a company which ran greyhound racing events, who allowed the football club to sign a seven-year lease (a requirement of the Southern League) but the club found it hard to guarantee the availability of the stadium due to the racing. ^[3] Several greyhounds before a race. ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ...

In 2002 the club agreed to move out of the main stadium and construct a new ground on the site of the former training pitches. One stand was relocated from the main stadium and a second temporary stand added. Floodlighting and a new clubhouse have since been added. ^[3]

References

External links

• Official website

Isthmian League Division One South 2006/07
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