Corinthian Football Club is an amateur football club based in Fawkham, near Sevenoaks in Kent, England. They are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division and play at Gay Dawn Farm.
The club was established by Ron Billings Sr in 1972, initially as a youth team for eight and nine-year-olds.[1] The club was named after the original Corinthian, an amateur club in the early twentieth century. They initially played only friendly matches, although they played over 60 games a season and attracted visits from Charlton Athletic, Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur.[2] They remained without a league until 1985 when a successful application was made to join the semi-professional Southern League.[1] Despite still being an amateur club, Corinthian finished fifth in Division One South in their first season in the league.[3] However, this proved to be their only top-half finish, and after finishing bottom of the division in 1990–91, they were relegated to Division One of the Kent League.[3]
Despite three moderately successful seasons, Corinthian struggled in Division One, and after finishing bottom of the division in 1996–97 and 1997–98,[3] they withdrew from adult football to concentrate on their youth teams.[1] In 2009 the club rejoined the Kent League, taking the place of Slade Green.[1] The league was renamed the Southern Counties East League in 2013.[3] In 2019–20 they reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, eventually losing 4–3 on penalties to Hebburn Town after a 2–2 draw. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were promoted to the South East Division of the Isthmian League based on their performances over the two previous seasons, which had been abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Gay Dawn Farm ground in 2006
After establishing the club, Billings created a football ground at his Gay Dawn Farm.[1] The farm later became a wider sports complex, featuring golf and footgolf courses.[1] When floodlights were installed Bobby Moore was the guest of honour.[1] A wooden stand with benches is located behind one goal, whilst the two-storey clubhouse has seats on an upper balcony.[4] A new seated stand was built (a converted hay wagon) on one side of the pitch and four small covered areas on the other when the club returned to the Kent League.[1]
corinthian, kent, corinthian, football, club, amateur, football, club, based, fawkham, near, sevenoaks, kent, england, they, currently, members, isthmian, league, south, east, division, play, dawn, farm, corinthianfull, namecorinthian, football, clubnickname, . Corinthian Football Club is an amateur football club based in Fawkham near Sevenoaks in Kent England They are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division and play at Gay Dawn Farm CorinthianFull nameCorinthian Football ClubNickname s The HoopsFounded1972GroundGay Dawn Farm FawkhamChairmanR J BillingsManagerMichael GoldingLeagueIsthmian League South East Division2021 22Isthmian League South East Division 8th of 20Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 Honours 4 Records 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe club was established by Ron Billings Sr in 1972 initially as a youth team for eight and nine year olds 1 The club was named after the original Corinthian an amateur club in the early twentieth century They initially played only friendly matches although they played over 60 games a season and attracted visits from Charlton Athletic Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur 2 They remained without a league until 1985 when a successful application was made to join the semi professional Southern League 1 Despite still being an amateur club Corinthian finished fifth in Division One South in their first season in the league 3 However this proved to be their only top half finish and after finishing bottom of the division in 1990 91 they were relegated to Division One of the Kent League 3 Despite three moderately successful seasons Corinthian struggled in Division One and after finishing bottom of the division in 1996 97 and 1997 98 3 they withdrew from adult football to concentrate on their youth teams 1 In 2009 the club rejoined the Kent League taking the place of Slade Green 1 The league was renamed the Southern Counties East League in 2013 3 In 2019 20 they reached the semi finals of the FA Vase eventually losing 4 3 on penalties to Hebburn Town after a 2 2 draw At the end of the 2020 21 season the club were promoted to the South East Division of the Isthmian League based on their performances over the two previous seasons which had been abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic Ground Edit The Gay Dawn Farm ground in 2006 After establishing the club Billings created a football ground at his Gay Dawn Farm 1 The farm later became a wider sports complex featuring golf and footgolf courses 1 When floodlights were installed Bobby Moore was the guest of honour 1 A wooden stand with benches is located behind one goal whilst the two storey clubhouse has seats on an upper balcony 4 A new seated stand was built a converted hay wagon on one side of the pitch and four small covered areas on the other when the club returned to the Kent League 1 Honours EditSouthern Counties East League Division One champions 2003 04Records EditBest FA Cup performance Second qualifying round 1993 94 2020 21 3 Best FA Vase performance Semi finals 2019 20 3 See also EditCorinthian F C playersReferences Edit a b c d e f g h The last Corinthian David Bauckham History Of Corinthian Football Club Corinthian F C a b c d e f Corinthian at the Football Club History Database Corinthian Pyramid PassionExternal links EditOfficial website Coordinates 51 22 59 549 N 0 17 38 357 E 51 38320806 N 0 29398806 E 51 38320806 0 29398806 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corinthian F C Kent amp oldid 1137191459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
