The club was established in 1968.[1] They joined the Rochester and District League and were promoted in successive seasons to the Premier Division.[2] In 1982 the club moved up to Division Two of the Western Section of the Kent County League.[3] A third-place finish in their first season in the division saw them promoted to Division One.[3] In 1984–85 the club were Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the Western Section.[4]
Lordswood were Premier Division runners-up in 1986–87 and were promoted to the Senior Division.[4] They were subsequently Senior Division runners-up in 1989–90.[4] Although the club finished bottom of the Senior Division in 1991–92, league reorganisation and a merger of the Eastern and Western sections saw them placed in the Premier Division of the league the following season.[5] They were Premier Division runners-up in 1994–95, before moving up to the Kent League in 1996.[6]
In 2004–05 Lordswood finished bottom of the Kent League. This was repeated in 2009–10, but there was no relegation in either season. In 2013 the league was renamed the Southern Counties East League, and following the addition of a second division in 2016, the club became members of the league's Premier Division.[6] They finished the 2021–22 season in the relegation zone, but were reprieved due to vacancies in divisions above.
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The club play at Martyn Grove. The ground has hardstanding on three sides of the pitch and a 123-seat stand on the southern side of the ground. The record attendance of 600 was set for a friendly match against Gillingham in July 2003 to mark the opening of a new boardroom, with the visitors winning 5–0.[2]
Recordsedit
Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2001–02, 2005–06[6]
Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2012–13[6]
Record attendance: 600 vs Gillingham, friendly, July 2003[2]
lordswood, lordswood, football, club, football, club, based, lordswood, suburb, chatham, england, they, currently, members, southern, counties, east, league, premier, division, play, martyn, grove, lordswoodfull, namelordswood, football, clubnickname, lordsfou. Lordswood Football Club is a football club based in the Lordswood suburb of Chatham England They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Martyn Grove LordswoodFull nameLordswood Football ClubNickname s The LordsFounded1968GroundMartyn Grove ChathamCapacity600 123 seated 1 ChairmanRaymond Broad amp Gary PeckManagerMatt BarmanLeagueSouthern Counties East League Premier Division2022 23Southern Counties East League Premier Division 16th of 20WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 Records 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe club was established in 1968 1 They joined the Rochester and District League and were promoted in successive seasons to the Premier Division 2 In 1982 the club moved up to Division Two of the Western Section of the Kent County League 3 A third place finish in their first season in the division saw them promoted to Division One 3 In 1984 85 the club were Division One runners up earning promotion to the Premier Division of the Western Section 4 Lordswood were Premier Division runners up in 1986 87 and were promoted to the Senior Division 4 They were subsequently Senior Division runners up in 1989 90 4 Although the club finished bottom of the Senior Division in 1991 92 league reorganisation and a merger of the Eastern and Western sections saw them placed in the Premier Division of the league the following season 5 They were Premier Division runners up in 1994 95 before moving up to the Kent League in 1996 6 In 2004 05 Lordswood finished bottom of the Kent League This was repeated in 2009 10 but there was no relegation in either season In 2013 the league was renamed the Southern Counties East League and following the addition of a second division in 2016 the club became members of the league s Premier Division 6 They finished the 2021 22 season in the relegation zone but were reprieved due to vacancies in divisions above Ground editThe club play at Martyn Grove The ground has hardstanding on three sides of the pitch and a 123 seat stand on the southern side of the ground The record attendance of 600 was set for a friendly match against Gillingham in July 2003 to mark the opening of a new boardroom with the visitors winning 5 0 2 Records editBest FA Cup performance First qualifying round 2001 02 2005 06 6 Best FA Vase performance Fourth round 2012 13 6 Record attendance 600 vs Gillingham friendly July 2003 2 See also editLordswood F C players Lordswood F C managersReferences edit a b Mike Williams amp Tony Williams 2016 Non League Club Directory 2017 Tony Williams Publications p513 ISBN 978 1869833695 a b c History Lordswood F C a b Kent County Amateur League 1979 1984 Non League Matters a b c Kent County League 1984 1991 Non League Matters Kent County League 1991 1998 Non League Matters a b c d Lordswood at the Football Club History DatabaseExternal links editOfficial website 51 20 30 20 N 0 32 49 22 E 51 3417222 N 0 5470056 E 51 3417222 0 5470056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lordswood F C amp oldid 1168027392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
