Glebe F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club
Glebe
Full nameGlebe Football Club
Founded1995
GroundFoxbury Avenue, Chislehurst
Capacity1,200[1]
ChairmanRocky McMillan
ManagerDanny Oakins
LeagueSouthern Counties East League Premier Division
2022–23Southern Counties East League Premier Division, 7th of 20
Home colours
Away colours

Glebe Football Club is a football club based in Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley, England. Affiliated to both the Kent County Football Association and the London Football Association,[1] they are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Foxbury Avenue.

History

The club was established by Rocky McMillan as Glebe Globetrotters in 1995,[2][3] and was initially based in West Wickham.[4] They were initially a youth team and were members of the Kent Youth League in 2013, when an adult team was formed and joined the Kent Invicta League.[4] In 2016 the league merged into the Southern Counties East League, becoming its Division One.[5] In 2015–16 they won the London Senior Trophy, beating Tooting Bec 4–1 in the final.[6]

In 2016–17 Glebe won the Division One title, earning promotion to the Premier Division.

Ground

After joining the Kent Invicta League, the club played at Holmesdale's Oakley Road ground in Bromley.[7] In 2014 they obtained a 25-year lease on Foxbury Avenue ground in Chislehurst, the former ground of Old Elthamians rugby club.[7] The first match at the new ground on 18 July 2015 saw the club lose 3–2 to Canterbury City in front of a crowd of 42.[3]

Honours

  • Southern Counties East League
    • Division One champions 2016–17
  • London Senior Trophy
    • Winners 2015–16

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18[5]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2019–20, 2021–22[5]

See also

  • Glebe F.C. managers

References

  1. ^ a b Glebe FC Visit Chislehurst
  2. ^ Get Involved profiles Rocky McMillan, founder of Glebe FC Sky Sports, 17 January 2013
  3. ^ a b I said from day one that everything will be ready, says Glebe chairman Rocky McMillan Kentish Football, 21 July 2015
  4. ^ a b Everything we do we always exceed in, says Glebe chairman Rocky McMillan Kentish Football, 1 July 2013
  5. ^ a b c Glebe at the Football Club History Database
  6. ^ Glebe 4-1 Tooting Bec - It wasn't a surprise we knew the sack was coming, says Glebe manager Simon Copley Kentish Football, 3 May 2016
  7. ^ a b Glebe sign 25-year lease on their Chislehurst based ground Kentish Football, 26 November 2014

External links

  • Official website
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Seasons
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