Molesey F.C.

Molesey

Full name	Molesey Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Moles
Founded	1953
Ground	Walton Road Stadium, West Molesey (Capacity: 4,000)
Chairman	Tracy Teague
Manager	Steve Webb
League	Combined Counties League Premier Division
2010–11	Combined Counties League Premier Division, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

Molesey F.C. is an English football club based in West Molesey, Surrey. The club are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division and play at the Walton Road Stadium.

History

Molesey F.C. was officially formed in 1953 when Molesey St Paul's merged with another club. They won the Surrey Senior League in 1958, just five years after their formation. They later joined the Spartan League (with a best finish of 3rd in 1971-72) before joining Division Two of the Athenian League in 1973. They joined the Isthmian League Division Two in 1977 and have remained there ever since. In 1990 they gained promotion to Division One of the Isthmian League, followed in 1993 by promotion to the Premier Division, where they spent three seasons. Relegation to Division One in 1996 was followed by a further drop into Division Two in 1999. They remained at this level, although due to league reorganisations they found themselves in Division One South until being relegated to the Combined Counties League in 2008.

Famous former players

Future West Bromwich Albion star Cyrille Regis turned out for Molesey at the start of his career. Current Crawley Town midfielder Sergio Torres played for the team for two months before signing for Basingstoke Town.^[1]

Stadium

Molesey play at the 4,000-capacity Walton Road Stadium. The ground's record attendance is 1,255 for a Surrey Senior Cup semi-final against Sutton United in 1966.

Club records

• Best league performance: 8th in Isthmian League Premier Division (then Step 2), 1994–95
• Best FA Cup performance: 1st round proper, 1993–94
• Best FA Trophy performance: 1st round proper, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2004–05
• Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 1981–82

References

1. ^ Barney Ronay (1 February 2008). "The Buckinghamshire Maradona in a league of his own". The Guardian. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/02/01/the_buckinghamshire_maradona_i.html. 

External links

• Club website