Glebe F.C.
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.
Full name | Glebe Football Club | ||
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Founded | 1995 | ||
Ground | Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst | ||
Capacity | 1,200[1] | ||
Chairman | Rocky McMillan | ||
Manager | Gary Alexander | ||
League | Southern Counties East League Premier Division | ||
2019–20 | Southern Counties East League Premier Division (season abandoned) | ||
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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: Extra-preliminary round, 2015–16[5]
- Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2016–17[5]
See also
- Glebe F.C. managers
References
- Glebe FC Visit Chislehurst
- Get Involved profiles Rocky McMillan, founder of Glebe FC Sky Sports, 17 January 2013
- I said from day one that everything will be ready, says Glebe chairman Rocky McMillan Kentish Football, 21 July 2015
- Everything we do we always exceed in, says Glebe chairman Rocky McMillan Kentish Football, 1 July 2013
- Glebe at the Football Club History Database
- 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
- Glebe sign 25-year lease on their Chislehurst based ground Kentish Football, 26 November 2014