Lewisham Borough F.C. Explained

Clubname:Lewisham Borough
Fullname:Lewisham Borough (Community) Football Club
Nickname:The Boro, Elms, The Crowns, Shankers
Founded:2003
Ground:Ladywell Arena, Catford
Chairman:Danny Fairman
Manager:Lloyd Davis
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Lewisham Borough (Community) Football Club is a football club based in Catford, in the London Borough of Lewisham. Formed by a merger of three clubs in 2003, they are currently members of the and play at the Ladywell Arena.

History

The club was established in 2003 as a merger of Elms, Moonshot and Ten Em Bee.[1] They were admitted to Division One West of the Kent County League and went to win the division at the first attempt. The club were promoted to the Premier Division, which they won in 2005–06. In 2011 they were founder members of the Kent Invicta League. The club subsequently finished bottom of the league in 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2015–16. In 2016 the Kent Invicta league merged into the Southern Counties East League, becoming its Division One. Lewisham finished bottom of the division again in its inaugural season.

Shortly before the start of the 2018–19 season, Lewisham resigned from the Southern Counties East League.[2] However, they were reinstated to the league a day later.[3] In 2023–24 the club finished fifth in Division One, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. In the semi-finals they lost to Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers on penalties after the game had finished 0–0. However, they went on to win the Division One Cup, beating the same opponents 3–2 in the final.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/lewishamboroughfootballclub/History History
  2. https://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/lewisham180718 Lewisham Borough resign from SCEFL: As you can probably appreciate it is a very difficult and emotional time for many connected with the club
  3. http://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/lewisham190718 We have fought tooth and nail to preserve this wonderful organisation, says Lewisham Borough chairman Ray Simpson
  4. Web site: 2024-05-07 . Division One Cup - 2023/24 Season . 2024-05-08 . Southern Counties East League . en-GB.
  5. https://twitter.com/LewishamBoroCFC/status/1699532497116086500 FT: Borough 2 - Forest Hill Park 1