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Redhill F.C.

Coordinates: 511309.38N 01014.45W

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Redhill F.C. is an English football club based in Redhill,

Surrey. The club are currently members of the Combined
Counties League Premier Division and play at Kiln Brow.
The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football
Association[1]

Redhill

Contents
1 Club history
1.1 The beginning
1.2 The Athenian League era
1.3 Life after Athenian
1.4 Into the 21st century
1.5 Rivalries
2 Nickname
3 Stadium
4 Honours
4.1 League honours
4.2 Cup honours
5 Records
5.1 club Records
5.2 Player Records
6 Former players
7 Former coaches
8 External links
9 References

Full name

Redhill Football Club

Founded

1894

Nickname(s)
Ground

Capacity

Chairman
Manager
League

201415

The Lobsters or Reds

Kiln Brow, Redhill
2,000 (100) seated
John Park

Michael Maher (caretaker)

Combined Counties League

Premier Division
Isthmian League
Division One South, 23rd

Club history

The beginning

The club was formed in 1894.[2] Redhill only played friendly

matches for their first four seasons but in the 189899 season
Home colours
Away colours
they competed in the South Suburban League, finishing
6th.[3] Then followed another three seasons of playing in
other local leagues before they were admitted to the East & West Surrey League, which they won in their first
season.[4] Two seasons later they reached the final of the Surrey Senior Cup final.[5]

Redhill were accepted into the South Eastern League Division Two in 1906 and played in this division for three
seasons, finishing fourth in 190809.[6] They also finished 2nd in the Mid Surrey League during the same
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season.[6] Following that they were 3rd in Sectrion A of the Spartan League in 190910.[7] They then finished
3rd in the South Suburban West League in 191011, before becoming South Suburban Champions in the
191112 season.[6]
Redhill F.C. became London League members from 1921 to 1923, and finished runners up in their division at
the end of the 192223 season.[8] For the 192324 season they joined the Athenian League.[9]

The Athenian League era

Redhill spent many years in the old Athenian League with such clubs as Barnet, Bromley, Sutton United and
Grays Athletic. Fortunes were very mixed over the years, with Championships in 192425 and 198384.[10]
However, they also finished bottom of the league on several occasions: 194546, 195253, 195859, 196263,
196465 and 197778.[10] The club also won the Surrey Senior Cup in the 192829 season, defeating Epsom
Town 3-2 at Guildford City's Josephs Road ground.[5]
During their time in the Athenian League, the club enjoyed its best performance in the FA Cup. They reached
the First Round proper for the only time in 1957 and took several thousand fans with them to Division Three
(South) leaders Norwich City.[5] They lost 61 but the Redhill team won great praise in the national press for a
brave performance.[5] A copy of the match day programme and an admission ticket are on display in the
Clubhouse, along with other historic photographs of this game.[4]

Life after Athenian

They won the last ever Athenian League championship in 198384 and were due to gain promotion.[11]
However, after being given notice to vacate their Memorial Sports Ground in the centre of the town, they were
moved to Kiln Brow, situated about 2 miles to the south of the town.[4] Without the required facilities, the club
actually moved sideways in the pyramid into the London Spartan League.[11] At the start of the 198788 season,
after resigning from the London Spartan League, they joined the Sussex County League Division One.[12] They
were relegated to Division Two after two seasons.[12] In 199697 they won promotion to Division One again by
finishing third.[13] They finished fifth in their first season back in Division One, yet all subsequent positions
have hovered around mid-table.[10]

Into the 21st century

In July 2007, Tommy Sampson was appointed manager with former Kingstonian and Bromley manager Stuart
McIntyre becoming first team coach.[14]

Sampson suffered a stroke in December 2007, his replacement, Stuart McIntyre, took the team to the
semi-finals of the Sussex RUR Cup and the Surrey Senior Cup, and also finished the season in 8th place.[14][15]
The club's first top ten finish since 199798. Mcintyre stepped down early the following season due to other
commitments and former Brighton & Hove Albion player John Crumplin took charge, only to walk out on the
club in the summer after only reaching 7th place.[16][17]
Dean Forbes then took over but struggled to commit due to business reasons and Marcus Alcindor, who was
Forbes' assistant, took charge in December 2009. However, the start to this season was disappointing, having
fallen at the first hurdle of both the FA Cup and FA Vase competitions, and the league campaign hadn't begun
the way the club's board hoped it would. After a 11 draw away from home on 9 October at bottom of the table

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Eastbourne United, Redhill parted company with Alcindor and Steve Johnson was named his replacement.[18]
On April 18, 2011 Redhill announced that Johnson had left the club by mutual agreement, leaving director of
football Nigel Abbott to take over for the remaining four matches.[19] In June 2011 the club appointed Simon
Colbran, formerly of Worthing and Crowborough Athletic, where he won all three Sussex County League
divisions, including the Division One championship.[20]

In February 2012 Simon Colbran resigned to join Horsham, and was replaced by youth team manager Michael
Maher.[21] The following seasons saw the club gain promotion to Division One South of the Isthmian league
when they finished as runners-up behind Peacehaven & Telscombe.[22]

In 201415 Redhill finished 23rd out of 24 teams in Division One South and were relegated to the Combined
Counties League. Manager Michael Maher was sacked at the end of that season, but returned in a caretaker role
in September 2015 after his successor resigned.[23]

Rivalries

Redhill Fc are situated in an area rich of footballing sides such as Reigate Priory, Merstham, South Park,
Dorking and Dorking Wanderers

Nickname

The club has the nickname "The Lobsters".[24] The lobsters nickname was apparently created in 1994 when a
competition was held for people to think up a nickname for Redhill other than "The Reds". A local woman won
the vote, after also naming a large toy lobster which was present at many home games called "Clawdius".[25]

However, the name Lobsters had been used before. In a 1928 Redhill FC handbook, "The Lobsters" was
mentioned in the club's brief history. It is popular belief that the inspiration the name came from the kit the club
used in its very early days (which was still red & white stripes). When shirt manufacturing was not as it is
today, the colours in the material would bleed together and the shirt would become a red-pink-ish lobster colour.

Stadium

Redhill play their home games at Kiln Brow, Three Arch Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5AE.
Redhill were moved to the ground in 1984.[26] Kiln Brow boasts a 162-seat stand, a clubhouse with licensed bar
and function hall, modern changing room facilities, a canteen, museum and a club shop.[4][27] Kiln Brow was
granted its E grading, making the club eligible for promotion to step 4, in March 2010.[28]

Honours

League honours
Sussex County Football League Division One:[29]
Runners-up (1): 201213
Athenian League Premier Division :[10]
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Winners (2): 192425, 198384

Runners-up (3): 192324, 192526, 192728
Athenian League Division One:[10]
Runners-up (1): 196667
London League:[8]
Runners-up (1): 192223
Southern Suburban Premier :[6]
Runners-up (1): 192021
London Spartan League:[10]
Runners-up (1): 198687
Southern Suburban West Division :[6]
Winners (1): 191112
Mid Surrey League :[6]
Runners-up (1): 190809
East & West Surrey League :[6]
Winners (1): 190203

Cup honours
Surrey Senior Cup:[30][31]
Winners (2): 192829, 196566
Runners-up (2): 190405, 192526, 192627, 196869
Surrey Senior Shield:[32]
Winners (2): 193536, 196869
Runners-up (4): 190809, 192021, 192526, 192829
Athenian League Cup:[32]
Winners (2): 196970, 197071
Runners-up (4): 197374, 197475
Athenian League Cup:[32]
Winners (2): 196970, 197071
Runners-up (2): 197374, 197475
London Spartan League Cup:[32]
Runners-up (1): 198485
Southern Counties Floodlight Cup:[32]
Winners (3): 198081, 199091, 199899
Sussex County League Division Two Cup:[33]
Winners (1): 199192
Surrey Intermediate Cup:[34]
Winners (2): 192324, 192526
Runners-up (1): 192627

Records

club Records

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Highest League Position:[10] 1st in Athenian League 192425, 198384

FA Cup best performance:[10] First round 195758
FA Amateur Cup best performance:[10] Semi-Final 192526
FA Trophy best performance:[10] Preliminary Qualifying round 197475, 197576
FA Vase best performance:[10] Fourth round 197677, 198182
Highest Attendance:[35] 7,000 at Memorial Park
Highest Attendance at current Ground:[35] 1,200 vs Crystal Palace 1989
Biggest win:[35] 111 vs Brookwood 1949

Player Records
Most First Team Appearances:[35] 766 Brian Medlicott
Most First Team AGoals:[35] 119 Steve Turner

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully
professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
Iffy Allen
Ronald Baird
Tim Elmes
George Goddard
Gavin McGowan
Eugene Melaniphy
Bill Miller

Former coaches

1. Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level
(i.e. fully professional league).
2. Managers/Coaches with full international caps.
John Crumplin
Ian Dawes
George Smith
Tommy Sampson

External links

Official club website (http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/redhillfc)

References

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