Herne Bay F.C.
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| Full name | Herne Bay Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Bay |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Ground | Winch's Field, Herne Bay |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Chairman | Trevor Kennett |
| Manager | Sam Denly |
| League |
Isthmian League Division One South |
| 2015–16 |
Isthmian League Division One South, 8th |
Herne Bay Football Club is an English football club based in Herne Bay, Kent. The club is affiliated to the Kent County Football Association. In 1974, they joined the Kent League. They reached the fifth round of the FA Vase in the 1996–97 season and the semi-final in season 2011–12. They have won the Kent League five times in their history and are currently members of Division One South of the Isthmian League. They were promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South for season 2012–13.
Herne Bay FC was formed in 1886 and first played in the East Kent League. In 1896 they stepped up to the Kent League (not the same league that exists today), however this was short lived and by the turn of the century they were again competing in the East Kent League. They dominated this league, winning the title for four successive years, and in 1909 they returned to the Kent League, however within four years the club had folded.
In 1935 the club was reborn, as Herne Bay Invicta took over the Herne Bay F.C. name and entered the Kent Amateur League. In 1953 the club moved to its current home at Winch's Field and soon re-entered the Kent League at the Division 2 level. In 1955 they lifted the Division 2 title, winning promotion to Division 1. Soon afterwards the Kent league disbanded, due to the expansion of the Southern League and the club became founder members of the Aetolian League for the start of the 1959–60 season. At the end of the 1963–64, the Aetolian league merged with the London League into the Greater London League and the club decided to switch to Division Two of the Athenian League instead, and joined where they enjoyed several successful seasons followed by promotion to Division one in the 1970–71 season as champions of Division two. During their first season in the Athenian League the club made their debut in the FA Cup, reaching the second qualifying round at their first attempt, where they were knocked out by Canterbury City.
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