Redhill F.C.
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| Full name | Redhill Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Lobsters or Reds |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Ground | Kiln Brow, Redhill |
| Capacity | 2,000 (100) seated |
| Chairman | Jerry O'Leary |
| Manager | Gavin Gordon |
| League | Combined Counties League Division One |
| 2015–16 | Combined Counties League Premier Division, 20th (relegated) |
Redhill F.C. is an English football club based in Redhill, Surrey. The club are currently members of the Combined Counties League Division One and play at Kiln Brow. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association
The club was formed in 1894. Redhill only played friendly matches for their first four seasons but in the 1898–99 season they competed in the South Suburban League, finishing 6th. 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. Two seasons later they reached the final of the Surrey Senior Cup final.
Redhill were accepted into the South Eastern League Division Two in 1906 and played in this division for three seasons, finishing fourth in 1908–09. They also finished 2nd in the Mid Surrey League during the same season. Following that they were 3rd in Sectrion A of the Spartan League in 1909–10. They then finished 3rd in the South Suburban West League in 1910–11, before becoming South Suburban Champions in the 1911–12 season.
Redhill F.C. became London League members from 1921 to 1923, and finished runners up in their division at the end of the 1922–23 season. For the 1923–24 season they joined the Athenian League.
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 1924–25 and 1983–84. However, they also finished bottom of the league on several occasions: 1945–46, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–65 and 1977–78. The club also won the Surrey Senior Cup in the 1928–29 season, defeating Epsom Town 3-2 at Guildford City's Josephs Road ground.
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. They lost 6–1 but the Redhill team won great praise in the national press for a brave performance. 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.
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