Tunbridge Wells United F.C.
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| Full name | Tunbridge Wells Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Wells |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Ground | Culverden Stadium, Royal Tunbridge Wells |
| Capacity | 3,750 (250 seated) |
| Manager | Jason Bourne |
| League | Southern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 2016–17 | Southern Counties East League Premier Division, 15th of 20 |
| Website | Club home page |
Tunbridge Wells Football Club is a football club based in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division. They play their home games at Culverden Stadium. The club is affiliated to the Kent County Football Association
Tunbridge Wells FC was originally formed in 1886, and played as an amateur side until the 1st World War when they folded, after many seasons of playing friendlies, they joined the South Eastern League in 1905 followed by the Southern Amateur, Isthmian and Spartan Leagues.Kent League, Tunbridge Wells Rangers were a separate club founded as a professional team in 1903 when they joined the Kent League. they stayed there for three seasons before joining the Southern Football League in Division two for the start of the 1906-07 season. However, after two seasons they rejoined the Kent League and the South Eastern League, they were to stay in the Kent League until they . Leaguename="fchd">TUNBRIDGE WELLS at the Football Club History Database</ref> , rejoined the Southern League as members of the Eastern Section, for the 1931-32 season, after winning the Kent league the season before. Two seasons after joining the Eastern section the club started playing in the Central section as well. In the 1936-37 season the club then played in the southern section but also competed in the Southern League Midweek Section, becoming champions of this competition in the 1938-39 season. During their time in the Southern league the club managed to get to the second round of the FA Cup twice.
After the war, the Wells briefly returned to the amateur leagues as Tunbridge Wells before re-joining the Kent League for the 1950-51 campaign as Tunbridge Wells United and then the Southern League for the 1959-60 season. During this period the club once again progressed to the first round proper of the FA Cup but unfortunately endured a 5–0 defeat at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion. In 1961 they fared slightly better, edged out 3–1 by Aldershot – their last appearance to date in the Cup proper.
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