Dead clubs

[brighton_rebel]

Thought it might be useful propaganda to have a list of clubs that have lost their ground over the past 20 years and then gone out of existance, to hammer home that the threat is very real if we remain homeless for ever.

 

Off the top of my head i can think of

 

Wokingham Town, Dartford, Maidstone, Hillingdon Borough, AP Leamington....any more?

 

Brighton Rebel

[Burnham Lad]

And merged with other Clubs.... Hillingdon Borough merged with Burnham and "Burnham and Hillingon" lasted only a short time before Burnham re-asserted their name, so much for mergers.

 

A new Hillingdon Borough did emerge to play in much lower leagues - another warning

[GarySTFC]

Who still hears of Irthlingborough Diamonds or Redbridge Forest?

[Barry Scott]

well the Diamonds is still in their name isn't it?

[mal316]

Collier Row and Romford merged a few years ago and I am sure that they have gone back to being just Romford now.

[Guest]

Surely the best example of the lot is Wimbledon?

 

Lost the ground, the Council are too damned stupid to help them return to the Borough after an extended period of groundsharing and they end up losing their identity and moving many miles away.

[Guest]

Try adding Bedford to the list!!!!!

[Mark (Flag) Braintree]

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Gary-STFC said:
Who still hears of Irthlingborough Diamonds or Redbridge Forest?

From this season you will see Redbridge again Ford are taking the name in Conf. South, or whatever that league is now called.

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Dartford are still in existence and groundsharing with G&Northfleet!

[Bald_Eagle]

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Anonymous said:
Try adding Bedford to the list!!!!!

Bedford are still here, took a few years to reform but reform we did and not far off where we once were with regards to the level we're playing at, the league has the same name but the restructuring means its slightly lower in the overall scheme of things.

[Guest]

A totally different club the new one!!!

[Mark (Flag) Braintree]

Brighton Rebel, got you another team that has gone - Brightlingsea - Essex Club, near Colchester they were in the Eastern (Ridgeons) League 1 went about 2-3 years back.

[Guest]

AP Leamington started playing again in 2000 (as Leamington FC but the same club) on a farm a bit out of town. Waay down the leagues but have had amazing support (in the first season about 650 average and 1,200 for one match, this at level 11 of the pyramid!)