Leatherhead F.C.

The club reached the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup in 1969, losing to eventual winners Skelmersdale United, and again in 1971, falling to Ilford.[5] The hero of this era was "Nobby" Skinner, noted for his ability to "poach" a goal out of nothing.[5] After these cup runs further progress was made in the league when the club joined the Isthmian League for the start of the 1972–73 season.

In the 1974–75 season, The Tanners were national news with an FA Cup run that saw them beat Isthmian League rivals Bishops Stortford (First round), League side Colchester United (Second round), and 3rd Division Brighton, managed by Peter Taylor (Third round).[6] In the Fourth round they were drawn against 1st Division Leicester City at home.[7] It remains the furthest the club has ever reached in the competition.[4] With the game switched to Filbert Street, at the request of Tanners management, the BBC's Match of the Day and over 32,000 people saw a dramatic match, in which the Tanners went two goals up, and then saw a Chris Kelly goalbound shot that would have made it 3–0 cleared off the line.[7] Leicester City's fitness and class eventually told as the top team fought back to win 3–2 in the second half.[7]

Kelly was the star player of the side, earning the nickname "The Leatherhead Lip" for his readiness to talk up the team.[8] At the height of the team's success, Kelly appeared on national television, including Match of the Day, Nationwide and even Tomorrow's World.[7] Later in the year, his name featured in the TV comedy Porridge on the back of a copy of The Sun, read by Fletcher.[5]

The following year another budding FA Cup run saw Leatherhead beat Cambridge United, managed by Ron Atkinson.[5]

In 1978, the side reached the final of the FA Trophy, played at Wembley, only to lose 3–1 to Altrincham.[9]

The Tanners also reached the FA Cup first round in 1980 but lost 5–1 to Exeter City.[4] Three seasons later though the club struggled in the league and was relegated to Division One in the 1982–83 season, and further relegation followed at the end of the 1989–90 season when they were relegated to division two south.[4] Seven seasons later the club finished as Runners-up in Division Two and gained promotion to Division One at the end of the 1996–97 season.[4] However the club could only stay four seasons in Division One before being relegated to Division Two at the end of the 2000–01 season.[4] A season later, upon the league reorganisation, they were placed in Division One South.[4]

In October 2006, they were drawn against Torquay United in the FA Cup first round, the first time in 26 years they had reached this level, going out 2–1.[10]

In 2011, Leatherhead gained promotion, beating Dulwich Hamlet in a dramatic play-off final.[11] The Tanners were 3–1 down going into injury time when Kevin Terry managed to pull two goals back, taking the game to extra time.[12] Terry scored again in extra time to claim his hat-trick and take the Tanners into the Isthmian League Premier Division.[12] However they only managed one season in the top flight of the Isthmian League before being relegated back to Division One South.[13]

In the 2017–18 season Leatherhead reached the second round of the FA Cup, but lost 3–1 away to Wycombe Wanderers.[14]

Financial problems emerged at Fetcham Grove just before Christmas 1999. The club survived that immediate crisis but it seemed that they were doomed in the summer of 2000 when a last-ditch appeal to the local business community for sponsorship failed. It was then that the supporters of the Tanners stepped in to save their club. A group of fans secured a new long-term lease on Fetcham Grove, helping to secure the Tanners' future, under the motto "a club run by its supporters for the benefit of the community".

Tim Edwards (1954–2009) was a leading figure in that group and went on to become club chairman, having previously served as the club's youngest ever committee member, at age 25, and then as press secretary, programme editor and photographer.[15]

As of 2 December 2020.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos. Nation Player GK  ENG Jacob Bennett GK  ALG Zaki Oualah DF  ENG Misha Djemaili DF  ENG Crossley Lema DF  ENG Jerry Nnamani DF  ENG David Ompreon DF  ENG Will Salmon (captain) DF  ENG Will Seager MF  ENG Andrew Briggs

Pos. Nation Player MF  ENG Jack Currie (on loan from AFC Wimbledon) MF  ENG Charlie Dawkins MF  ENG Charlie Hester-Cook (on loan from Dorking Wanderers) MF  ENG Ryan Huckle MF  ENG Craig McGee MF  ENG Danny Rowe FW  ENG Stefan Brown FW  ENG Great Evans FW  ENG Kweku Lucan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

• Isthmian League Division Two:[4]
  • Winners (1): 1996–97
• Corinthian League:[4]
  • Winners (1): 1962–63
• Surrey Senior League:[16]
  • Winners (4): 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50
• Surrey Junior League:[3]
  • Winners (1): 1933–34
• Kingston and District League:[3]
  • Winners (1): 1938–39
• Sutton and District League Premier Division:[3]
  • Runners-up (1): 1928–29
• Sutton and District League Division One:[3]
  • Winners (1): 1925–26
• Dorking and District League:[3]
  • Winners (2): 1909–10, 1919–20

• FA Trophy[4]
  • Runners-up (1): 1977–78
• Isthmian League Cup[17]
  • Winners (1): 2009/10
• Isthmian League Charity Shield[17]
  • Winners (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
• Surrey Senior Cup[18][19]
  • Winners (1): 1968–69
  • Runners-up (6): 1964–65, 1966–67, 1974–75, 1978–79, 2010–11, 2017–18
• London Senior Cup[20]
  • Runners-up (2): 1974–75, 1977–78
• Surrey Senior Shield[17]
  • Winners (1): 1968–69
• Surrey Intermediate Cup[17]
  • Winners (1): 1968–69