Lewisham Borough F.C.

Lewisham Borough (Community) Football Club is a football club based in Catford, in the London Borough of Lewisham. Formed by a merger of three clubs in 2003, they are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Division One and play at the Ladywell Arena.

Lewisham Borough
Full nameLewisham Borough (Community) Football Club
Nickname(s)The Sham, Elms, The Crowns, Shankers, Boro
Founded2003
GroundLadywell Arena, Catford
ChairmanDanny Fairman
ManagerJustin Fevrier
LeagueSouthern Counties East League Division One
2019–20Southern Counties East League Division One (season abandoned)

History

The club was established in 2003 as a merger of Elms, Moonshot and Ten Em Bee.[1] They were admitted to Division One West of the Kent County League and went to win the division at the first attempt.[2] The club were promoted to the Premier Division, which they won in 2005–06. In 2011 they were founder members of the Kent Invicta League. The club subsequently finished bottom of the league in 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2015–16.[2] In 2016 the Kent Invicta league merged into the Southern Counties East League, becoming its Division One. Lewisham finished bottom of the division again in its inaugural season.[2]

Shortly before the start of the 2018–19 season, Lewisham resigned from the Southern Counties East League.[3] However, they were reinstated to the league a day later.[4]

Honours
  • Kent County League
    • Premier Division champions 2005–06
    • Division One West champions 2003–04

Records
  • Best FA Vase performance: First qualifying round, 2017–18, 2018–19[2]

References
  1. History Lewisham Borough F.C.
  2. Lewisham Borough (Community) at the Football Club History Database
  3. Lewisham Borough resign from SCEFL: As you can probably appreciate it is a very difficult and emotional time for many connected with the club Kentish Football, 18 July 2018
  4. We have fought tooth and nail to preserve this wonderful organisation, says Lewisham Borough chairman Ray Simpson Kentish Football, 19 July 2018
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