South Park F.C.

For the defunct Australian rules football club, see South Park Football Club (SAFA).

South Park

Full name

South Park Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Sparks

Founded

1897

Ground

King George's Field
South Park, Reigate

Capacity

2,000 (113 seated)

Chairman

Ricky Kidd

Manager

Malcolm Porter

League

Isthmian League
Division One South

2015–16

Isthmian League
Division One South, 11th

Home colours

Away colours

South Park Football Club are an English football club based in Reigate, Surrey. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association.^[1] They play in the Isthmian League Division One South, which they were promoted into following the 2013–14 season.

History

The club was founded in 1897 and joined the Redhill and District Football League as a founding member.^[2] The facilities of the club were very basic to start with, with the club playing on a sports field between Crescent and Church Roads. 1925 brought a partnership with the local cricket club which formed the South Park Sports Association, the aim of the association to improve athletic facilities for the two clubs and as a result the people of South Park.^[2]

The new association found suitable land on Whitehall Lane, the current home of South Park F.C., and purchased four acres through subscriptions and door to door collections.^[3] Further purchases of two and four acres respectively ensured that the ground would remain a permanent sports home by vesting them to the National Playing Fields Association. The entire allotment was renamed "King George's Field" in 1935.^[3]

The club took a hit during and immediately after World War II, however an air raid shelter on King George's Field proved to be a defining feature of the landscape for the club in its rebound after the war. Donations ensured that amenities were added to the shelter, such as a clubhouse, showers and toilets, to provide the club much needed improvements to fulfill their sporting aspirations.^[2] After this period the club remained playing in the local leagues, where they achieved some success over the years.

In 2001, nearby club Reigate Town Football Club moved into South Park and merged with the current club.^[2] As a result, the club was renamed South Park & Reigate Town Football Club until 2003 when they reverted to South Park Football Club.^[2] Even more renovations were made to King George's Field with the installation of floodlights and new changing rooms.

2006 saw the club's promotion from the Crawley & District League to the Combined Counties Football League Division One.^[4] The club's first ever FA Vase match was held in 2008–09, a second qualifying round 2–1 home defeat to Shoreham.^[4]

In 2010, South Park participated in the FA Cup for the first time. They beat Greenwich Borough and Horsham YMCA to set up a tie with Cray Wanderers.^[4]^[5] That season also saw the club gain promotion to the Combined Counties Football League Premier Division, and won a cup double of the Combined Counties Division one cup and the Surrey County premier Cup.^[6]^[7]

In the 2011–12 season South Park reached the last 32 of the FA Vase competition where they were eventually overcome by the holders Whitley Bay.^[4]

In the 2012–13 season the club achieved its best ever performance in the FA Cup, reaching the fourth qualifying round, where they were beaten 3–0 at home by Metropolitan Police^[8]

Ground

South Park play their home games at King George's Field, Whitehall Lane, South Park, Reigate RH2 8LG.

Squad

2014/15 Playing Squad

Goalkeepers: James Wastall

Defenders: Dan Guscott(C), Jamie Hatfield, Jerry O'Sullivan, Justin David, Mathew Ward, Nathan Miles.

Midfielders: Asim Salim, Dale Burgess, David Smith, Jack Higgins, Jack MacLeod, Jack Stafford, Michael Smith, Nathan Ayling.

Forwards: Chris Smith, Kieran Lavery, Joe Jackson.

Honours

Combined Counties Football League Premier Division
- Champions 2013–14
Surrey FA Saturday Premier Cup:^[9]
- Winners 2010–11
Combined Counties Football League Premier Cup^[10]
- Runners up 2012–13
Combined Counties Football League Division One Cup:^[6]
- Winners 2010–11

Records

Highest League Position:^[4] 1st in Combined Counties Premier Division 2013–14
FA Cup best performance:^[4]^[11] Fourth qualifying round 2012–13
FA Vase best performance:^[4] Fourth round 2011–12
Highest Attendance:^[1]^[11] 643 vs Metropolitan Police October 20, 2012

References

1 2 "CCFL_League_Table". Combinedcountiesleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
1 2 3 4 5 "History – South Park F.C". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
1 2 Bernard, Rob (2012-02-05). "Hopping all over the World Two: South Park". Worldgroundhoptwo.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SOUTH PARK at the Football Club History Database
↑ "FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round | This is Surrey". Thisissurreytoday.co.uk. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
1 2 "South Park 1 Bedfont Sports 0 Combined Counties Div1 Challenge Cup Final – a set on Flickr". Flickr.com. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
↑ "Surrey Premier Cup Results 2011–12". Surrey FA. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
↑ "South Park 0 Met Police 3 FA cup 4thQualifying round « evenmoreseniorbushe". Evenmoreseniorbushe.wordpress.com. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
↑ "Saturday Premier Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
↑ EEFC Webmaster. "Epsom & Ewell win League Cup Final! – Epsom & Ewell Football Club". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
1 2 "Police arrest South Park's cup development; This is Surrey". Thisissurreytoday.co.uk. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-12-08.

External links

Official website
South Park at the Football Club History Database

Isthmian League

Premier Division	Billericay Town Bognor Regis Town Brentwood Town Burgess Hill Town Canvey Island Dulwich Hamlet East Thurrock United Enfield Town Farnborough Grays Athletic Hampton & Richmond Borough Harrow Borough Hendon Kingstonian Leatherhead Leiston Lewes Merstham Metropolitan Police Needham Market Staines Town Tonbridge Angels VCD Athletic Wingate & Finchley

Division One North	AFC Hornchurch AFC Sudbury Aveley Barkingside Brightlingsea Regent Bury Town Cheshunt Cray Wanderers Dereham Town Great Wakering Rovers Haringey Borough Harlow Town Heybridge Swifts Maldon & Tiptree Phoenix Sports Redbridge Romford Soham Town Rangers Thamesmead Town Thurrock Tilbury Waltham Abbey Witham Town Wroxham

Division One South	Carshalton Athletic Chatham Town Chipstead Corinthian-Casuals Dorking Wanderers East Grinstead Town Faversham Town Folkestone Invicta Guernsey Hastings United Herne Bay Hythe Town Molesey Peacehaven & Telscombe Ramsgate Sittingbourne South Park Three Bridges Tooting & Mitcham United Walton & Hersham Walton Casuals Whitstable Town Whyteleafe Worthing

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1919 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Borough of Reigate and Banstead

Towns, villages,
neighbourhoods
and hamlets

Banstead	Banstead Nork Woodmansterne

Coulsdon	Chipstead Hooley Netherne-on-the-Hill

Epsom	Tattenham Corner

Horley	Horley

Redhill	Earlswood Meadvale Merstham New Merstham St John's Salfords Redhill Whitebushes

Reigate	Flanchford Reigate Skimmington Sidlow South Park Woodhatch

Tadworth	Burgh Heath Kingswood Margery Mogador Mugswell Tadworth Walton-on-the-Hill

Most notable parks

Places of worship

Education

Transport

Railway stations	Banstead Chipstead Earlswood Horley Kingswood Merstham Redhill Reigate Salfords Tattenham Corner Woodmansterne

Roads	M25 M23 A23 A25 A217 A240

Buildings and structures

Sport

Places listed are articles notable as settlements, arranged by post town
The two principal towns are emboldened
The M23 motorway follows approximately a boundary and is chiefly included for its regional importance.

Coordinates: 51°13′23.94″N 0°12′56.45″W / 51.2233167°N 0.2156806°W / 51.2233167; -0.2156806

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