Rising Ballers Kensington Football Club is a semi-professional

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club originally based in London, England. They are currently members of the and play at North Greenford United Berkeley Fields ground in

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History

Established as A.F.C. Hillgate in 2012, the club joined the

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. In 2013–14 they finished third in Division Two, earning promotion to Division One Central and East. After finishing sixth in Division One Central and East in 2014–15, they switched to Division Two of the Spartan South Midlands League. A fifth-place finish in 2015–16 saw them promoted to Division One. In the summer of 2016 they were renamed Kensington Borough. At the end of the 2016–17 season the club were moved to Division One of the

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. At the end of the 2018–19 season, the club was renamed Kensington & Ealing Borough. Prior to the 2022–23 season, the club was renamed Rising Ballers Kensington.

Ground

Having previously played at the

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, the club moved to Avenue Park Stadium in

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for the 2015–16 season. They moved to Spratleys Meadow in Amersham for the 2016–17 season and then to the Orchard in Bedfont for the following season. Prior to the 2018–19 season the club relocated to Leatherhead's Fetcham Grove.Kensington Borough move into Surrey!
Combined Counties League They moved to Grand Drive, home of Raynes Park Vale, in October 2019. Prior to the 2020–21 season the club agreed a groundshare with Hanwell Town, moving to Reynolds Field in

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References

External links

Official website
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