Lewisham Borough (Community) Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Catford
Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green (ward), Rushey Green and Catford South Ward (electoral subdiv ...
, in the
London Borough of Lewisham
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. Formed by a merger of three clubs in 2003, they are currently members of the and play at the
Ladywell Arena
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.
History
The club was established in 2003 as a merger of Elms, Moonshot and Ten Em Bee.
[History]
Lewisham Borough F.C. They were admitted to Division One West of the
Kent County League
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and went to win the division at the first attempt.
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
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. The club subsequently finished bottom of the league in
2012–13
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,
2014–15 and
2015–16.
[ In 2016 the Kent Invicta league merged into the ]Southern Counties East League
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, becoming its Division One. Lewisham finished bottom of the division again in its inaugural season.[
Shortly before the start of the 2018–19 season, Lewisham resigned from the Southern Counties East League. However, they were reinstated to the league a day later. In 2023–24 the club finished fifth in Division One, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. In the semi-finals they lost to Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers on penalties after the game had finished 0–0. However, they went on to win the Division One Cup, beating the same opponents 3–2 in the final.
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Honours
*Southern Counties East League
**Division One Cup winners 2023–24
*Kent County League
**Premier Division champions, 2005–06
**Division One West champions, 2003–04
Records
*Best FA Vase
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performance: First qualifying round, 2017–18, 2018–19[
*Record attendance: 190 vs Forest Hill Park, Southern Counties East League Division One, 6 September 2023FT: Borough 2 - Forest Hill Park 1]
Lewisham Borough CFC
See also
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References
External links
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{{Southern Counties East League
Football clubs in England
Football clubs in London
Association football clubs established in 2003
2003 establishments in England
Kent County League
Kent Invicta Football League
Southern Counties East Football League
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