Maccabi London Lions Football Club is a

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club based in

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. The Saturday team of the Maccabi London Lions football club are currently members of the and play at Rowley Lane in

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History

The club was established as MALEX in 1995 by Maccabi Association London who were seeking a new challenge beyond

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.History
London Lions F.C. The new club joined Division One of the

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. In 1999 they were renamed London Lions, but remained an all-Jewish club. Their first season under the new name saw them win the Division One title, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2006–07 the club won the Herts Centenary Trophy, beating

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in the final. Maccabi London Lions were Premier Division runners-up in 2008–09 and went on to win the league in 2009–10, resulting in promotion to Division One of the

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. They won the Herts Centenary Trophy for a second time the following season with a 3–2 win over Letchworth Garden City Eagles in the final. In

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the club won the Division One title, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division. However, they finished bottom of the Premier Division the following season and were relegated back to Division One. After finishing seventeenth in Division One in 2014–15, Maccabi London Lions dropped back into the Premier Division of the Hertfordshire Senior County League. Renamed Maccabi London Lions, they won the Anagram Records Trophy in 2015–16. The following season saw the club win the Herts Centenary Trophy, the league's Aubrey Cup and the Premier Division title, resulting in promotion back to Division One of the Spartan South Midlands League. In 2017–18 the club won the Division One Cup with a 3–1 win over

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in the final. The following season saw them win the Herts Centenary Trophy, defeating Belstone 5–1 in the final. Following the curtailment of the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club won the Spring Cup, an emergency competition organised by the league. At the end of the 2020–21 season Maccabi London Lions were transferred to Division One of the

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, which the club won at the first attempt to earn promotion to the Premier North Division; later completing a double by winning the Division One Challenge Cup. They were transferred back to the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League for the 2023–24 season.

Ground

The club were initially based at the International University in

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before moving several times and playing at grounds including the Copthall Stadium in

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and the Gosling Stadium. In 2002 they relocated to Rowley Lane in

. However, when the club were promoted to the Spartan South Midlands League in 2010, they were required to groundshare at St Albans City, Broxbourne Borough and

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as Rowley Lane did not have floodlights or a stand. In 2015 the club returned to Rowley Lane after floodlights were installed and the Alan Mattey Stand erected, named after a former player who died in 2006.

Honours

*Spartan South Midlands League **Division One champions 2012–13 **Division One Cup winners 2017–18 **Spring Cup winners 2020–21 *Combined Counties Football League **Division One champions 2021–22 **Division One Challenge Cup winners 2021–22 *Hertfordshire Senior County League **Premier Division champions 2009–10, 2016–17 **Division One champions 1999–2000 **Aubrey Cup winners 2016–17 *Anagram Records Trophy **Winners 2015–16 *Herts Centenary Trophy **Winners 2006–07, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2018–19

Records

*Best

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performance: First qualifying round,

*Best

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performance: Fourth round, 2021–22 *Record attendance: 197 vs Clapton, FA Vase first round, 21 October 2017 *Biggest win: 14–2 vs Bedmond S&S, Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division, 2009–10First Team Records
London Lions F.C. *Heaviest defeat: 11–1 vs

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, Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 2013–14 *Most appearances: Adam Myeroff, 507 *Most goals: Max Kyte, 135Record Breaker
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References

External links

Official website
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