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Sittingbourne Info and History

Chairman: Barry Bright
President: E H Bennett
Secretary: Mrs. M Bratton
c/o Sittingbourne F.C.
Commercial Manager: Barry Bright
Manager: Alan Walker
Coach: Paul Haylock
Physio: Kevin Manser

Formed: 1881
Nickname: Brickies
Sponsors: Medway Galvanising
Colours: Red & black stripes/black/red
Change colours: All yellow
Midweek matchday: Wednesday
Newsline: 0891 333 027
Reserves' league: Winstonlead Kent

Ground
Central Park, Eurolink, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3SB
Tel: 01795 435077    Fax: 01474 814501
Capacity: 8,000    Cover: 3,300    Seats: 2,000    Floodlights: 420 lux
Clubhouse: The Cabin (Club's Tel. No.)
Club Shop: Sells a wide selection of souvenirs etc. Open matchdays or contact Ann Morrison (01795 664436) or Clive Phillips (01795 477108)

Previous
Leagues: Kent 1894-1905 09-27 30-39 46-59 68-91, South Eastern 05-09, Southern 27-30 59-67
Grounds: SittingbourneRec. Ground 1881-90, Gore Court Cricket Ground 90-92, The Bull Ground 1892-1990
Names: Sittingourne United 1881-86

Club Records
Attendance: 5,951 v Tottenham Hotspur, friendly 26/1/93
Transfer fee paid: £20,000 to Ashford Town for Lee McRobert, 1993
Transfer fee received: £210,000 from Millwall for Neil Emblen and Michael Harle, 1993

Best Season
FA Cup: 2nd Rd. 25-26 (0-7 at Swindon Town), 28-29 (1-2 at Walsall), plus 1st Rd. 26-27 30-31 62-63
FA Trophy:    FA Vase:

Honours
Southern Lg Southern Div 92-93 95-96; Kent Lg 1897-98 1902-03 57-78 58-59 75-76 83-84 90-91 (Lg Cup 25-26 58-59 73-74 80-81, Div 2 Cup 54-55 57-58 83-84 86-87 87-88); Kent Senior Cup 01-02 28-29 29-30 57-58; Kent Senior Shield 25-26 27-28 53-54; Kent Senior Trophy 89-90; Thames & Medway Cup 55-56 58-59; Thames & Medway Comb. 02-03 07-08 11-12 24-25 25-26; Chatham Charity Cup 03-04 19-20;" Kent Midweek Lg (res) 91-92 (Lg Cup 90-91).

Players progressing
Jason Lillis (Walsall 93), Neil Emblen & Michael Harle 93, Steve Forbes 94, Lee McRobert 95 (Millwall) Jimmy Case (Brighton 93), Lee Harper (Arsenal 94).