Whyteleafe F.C.

Full name

Whyteleafe Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Leafe

Founded

1946

Ground

Church Road, Whyteleafe

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Mark Coote

Manager

Leigh Dynan

League

Isthmian League
Division One South

2015–16

Isthmian League
Division One South, 15th

Home colours

Away colours

Whyteleafe Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in Whyteleafe, Surrey. The club was established in 1946 and joined the Athenian League in 1981. The club is an FA Chartered Standard club affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association.^[1] They are currently members of the Isthmian League.

History

Whyteleafe F.C. was formed in 1946, replacing another club, Whyteleafe Albion, which had existed before World War II. The new club initially played junior football in such local leagues as the Thornton Heath & District League, before gaining senior status and joining the Surrey Senior League in 1958, at which time they moved to the Church Road ground where they play to this day.

Whyteleafe were Surrey Senior League champions on at least one occasion in the 1960s ^[2] before switching to the London Spartan League in 1975. In 1981 they switched to the Athenian League and then in 1984 to the Isthmian League. In 1989 they were promoted to Division One, a level at which they played for 23 years (albeit with league reorganisations placing the team in Division One South from 2002 to 2004 and again in 2006). In 1999, they reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in their history and held Chester City to a 0–0 draw before losing the replay. At the end of the 2011–12 season the club were relegated from the Isthmian League to the Kent League. After one season of consolidation the club was promoted from the renamed Southern Counties East League back to the Isthmian League at the end of the 2013–14 season.^[3]

Ground

Whyteleafe play their home games at Church Road, Whyteleafe, Surrey, CR3 0AR.

The site of Church Road was formerly farmland, and the farm's existing buildings were converted into the clubhouse and dressing rooms. The club originally planned to add a running track and cricket pitch to the complex, but these plans were abandoned. Floodlights were added in the early 1980s and a new main stand added in 1999 for the club's first round FA Cup match against Chester City, which saw a record attendance of 2,164. Some of the turnstiles added at the ground were purchased from Stoke City's Victoria Ground after they moved to the Britannia Stadium in 1997.^[2]

Records

Best league performance: Fifth in Isthmian League Division One South, 2002–03^[4]
Best FA Cup performance: First round proper, 1999-00^[4]
Best FA Trophy performance: Fourth round, 1998–99^[4]
Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 1980–81, 1985–86^[4]

Honours

Southern Counties East Football League:^[5]
- Premier Division Champions (1): 2013-14
Surrey Senior League:^[6]
- Premier Division Champions (1): 1968-69
Isthmian League:^[7]
- Division Two South Runners-up (1): 1988-89
Surrey Senior Cup:^[8]
- Runners-up (2): 1987–88, 2007–08
East Surrey Charity Cup :^[9]
- Runners-up (1): 1977–78
Surrey Junior Cup:^[10]
- Runners-up (1): 1951–52

Notable former players

Former players that played professionally include:

References

↑ "Tandridge". SurreyFA. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
1 2 History page of the club's official website
↑ http://www.theleafe.co.uk/?content=story&page=3311844953697996798
1 2 3 4 Whyteleafe at the Football Club History Database
↑ "SCEFL 2013/14". The FA. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
↑ "Surrey Senior League Tables 1922-1978". Non-League Football Matters. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
↑ "Isthmian League 1980-1990". Non-League Football Matters. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
↑ "Saturday Senior Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
↑ "History | Lingfield Youth Football Club". Lingfieldyouthfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
↑ "Saturday Junior Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

External links

Club website

Isthmian League

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Division One North	AFC Hornchurch Aveley Bowers & Pitsea Brentwood Town Brightlingsea Regent Bury Town Cheshunt Dereham Town Great Wakering Rovers Haringey Borough Heybridge Swifts Maldon & Tiptree Norwich United Phoenix Sports Romford Soham Town Rangers Thamesmead Town Thurrock Tilbury VCD Athletic Waltham Abbey Ware Witham Town Wroxham

Division One South	Carshalton Athletic Chatham Town Chipstead Corinthian-Casuals Cray Wanderers Dorking Wanderers East Grinstead Town Faversham Town Godalming Town Greenwich Borough Guernsey Hastings United Herne Bay Horsham Hythe Town Lewes Molesey Ramsgate Sittingbourne South Park Three Bridges Tooting & Mitcham United Walton Casuals Whyteleafe

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

District of Tandridge

Settlements
(grouped by associated
post town)

Caterham	Caterham on the Hill Caterham Valley Chaldon Whyteleafe Woldingham

Godstone	Godstone

East Grinstead	Felbridge Felcourt

Horley	Horne Burstow

Lingfield	Crowhurst Dormansland Lingfield Newchapel Smallfield

Oxted	Hurst Green Limpsfield Limpsfield Chart Oxted Tandridge Titsey

Redhill	Bletchingley Nutfield

Warlingham	Chelsham Farleigh Fickleshole Hamsey Green (part) Warlingham

Westerham	Tatsfield

Places of worship

Education

Transport

Railway stations	Caterham Dormans Godstone Hurst Green Lingfield Nutfield Oxted Upper Warlingham Whytleafe

Roads	A22 A25 M23 M25

Other	North Downs Way/Pilgrims' Way Greensand Way

Buildings and structures

Heritage buildings and grounds	Bletchingley Castle Titsey Place

Spectator sports	Lingfield Park Racecourse

Theatre	Orpheus Centre, Godstone

Lakes, watersports and wildlife	Hedgecourt Lake Nature Reserve, Felbridge Wire Mill Recreational Lake, Felbridge Mercers Park Country Park, Nutfield Marsh

Sport

Football	Farleigh Rovers F.C. Lingfield F.C. Warlingham F.C. Whyteleafe F.C.

Cricket	Caterham Cricket Club

The administrative centre is Oxted. The largest town is Caterham.
Three of the post towns have urban centres Caterham, Godstone and Oxted. Lingfield and Warlingham are major villages which have post town status. The others are outside the area.

Coordinates: 51°18′17.021″N 0°4′46.841″W / 51.30472806°N 0.07967806°W / 51.30472806; -0.07967806

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