Knaphill F.C.

Knaphill
Full name Knaphill Football Club
Nickname(s) The Knappers
Founded 1924
Ground Redding Way, Knaphill
Capacity 1,000 (100 seated)[1]
Chairman David Freeman
Manager Liam Parrington
League Combined Counties League Premier Division
2017–18 Combined Counties League Premier Division, 8th of 22

Knaphill Football Club is a football club based in Knaphill, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division and play at Redding Way.

History

The club was established in 1924.[2] They became members of the Surrey Intermediate League, winning the league title in 1935–36. However, by the 1970s the club were playing in the Woking & District League. They won the league's Charity Cup in 1972–73 and went on to win the Premier Division, League Cup and Charity Cup treble in 1978–79.[3] The club were Premier Division runners-up the following season, but retained the League Cup and Charity Cup, as well as winning the Challenge Cup.[3]

Knaphill then returned to the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western), joining Division Three. They were Division Three champions their first season back in the league,[3] earning promotion to Premier Division Two. In 1981–82 the club were runners-up in Premier Division Two, securing a third successive promotion. The following season saw them finish as runners-up in Premier Division One.[3] In the 1990s the club absorbed Heathlands from the Guildford and Woking Alliance League.[4]

In 2005–06 Knaphill won Division One of the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) and were promoted to the Premier Division.[5] The following season they were Premier Division champions,[5] earning promotion to Division One of the Combined Counties League.[6] A third-place finish in Division One in 2013–14 saw the club promoted to the Premier Division.[6] In 2017–18 they won the Premier Challege Cup, beating Worcester Park 3–2 in the final.

Ground

The club initially played at Waterer's Park, a site which had been gifted to Woking Urban District Council by Anthony Waterer in 1924.[4] They played there until moving to Redding Way ground during the 2004–05 season, although reserve teams continued to play at Waterer's Park.[4] Floodlights were erected in 2011 together with a 50-seat stand. Another 50-seat stand was added in March 2015 alongside a covered terrace with a capacity of 50.[1]

Management team

Position Staff
ManagerEngland Liam Parrington
Assistant ManagerEngland Richard Keown
Video AnalystEngland Jack French
First-Team CoachEngland Jack French
England Sam Townend
Source: Knaphill F.C.

Honours

  • Combined Counties League
    • Premier Challenge Cup winners 2017–18
  • Surrey County Intermediate League (Western)
    • Champions 1935–36, 2007–08
    • Division One champions 2006–07
    • Division Three champions 1980–81
  • Woking & District League
    • Premier Division champions 1978–79
    • League Cup winners 1978–79, 1979–80
    • Challenge Cup winners 1979–80
    • Charity Cup winners 1972–73, 1978–79, 1979–80

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18[6]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2015–16[6]
  • Record attendance: 323 vs Guernsey, Combined Counties League Division One, 9 December 2011[7]
  • Biggest win: 15–1 vs Hale[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Redding Way Knaphill F.C.
  2. ↑ Knaphill Combined Counties League
  3. 1 2 3 4 Honours Knaphill F.C.
  4. 1 2 3 History Knaphill F.C.
  5. 1 2 Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Non-League Matters
  6. 1 2 3 4 Knaphill at the Football Club History Database
  7. 1 2 Club Records Knaphill F.C.

Coordinates: 51°18′37.163″N 0°36′53.186″W / 51.31032306°N 0.61477389°W / 51.31032306; -0.61477389

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