Glebe F.C.
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| Full name | Glebe Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1995 | ||
| Ground | Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst | ||
| Capacity | 1,200[1] | ||
| Chairman | Rocky McMillan | ||
| Manager | Fred Dillon | ||
| League | Southern Counties East League Premier Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Southern Counties East League Premier Division, 3rd of 21 | ||
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Glebe Football Club is a football club based in Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley, England. Affiliated to both the Kent County Football Association and the London Football Association,[1] they are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Foxbury Avenue.
History
[edit]The club was established by Rocky McMillan as Glebe Globetrotters in 1995,[2][3] and was initially based in West Wickham.[4] They were initially a youth team and were members of the Kent Youth League in 2013, when an adult team was formed and joined the Kent Invicta League.[4] In 2016 the league merged into the Southern Counties East League, becoming its Division One.[5] In 2015–16 they won the London Senior Trophy, beating Tooting Bec 4–1 in the final.[6]
In 2016–17 Glebe won the Division One title, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They finished third in the Premier Division in 2023–24 and qualified for the promotion play-offs, in which they were beaten 2–1 by Erith Town in the semi-finals.
Ground
[edit]After joining the Kent Invicta League, the club played at Holmesdale's Oakley Road ground in Bromley.[7] In 2014 they obtained a 25-year lease on Foxbury Avenue ground in Chislehurst, the former ground of Old Elthamians rugby club.[7] The first match at the new ground on 18 July 2015 saw the club lose 3–2 to Canterbury City in front of a crowd of 42.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Southern Counties East League
- Division One champions 2016–17
- London Senior Trophy
- Winners 2015–16
Records
[edit]- Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18[5]
- Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2019–20, 2021–22[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Glebe FC Visit Chislehurst
- ^ Get Involved profiles Rocky McMillan, founder of Glebe FC Sky Sports, 17 January 2013
- ^ a b I said from day one that everything will be ready, says Glebe chairman Rocky McMillan Kentish Football, 21 July 2015
- ^ a b Everything we do we always exceed in, says Glebe chairman Rocky McMillan Kentish Football, 1 July 2013
- ^ a b c Glebe at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Glebe 4-1 Tooting Bec - It wasn't a surprise we knew the sack was coming, says Glebe manager Simon Copley Kentish Football, 3 May 2016
- ^ a b Glebe sign 25-year lease on their Chislehurst based ground Kentish Football, 26 November 2014