Sheppey Sports Football Club is a
football
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club based on the
Isle of Sheppey
The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred from central London. It has an area of . The island forms part of the districts of England, local government district of Borough ...
in
Kent
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,
England
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. They are currently members of the and play at Holm Park.
History
The club was established in 1919 as Aylesford Paper Mills. In 1928 they joined Division Two of the
Kent League, winning the division in 1929–30, 1930–31 and 1931–32, earning promotion to Division One after their third title.
[The 'original' Kent League 1922-1939]
Non-League Matters Although they finished bottom of the division in 1934–35 (a season in which the club's reserves were runners-up in Division Two), the league was reduced to a single division for the following season, with the reserve team excluded.
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They rejoined the Kent League in 1946 and were placed in Division Two. After winning the division at the first attempt, they were promoted to Division One, where they finished second-from-bottom of the league in the first three seasons and then last in the table in 1950–51.][ The club subsequently joined the ]Kent County League
The Kent County Football League (known as the Kent County League) is a football competition based in Kent, England and adjacent area.
The league was founded in 1922 as the Kent Amateur Football League and comprised Eastern and Western sections w ...
, winning the Senior Division West in 1959–60 and 1963–64.[Western Section Division Champions 1924-1992]
Kent County League However, they folded towards the end of the 1960s.
Pyramid Passion[ winning the Junior Challenge Cup in 1986–87 and the Premier Division West in 1987–88, before reverting to their original name and winning the division again in 1990–91.][ They were renamed APM Mears in 2003,][ After finishing fourth in the Premier Division in 2015, the club was promoted to the Kent Invicta League.][ At the end of the 2015–16 season the league became Division One of the Southern Counties East League. In 2016 the club adopted the name K Sports.
In 2017–18 K Sports were Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 2022–23 season after finishing bottom of the Premier Division.]
Ground
The club played at the Cobdown Sports & Social Club (renamed K Sports Cobdown in 2016) from their establishment until 2024 when it was taken over by Welling Town (who had also taken over the other teams run by K Sports with the exception of the first team in 2023).Isle of Sheppey
The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred from central London. It has an area of . The island forms part of the districts of England, local government district of Borough ...
, groundsharing with Sheppey United at Holm Park.[ ]
Honours
*Kent League
**Division Two champions 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1946–47
*Kent County League
**Senior Division West champions 1959–60, 1963–64
**Premier Division West champions 1990–91
**Junior Challenge Cup winners 1986–87
See also
* K Sports F.C. players
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in Kent
Football clubs in England
1919 establishments in England
Association football clubs established in 1919
Kent Football League (1894–1959)
London League (football)
Kent County League
Kent Invicta Football League
Southern Counties East Football League
Works association football teams in England