Snodland Town F.C. is an English football club based in

Snodland Snodland is a town in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It lies on the River Medway, between Rochester and Maidstone, and from central London. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 10,211. History "Snoddingland" ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. They play in the Southern Counties East League Division One, at level 10 of the

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. The club is affiliated to the

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.SCEFL
Snodland Town – SCEFL
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History

The club was founded in 1948 as a boys team and known as Snodland Minors.Snodland Town
History – Snodland Town
accessdate: January 23, 2020 The 1956–57 season saw the club enter a men's team into the Division 3B of the Maidstone and District Football League and winning it at the first attempt. The club then won the next division the following season and the Premier Division two seasons later. The 1963–64 season saw the club move to the Rochester league, but after 5 seasons they moved back to the Maidstone and District Football League. They stayed in the Maidstone and district league until the end of the 1991–92 season during which time they won the league twice, before moving to the

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. The 1994–95 season saw club finished as runners up in Division 3 West of the Kent County league and gain promotion to Division two west, and immediately winning division two east with their first attempt.Kent County Football League
Kent County League Divisional Champions – 1993 to date – Kent County Football League
accessdate: January 23, 2020 Two seasons later the club won Division one west of the league and a further two seasons followed with the club winning the Premier Division.Notes from an English County
Village Life – Bearsted & Snodland Town – Notes from an English County
accessdate: January 23, 2020 In 2012 the club changed its name from Snodland to Snodland Town when they merged with a local junior team called Snodland Nomads FC. The club remained in the Kent County Football League until the end of the 2015–16 season, when they joined the newly-formed Division One of the Southern Counties East League. The 2017–18 season then saw the club enter the

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for the first time. In the 2022–23 season, the club were promoted to the Southern Counties East Premier Division for the first time in their history, being crowned champions of Division 1 with two matches remaining after a 4–0 home victory over Meridian VP securing the title.

Ground

The club have played at the Potyns Sports Ground since 1986. In 2016 the club with help from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund installed floodlights at the ground.Bright future for Snodland Town FC as club turns on £48,000 floodlights / The Football Stadia Improvement Fund
Bright future for Snodland Town FC as club turns on £48,000 floodlights / The Football Stadia Improvement Fund
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Honours

Southern Counties East Football League The Southern Counties East Football League is an English football league established in 1966, which has teams based in Kent and Southeast London. Until 2013, it was known as the Kent League. There was a previous Kent League, that existed from ...

**Division One Champions (1)

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Kent County Football League
Cup Final Results – Kent County Football League
accessdate: January 23, 2020 **Premier Division Champions (1) 1999–00 **Division One West Champions (1) 1997–98 **Division Two West Champions (1) 1995–96 **‘Bill Manklow’ Inter Regional Challenge Cup Winners (1) 2000–01 *Maidstone and District Football League ** Premier Division champions (2) 1959–60, 1983–84 ** Division One Champions (1) 1973–74 ** Division Two A champions (1) 1957–58 ** Division Three B champions (1) 1956–57 **Challenge Cup “B” Winners (1) 1957–58 **Challenge Cup “A” Winners (1) 1983–84 *Rochester and District Football League **Quarter Century Cup Winners (1) 1963–64 *Kent Junior Cup “A” **Winners (1) 1961–62 *Sittingbourne and Milton Charity Cup **Winners (1) 1983–84

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