Forest Hill Park Football Club is a football club based in Catford, London, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Division One and play at the Ladywell Arena.
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| Full name | Forest Hill Park Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Forest | ||
| Founded | 1992 | ||
| Ground | Ladywell Arena, Catford | ||
| Chairman | Clayton Walters | ||
| Manager | Darrell Queeley | ||
| League | Southern Counties East League Division One | ||
| 2023–24 | Southern Counties East League Division One, 15th of 16 | ||
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History
The club was established in 1992,[1] and was named after Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park.[2] After linking up with Lewisham Steelers, they joined the Crystal Palace and District Sunday League for the 1992–93 season.[2] After a successful season they switched to Saturday football, entering the Bromley & District League. They later moved up to the South London Federation League, before switching to the South London Alliance in 2001.[2] Following a move to the Catford Wanderers Sports Ground the club was renamed Catford Wanderers and played under the new name for two seasons before returning to the original name.[2]
The club won Division One of the South London Alliance in 2005–06, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They went on to finish as Premier Division runners-up in the next two seasons,[2] after which the club moved up to Division Two West of the Kent County League.[3] They won the division in 2009–10, earning promotion to Division One West.[3] League restructuring saw the club playing in the merged Division One in 2011–12, before the split was reinstated in 2013 and they returned to Division One West.[3] After finishing fifth in 2014–15, the club were promoted to the Kent Invicta League, a league they had unsuccessfully applied to join when it was formed in 2011.[2] When the league merged into the Southern Counties East League in 2016, Forest Hill Park became members of the new Division One.[3]
Ground
The club played at Burbage Road in Dulwich during the 1990s, before returning to Lewisham.[2] During their spell in the South London Alliance the club played at the Catford Wanderers Sports Ground, before moving to the Ladywell Arena.
Honours
- Kent County League
- Division Two West champions 2009–10
- South London Alliance
- Division One champions 2005–06
- West Kent Challenge Shield
- Winners 2010–11[2]