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Bridon Ropes F.C. began life as a In 2011 they became founder mem-
factory team back in 1935. It was bers of the Kent Invicta Football
founded by workers at the Brit- League. This League was eventually
ish Ropes Works in Charlton, Lon- amalgamated with the Kent League
don, and unsurprisingly became which now has 2 divisions. The Kent
known as British Ropes F.C. Invicta League teams formed the new
In the early days we played in vari- Div 1 of this League
ous local leagues with home match-
es being played at our home ground
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within the factory grounds until
eventually joining the South London
Amateur League.
London Spartan League
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Several years later we found our-
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selves playing in the Greater Lon-
don League which they left in1975
to join the London Spartan League
still under the name of British Ropes
but in 1990 the Factory changed its
name to Bridon Ropes and the foot-
ball club changed its name to Bri-
don Sports. They then won Division
Two of the Spartan League in 1991–
92 and the London Junior Cup. In
1992 the club changed its name to the
current Bridon Ropes FC.
Joined the Kent County League
In 1997 they became founder mem-
bers of the Spartan South Midlands
Football League Division Div One
South. However, they left the league
the following season to become
founder members of the London In-
termediate League. Bridon Ropes lat-
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er joined the Kent County League Di-
vision One and became Champions
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Kent Invicta Football League