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FOREST HILL PARK

Forest Hill Park FC was officially for two seasons.
formed in 1992. A group of keen In that spell
young footballers (Dean Dennis, with we were
Peter Stephens & Clayton Walters) runners up in
- residing in the Forest Hill and the league cup.
Honor Oak Park areas in South East We then trans-
London – decided to form a team, ferred over to
register with the Football Associa- the South Lon-
tion, that could compete in a struc- don Alliance league
tured football league, a progression 2001 playing at Cat-
from the weekly matches in Honor ford Wanderers Sports ground. The com-
Oak Park.The club name derives mittee members of the sports club saw
from the area links between Forest our potential and requested that we play
Hill and Honor Oak Park, SE23 in under the name of Catford Wanderers
the London borough of Lewisham. FC ‘FIRST TEAM’. We obliged for two
The club badge was designed around seasons but it was felt, by the committee
each elevated arrowed tree stands for members, that Forest Hill Park FC must
each founder member and the Oak tree retain their identity and consequently
of Honor, in One Tree Hill SE23, which reinstated their name with the league. A
is a woodland nature Reserve offer- new dawn ensued as FHPFC, with the
ing superb views Ofer south London club name back and also securing a new
and beyond.We joined forces with local home ground in the heart of the borough
side Lewisham Steelers and entry into at Ladywell Arena. Progression through
the Crystal Palace and District Sunday the South London Alliance League fol-
league in 1992 proved to be a positive lowed, after being crowned as Division
step. Many of the players were playing a one champions 2005/06 and runners
higher level of football on Saturdays, and up in the premier division for the two
due to the success of FHP, it was decided following consecutive seasons. Entry
that Saturday football was the next step. into the VandanelKent County Football
Entry into the Bromley & District League league in 2008 was gained. In the second
was achieved. Our home ground was at season FHP were crowned Division 2
Burbage Road in Dulwich for a few sea- West Champions and gained promotion
sons but it was agreed to move back into to Division 1 West. The formation of
Lewisham borough. Another move de- a new Step 6 league in Kent was on the
veloped as we applied to and competed horizon, open to clubs of suitable stand-
in the South London Federation League ings. FHP fitted the membership criteria