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RUSTHALL
Rusthall FC is an english foot-
ball club located in Rusthall,
near Royal Tunbridge Wells, in
Kent. The club plays in the South-
ern Counties East League Division
One. Rusthall spent most of its histo-
ry in the Tunbridge Wells League be-
fore entering the Kent County Football
League in 1983–84. After winning three West Kent Challenge Shield in 2003–04.
championships at this level, the club was The following season Rusthall won both
accepted into the newly formed Kent In- Division One West and the Tunbridge
victa Football League for the inaugural Wells Senior Cup, earning promotion to
2011–12 season. the Premier Division. For the 2011–12
Rusthall Football Club was formed in season the club was accepted into the
1899 when they registered with the Kent Kent Invicta Football League at level 10
County Football Association and en- of the English football league system for
tered the Tunbridge Wells League.They the league's inaugural season.
won their first silverware in 1904–05, Flood lights were installed in April
winning the league.They won the league 2016 allowing evening games to be
a further five times in the 1920s, and a played and play in the FA Vase.
further four times in the 1930s. Dur- Rusthall gained promotion to the
ing this time Rusthall also won four Southern Counties East Football League
Tunbridge Wells Senior Cups.After the Premier Division as Division One run-
Second World War they won the league ners-up during the 2016–17 season.
only once more in 1951–52 and the Sen- They also competed in their first ever FA
ior Cup twice before entering the Kent Cup game against CB Hounslow Unit-
County Football League in 1983 They ed in the extra preliminary round of the
won the Kent County League Division 2017–18 FA Cup.
Two West in their first season, achieving Managed by Jimmy Anderson, our First
promotion to Division One West, which Team play their football in the Southern
they also won in their first season.They Counties East Football League, Step 6 of
won the Tunbridge Wells Senior Cup the English Football Pyramid.
a further six times before winning the