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STANSFELD 08/01 Tooting Bec 1–3 Stansfeld
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The club was established by John
Stansfeld in 1897. In 1958 they joined 13/11 Westside 1–3 Stansfeld
Division Two of the Western Section of 05/11 Sutton Athletic 1–2 Stansfeld
the Kent County League and went on
to win the division at the first attempt, 30/10 Stansfeld 0–2 Tooting Bec
as well as the Division Two Challenge
Cup. The club were promoted into the 26/10 Stansfeld 1–0 SC Thamesmead
Premier Division, skipping Division 09/10 Stansfeld 3–1 Chessington & Hook
One.
Back-to-back Premier Division titles 06/10 Bridon Ropes 1–3 Stansfeld
They were Premier Division runners-up 02/10 Stansfeld 2–0 Lewisham Borough
and won the Premier Division Cup in
1961–62. They went on to win back-to- Stansfeld were Premier Division cham- 18/09 Larkfield & New Hythe 1–1 Stansfeld
back Premier Division titles in 1962–63 pions in 1994–95 and runners-up in
and 1963–64 before being promoted to 2002–03. Despite finishing fourth in 04/09 Meridian VP 0–1 Stansfeld
the Senior Division, in which they were 2006–07 the club were relegated to Di- 30/08 Kent Football Utd 1–3 Stansfeld
runners-up in 1964–65. vision One West. However, they were
The league was reorganised runners-up in the division in 2007–08, 28/08 Stansfeld 5–2 Staplehurst Monarchs
Stansfeld finished as Senior Division earning an immediate promotion back 21/08 Snodland Town 1–1 Stansfeld
runners-up again in 1969–70, but were to the Premier Division. The club won
later relegated to the Premier Divi- the Premier Division for a second time 14/08 FC Elmstead 0–2 Stansfeld
sion, which they won for a third time in 2009–10 and subsequently finished as 10/08 Stansfeld 1–1 Forest Hill Park
in 1977–78. They were Senior Division runners-up in 2011–12 and 2014–15.
runners-up in 1980–81 before winning Division One club Eltham Palace 31/07 Stansfeld 5–2 Greenways
the division in 1984–85. They were In July 2016 Stansfeld took over South-
league champions again in 1986–87 and ern Counties East League Division One
then won back-to-back titles in 1988–89 club Eltham Palace. The team continued
and 1989–90, before finishing as run- playing under the Eltham Palace name
ners-up in 1990–91. When the league until the end of the 2016–17 season,
was reorganised in 1992 the club were when they adopted the present name of
placed in the Premier Division. Stansfeld.