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Ash United Football Club was was achieved in 1968. Finishing runners
founded in 1911 and started play- up in both the league and the cup in the

ing matches at Ash Common. They first season their first spell in the Surrey
soon became well established in the Senior League came to an end in 1971
Surrey Intermediate League, winning when being forced to change grounds.
every honour possible. After the Second Ash United were re-admitted to the Sur-
World War Ash United restructured and rey Senior League when a new perma-
the 1947/48 season was the most suc- nent ground was found, which happens
cessful in their short history, winning to be the current ground at Youngs Drive
the League Championship and four-cup (Shawfield Stadium).
competitions. The next successful season was 1977/78.
They then had to wait until the 1966/67 They won the Charity Cup beating
Dorking 2-1. The following season
WELCOME they were runners-up in both the new-
ASH
ly named Combined Counties League

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and the Philips Football Floodlighting
Cup Competition. Several seasons later,
season for their next successful campaign 1981/82, not only did they win the Com-
where they dominated the Surrey Inter- bined Counties League, but also came
mediate Premier “A” League. The title runners up in the Concours Trophy and
was won with only two points dropped the George Allen. The 1984/85 season
out of a possible fifty-two. This included they were runners-up in the Concours
a long unbeaten record with 121 goals for Trophy again, but also made it through
and only 19 against. The reserve team fol- to the quarterfinals of the Surrey Senior
lowed suit winning the Division “A” title Cup. The 1986/87 season saw Ash Unit-
scoring 137 goals in only 26 games. With ed win the League for the second time
the club having a strong squad of players, under the management of Chris Penny.
promotion to the Surrey Senior League In the 1996/1997 season improvements