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CLUB NEWS 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
Chessington & Hook United FC is don, and unsurprisingly became which now has 2 divisions. The Kent
delighted to announce the arrival of known as British Ropes F.C. Invicta League teams formed the new
Sam Morgan as joint 1st team man- In the early days we played in vari- Div 1 of this League
ager alongside Andrew Ellis. ous local leagues with home match-
es being played at our home ground
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Sam arrives at Chalky Lane having within the factory grounds until
previously been in charge of Epsom eventually joining the South London
& Ewell. Amateur League.
London Spartan League
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"I'm delighted for the opportunity to Several years later we found our-
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get back in the dugout and cannot selves playing in the Greater Lon-
wait to get started to the club back don League which they left in1975
on track to match the ambitions they to join the London Spartan League
have". 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.
https://scefl.com/ 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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vision One and became Champions
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