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GREENWAYS FC

Greenways Football Club was found-
ed at the beginning of the 1965-66
season and played in Division 4 of
the Gravesend Football League un-
der the name NALGO F.C. The team
ended the season as runners-up and
were promoted. This was repeated Cup in the 2016-17 season beating lo- of the 2018-19 Season. That first cam-
in the 1966-67 season. In the 1967-68 cal rivals Punjab 1-0 at Chatham under paign at Step 6 ended in an impressive
season the name was changed to Green- the lights. The club finished runners-up 10th placed finish before a high scoring
ways F.C. The club became champions in the Kent County Premier league in season in 2019/20 ended early due to
of Division 2 and were promoted again. successive seasons (2016-17 / 2017-18) Coronavirus. The same occurred again
In 1968-69 the club finished runners-up before gaining promotion to the South- in 2020/21.
and were promoted for the fourth time in ern Counties East Football League ahead
four seasons. Alma Swanley (Kent League) and RAS-
Gravesend Premier League RA (Spartan League) before eventually
The premier division of the Gravesend losing a closely fought tie to Corinthians
Football League was won on seven oc- who were plying their trade in the Beaver
casions between 1974-88. Seventeen cup Homes league at that point. The 1988-89
competitions were won during the same season saw a new challenge for the first
period, including the Kent Junior Cup team of Greenways F.C. when they ap-
Group ‘A’ on three occasions. In 1981 a plied to join the Kent County Football
reserve team was formed and had much League.
success playing in the Gravesend Foot- Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield

ball League. The 1986/87 stands out for The team played in the Premier Division

many, the team won the Gravesend which they won in their first season as
Premier League, the Mallinson Hos- well as the Inter-Regional Challenge
pital Cup & the Gordon Charity shield. Cup. The reserve team also entered the
What made it even more special was that Kent County Football league in the
the club went on to win the Kent Inter- 1992-93 season and were successful in
mediate Challenge Shield, an unbelieva- winning the Reserve Division at their
ble achievement for a club playing out of first attempt and the Reserve Cup the
the local leagues. following season. In the 2012-13 season
The club then went to play in the Kent Greenways lifted the Kent Intermediate
Senior Trophy for the first time and Challenge Shield for the second time and
knocked out higher league opposition in then lifted the Inter-Regional Challenge