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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
      don, and unsurprisingly became  which now has 2 divisions. The Kent
      known as British Ropes F.C.           Invicta League teams formed the new
      In the early days we played in vari-  Div 1 of this League
      ous local leagues with home match-
      es being played at our home ground
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      within  the  factory  grounds  until
      eventually joining the South London
      Amateur League.
             London Spartan League
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      Several years later we found our-
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      selves  playing  in  the  Greater  Lon-
      don League which they left in1975
      to join the  London Spartan League
      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–
 Just half of the usual number of fixtures in the First Division with   92 and the London Junior Cup.  In
 many still involved in the FA Vase.  1992 the club changed its name to the
      current Bridon Ropes FC.
 Croydon recently lost their top spot, having held it for much of the   Joined the Kent County League
 year, but they can take it back with a win at Sutton Athletic.  In 1997 they became founder mem-
      bers of the Spartan South Midlands
 At the other end Chessington & Hook will aim to get off the bottom   Football League Division  Div One
 and it will only take a point at home to Lydd Town for them to do   South. However, they left the league
 that.  the following season to become
      founder members of the London In-
 Westside and Lewisham Borough will be looking to close the gap   termediate League. Bridon Ropes lat-
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 on the top five when facing FC Elmstead and Faversham Strike   er joined the Kent County League Di-
 Force respectively while Larkfield & New Hythe can continue   vision One and became Champions
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 their strong start to their debut SCEFL campaign when visiting   in the 2009 season, achieving promo-
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 near-neighbours Greenways.  tion to the Premier Division.
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