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SHEERWATER FC

The London County Council started to
build Sheerwater Estate in 1948, for
families that wanted to move out of
London and start a new life in Surrey. 83. However in 1984-85 we finished many discussions the Surrey Premier
Around 1,380 houses were built at a only above the bottom side Heath End league became the first division of the
cost of approximately £3 million. This Wanderers and another relegation fol- Combined Counties league for the sea-
prompted a community spirit from lowed. Unfortunately the vacancy at the son 2003-04.
the early days, and football being the lower level was a position in the Surrey With no budget
number one sport, came into effect Intermediate (Eastern) Division. Fortu- We are still in the Combined Coun-
when groups of men started having a nately after one season in the Eastern ties today, striving to maintain league
kick around at the Sheerwater Recrea- el, and we were promoted to the Surrey Division we were allowed to transfer standards with no budget, few com-
tion Ground, using their coats for goal Senior League for the 1972-73 season to the Surrey Combination Premier Di- mittee members and local helpers
posts. and a highest finish of 6th in the 1974- vision for the 1986-87 season, but we that maintain a good standard for the
Intermediate status 75 season. In 1978 following the loss of were relegated at the end of the sea- League.
Sheerwater Football Club was found- clubs to the London Spartan League, son. After twice finishing third, we were Club promoted
ed in 1958 by early members of the Hampshire clubs were admitted to the Champions of Division One in 1989-90 Sheerwater moved out of the Athletics
club, the late John French (also player), Surrey Senior League with the title of and promoted to the Premier Division Stadium in 2018 to allow for the rede-
Stan West, Ken May, Bill Hilleard, Her- the competition eventually becoming for 1990-91, finishing in a mid-table po- velopment of the area to progress. As
bert Taylor (also player), Syd Morris, the Combined Counties League. sition. However in June 1991 The Surrey part of that process, Sheerwater moved
Derrick Thomas, Jim McDermott and Finished bottom Combination and Surrey South Eastern into The Laithwaite Community Stadi-
players Dennis Hill, John Murray, Micky In 1981-82 the League had reached 22 Intermediate Leagues merged, but we um with neighbours Woking FC until
Wedge, Chris Robinson, Jose Garcia, members, and as a consequence was were able to move sideways to the Sur- 2021 which saw the club promoted to
Tony Minchinton, Don Stevens, Michael split into East and West divisions. In a rey Intermediate (Western) League. This the Combined Counties Premier Divi-
French, Jim Kelly, to name a few. Sheer- dreadful season with only one win and was only for one season as we achieved sion for the first time in their history.
water joined the local Woking & District one draw the club finished bottom of promotion back to the Surrey Premier Eastwood Centre
League. We then progressed through the East division, 16 points behind Clar- League. Our stay was, however, for only At the end of the 2020/21 season,
the Divisions and obtained Intermedi- ion and both Sheerwater and Clarion one season as we finished above bot- Sheerwater were on the move once
ate status in the Surrey Intermediate were relegated to the newly formed tom club Ashtead, only on goal differ- again, hopefully for the final time as
(Western) League in the 1967-68 sea- Surrey Premier league. ence, and were relegated once more. they moved down the road to the East-
son. Champions of Division One Yet again this was only for one season. wood Centre, which is the £25m Leisure
Promoted In our first season in this new league we In 1994-95 we were back in the Surrey Centre built for purpose.
The club then progressed to senior lev- had a highest position of 5th in 1982- Premier League and finished 9th. After

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