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ROCHESTER UTD changing rooms improved. In the the club have now received the ok
grounds 8 floodlight columns have from Football Stadia to erect fence
been erected around the pitch and behind bottom goal. Also a paybox
Bly Spartans FC at the end of sea- bination Division. completed and ready for use by mid has been bought and will be incor-
son 2011/12 decided to change The team won the season 2010/11. porated into the new fence.
its name to Rochester United FC league undefeated, Kent Hurlimann League During the closed season the club
after winning the new Kent In- also winning League In season 2011/12 a new league was completed outstanding works and
victa Football League and being Cup and Sportsmanship award. formed in Kent and Bly were invit- were given their ground grading so
promoted to the Kent Hurlimann They were promoted to division 3 ed to be one of the clubs to join the that in season 2014/2015 they were
League. where they finished 4th the follow- league, which was called Kent Invic- able to enter The FA Vase for the
Senior Division ing season. ta Football League. Bly had a very first time.
Bly Spartans was formed in 1982 by To enable the club to progress ap- good season winning the league and Alterations and improvements
the now President and Chairman. plication was made for the Reserve the challenge cup in its inaugural The season commencing 2015/16
They were entered in the Sunday side for the KCFAL which was ac- season. Bly were promoted to the the club entered the FA Cup for the
Medway Football League and over cepted and were put into Reserve Kent Hurlimann League. first time, going out of the compe-
the years they progressed though Division West. 200 seater stand tition against Herne Bay FC in the
the league and finally reaching the Season 2006/7 the 1st team came Further changes to dressing rooms 1st qualifying Round. We have also
Senior Division. runner up to Orpington in division and officials room have been made made alterations and improvements
Rochester and District League 1 West and also won the “Bill Mank- as well as a 200 seater stand erected to ground and facilities and keep on
In 1992/3 and 1993/4 they played low” Inter-Regional Challenge Cup (still to have roof on it ) and con- looking to improve the infastruc-
in the All England Sunday FA Cup beating Bearsted in the final 2-1. crete footpath down one side of the ture of the club where we can.
reaching the last 32 on the first at- Floodlight Cup pitch, other work to be finished by Much more improved
tempt. In 1997/8 season they left In season 2007/8 the 1st team moved March 2012/13. Unfortunately on the pitch we fin-
the Sunday League and applied for to division 1 East which they won, Fifth from bottom ished 20th and last in the SCEFL
The Rochester and District League they also won the Floodlight Cup, Rochester United started its first Premier Division for Season 2017-
and were accepted to play in the Les Leckie Cup reached the final of season in the Kent League very well, 18 to get relegated to the First Di-
first Division season 1998/9 win- the “Bill Manklow” Inter-Regional being in the top half of the table up vision. Another disappointing
ning division 1 and being promoted Challenge Cup which they lost to till Christmas 2012, after Christmas campaign resulted in a 17th placed
to Premier Division. At the end of Fleet Leisure2-1 and at the begin- a bad run of lost games followed finish followed the year after be-
season1999/2000 they applied for ning of the season lost to Holmes- and ending the season finishing fore a much more improved perfor-
entry into the Kent County Football dale in GR Roofing Final. fifth from bottom. mance in 2019/20.
League and were accepted for divi- Kent County Football League Completion of roof Coronovirus Pandemic
sion 3 west. Over the next two sea- Promoted to Premier Division in The new 2013/14 season the league However with us looking good for
son they finished 2nd in Division 3 season 2008/09 finishing just be- changed its name to Southern promotion the Coronovirus Pan-
and 2 and were promoted to divi- low mid table. Since being in the Counties East Football League. The demic caused an early end to the
sion 1 West. Kent County Football League the club are pushing on with finish- football season so we now go into
In season 2002/03 the club entered a club has made improvements to ing work to the remainder of the the 2020/21 campaign keen to earn
Reserve side in the Medway Messen- the ground and changing facilities. footpath around the pitch, and the our place in the Premier Division
ger Sunday Football League Com- The club house has been altered and completion of roof to seating stand, back.
