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RUSTHALL

Rusthall Football Club was
formed in 1899 when they reg-
istered with the Kent Coun-
ty Football association and
entered the Tunbridge Wells
League.
They won their first silverware in
1904–05, winning the league. They
won the league a further five times in
the 1920s, and a further four times in Floodlights were installed in April
the 1930s. during this time Rusthall 2016 allowing evening games to be
also won four Tunbridge Wells Senior played and play in the FA Vase. Rust-
Cups. After the Second World War hall gained promotion to the South-
they won the league only once more ern Counties East Football League
in 1951–52 and the Senior Cup twice Premier division as division one
before entering the Kent County runners-up during the 2016–17 sea-
Football Leaguein 1983. They won son. They also competed in their first
the Kent County League division 2 ever FA Cup game against CB Houn-
West in their first season, achieving slow United in the extra preliminary
promotion to division one West, round of the 2017–18 FA Cup.
which they also won in their first sea- We have also enjoyed competing in
son. They won the Tunbridge Wells FA Cup & FA Vase in recent seasons!
Senior Cup a further six times before
winning the West Kent Challenge
Shield in 2003–04. The following sea-
son Rusthall won both division one
West and the Tunbridge Wells Sen-
ior Cup, earning promotion to the
Premier division. For the 2011–12
season the club was accepted into the
Kent Invicta Football League at level
10 of the English football league sys-
tem for the league's inaugural season.