Sutton Common Rovers F.C.

Sutton Common Rovers
Full name Sutton Common Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s) The Commoners
Founded 1978
Ground Gander Green Lane, Sutton
Ground Capacity 5,013 (765 seated)
Chairman Alan Salmon
Manager Darren Salmon
League Combined Counties League Premier Division
2015–16 Combined Counties League Premier Division, 19th

Sutton Common Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football club currently based in Sutton, London, England and named for Sutton Common. The club competes in the Combined Counties League Premier Division. The club was originally based in Carshalton but in 2007 moved to River Lane, Leatherhead as they moved into the Combined Counties league. At the start of the 2009–10 season the club moved into a groundshare with Cobham. At the end of the 2014–15 season the club announced that it would be groundsharing with Sutton United for the 2015–16 season.

History

The club was formed in 1978, by Alan Salmon, as Inrad F.C. and was later called Centre 21 F.C. following a sponsorship deal before changing name once again to Sutton Common Rovers (SCR) with the SCR being followed by various names, SCR PLOUGH, SCR GRAPES, SCR LITTEN TREE and SCR Kingfisher which changed when club sponsorships changed.[1] The club started in Saturday league football in 2004–05 and dropped the sponsorship names, becoming just SCR as the club wanted to distance itself from the image of being a pub team.[1]

In the 2006–07 campaign the club was playing in the Surrey South Eastern Combination league , where they finished third on goal difference, and had an application to join the Combined Counties League rejected.[1] The following season the club joined the Middlesex County League Premier Division and finished in third place which this time earned the club promotion to the Combined Counties League.[2][3] In 2008 Mole Valley was added to the club name and after missing promotion on goal difference in their debut season, they won division one the following season and were promoted to the premier division.[4] As a consequence of this promotion they were eligible to play in the FA Cup, having also featured in the FA Vase the season before, making their debut in the Extra Preliminary round against Chertsey Town, but losing 5–0.[3]

The club managed to stay in the Premier Division for two seasons before being relegated back to Division one at the end of the 2011–12 campaign.[5]

The 2012–13 campaign saw the side put together a 20-game unbeaten run, which led to a 2nd-placed finish and promotion back to the Premier Division.[6] The club retained its Premier Division status on the final day of the 2013/2014 season with a thrillng 4-4 with Horley Town.

The 2014/15 season saw the club win an FA Cup tie for the first time in their history, winning 3-2 at Chichester City in the Extra Preliminary Round. A run of two wins in fifteen games in 2015 saw the side threatened with relegation. Two wins and a draw from their final four games saw them survive by one point.

At the end of the season, with the club returning to the London Borough of Sutton, the club changed its name to Sutton Common Rovers.

The 2015/16 season saw the club exit the FA Cup in the Extra-Preliminary Round away at Croydon 5-1. The FA Vase saw the club reach the 4th Round Proper for the first time, after wins at Cobham 3-0 (2nd Qualifying Round); at Worthing Utd 1-0 (1st Round Proper); at home to Beckenham Town 3-2 (2nd Rd) and at Eastbourne Town 3-2 (3rd Rd), before defeat at eventual semi finalists Bowers & Pitsea 3-0 in the 4th Round.

A run of five league wins from January to April saw the club threatened with relegation but points gained in the first half of the season helped them to finish 19th and ensure another season in the Combined Counties Premier Division

Prior to the start of the 2016/17 season the senior section was awarded full FA Charter Standard status

Ground

Sutton Common Rovers will play their games in the 2016/17 season The Borough Sports Ground, Gander Green Lane, Sutton, Surrey SM1 2EY.

Youth teams

Sutton Common Rovers set up three youth sides in 2010 and originally played at Beddington Park [7] before a move to Stanley Park, Wallington in for the 2012/13 season. In 2012 the youth section was awarded FA Charter Standard status.[7] The Colts teams moved again, this time to Hannibal Way, Wallington at the start of the 2013/14 season. This season 2016/17 the club is running 12 teams from Under 17 down to Under 8.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Leigh Bowden
England GK Craig Bradshaw
England GK Ollie Ellaway
England DF Nemo Adams
England DF Aaron Bogle
England DF Dave Burton
England DF Anson Cousins
England DF Owen Davies
England DF George Murphy
England MF Ross Bedding
England MF Sam Blowers
England MF Charlie Emery
Albania MF Elton Gjoni
England MF Liam Holden
No. Position Player
England MF Joe Mead
England MF Richard Monan
Uganda MF Arnold Okiror
England FW Miguel Anderson
England FW Matt Auletta
England FW Andy Bitmead
England FW Michael Campbell
England FW Finlay Carney
Ghana FW Michael Debrah
Spain FW Danny Fernandez
England FW Matt Robinson
England FW Andrew White

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

Records

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History – Mole Valley SCR". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  2. ↑ "Middlesex County League 2006–2012". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mole Valley SCR at the Football Club History Database
  4. ↑ "Combined Counties League 2002–2011". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  5. ↑ Webmaster, Westfield FC (2012-06-28). "Confirmed Constitution 2012/13". Westfield FC. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Valley seal promotion | This is Surrey". Thisissurreytoday.co.uk. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  7. 1 2 Brigden, Gary (2012-09-14). "FA Charter Standard awarded to Colts section - Mole Valley SCR". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  8. ↑ "CCL Cup Draw Page". Ccleague.co.uk. 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  9. ↑ "football.mitoo". football.mitoo. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  10. ↑ "Football Club History Database – Surrey County Cups 2009–10". Fchd.info. Retrieved 2013-04-03.

Coordinates: 51°22′03.37″N 0°12′15.63″W / 51.3676028°N 0.2043417°W / 51.3676028; -0.2043417

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