AC London F.C.

Academic Club London Football Club, commonly known as AC London, was a semi-professional football club based in London, England. The club was expelled from the Combined Counties Football League in November 2018 and folded.

AC London
Full nameAcademic Club London Football Club
Founded2012
Dissolved2018
GroundCrystal Palace National Sports Centre (2015–16)
Merland Rise (2016–17)
Church Road (2017–18)

History

The club was established by Prince Choudary as a youth team in July 2012 as a response to the 2011 London riots,[1] before adding a full age team the following year, with Choudary becoming the youngest manager and chairman in senior football.[2] They applied to join the Kent Invicta League for the 2015–16 season, and despite initially being turned down,[3] were eventually accepted.[4] They finished tenth in their first season, after which they were transferred to the Combined Counties League.[5] In 2016–17 the club won the Division One Challenge Cup, beating Redhill in the final.[6]

At the end of the 2017–18 season, the club were expelled from the Combined Counties League following a vote at a league EGM.[7] However, the club started the 2018–19 season still in the league after the club appealed and whilst a FA investigation was carried out. When the investigation was concluded in November 2018, the club were removed from the league.[8]

Season-by-season

Ground

During the 2015–16 season the club played at the 16,000-capacity Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, before moving to Banstead Athletic's Merland Rise ground for the 2016–17 season.[9] They relocated to Whyteleafe's Church Road ground in 2017.[1]

Honours
  • Combined Counties League
    • Division One Challenge Cup winners 2016–17

Records
  • Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2017–18[4]
  • Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2016–17[4]

See also
  • AC London F.C. players

References
  1. FA Cup: AC London founded by a 16-year-old after London riots BBC Sport, 3 August 2017
  2. We wish to be a blue print for other non-league and grassroots clubs that want to progress through the National League System, says AC London boss Prince Choudary, 20 Kentish Football, 13 June 2015
  3. Southern Counties East League will have 19 teams at step 5 in 2015/16 Kent Online, 10 June 2015
  4. AC London at the Football Club History Database
  5. Ryman League Division 1 South and North line-up for season 2016/17 Kent Online, 13 May 2016
  6. Honours Combined Counties League
  7. CoEGM And AGM News Combined Counties League
  8. AC London removed from Combined Counties League Football in Bracknell, 16 November 2018
  9. Kent Invicta League season 2015/16 AC London

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