Erith Town F.C.

The club was established in 1959 as a Sunday league club under the name Woolwich Town. They initially played in the London Metropolitan Sunday League and were Senior Section champions in 1965–66, 1970–71 and 1974–75.[1] In 1989 the club was renamed Woolwich Heathway, but reverted to their original name within a year.[2][1] In 1991 they began playing Saturday football,[1] joining Division Two of the Spartan League.[3] Despite only finishing ninth in their first season in Division Two, the club were promoted to Division One due to league restructuring.[1] In 1994–95 they finished second in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[4]

In 1996 Woolwich transferred to the Kent League, and at the end of the 1996–97 season were renamed Erith Town due to their move to the Erith Stadium.[1][4] They won the Kent League's Premier Division Cup in 2007–08, beating Hythe Town 1–0 in the final.[5] The club reached the final again the following season, losing 3–1 on penalties to Croydon after a 1–1 draw. A proposed merger with Dartford Town in the summer of 2010 was abandoned,[6] and the club went on to win the Kent Senior Trophy in 2010–11 with a 3–1 win over Tunbridge Wells in the final.[5] In 2013 the league was renamed the Southern Counties East League.[7]

During the club's time in Sunday league they played at the Woolwich Barracks Stadium. When they joined the Spartan League, they moved to Greenwich Borough's Harrow Meadow ground.[2] In October 1995 they moved to the Erith Sports Stadium,[1] an athletics stadium. They temporarily returned to Harrow Meadow during the 1998–99 season whilst the Erith Sports Stadium was renovated.[1]

In 2008 the club began groundsharing at Thamesmead Town's Bayliss Avenue,[8] before returning to the Erith Sports Stadium the following season.[9] In 2013 they moved to Cray Valley PM's Badgers Sports Ground in Eltham.[1] In 2016 they returned to the Borough of Bexley, moving to VCD Athletic's Oakwood ground.[1] The club moved back to the Erith Sports Stadium in 2018.[10] They returned to Thamesmead in June 2023 for the following two seasons.[11]

• Southern Counties East League
  • Premier Division Cup winners 2007–08
• London Metropolitan Sunday League
  • Senior Section champions 1965–66, 1970–71, 1974–75
• Kent Senior Trophy
  • Winners 2010–11

• Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12[7]
• Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2022–23[7]
• Record attendance: 444 vs Portsmouth, FA Youth Cup first round, 3 November 2021[12]
• Biggest victory: 9–0 vs Sporting Bengal United, 15 January 2011[13]
• Most appearances: Alan Hanlon, 363[13]
• Most goals: Steadman Callender, 100[14]

• Erith Town F.C. players

• Official website

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