Knaphill_F.C.
Knaphill F.C.
Association football club in England
Knaphill Football Club is a football club based in Knaphill, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division South and play at Redding Way.
| Full name | Knaphill Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Knappers | ||
| Founded | 1924 | ||
| Ground | Redding Way, Knaphill | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 (100 seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | Chris Drane | ||
| Manager | Jamie Daltrey & John Cook | ||
| League | Combined Counties League Premier Division South | ||
| 2022–23 | Combined Counties League Premier Division South, 7th of 20 | ||
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The club was established in 1924.[2] They became members of the Surrey Intermediate League, winning the league title in 1935–36. However, by the 1970s the club were playing in the Woking & District League. They won the league's Charity Cup in 1972–73 and went on to win the Premier Division, League Cup and Charity Cup treble in 1978–79.[3] The club were Premier Division runners-up the following season, but retained the League Cup and Charity Cup, as well as winning the Challenge Cup.[3]
Knaphill then returned to the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western), joining Division Three. They were Division Three champions their first season back in the league,[3] earning promotion to Premier Division Two. In 1981–82 the club were runners-up in Premier Division Two, securing a third successive promotion. The following season saw them finish as runners-up in Premier Division One.[3] In the 1990s the club absorbed Heathlands from the Guildford and Woking Alliance League.[4]
In 2005–06 Knaphill won Division One of the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) and were promoted to the Premier Division.[5] The following season they were Premier Division champions,[5] earning promotion to Division One of the Combined Counties League.[6] A third-place finish in Division One in 2013–14 saw the club promoted to the Premier Division.[6] In 2017–18 they won the Premier Challenge Cup, beating Worcester Park 3–2 in the final.
The club initially played at Waterer's Park, a site which had been given to Woking Urban District Council by Anthony Waterer in 1924.[4] They played there until moving to Redding Way ground during the 2004–05 season, although reserve teams continued to play at Waterer's Park.[4] Floodlights were erected in 2011 together with a 50-seat stand. Another 50-seat stand was added in March 2015 alongside a covered terrace with a capacity of 50.[1]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Jamie Daltrey & John Cook |
| Coaches | Marc Gorman, Ricky Mallett |
| Goalkeeper Coaches | Gary Dodd, Chris Rye |
| Physiotherapist | Frank Hampton |
| Source: Knaphill F.C. | |
- Combined Counties League
- Premier Challenge Cup winners 2017–18
- Surrey County Intermediate League (Western)
- Champions 1935–36, 2007–08
- Division One champions 2006–07
- Division Three champions 1980–81
- Woking & District League
- Premier Division champions 1978–79
- League Cup winners 1978–79, 1979–80
- Challenge Cup winners 1979–80
- Charity Cup winners 1972–73, 1978–79, 1979–80
- Redding Way Knaphill F.C.
- Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Non-League Matters
- Club Records Knaphill F.C.