Faversham Town

Faversham Town Football Club is a football club based in Faversham, Kent, England. Nicknamed the 'Lilywhites' due to their white strip, they are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division and play at Salters Lane.

History

The club was established in 1884 and were founder members of the Kent League in 1894, joining Division Two of the new league. They were Division Two champions in 1895–96, earning promotion to Division One. They left the league in 1900, but returned in 1904. When the league was expanded in 1909 they were moved into Division Two East. After finishing bottom of the division in 1911–12, the club left the league for a second time. The club rejoined the league in 1924 under the name Faversham Rangers, and were placed in Division Two (Mid-Kent). However, they left the league after three seasons. Now under the name Faversham Invicta, they joined Division One of the Eastern Section of the Kent County League in 1934. Although they were relegated to the Mid-Kent Section at the end of the 1934–35 season, they returned to the Kent League in 1937, joining Division Two. They finished bottom of the division in 1938–39.

After World War II Faversham (now under their current name) continued in the Kent League, and were Division Two runners-up in 1946–47. They were promoted to Division One at the end of the 1948–49 season and remained in Division One until the league folded in 1959, at which point they joined the Aetolian League. In 1964 the Aetolian League merged with the London League to form the Greater London League, with Faversham placed in the 'B' Section. In 1965 they became members of the Premier Division. However, they left at the end of the 1965–66 season to join the reformed Kent League. They went on to win back-to-back league titles in 1969–70 and 1970–71, before joining Division One the Metropolitan–London League (a merger of the Greater London League and the Metropolitan League) in 1971.

Faversham were runners-up in their first season in the Metropolitan–Lo