Cray Wanderers F.C.
Association football club in London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cray Wanderers Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Sidcup, London. Based on later reports, the club has a claim to have been established some time in 1860 in the twin villages of St Mary Cray and St Paul's Cray, near Orpington.[3] Such a date would make it one of the oldest football clubs in the world.
Full name | Cray Wanderers Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Wands | ||
Founded | 1860; 164 years ago (1860)[1] traditionally | ||
Ground | Hayes Lane, Bromley | ||
Capacity | 5,000 (1,300 seated)[2] | ||
Chairman | Gary Hillman | ||
Manager | Neil Smith | ||
League | Isthmian League Premier Division | ||
2023–24 | Isthmian League Premier Division, 17th of 22 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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They currently play their home matches at Bromley's Hayes Lane ground (capacity 5,000). The club are in the early stages of building their own stadium at the former Flamingo Park location on the A20 in Sidcup.
Cray Wanderers were Kent League champions four times, and have reached the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup twice in their history. The club currently play in the Isthmian League Premier Division.