Full name Molesey Football Club Ground Capacity 4,000 Manager Peter Lelliott Arena/Stadium The Herds Renault Stadium | Nickname(s) The Moles Chairman Tracy Teague Founded 1953 | |
Ground Walton Road Stadium, West Molesey Leagues Isthmian League, Combined Counties Football League Premier Division | ||
Molesey Football Club is an English football club based in West Molesey, Surrey. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Division 1 South and play at the Walton Road Stadium.
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History
Molesey F.C. was officially formed in 1953 when Molesey St Paul's merged with another club. They won the Surrey Senior League in 1958, just five years after their formation. They later joined the Spartan League (with a best finish of 3rd in 1971–72) before joining Division Two of the Athenian League in 1973. They joined the Isthmian League Division Two in 1977 and have remained there ever since. In 1990 they gained promotion to Division One of the Isthmian League, followed in 1993 by promotion to the Premier Division, where they spent three seasons. Relegation to Division One in 1996 was followed by a further drop into Division Two in 1999. They remained at this level, although due to league reorganisations they found themselves in Division One South until being relegated to the Combined Counties League in 2008.
In 2015, Molesey won the Combined Counties League Premier Division and were promoted to the Isthmian League Division 1 South. They made it a double by winning the Southern Combination Cup, beating Bedfont & Feltham F.C. in the final. Ross Teague is the groundskeeper for the club's pitch.
Famous former players
Future West Bromwich Albion star Cyrille Regis turned out for Molesey at the start of his career. Current Crawley Town midfielder Sergio Torres played for the team for two months before signing for Basingstoke Town.
Stadium
Molesey play their home games at 412 Walton Road West, Molesey, Surrey, KT8 0JG.
The stadium has a 2,000-capacity, with seating for 160. The ground's record attendance is 1,255 for a Surrey Senior Cup semi-final against Sutton United in 1966.
The stadium was used for the filming of some of the scenes in the 2002 film Bend it Like Beckham.
Honours
Club records
Current Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Former players
1. Players that have played/Managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.