Sutton Common Rovers F.C.

History

The club was formed in 1978, by Alan Salmon, as Inrad F.C. and was later called Centre 21 F.C. following a sponsorship deal before changing name once again to Sutton Common Rovers (SCR) with the SCR being followed by various names, SCR PLOUGH, SCR GRAPES, SCR LITTEN TREE and SCR Kingfisher which changed when club sponsorships changed. The club started in Saturday league football in 2004–05 and dropped the sponsorship names, becoming just SCR as the club wanted to distance itself from the image of being a pub team.

In the 2006–07 campaign the club was playing in the Surrey South Eastern Combination league , where they finished third on goal difference, and had an application to join the Combined Counties League rejected. The following season the club joined the Middlesex County League Premier Division and finished in third place which this time earned the club promotion to the Combined Counties League. In 2008 they were renamed Mole Valley SCR and after missing promotion on goal difference in their debut season, they won division one the following season and were promoted to the premier division. As a consequence of this promotion they were eligible to play in the FA Cup, having also featured in the FA Vase the season before, making their debut in the Extra Preliminary round against Chertsey Town, but losing 5–0.

The club managed to stay in the Premier Division for two seasons before being relegated back to Division one at the end of the 2011–12 campaign.

The 2012–13 campaign saw the side put together a 20-game unbeaten run, which led to a 2nd-placed finish and promotion back to the Premier Division. The club retained its Premier Division status on the final day of the 2013/2014 season with a thrillng 4-4 with Horley Town.

The 2014/15 season saw the club win an FA Cup tie for the first time in their history, winning 3-2 at Chichester City in the Extra Preliminary Round. A run of two wins in fifteen games in 2015 saw the side threatened with relegation. Two wins and a draw from their final four games saw them survive by one point.

At the end of the season, with the club returning to the London Borough of Sutton, the club changed its name to Sutton Common Rovers.

The 2015/16 season saw the club exit the FA Cup in the Extra-Preliminary Round away at Croydon 5-1. The FA Vase saw the club reach the 4th Round Proper for the first time, after wins at Cobham 3-0 (2nd Qualifying Round); at Worthing Utd 1-0 (1st Round Proper); at home to Beckenham Town 3-2 (2nd Rd) and at Eastbourne Town 3-2 (3rd Rd), before defeat at eventual semi finalists Bowers & Pitsea 3-0 in the 4th Round.

A run of five league wins from January to April saw the club threatened with relegation but points gained in the first half of the season helped them to finish 19th and ensure another season in the Combined Counties Premier Division

Prior to the start of the 2016/17 season the senior section was awarded full FA Charter Standard status

Ground

Sutton Common Rovers will play their games in the 2016/17 season The Borough Sports Ground, Gander Green Lane, Sutton, Surrey SM1 2EY.

Youth teams

Sutton Common Rovers set up three youth sides in 2010 and originally played at Beddington Park before a move to Stanley Park, Wallington in for the 2012/13 season. In 2012 the youth section was awarded FA Charter Standard status. The Colts teams moved again, this time to Hannibal Way, Wallington at the start of the 2013/14 season. This season 2016/17 the club is running 12 teams from Under 17 down to Under 8.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

League honours

Cup honours

Records