Rochester United

Address
Rede Court Road Strood, Rochester, Kent ME2 3TU
Website
Founded
1982
Stadium
Phone No.
07775 735543
Affiliated to:
Kent FA
Social

Chairman: Matt Hume
07939 023059
matthume1970@icloud.com
Secretary: Toni Walker
07902 600146
toniwalker709@gmail.com
Fixtures Secretary: Toni Walker
07902 600146
toniwalker709@gmail.com
Correspondence address: 24, St Margarets Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham Kent. ME8-0NR
Programme Editor: Toni Walker
07902 600146
toniwalker709@gmail.com
Colours: Shirts: Red; Shorts: Black; Socks: Black; Keeper Shirt: Yellow
Change strip: Shirts: White/Burgendy; Shorts: Black; Socks: White; Keeper Shirt: Grey
Change strip x2: Shirts: White; Shorts: White; Socks: Burgendy; Keeper Shirt: Grey
Manager: Matt Hume
Midweek home games Tuesday
Matchday pass numbers: Away = 441-446, All = 447-448
Brief Directions: AT JUNCTION A2/M2 FROM LONDON STAY ON A2 SIGNED STROOD/ROCHESTER. FOLLOW TIL TRAFFIC LIGHTS, TAKE LEFT FORK, GROUND ON LEFT-HAND SIDE OPP GARAGE.
M2 FROM COAST TAKE A228 STROOD ROCHESTER. FOLLOW TIL MINI-ROUNDABOUT, ON RIGHT HAND SIDE RAILWAY BRIDGE. CARRY STRAIGHT ON INTO NORTHGATE ROAD. AT END TURN LEFT. FOLLOW ROAD THROUGH FIRST SET OF LIGHTS AT SECOND SET KEEP TO RIGHT HAND AN TAKE TURNING INTO REDE COURT ROAD., GROUND ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE OPPOSITE GARAGE.

Rochester United - A History

Bly Spartans FC at the end of season 2011/12 decided to change its name to Rochester United FC after winning the new Kent Invicta Football League and being promoted to the Kent Hurlimann League.

Bly Spartans was formed in 1982 by the now President and Chairman. They were entered in the Sunday Medway Football League and over the years they progressed though the league and finally reaching the Senior Division.

In 1992/3 and 1993/4 they played in the All England Sunday FA Cup reaching the last 32 on the first attempt. In 1997/8 season they left the Sunday League and applied for The Rochester

and District League and were accepted to play in the first Division season 1998/9 winning division 1 and being promoted to Premier Division. At the end of season1999/2000 they applied for entry into the Kent County Football League and were accepted for division 3 west. Over the next two season they finished 2nd in Division 3 and 2 and were promoted to division 1 West.

In season2002/03 the club entered a Reserve side in the Medway Messenger Sunday Football League Combination Division. The team won the league undefeated, also winning League Cup and Sportsmanship award.They were promoted to division 3 where they finished 4th the following season.

To enable the club to progress application was made for the Reserve side for the KCFAL which was accepted and were put into Reserve Division West.

Season 2006/7 the 1st team came runner up to Orpington in division 1 West and also won the “Bill Manklow” Inter-Regional Challenge Cup beating Bearsted in the final 2-1.

In season 2007/8 the 1st team moved to division 1 East which they won, they also won the Floodlight Cup, Les Leckie Cup reached the final of the “Bill Manklow” Inter-Regional Challenge Cup which they lost to Fleet Leisure2-1 and at the beginning of the season lost to Holmesdale in GR Roofing Final.

Promoted to Premier Division in season 2008/09 finishing just below mid table.

Since being in the Kent County Football League the club has made improvements to the ground and

changing facilities. The club house has been altered and changing rooms improved. In the grounds 8

floodlight columns have been erected around the pitch and completed and ready for use by mid season 2010/11.

In season 2011/12 a new league was formed in Kent and Bly were invited to be one of the clubs to

join the league, which was called Kent Invicta Football League. Bly had a very good season winning the league and the challenge cup in its inaugural season. Bly were promoted to the Kent Hurlimann League.

Further changes to dressing rooms and officials room have been made as well as a 200 seater stand erected (still to have roof on it ) and concrete footpath down one side of the pitch, other work to be finished by March 2012/13.

Rochester United started its first season in the Kent League very well, being in the top half of the table up till Christmas 2012, after Christmas a bad run of lost games followed and ending the season finishing fifth from bottom.

The new 2013/14 season the league changed its name to Southern Counties East Football League. The club are pushing on with finishing work to the remainder of the footpath around the pitch, and the completion of roof to seating stand, the club have now received the ok from Football Stadia to erect fence behind bottom goal. Also a paybox has been bought and will be incorporated into the new fence.

During the closed season the club completed outstanding works and were given their ground grading so that in season 2014/2015 they were able to enter The FA Vase for the first time.

The season commencing 2015/16 the club entered the FA Cup for the first time, going out of the competition against Herne Bay FC in the 1st qualifying Round. We have also made alterations and improvements to ground and facilities and keep on looking to improve the infastructure of the club where we can.

Unfortunately on the pitch we finished 20th and last in the SCEFL Premier Division for Season 2017-18 to get relegated to the First Division. Another disappointing campaign resulted in a 17th placed finish followed the year after before a much more improved performance in 2019/20.
However with us looking good for promotion the Coronovirus Pandemic caused an early end to the football season so we now go into the 2020/21 campaign keen to earn our place in the Premier Division back.

Club Stats
Home Away All
Played 15 12 27
Wins 10 2 12
Draws 2 4 6
Losses 3 6 9
Home Away All
Per Match Total Per Match Total Per Match Total
Goals 1.9 28 1 12 1.5 40
Goals Conceded 1.1 16 1.4 17 1.2 33
Yellow Cards 1 15 0.8 9 0.9 24
Red Cards 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 2
Clean Sheets 0.5 8 0.2 2 0.4 10
Corners 0 0 0
Fouls 0 0 0
Offsides 0 0 0
Shots 0 0 0
Shots on Goal 0 0 0
Fixtures
First Division 2022/23
25 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Meridian VP
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Rochester United
Latest Matches
First Division 2022/23
11 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
1 1
Lewisham Borough
First Division 2022/23
4 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Lydd Town
2 1
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
25 Feb 2023
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
4 0
Bermondsey Town
First Division 2022/23
21 Feb 2023
- 7:45 pm
Rochester United
1 0
Staplehurst Monarchs
First Division 2022/23
18 Feb 2023
- 3:00 pm
Lewisham Borough
1 0
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
11 Feb 2023
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
1 1
Croydon
First Division 2022/23
4 Feb 2023
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
3 2
AFC Whyteleafe
First Division 2022/23
28 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
Forest Hill Park
1 1
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
21 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
SC Thamesmead
0 3
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
7 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
Tooting Bec
2 2
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
2 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
3 0
Faversham Strike Force
First Division 2022/23
3 Dec 2022
- 3:00 pm
Croydon
1 0
Rochester United
SCEFL Challenge Cup
22 Nov 2022
- 7:45 pm
Rochester United
2 4
Kennington
First Division 2022/23
19 Nov 2022
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
0 6
Snodland Town
First Division 2022/23
5 Nov 2022
- 3:00 pm
Larkfield & New Hythe
2 0
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
29 Oct 2022
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
2 0
Bridon Ropes
First Division 2022/23
22 Oct 2022
- 3:00 pm
Bermondsey Town
2 3
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
8 Oct 2022
- 11:00 am
Staplehurst Monarchs
1 0
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
4 Oct 2022
- 7:45 pm
Rochester United
2 1
Lydd Town
First Division 2022/23
1 Oct 2022
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
1 0
Greenways
First Division 2022/23
17 Sep 2022
- 3:00 pm
AFC Whyteleafe
3 0
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
29 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Snodland Town
0 0
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
27 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
2 0
Meridian VP
First Division 2022/23
20 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
4 0
Tooting Bec
First Division 2022/23
17 Aug 2022
- 7:45 pm
Faversham Strike Force
2 2
Rochester United
First Division 2022/23
13 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
0 1
Forest Hill Park
First Division 2022/23
6 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Rochester United
2 0
SC Thamesmead
Luis Dos Santos
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Lewis Cook
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Levi Gold
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Jack Hardy
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Jamie Kelly
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Samuel Miles
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Ben Nourse
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Lucas Payne
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Jack Purr
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Tony Whitaker
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Liam Wilkins
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Ben Wyness
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Samuel Smith
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Sam Sketchley
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Rob Chiriac
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Luke Mercer
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Franklin Phipps
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Ryan Royston
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Harry Taylor
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Olatomiwa Adegbulugbe
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Hicham Akhazzan
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Aaron Dabi
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Freeman Rogers
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First Team Joint Manager
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Player Stats
Player Position
Ben Nourse Goalkeeper 17 17 1530 0 0 0 17 10
Jamie Kelly Goalkeeper 4 4 360 0 0 0 8 0
 
Player Position
Aaron Dabi 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alfie Barrett 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Latunde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emilio Regini Moran 18 15 1378 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fjord Rogers Forward 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Freeman Rogers 7 7 630 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Harrison Hume 17 17 1407 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
Harry Taylor 16 14 1198 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Hicham Akhazzan 13 13 1113 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
Jack Hardy 10 1 197 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Levi Gold 12 12 967 0 0 0 7 1 0 0
Lewis Cook 18 18 1499 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Liam Dawson 2 2 180 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Liam Wilkins 17 14 1325 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
Lucas Payne 20 20 1792 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
Luis Dos Santos 14 11 1040 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
Luke Mercer 9 7 700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Reid 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Max Ciano 11 11 905 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nickal-David Luzolo 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Own Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Rob Chiriac 2 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Royston 14 12 1034 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Samuel Miles 10 5 514 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Samuel Smith 17 8 823 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
Tom Webb 8 7 651 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tony Whitaker 21 21 1890 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown Player 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transfers
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