Sheppey United

Address
The Total Power Stadium, Holm Park, Queenborough Road, Halfway, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3DB
Website
Founded
1890
Stadium
Phone No.
01795 669547
Affiliated to:
Kent FA
Social

The Total Power Stadium - Holm Park

Joint Chairman: Gary Seamark and Matthew Smith
Sheppeyunited@kentyouthleague.co.uk
Secretary & Fixtures Secretary: Jon Longhurst
07713 065099
jon.longhurst@hotmail.com
Correspondence address: 10 Scotchmen Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 3BX
Programme editor: Martin Eaves
martin.eaves@outlook.com
Colours: Shirts: Red and White, Shorts: Black , Socks: Black; Keeper Kit: All Green,
Change strip: Shirts: Blue and White, Shorts: White, Socks: White Keeper Shirt: Yellow
Manager: Ernie Batten
07976-928246
eb081257@aol.com
Midweek home games: Tuesday
Matchday pass numbers: Away = 291-296 All = 297-298
Brief Directions:
Follow A249 onto IOS and turn left towards Sheerness pass Aldi Distribution center and KFC. At first set of traffic lights turn right past Aviator pub on left and BP Garage on right. Straight across next set of lights onto A250 and follow road for approximately half a mile and take left turning opposite St Peters close/Church on right. Ground is on left approximately 200 yards down lane.

Sheppey United - A History

1890 - 1992: The Botany Road era

Sheppey United FC was formed in 1890 by a merger of Sheerness Victoria and Invicta, and initially played at the Sheppey United Cricket Club ground at Botany Road. The first match was at Sittingbourne on 20 September 1890, with Sheppey running out 3-1 winners despite turning up with only ten players. The match report referred to us as ‘the Sheppeyites’, hence the club nickname ‘The Ites’, which remains to this day.

They were founder members of both the Southern League and the Kent League in 1894. In the Southern League they were placed in Division Two, in which they finished as runners-up in the first season, before losing the promotion/relegation test match against Clapton 5–1.

The following season they finished second again, and this time won the test match, defeating Royal Ordnance Factories 4–2 to earn promotion to Division One. At the end of the season they left the Kent League. The season also saw the club make their debut in the FA Cup when they played Millwall Athletic, but lost 4–0.

In their first season in Division One they finished second bottom of the table, but avoided relegation by defeating RETB Chatham 2–1 in the test matches. In 1898–99 they again finished second bottom of the table but retained their Division One status after drawing the test match against Thames Ironworks 1–1. However, the following season they finished bottom of the table and lost the test match against Watford 2–1, resulting in relegation back to Division Two.

The club re-joined the Kent League prior to the start of the 1900–01 season, as well as remaining in the Southern League. However, after a single season back in Division Two, the club withdrew from the Southern League. In 1905–06 they won the Kent League and repeated the feat the following season. A third title was won in 1927–28, by the reserve team as the first team had re-joined the Southern League for that season and were placed in the English Section. However, after finishing bottom of the league in both 1930–31 and 1931–32 they resigned, and returned to the Kent League in Division One.

At the end of the 1938–39 season Sheppey finished bottom of the league and should have been relegated, but the league was suspended due to the Second World War. After the war Sheppey were placed back in the top division of the Kent league for the 1945–46 season. The club then remained in Division one until the 1958–59 season when the Kent league stopped.

In 1959 they were founder members of the Aetolian League, which they played in until it merged with the London League to form the Greater London League in 1964. After winning Section B of the Greater London League in 1964–65, the club joined the Metropolitan League. They had a single season in the Metropolitan–London League in 1971–72 after it was formed by a merger of the Metropolitan League and the Greater London, before re-joining the new Kent League in 1972. They won the title in their first season back in the league and were league champions again in 1974–75 and 1978–79, as well as winning the League Cup in 1975–76 and 1978–79. After finishing second in 1983–84, the club re-joined the Southern League for a third spell. However, after finishing bottom of Division One South in 1989–90 they returned to the Kent League. They finished bottom of the table in their first season back, but a gradual improvement saw them win the league in 1994–95.

1992 - 2013: The nomadic years

Sheppey United sold the much-loved Botany Round ground to developers in 1992 to clear a massive overdraft, and this started a long and slow death for the club.

Initially this did not appear to present too many problems as Sheppey romped away with the Kent League title, whilst ground-sharing with Faversham Town, losing only two out of forty games. Ultimately however, as the club spent most of the 1990s trying in vain to find a new home on the Island, years of playing away from Sheppey began to take its toll, as the club moved from Faversham, to Canterbury, and then to Sittingbourne. Attendances fell sharply as supporters increasingly became disenchanted with traveling off the Island for ‘home’ games, and the club could no longer afford the rents involved.

In March 2001 the club resigned from the Kent League and their record was expunged. The senior team was disbanded until being reformed in 2003, when they joined Division Two East of the Kent County League. They finished second in their first season and were promoted to Division One East. The club was renamed AFC Sheppey in 2007, but was disbanded and reformed under their original name prior to the 2010–11 season.

2013 - 2016: The new club

In June 2013 the club merged with Sheerness East FC to become Sheppey & Sheerness United FC competing in the Kent County League Premier Division with the club playing their home games a Holm Park formerly Canning Town Gasworks and then Sheerness Steel Sports Ground. The season saw the club win the Kent FA Intermediate Challenge Shield and finish runners up in the league and were promoted to the Kent Invicta League.

In the summer of 2014 the club was renamed back to Sheppey United FC.

Major investment has been injected into Holm Park including: perimeter fencing, new dressing rooms, club house refurbishments, floodlights, stands, levelling the main pitch including installing drainage and sprinkler system.

A second place finish in the Kent Invicta League was achieved at the end of the 2015/16 season gaining promotion to the Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division. The Kent Invicta League merged into the Southern Counties East Football League that summer forming Division One.

2015-2016 was a remarkable season for the club winning the Kent Senior Trophy, beating Ashford United on penalties at Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium in front of a crowd of 870, whilst Holm Park’s ground regeneration saw 715 fans flock to the stadium for a home match against Glebe.

A sixth-place finish in the SCEFL Premier Division was a great achievement in the clubs return to Step 5 of the Non-League pyramid.

2017-18 saw Sheppey finishing in 11th place and end as losing finalists in the Kent Senior Trophy final. An improved league position the following year was followed by even better performances in 2019/20 and 2020/21. However with promotion a real possibility in both years the Covid-19 pandemic cut each season short so we return in 2021/22 shooting for the stars once more.

Club Stats
Home Away All
Played 21 23 44
Wins 20 19 39
Draws 1 2 3
Losses 0 2 2
Home Away All
Per Match Total Per Match Total Per Match Total
Goals 3 62 2.7 62 2.8 124
Goals Conceded 0.5 10 1 22 0.7 32
Yellow Cards 0.2 4 0.1 3 0.2 7
Red Cards 0 0 0
Clean Sheets 0.7 15 0.4 10 0.6 25
Corners 0 0 0
Fouls 0 0 0
Offsides 0 0 0
Shots 0 0 0
Shots on Goal 0 0 0
Fixtures
Latest Matches
SCEFL Challenge Cup
2 May 2022
- 1:00 pm
Crowborough Ath
2 5
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
23 Apr 2022
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
3 0
Tower Hamlets
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
18 Apr 2022
- 3:00 pm
K Sports
1 5
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
16 Apr 2022
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
3 0
Hollands & Blair
SCEFL Challenge Cup
6 Apr 2022
- 7:45 pm
Sutton Athletic
2 5
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
2 Apr 2022
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
7 1
Deal Town
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
29 Mar 2022
- 7:45 pm
Crowborough Ath
1 2
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
26 Mar 2022
- 3:00 pm
Rusthall
0 2
Sheppey United
SCEFL Challenge Cup
22 Mar 2022
- 7:45 pm
Sheppey United
2 1
Sutton Athletic
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
19 Mar 2022
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
3 0
Welling Town
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
12 Mar 2022
- 3:00 pm
Bearsted
0 2
Sheppey United
SCEFL Challenge Cup
8 Mar 2022
- 7:45 pm
Deal Town
2 4
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
5 Mar 2022
- 3:00 pm
Erith & Belvedere
0 3
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
1 Mar 2022
- 7:45 pm
Fisher
2 2
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
26 Feb 2022
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
2 0
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
22 Feb 2022
- 7:45 pm
Deal Town
0 1
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
19 Feb 2022
- 3:00 pm
Tower Hamlets
0 5
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
15 Feb 2022
- 7:45 pm
Sheppey United
3 2
Erith Town
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
8 Feb 2022
- 7:45 pm
Sheppey United
1 0
Canterbury City
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
5 Feb 2022
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
3 0
Punjab United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
29 Jan 2022
- 3:00 pm
Holmesdale
0 1
Sheppey United
SCEFL Challenge Cup
25 Jan 2022
- 7:45 pm
Kennington
0 2
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
18 Jan 2022
- 7:45 pm
Glebe
2 0
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
15 Jan 2022
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
6 0
Crowborough Ath
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
8 Jan 2022
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
3 0
Bearsted
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
3 Jan 2022
- 3:00 pm
Chatham Town
2 0
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
27 Dec 2021
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
2 0
K Sports
SCEFL Challenge Cup
7 Dec 2021
- 7:45 pm
Sheppey United
2 0
Bearsted
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
4 Dec 2021
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
3 3
Glebe
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
30 Nov 2021
- 7:45 pm
Lordswood
0 1
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
13 Nov 2021
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
4 0
Erith & Belvedere
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
6 Nov 2021
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
4 0
Rusthall
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
30 Oct 2021
- 3:00 pm
Erith Town
0 2
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
26 Oct 2021
- 7:45 pm
Sheppey United
2 1
Kennington
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
9 Oct 2021
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
1 0
Holmesdale
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
6 Oct 2021
- 7:45 pm
Canterbury City
1 7
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
2 Oct 2021
- 3:00 pm
Welling Town
2 3
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
14 Sep 2021
- 7:45 pm
Sheppey United
4 0
Lordswood
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
30 Aug 2021
- 3:00 pm
Hollands & Blair
0 1
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
28 Aug 2021
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
3 2
Chatham Town
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
17 Aug 2021
- 7:45 pm
Punjab United
1 3
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
14 Aug 2021
- 3:00 pm
Sheppey United
1 0
Fisher
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
3 Aug 2021
- 7:45 pm
Kennington
3 3
Sheppey United
SCEFL Premier Division 2021/22
31 Jul 2021
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
1 3
Sheppey United
Goalkeepers
Age
Nationality
Adam Molloy
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Liam Northwood
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Defenders
Age
Nationality
Ashley Sains
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Dan Birch
DanBirch
Age:
-
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Danny Smith
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Jahmal Howlett-Mundle
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Lex Allan
LexAllan
Age:
-
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Renford Tenyue
-
Midfielders
Age
Nationality
Billy Bennett
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Richard Hamill
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Michael Freiter
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Helge Orome
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Liam Gillies
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Ashley Sheppard
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Forwards
Age
Nationality
Jack Midson
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James Jeffrey
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Junior Aikhionbare
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Michael Hagan
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Taurean Roberts
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Jefferson Aibangbee
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Malachi Hudson
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Warren Mfula
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Dean Grant
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Henry Dasofunjo
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Max Morgan
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First Team Manager
Age
Nationality
Ernie Batten
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Player Stats
Player Position
Adam Molloy Goalkeeper 40 40 3600 1 0 0 2 39
Liam Northwood Goalkeeper 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 3
 
Player Position
Ashley Sains Defender 34 33 2965 3 0 0 5 0 0 0
Ashley Sheppard Midfielder 7 4 409 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Beard 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Wilson 7 4 393 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Billy Bennett Midfielder 40 40 3455 2 0 0 18 1 0 0
Bleu Landau 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Connor Wilkins Midfielder 6 0 78 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dan Birch Defender 37 36 3188 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Divine Defender 8 7 583 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Danny Smith 8 8 694 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
David Ompreon 2 1 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dean Grant Forward 24 16 1532 2 0 0 7 0 0 0
Frankie Dolby 2 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helge Orome Midfielder 32 29 2693 4 0 1 3 0 0 0
Henry Dasofunjo Forward 9 6 525 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jack Marsh 3 1 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Midson Forward 12 12 992 0 0 0 11 3 0 0
Jack Perry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jahmal Howlett-Mundle Defender 37 37 3302 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Jeffrey 6 2 260 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jefferson Aibangbee Forward 31 29 2534 2 0 0 9 0 0 0
Junior Aikhionbare 9 6 554 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Kris Newby 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lex Allan 15 12 1195 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Liam Gillies Midfielder 25 25 2112 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
Luke Carey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Griffiths 6 2 205 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Malachi Hudson 9 9 776 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Max Morgan Forward 3 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maxwell Oldham Forward 16 8 767 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Michael Freiter 2 2 152 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Michael Hagan Forward 21 6 737 2 0 0 4 0 0 0
Nickal-David Luzolo 1 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Renford Tenyue Defender 32 31 2773 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Richard Hamill Midfielder 31 23 2068 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
Ryan Freeman 4 3 250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Wright 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taurean Roberts 10 10 843 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Warren Mfula Forward 25 25 2112 1 0 0 33 0 0 0
Transfers
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