Tunbridge Wells

City
Tunbridge Wells
Address
Culverden Stadium, Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9SG
Website
Founded
1886
Stadium
Affilliation
Kent FA
Social

Chairman: Scott Bartlett
07966 123 337
chairman@twfcexec.com
Secretary: Scott Bartlett
07966 123 337
chairman@twfcexec.com
Correspondence address: 104 Greenway, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3JN
Fixture Secretary: Wendy Maynard
07872 435553
secretary@twfcexec.com
Programme Editor: Emily Bowen
program@twfcexec.com
Colours: Shirts: Red; Shorts: Red; Socks: Red; Keeper Shirt: Green
Change strip: Shirts: Blue; Shorts: Blue; Socks: Blue; Keeper Shirt: Yellow
Manager: Luke Carpenter
info@purefootballacademy.co
Midweek home games: Tuesday
Matchday pass numbers: Away = 101-106, All = 107-108
Brief Directions: Enter TN4 9SG into Sat-Nav/Phone – We are at the bottom of Culverden Down next door to Bennett School.

Tunbridge Wells FC — a Brief History

Senior football has been played in Tunbridge Wells since 1886 although the Club has had different names. Tunbridge Wells Wanderers might be the best, though an un-used, name as ten different grounds have been used around the town. The post war years, however, saw the club almost entirely based either at the present Culverden Stadium or at Eridge Road on what is now the Showfields Estate.

In its heyday Tunbridge Wells played regularly in front of four-figure crowds and were a significant force in non-league football. The 1930’s in particular were heady days when long cup runs were almost expected by supporters and Football League opposition was not unusual in the FA Cup.

Tunbridge Wells Rangers’ first Kent League fixture took place in 1903. Before World War II, the club also competed in the London Combination and Southern Leagues. After the war the Wells briefly resumed playing as an amateur club although success and a return to semi-professional status were not far around the corner.

In 1954-55 the club once more progressed to the FA Cup first round proper before being comprehensively beaten by Brighton. Honours in this season included a unique treble of Kent Senior Cup, Kent Senior Shield and Kent League Cup.

After five seasons in the bottom four of the Southern League, the club duly collapsed at the end of the 1966-67 season and it was left to the determination of supporters to see the present day club formed. They entered the Kent Premier League and by the next year the team finished as Kent League runners up. The Wells won the Kent League championship in 1985 and have also won the Kent League Cup four times since the club’s reformation.

On 31st August 2005 Tunbridge Wells made European football history by winning the longest penalty shoot-out for a senior cup match. 40 spot kicks were taken with the Wells triumphant 16-15 over Littlehampton Town in the FA Cup.

In 2009 Martin Larkin was appointed manager and in 2012-2013, secured the Kent Senior Trophy, the first trophy for 25 years, and memorably reached the final of the FA Vase at Wembley.

During the summer of 2015, Larkin resigned from his post due to work commitments which led to Jason Bourne being promoted from long standing player to first team manager with Mark Stapley as his assistant.

2015/16 saw the club finish in 14th place and was followed by two seasons of 15th placed finishes. The 2017-18 campaign also saw Wells reach the SCEFL Challenge Cup Final where they ended as runners-up to Whitstable Town. The following season was disappointing ending in a 16th placed finish resulting in a change of Manager.

With Richard Styles leading the team out in 2019/20 things were going very well indeed. However the Coronovirus Pandemic came along and the season was abandoned. The same happened again in 2020/21.

Styles led the team to an 8th place finish in 2021/22 before moving on and now Luke Carpenter is the man tasked with leading us to success in 2022/23.

Club Stats
Home Away All
Played 15 16 31
Wins 5 7 12
Draws 6 0 6
Losses 4 9 13
Home Away All
Per Match Total Per Match Total Per Match Total
Goals 1.1 16 1.8 29 1.5 45
Goals Conceded 1 15 1.6 25 1.3 40
Yellow Cards 0.4 6 0.1 1 0.2 7
Red Cards 0.2 3 0.1 1 0.1 4
Clean Sheets 0.4 6 0.3 5 0.4 11
Corners 0 0 0
Fouls 0 0 0
Offsides 0 0 0
Shots 0 0 0
Shots on Goal 0 0 0
Fixtures
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
25 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Lordswood
- -
Tunbridge Wells
Latest Matches
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
18 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Erith Town
2 0
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
11 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
1 0
Holmesdale
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
7 Mar 2023
- 7:45 pm
Tunbridge Wells
1 2
Canterbury City
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
4 Mar 2023
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
1 2
Glebe
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
25 Feb 2023
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
2 1
Fisher
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
21 Feb 2023
- 7:45 pm
Sutton Athletic
0 3
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
11 Feb 2023
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
0 0
Kennington
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
4 Feb 2023
- 2:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
1 1
Bearsted
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
28 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
Whitstable Town
2 0
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
14 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
Welling Town
0 4
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
7 Jan 2023
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
0 0
Erith Town
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
26 Dec 2022
- 12:00 pm
Rusthall
2 0
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
3 Dec 2022
- 3:00 pm
Canterbury City
0 3
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
19 Nov 2022
- 3:00 pm
Punjab United
4 3
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
5 Nov 2022
- 3:00 pm
Bearsted
0 3
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
29 Oct 2022
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
1 0
Welling Town
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
25 Oct 2022
- 7:45 pm
Tunbridge Wells
1 2
Stansfeld
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
22 Oct 2022
- 3:00 pm
Erith & Belvedere
1 5
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Challenge Cup
12 Oct 2022
- 7:45 pm
Sutton Athletic
2 1
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
9 Oct 2022
- 2:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
1 1
Lordswood
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
5 Oct 2022
- 7:45 pm
Phoenix Sports
1 2
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
1 Oct 2022
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
2 2
Deal Town
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
27 Sep 2022
- 7:45 pm
Glebe
3 1
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
24 Sep 2022
- 3:00 pm
Stansfeld
0 2
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
17 Sep 2022
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
2 2
Hollands & Blair
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
13 Sep 2022
- 7:45 pm
Tunbridge Wells
2 0
Sutton Athletic
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
29 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
1 0
Rusthall
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
27 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
K Sports
4 1
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
17 Aug 2022
- 7:45 pm
Holmesdale
2 1
Tunbridge Wells
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
13 Aug 2022
- 3:00 pm
Tunbridge Wells
0 2
Whitstable Town
SCEFL Premier Division 2022/23
30 Jul 2022
- 3:00 pm
Kennington
2 0
Tunbridge Wells
Ryan Cheek
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Rob Bissett
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David Brooks
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Frank Griffin
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Harry Hudson
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Johnny Phillips
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Connor Pring
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Jon Shea
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Billy Johnson
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Chandler Kasai
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Daniel Tear
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Jaan Stanley
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Jack Palmby
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Jack Walder
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Jacob Feasey
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Lamin Bah
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Matt Astle
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Nathan Carter
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Tom Smith
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Trevor McCreadie
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Ezekiel Ebooa
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Jason Tibble
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Rhys Bartlett
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Dieko Falade
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Matt Gething
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Zak Wolvey
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Reuben Etherington
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Luca Bradley
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Festos Kamara
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Matthew Blendell
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First Team Manager
Age
Nationality
Luke Carpenter
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Player Stats
Player Position
Billy Johnson Goalkeeper 3 3 270 0 0 0 8 0
Jason Tibble Goalkeeper 25 25 2250 0 0 0 28 10
Matthew Blendell Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Player Position
Chandler Kasai Forward 1 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Connor Pring Midfielder 24 24 2021 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
Daniel Tear 14 14 1107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dieko Falade 1 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ezekiel Ebooa 6 4 331 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Festos Kamara 5 5 450 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Frank Griffin 23 18 1792 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Harry Hudson 8 6 597 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaan Stanley 3 2 192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Palmby 26 23 2080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Walder 20 11 1056 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
Jacob Feasey 20 6 702 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Nurden 23 19 1738 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
Johnny Phillips 22 17 1467 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jon Shea 14 11 910 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lamin Bah 3 3 212 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luca Bradley 3 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Astle 26 25 2237 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Matt Gething 11 11 923 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reuben Etherington 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhys Bartlett 21 11 1023 1 1 0 4 0 0 0
Rob Bissett 24 23 2104 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Ryan Cheek 1 1 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Smith 20 20 1756 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Trevor McCreadie 28 27 2371 0 0 0 23 1 0 0
Unknown Player 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zak Wolvey 4 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transfers
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