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Metrogas
Full nameMetrogas Football Club
Founded1888
GroundBayliss Avenue, Thamesmead
Capacity800
ChairmanDavid Crouch
ManagerMark Warner
LeagueKent County League Division One West

Metrogas Football Club is a football club based in Thamesmead, England.

History

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Metrogas was founded in 1888, two years after the completion of the East Greenwich Gas Works, as a works team for the South Metropolitan Gas Company. Metrogas Athletic joined the Kent League in 1909, staying in the league for four years. In 1913, Metrogas joined the Athenian League, finishing runners up in 1920 and 1922. In the 1921–22 season, Metrogas entered the FA Cup for the first time, losing 2–1 at home to Norwich City in the fifth qualifying round.[1][2] In 1923, Metrogas joined the London League, finishing 11th in the Premier Division.[3]

In 1987, Metrogas joined the Spartan League, joining the Intermediate Division. Metrogas remained in the Spartan League until the 1993–94 season. In 2005, Metrogas joined the Kent County League. In 2014, Metrogas won the league, retaining the title the following season.[2]

Ground

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Upon their foundation, Metrogas played at the Metrogas Sports and Social Club in Horn Lane, Greenwich and Metrogas later moved to Devonshire Grove, off the Old Kent Road.[1] Metrogas' first team used to play at the Metrogas Sports Ground in New Eltham,[4] before the club confirmed a groundsharing agreement to play at Sporting Club Thamesmead's Bayliss Avenue ground in May 2021.[5]

Metrogas' First Girl's Team

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After 135 years of history as a men’s and boys' football club, in 2023-24 Metrogas FC set up their first ever female team. Their U14 girls team won the KGFL Div 2 west in their first year. The team was unbeaten in 12 league games in row.

Their coaching team consists of: Ed Gumm (Manager), Rick Page (Assistant Manager), Ben Murphy (Coach) and Les Cox (Coach)

2023-2024 U14 Winning Team:

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 Goalkeeper   Anastasia Trashchenko
2 Defender   Amelia Gumm
3 Defender   Sailor- Barber Murray
4 Midfielder   Mia Simpson
5 Defender   Saffi Thomsett
6 Defender   Tabitha Couper
7 Midfielder   Evie Penfold
8 Midfielder   Maggie Page
9 Forward   Olivia Blackman
10 Forward   Lily Homan
11 Midfielder   Francesca Murphy
12 Midfielder   Ruby Cox
13 Goalkeeper   Lili Falahatgar Etminani
14  
15 Midfielder   Grace Cox
16 Midfielder   Ria Millen
17 Defender   Kayla Sibthorpe
18 Midfielder   Isabella Flint

Records

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  • Best FA Cup performance: Fifth qualifying round, 1921–22
  • Best FA Amateur Cup performance: Quarter final, 1921–22

References

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  1. ^ a b "Club history". Metrogas F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Metrogas". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "London League 1910–1928". Non-League Matters. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Metrogas FC". Kent County League. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Metrogas: Our move to Bayliss Avenue will show our highly-talented players the clubs ambitions and give them access to a high level of senior football". Kentish Football. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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