Mersham Sports Club have a strong football section with two Senior Mens teams, a Ladies team and a flourishing Youth section.
Football at Mersham
The beautiful grounds of Mersham Sports Football Club are on the outskirts of the village around 6 miles from Ashford Town centre – one of the very best amateur grounds in the local area – an opinion shared by many!
We are a Charter Standard Developing Club, run by a dedicated group of volunteers, whose aim to ensure that the club provides an engaging football experience for our Junior and Senior football sections.
We have 4 successful adults’ teams at Mersham. Three men’s teams, two playing in the Ashford Sunday League. Our First team compete in the Premier Division and Reserves in Division 2. On a Saturday afternoon we have a team playing in the Premier division of the Ashford & District League. Additionally, we have a Ladies Team playing in the Southeast Counties Women’s League Division 2 East.
We provide youth football for children ages 5-18, with over 160 junior members who play primarily in the Ashford District Youth League.
Club colours across all teams are burgundy and sky blue.
Junior Football
Our fundamental aim is to provide an environment where each child not only improves their footballing skills, but also learns and develops the importance of playing by the rules, teamwork and social interaction. But most importantly has fun!
Whilst we enjoy wining, we believe that the Club’s success is measured more by how we develop players, how we play the game and how we conduct ourselves, rather than the number of games or trophies won. At Mersham we pride ourselves on how well our teams are respected within the leagues.
Priding ourselves on our Charter Standard Developing Club attainment, we ensure that each team within our youth section has a minimum of one FA Qualified coach, with 1st aid training, safeguarding qualifications and that all those that assist with training and match day have enhanced DBS checks.
Currently all our teams for the 2023/24 are at full capacity so we cannot take on any more players. – this includes our Under 6 Development Squad. However, please feel free to contact individual coaches to be added to a waiting list and you will be contacted should a position arise during the season.
Adult Men’s
Men’s football has been played in Mersham for decades – but as Mersham Sports Club only since the 1950’s, when a single team played in the Ashford Saturday league. In the 1970’s this team moved to the Ashford & District Sunday League and at varying points through the years have been able to sustain a Reserves side, we are proud to say that the Reserves have been our second team consistently since 1989.
Silverware over the years in the Ashford & District Sunday League
1980/81 Winners of Val-Helen Trophy (1st Team)
1983/84 Winners of Eric Hatcher Memorial Trophy (1st Team)
1987/88 Winners of Division Two (1st Team)
1993/94 Winners of Division One (1st Team)
1993/94 Winners of Val-Helen Trophy (1st Team)
1996/97 Winners of Premier Division (1st Team)
2005/06 Winners of Eric Hatcher Memorial Trophy (1st Team)
2010/11 Winners of Division One (1st Team)
2015/16 Winners of Division Three (Reserves)
2022/23 Winners of Division Three (Reserves)
Home colours are burgundy and sky-blue shirts – burgundy shorts and socks.
Away colours are yellow and black shirt – black shorts and yellow socks.
Adult Ladies
Mersham Ladies have been playing in the South East Counties Women’s League since 2019. They currently play on Sundays within Kent East Division 2 with Mersham Sports Club as their home ground, captained by Chelsea Fagg-Lenihan.
Manager: Dave Fletcher
Assistant Manager: Malcolm Smithers
Fixture Secretary: Chelsea Fagg-Lenihan
For more information about Mersham Ladies FC and how to join please contact us or email Chelsea via [email protected] / phone 07852440253.