Merstham F.C.

The club was established in 1892. In 1897 they were founder members of the Redhill & District League. In 1926–27 the club were Redhill & District League champions, and in 1929–30 they won the East Surrey Junior Cup. They were champions in 1971–72, but left the league in 1978 to join the London Spartan League, When the league gained a second division in 2003, Merstham became members of the Premier Division. After winning the Premier Challenge Cup in 2004–05 and finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division in 2005–06 and 2006–07 (also winning the Premier Challenge Cup and the Southern Combination Challenge Cup), They won the Surrey Senior Cup again in 2017–18. The 2018–19 season saw them finish fifth in the Premier Division. In the subsequent play-offs, they beat Carshalton Athletic 2–1 in the semi-finals before losing the final 2–0 to Tonbridge Angels. In 2021–22 the club finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to the South Central Division. At the end of the following season they were transferred to the South East Division. ==Ground==

The club originally played at Limeworks Meadow, a pitch based in the Merstham Lime Works. Players initially had to change in nearby hedges before being allowed to use the nearby Jollieffe Arms pub. In the early 1910s the club temporarily relocated to the Weir ground. They moved to Moatside in the early 1920s. Changing rooms were built in 1960 and a 90-capacity stand opened in 1974. Floodlights were erected during the 1990–91 season and were inaugurated with a friendly match against Crystal Palace. A record attendance of 1,587 was set on 9 November 2002 for a league match against AFC Wimbledon. This was broken in 2016 when 1,920 watched the club's FA Cup first round match against Oxford United. ==Honours==

• Combined Counties League • Premier Division champions 2007–08 • Premier Challenge Cup winners 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 • Dan Air Class Elite Cup winners 1989–90 • London Spartan League • Challenge Cup winners 1978–79 • Surrey Senior League • Champions 1971–72 • Surrey Intermediate League • Champions 1952–53 • Redhill and District League • Champions 1926–27 1934–35, 1935–36. 1949–50, 1950–51 • Surrey Senior Cup • Winners 2007–08, 2015–16, 2017–18 • Surrey Senior Charity Cup • Winners 1978–79 • East Surrey Charities Cup • Winners 1979–80 • East Surrey Junior Cup • Winners 1929–30 • East Surrey Hospitals Charity Cup • Winners 2004–05 • Southern Combination Challenge Cup • Winners 2006–07 (shared) ==Records==

• Best FA Cup performance: First round, 2016–17 • Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2016–17 • Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 2007–08 • Best FA Youth Cup performance: Fourth round, 2024–25 • Record attendance: 1,920 vs Oxford United, FA Cup first round, 5 November 2016 • Heaviest defeat: 8–1 vs Aldershot Town, FA Cup first qualifying round, 1996–97 ==See also==