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Margate Football Club, originally called Margate Town, is an English football club based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent. The club's first team play in the Isthmian League South East Division. The club was known during the 1980s as Thanet United.
Margate Town Football Club was founded in August 1896 at a meeting held at Trinity School, Margate, chaired by Colonel Rowland Hill. It was agreed that a team should be formed to represent the town although there were already numerous clubs based in the Margate area.
A number of clubs have groundshared at Hartsdown Park. They are: Canterbury City, a one-off match in 1987/88; Margate Sports (later known as Thanet United), 2018 to 2022; Minster in 2023/24; Canterbury City, 2023 to 2025.
Margate FC History. Margate Football Club was founded in 1896 as an amateur club and was originally called Margate Town, playing friendly matches on local school grounds.
History. Margate Football Club was founded in 1896 as an amateur club and was originally called Margate Town. Read more of our history. Hartsdown Park has been the home of Margate FC since 1929. Read more about Hartsdown Park. Partners and Sponsors.
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Hartsdown Park is a football stadium located in Margate, Kent, England. It has been the home of Margate F.C. (known as Thanet United F.C. between 1981 and 1989) since 1929, apart from between 2002 and 2005, when the club was forced to share the grounds of other Kent clubs while protracted redevelopment work occurred.