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Margate Football Club was founded in 1896 as an amateur club and was originally called Margate Town, playing friendly matches on local school grounds.
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.
Margate played for the first time on a Sunday on 27.1.1974 in a Southern League Cup tie at home to Bognor Regis Town. The first time Margate ever used more than one substitute in a competitive game was on 6.8.77 when Alan Draper and Greg Wood both came on in a 1-0 win over Ramsgate in the Kent Senior Shield.
MARGATE. 1933-34 Joined Southern League, Eastern Section. Southern League Eastern Section runner-up. 1934-35 Also played in Central Section. 1935-36 Southern League Eastern Section Champions. Won overall title after beating Western Section Champions Plymouth.
Margate Football Club, originally called Margate Town, is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was known for a number of years during the 1980s as Thanet United. The club was founded in 1896 and joined the Southern Football League in 1933.
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Founded 1896 Address Hartsdown Road CT9 5QZ Margate, Kent Country England Phone +44 (1843) 221 769