Herne Bay (A)
Winch's Field
Isthmian League South East Division
IST
21st April 2025 - 3:00 pm
Winch's Field
Isthmian League South East Division
IST
21st April 2025 - 3:00 pm
Deal will visit Herne Bay on 21st April for a match in the Isthmian League South East Division (IST). Kick off is at 3.00 pm.
Address: Winch's Field, Stanley Gardens, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 5SG.
Match Day tickets are placed on sale at https://hernebayfc.ktckts.com/ in advance and we encourage spectators to use this service to guarantee their entry whilst we are operating at a reduced capacity of 400. Tickets are taken off sale 3 hours before kick-off, and any remaining unsold tickets are available to purchase on the gate using cash.
There will be two turnstiles operating on matchday. The first turnstile as you approach the ground is for scannable season tickets and pre-purchased match tickets, so please have them ready do show the QR Code. The second turnstile is for cash payers and guests.
How to get to The Stadium, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 5SG.
By Road: The district has excellent road links with the M20 (M25/M26) and M2 motorways providing easy links from London. At the end of the M2 take the A299 towards Margate and Ramsgate.
Herne Bay is exit A291 signposted Canterbury and Herne Bay. Take the 2nd exit off the first roundabout and then the first exit off the next roundabout signposted town centre and sea front.
When arriving in Herne Bay follow signs for the Seafront along Canterbury Road, pass under the railway bridge and take the first turning on the left into Spenser Road.
Then take the next left into Stanley Gardens. The football ground is sign-posted in Canterbury Road and Spenser Road into Stanley Gardens.
By Rail: Herne Bay is on a direct line to London Victoria (approximately 80 minutes journey time).
The ground is a 10 minute walk from the station via Spencer Road
The club was established in 1886. The first league they played in was the East Kent League, before joining Division Two of the Kent League in 1896. They finished bottom of the division in 1896–97 and 1897–98, before returning to the East Kent League. They went on to win the East Kent League title four seasons in row between 1901–02 and 1905–06, before rejoining Division Two (East) of the Kent League in 1909. However, they left the league after a single season. They later folded in 1913.
After reforming, Herne Bay joined Division Two of the Eastern Section of the Kent County League in 1934. They remained in the division until World War II, playing in the North Division in 1939–40 and the East Division in 1945–46, a season which saw them finish bottom of the table. They were then placed in the North Division in 1946–47, again finishing bottom, and continued in the division in 1947–48 until league reorganisation saw them placed in Division One for the 1948–49 season. In 1953 the club returned to Division Two of the Kent League after moving to their Winch's Field ground, although they were one of only two first teams playing in the division.
Herne Bay were Division Two champions in 1954–55 and runners-up the following season, but were not promoted until the end of the 1956–57 season. Their first season in Division One saw them finish bottom of the table. When the Kent League folded in 1959, the club were founder members of the Aetolian League, joining Division One.[8] At the end of the 1963–64, the Aetolian league merged with the London League into the Greater London League, with Herne Bay leaving to join Division Two of the Athenian League instead. They were Division Two champions in 1970–71, earning promotion to Division One. However, after finishing bottom of Division One in 1973–74 the club left to join the reformed Kent League.
The 1988–89 season saw Herne Bay finish bottom of the Kent League, but in 1991–92 they were league champions. They were runners-up the following season, before winning a second league title in 1993–94. The club went on to win back-to-back championships in 1996–97 and 1997–98. They finished as runners-up in 2000–01, 2004–05, 2009–10 and 2010–11 before winning the league again in 2011–12, this time earning promotion to Division One South of the Isthmian League. The 2011–12 season also saw the club reach the semi-finals of the FA Vase, eventually losing 4–3 on aggregate to West Auckland Town. In 2021–22 they finished third in the South East Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After defeating Haywards Heath Town on penalties in the semi-finals, they beat Ashford United 2–0 in the final, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, they were relegated at the end of the following season.
COME ON YOU HOOPS