Metropolitan Police F.C.

Metropolitan Police
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Full name	Metropolitan Police Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Met
Founded	1919; 106 years ago
Ground	Imber Court, East Molesey, Surrey
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Desmond Flanders
Manager	Jimmy Cooper
League	Isthmian League Premier Division
2014–15	Isthmian League Premier Division, 5th
Home colours	Away colours

Metropolitan Police F.C. is the football club of the Metropolitan Police Service. While originally consisting of serving police officers, this rule was removed when the Commissioner refused to sanction time off for the team. The team has not had a serving officer playing for it since 2011, and the current team consists of the usual mix of semi-professional footballers. ^[1]^[2]

They are currently based just outside London in East Molesey, Surrey and play in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

History

The club was formed in 1919 and played friendlies until they joined the Spartan League in 1928, a league in which they played until 1960. The club switched to the Metropolitan League in 1960, and joined the Southern League in 1971. They joined the Isthmian League's newly formed Division Two in 1977 and were promoted at the first attempt. In 1982 they came close to promotion, missing out by just two points, but in 1985 were relegated back to Division Two. In 1988 they were promoted once again, but 1991 saw them drop to Division Two once more, where they remained until league reorganisation in 2002 saw them placed in Division One South. In 2004 the league was reorganised again and the Met played in Division One for two years, but in 2006 the regionalised divisions returned.

In 2010, the Metropolitan Police won their first senior trophy, beating AFC Wimbledon 5–3 on penalties after a 4–4 draw in the final of the London Senior Cup. They finished the 2010–11 season as champions of the Isthmian League Division One South, winning the league by one goal difference over Bognor Regis Town.

Ground

Metropolitan Police play their home games at the Metropolitan Police (Imber Court) Sports Club, Ember Lane, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 OBT.

The club's home at Imber Court is a general-use police sports facility which the Force acquired in 1919. Significant ground improvements, including a new stand, have taken place since the 1980s, funded by a Force lottery scheme.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Craig King (on loan from Luton Town)
		GK	Alexandros Kozakis
		GK	Scott Tarr
		DF	Rob Bartley
		DF	Louis John
		DF	Jay Lovett
		DF	Mekhail McLaughlin
		DF	Tamille Roache (on loan from Barnet)
		DF	Steve Sutherland
		DF	Harry Tamplin
		DF	Elliott Taylor
		DF	Ollie Treacher
		MF	Olakunle Akinwande

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Neil Barrett
		MF	Nathan Campbell
		MF	Jordan Cheadle
		MF	Charlie Collins
		MF	Billy Crook
		MF	Andre Da Costa
		MF	Matt Pattison
		FW	Dan Brown
		FW	Johnnie Dyer
		FW	Josh Greenleaf
		FW	Adrian Mărkuș (dual registration with Wealdstone)
		FW	Ifeanyi Onwuachu
		FW	Joe Turner

Honours

Isthmian League Division One^[3]
- Winners: 2010–11
Isthmian League Division Two^[3]
- runners-up: 1977–78
Isthmian League Division Two South^[3]
- runners-up: 1987–88
London Senior Cup^[4]^[5]
- winners: 2009–10
- runners-up: 1934–5, 1940–41, 2013–14
Surrey Senior Cup:^[6]
- Winners (1): 1932–33
- Runners-Up (1): 2006–07, 2013–14

Club records

Best league performance: 6th in Isthmian League Premier Division, 2014–15
Best FA Cup performance:^[3] 1st round proper, 1931–32, 1984–85, 1993–94, 2012–13
Best FA Amateur Cup performance:^[3] Semi-finals, 1933–34
Best FA Trophy performance:^[3] 2nd round proper, 1989–90
Best FA Vase performance:^[3] Quarter-finals, 1994–95

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record.

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Sources

Metropolitan Police at the Football Club History Database

References

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External links

Official Metropolitan Police F.C. website

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