GREENWICH BOROUGH QUIT THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES LEAGUE

GREENWICH BOROUGH have issued a statement this week stating the following “Due to the severe business interruption, Greenwich Borough FC will not be participating in the league from today. We are not closing the business but just withdrawing from the competition. The club are not leaving for financial issues.“ 

The club have also issued a statement on their website - LINK HERE 

The club were champions of the step five division in 2016 and moved up to the Isthmian Division One South where they finished 3rd, 4th and 19th last season. They lost in the play-off semi-finals in 16/17 and 17/18 to Corinthian-Casuals. 

The club lost it's spiritual home of Harrow Mead at the end of the 2008/09 campaign as the land was sadly sold off to property developers. They ground-shared with Holmesdale, Dartford and then in 2016 agreed a lease to share with Cray Valley's Badgers Sports Ground. They have been sharing at Pheonix Sports for the 2019/20 season. 

A crowd of 41 people saw their last SCEFL game which was a 2-1 defeat at AFC Croydon Athletic in which Ehizojie Martins scored in the 90th minute. 

I for one hope the club, formed in 1928, can come back next season and provide a place to play and watch football for the local community of Greenwich. 

Ian Wright famously played for them prior to rise to the top of the game with Crystal Palace, Arsenal and England with Mo Eisa moving from Greenwich to the football league with Cheltenham Town in 2017 - He has since gone on to play for Bristol City and now Peterborough United in League One. 

Here are match highlights of their under 23 game at Ware last February which finished 4-5 with their goals scored by Lawrence Adjei (2),  Omotefe Edosio and Andrew Sesay (2).