Welling United Football Club are an English football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. The club was founded in 1963 and began as a youth team playing in the Eltham & District Sunday League on a park pitch from 1963-64 to 1970-71. From 1971-72 to 1974-75 they played in the Metropolitan-London League (Intermediate/Reserves) Division. In 1975-76 they played in the London Spartan League- Reserve Division 1. They gained senior status in the London Spartan League in 1976 at Butterfly Lane, Eltham. They finished 6th in Division 2 in 1976-77 and were promoted to the Premier Division. 1977-78 was their first season at Park View Road. Welling United currently play in the National League South.

Key

Seasons

Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup FA Trophy Average home
attendance[1][a]
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec
1977–78 London Spartan
League 		30 15 4 11 45 39 6 34 6th of 16[2]
Transferred 		- - - -
1978–79 Athenian
League 		7 36 17 9 10 60 46 14 43 7th of 19[3] QR1 0-0-1 - -
1979–80 Athenian
League 		7 38 20 7 11 86 46 40 47 5th of 20[4] QR4 4-1-1 - -
1980–81 Athenian
League 		7 38 19 8 11 62 48 14 46 7th of 20[5]
Promoted 		QR2 1-0-1 - -
1981–82 Southern Football League
Southern Division 		6 46 19 13 14 70 48 22 51 8th of 24
Transferred[b] 		QR2 1-3-1 - -
1982–83 Southern Football League
Premier Division 		6 38 21 6 11 63 40 23 69 3rd of 20 QR2 1-0-1 QR1 0-0-1
1983–84 Southern Football League
Premier Division 		6 38 15 7 16 61 61 0 52 12th of 20 QR1 0-0-1 R2 2-1-1
1984–85 Southern Football League
Premier Division 		6 38 18 11 9 55 38 17 65 6th of 20 QR3 2-0-1 R3 3-2-1
1985–86 Southern Football League
Premier Division 		6 38 29 6 3 95 31 64 93 1st of 20
Promoted 		QR3 2-1-1 R1 0-0-1
1986–87 Football
Conference 		5 42 10 10 22 61 94 -22 40 20th of 22
Reprieved[c] 		Gary Abbott 23 R1 4-1-1 R2 1-0-1 704
1987–88 Football
Conference 		5 42 11 9 22 50 72 -22 42 19th of 22 R2 5-1-1 R1 1-0-1 873
1988–89 Football
Conference 		5 40 14 11 15 45 46 -1 53 11th of 21 R3 3-2-1 QF 4-2-1 1,017
1989–90 Football
Conference 		5 42 18 10 14 62 50 12 64 6th of 22 Terry Robbins 17 R2 2-4-1 R2 1-1-1 1,107
1990–91 Football
Conference 		5 42 13 15 14 55 57 -2 54 11th of 22 Terry Robbins 18 R1 1-0-1 R3 2-0-1 986
1991–92 Football
Conference 		5 42 14 12 16 69 79 -10 54 12th of 22 Terry Robbins 29 R1 1-0-1 R2 1-0-1 840
1992–93 Football
Conference 		5 42 12 12 18 57 72 -15 48 20th of 22 Terry Robbins 19 QR4 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 947
1993–94 Football
Conference 		5 42 13 12 17 47 49 -2 51 16th of 22 Terry Robbins 17 QR1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 967
1994–95 Football
Conference 		5 42 13 10 19 57 74 -17 49 17th of 22 QR2 1-0-1 R2 1-2-1 739
1995–96 Football
Conference 		5 42 10 15 17 42 53 -11 45 19th of 22 QR2 1-2-1 R2 1-1-1 615
1996–97 Football
Conference 		5 42 13 9 20 50 60 -10 48 18th of 22 Lennie Dennis 21 R1 4-0-1 R2 1-1-1 714
1997–98 Football
Conference 		5 42 17 9 16 64 62 2 60 10th of 22 Mark Cooper 18 QR2 1-1-1 R2 0-1-1 709
1998–99 Football
Conference 		5 42 9 14 19 44 65 -21 41 20th of 22
Reprieved[d] 		R1 2-0-1 R2 0-0-1 682
1999–2000 Football
Conference 		5 42 13 8 21 54 66 -12 47 20th of 22
Relegated 		Ritchie Hanlon 12 R1 1-0-1 R3 1-0-1 737
2000–01 Southern Football League
Premier Division 		6 42 17 13 12 59 55 4 64 4th of 22 QR4 2-1-1 R1 0-0-1 546
2001–02 Southern Football League
Premier Division 		6 42 13 12 17 69 66 3 51 15th of 22 R1 3-1-1 R4 2-0-1 516
2002–03 Southern Football League
Premier Division 		6 42 13 12 17 55 58 −3 51 15th of 22 QR3 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 570
2003–04 Southern Football League
Premier Division 		6 42 16 8 18 56 58 −2 56 9th of 22
Transferred[e] 		QR4 1-3-1 R2 1-0-1 597
2004–05 Conference
South 		6 42 15 7 20 64 68 −4 52 16th of 22 Paul Booth 19 QR2 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 567
2005–06 Conference
South 		6 42 16 17 9 58 44 +14 65 9th of 22 Danny Kedwell 19 R1 3-0-1 R3 3-0-1 606
2006–07 Conference
South 		6 42 21 6 15 65 51 +14 69 8th of 22 Danny Kedwell 19 QR4 2-2-1 QF 4-2-1 566
2007–08 Conference
South 		6 42 13 7 22 41 64 −23 46 16th of 22 Omari Coleman 8 QR3 1-0-1 QR3 0-0-1 526
2008–09 Conference
South 		6 42 19 11 12 61 44 +17 68 7th of 22 Charlie Sheringham 19 QR2 0-1-1 R2 2-1-1 640
2009–10 Conference
South 		6 42 18 9 15 66 51 +15 63 9th of 22 Lee Clarke 16 QR3 1-0-1 R1 1-0-1 538
2010–11 Conference
South 		6 42 24 8 10 81 47 +34 75[f] 6th of 22 Andy Pugh 17 QR2 0-0-1 R1 1-1-1 651
2011–12 Conference
South 		6 42 24 9 9 79 47 +32 81 3rd of 22
Lost in PO Final 		Andy Pugh 15 QR2 0-0-1 R1 1-1-1 676
2012–13 Conference
South 		6 42 26 8 8 90 44 +46 86 1st of 22
Promoted 		Ross Lafayette 19 QR4 2-2-1 R3 3-0-1 615
2013–14 Conference
Premier 		5 46 16 12 18 59 61 −2 60 16th of 24 Ross Lafayette 16 R2 2-0-1 R1 0-0-1 811
2014–15 Conference
Premier 		5 46 11 12 23 52 73 −21 45 20th of 24 Harry Beautyman 10 QR4 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 727
2015–16 National
League[g] 		5 46 8 11 27 35 73 -38 35 24 of 24

Relegated

R2 2-1-1 R2 1-0-1
2016-17 National League South 6 42 12 7 23 64 69 -5 43 16th of 22
2017-18 National League South 6 42 17 10 15 68 59 +9 61 10th of 22
2018-19 National League South 6 42 23 7 12 70 47 +23 76 3rd of 22

Lost in PO final

2019-2020 National League South 6 34 12 6 16 38 46 -8 42 13th - League Table decided by Points Per Game due to Covid
2020-21 National League South 6 14 2 6 6 18 30 -12 21 20th - Season abandoned due to Covid
2021-22 National League South 6 40 10 8 22 46 87 -41 38 Dipo Akinyemi 18
  1. ^ Average home attendance = for league games only
  2. ^ At the end of the season a single Premier Division was formed at the top of the Southern Football League with regionalized Midland and Southern divisions below. Welling United qualified to get a place in the Premier Division.
  3. ^ Club reprieved after Nuneaton Borough were relegated due to financial irregularities.
  4. ^ Club reprieved after Barrow were relegated due to entering administration.
  5. ^ At the end of the season Conference North and South were formed above the Southern Football League. Welling United qualified to get a place in newly created divisions.
  6. ^ Deducted 5 points for financial irregularities.
  7. ^ At the end of the previous season Conference was renamed as the National League.

References

  1. ^ "English non-league attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ "FCHD archive". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ "1978–79 Athenian League season". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "1979–80 Athenian League season". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ "1980–81 Athenian League season". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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