Staplehurst Monarchs
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In the 2012/13 season the First Team attained their highest
ever position in local football with a third place finish in the
Kent County League Premier Division. The ambition is to win
that title and progress to Step 6 in the football pyramid.
Staplehurst Monarchs is a Chartered Standard Club with
Intermediate Status playing at Step 7 in the football pyramid
competing in the Andreas Carter Kent County League. The
first team is still in the Premier Division while the Reserve
Team is in division Three Central and East.
The Reserve team have played just ten league games so far
with a return of eight points which sees them sitting in 8th place
in the league. They provide an opportunity for local players, in
particular youngsters coming out of the Youth section to play
at a decent level. There are currently ten former Monarchs
Juniors in the Squad and two of them have recently been called
up by the first team which is the ultimate aim.
The Season So Far:
Following their strong finish to last season the first team
management recruited well and the squad bought into their
ambitions for the new campaign of aiming to win the title or at
least a promotion position. So far it’s a dream start of 12 wins
and 2 draw from 15 league games which sees them 6 points
clear at the top of the table at the halfway stage of the season.
Player Manager Luke Wallond has been rewarded with
the October ‘Manager of the Month’ award. He has also been
selected for the league’s Rep Squad to play the Essex Olympian
League along with four of his teammates, Dan Mitchell, Nathan
Bertrand, Dan Ashton and Josh Brown to highlight their form
to date. The league rep side defeated Essex 3-2 with Wallond
scoring the opening goal.
“I started sponsoring the club in August
after an old friend of mine who works at
the club asked me if I was interested. My
brother and I go along, and the team are
doing well at the moment. There is a lot
of youth coming through which is great
for the community. Keep up the good
work – you’re doing great and everyone
is behind you.”
David Charge, Yew Tree Construction
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