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Welling United
Park View Road
Park View Road
Welling
DA16 1SY

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Telephone Number: 020 8301 1196

E-mail Address: info@wellingunited.com

Official Website: www.wellingunited.com

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Getting to Park View Road:

By Road: If you are travelling from anywhere other than Kent, take the M25 to Junction 2. At the roundabout, take the A2 towards Central London. Leave the A2 at the third exit (Danson Interchange, signposted A221 to Bexleyheath and Sidcup). Turn right (second exit) at the roundabout at the end of the slip road, and then turn right (third exit) at the next roundabout. Go under the A2 bridge and up the slope to another roundabout. Take the second exit and follow the road (Danson Road) to the traffic lights at the end. Turn left at the lights onto Park View Road. The ground is on the left. There is no car park, but plenty of street parking is available. By Rail: The nearest station is Welling. Off-peak trains leave half hourly from both London Victoria and London Charing Cross (also calling at Waterloo East and London Bridge). From the station, go down the slope to the road at the bottom. Turn left and go to the end of the road. Turn left onto Bellegrove Road. This becomes Welling High Street and then Park View Road. The ground is on the right just after the Guy, Earl of Warwick pub; it is a 15-20 minute walk. If you wish to go by bus, numbers 89 and B16 run past the ground from the station.

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Admission:

Adults - £10.00 Concessions (inc over 65's) - £6.00 Under 12's (when accompanied by an Adult) - £3.00 Seating: £1.00 extra

Recent History:

Club Information:
Welling United Football Club was founded in 1963, by Sydney Hobbins a former goalkeeper with Charlton Athletic for his sons Barrie and Graham.They began as a youth team playing in local league football on a park pitch, they gradually expanded and began playing Saturday football in the London Spartan League. In 1977 they moved to the Park View Road ground, which had previously belonged to the defunct Bexley United F.C. (historically called Bexleyheath & Welling). They joined the Athenian League in 1978. In 1981 they progressed to the Southern Football League Southern Division.

After just one season at this level the club found itself in the Southern League Premier Division after the league was re-organised. In 1985-86 they won the league title by 23 points and were promoted to the Football Conference

Although they struggled in the Conference, only twice finishing above 11th place in 14 seasons, they did enjoy cup success during this period, reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup in six successive seasons, on one occasion memorably knocking out Kent’s only Football League side, Gillingham. They also made one third round appearance, losing 0-1 to Blackburn Rovers.

The Wings dropped out of the Conference when they were relegated on the last day of the season in 1999/2000 and returned to the Southern League.

In the 2003-04 season, under the management of former England World Cup player Paul Parker, the club finished in the top half of the Southern League Premier Division and were therefore able to claim a place in the newly formed Conference South. The first season at this level proved a struggle, and with the Wings rooted to the foot of the table for the first three months of the season Parker left the club by mutual consent.

Former Coventry City and Republic of Ireland player Liam Daish took charge of the team on a caretaker basis before the permanent position was handed to former Norwich City and Gillingham defender Adrian Pennock, who narrowly missed out on taking the club into the promotion play-offs. Pennock left the club at the end of the 2006–07 season. His last game managing the Wings finished in a 1-1 draw at home to Hayes. Pennock joined Stoke City in a coaching position under his former Gillingham manager, Tony Pulis.

On May 16, 2007, Welling United appointed Neil Smith as the new first team manager. However after only seven months in charge Smith parted company with the club on January 7, 2008. It was mutually agreed between the club and Smith that his reign as Wings boss would end. Current manager, Andy Ford took over for his first game in charge on the 2nd February 2008. The result didn't go in favour of Andy and finished Welling 2-6 Cambridge. However, Ford has guided the Wings to safety.