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.
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Key to league record
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Key to cup records
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Seasons
| Year | League | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Average home attendance | |||
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| Name | Goals | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | |||||||||||||
| 1977–78 | London Spartan League |
30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 34 | 6th of 16 Transferred |
- | - | - | - | ||||
| 1978–79 | Athenian League |
7 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 43 | 7th of 19 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | - | - | |||
| 1979–80 | Athenian League |
7 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 86 | 46 | 40 | 47 | 5th of 20 | QR4 | 4-1-1 | - | - | |||
| 1980–81 | Athenian League |
7 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 48 | 14 | 46 | 7th of 20 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
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| 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 | ||||||
- Average home attendance = for league games only
- 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.
- Club reprieved after Nuneaton Borough were relegated due to financial irregularities.
- Club reprieved after Barrow were relegated due to entering administration.
- 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.
- Deducted 5 points for financial irregularities.
- At the end of the previous season Conference was renamed as the National League.
References
- "English non-league attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- "FCHD archive". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- "1978–79 Athenian League season". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- "1979–80 Athenian League season". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- "1980–81 Athenian League season". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
