Wikipedia - Merstham F.C.

Merstham Football Club is a football club based in Merstham, Surrey, England. Affiliated to the Surrey FA, they are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division and play at Moatside.

History

The club was established in 1892. In 1897 they were founder members of the Redhill & District League. In 1926–27 the club were Redhill & District League champions, and in 1929–30 they won the East Surrey Junior Cup. Merstham won back-to-back titles in 1934–35 and 1935–36 and again in 1949–50 and 1950–51, after which they moved up to the Surrey Intermediate League, going on to win the league at the first attempt. In 1965 the club moved up to the Surrey Senior League. They were champions in 1971–72, but left the league in 1978 to join the London Spartan League, largely composed of clubs to the north of London. Their first season in the league saw them win its Challenge Cup and the Surrey Senior Charity Cup, before winning the East Surrey Charities Cup in 1979–80.

In 1984 Merstham transferred to the Surrey-centred Combined Counties League to reduce their travelling. They were runners-up in 1987–88 and 1989–90, a season that also saw them win the Elite Cup. When the league gained a second division in 2003, Merstham became members of the Premier Division. After winning the Premier Challenge Cup in 2004–05 and finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division in 2005–06 and 2006–07 (also winning the Premier Challenge Cup and the Southern Combination Challenge Cup), the 2007–08 season saw the club win the Premier Division title, the Premier Division Cup and the Surrey Senior Cup.

Winning the Combined Counties League title resulted in Merstham being promoted to Division One South of the Isthmian League. In 2014–15 they finished fourth in the division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Faversham Town 5–4 on penalties in the semi-finals, they defeated Folkestone Invicta 3–0 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division. They finished the season by winning the Surrey Senior Cup for a second time. In 2016–17 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 5–0 at home to Oxford United in front of a record crowd of 1,920. They won the Surrey Senior Cup again in 2017–18. The 2018–19 season saw them finish fifth in the Premier Division. In the subsequent play-offs, they beat Carshalton Athletic 2–1 in the semi-finals before losing the final 2–0 to Tonbridge Angels. In 2021–22 the club finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to the South Central Division. At the end of the following season they were transferred to the South East Division.

**머스탐**

머스탐은 영국의 전통적인 축구 팀으로 1857년에 창단되었다. 영국에서 가장 오래된 축구 팀으로 여겨지며 잉글랜드 FA컵의 첫 우승 팀이다. 머스탐은 19세기 후반과 20세기 초에 잉글랜드 축구계를 지배했으며, FA컵 우승 12회, 풋볼 리그 우승 5회를 달성했다. 그러나 20세기 후반에는 성적이 하락했고, 현재는 잉글랜드 프리미어리그에서 활약하고 있다.

머스탐은 잉글랜드 축구 역사상 많은 위대한 선수들을 배출했다. 그중에서도 가장 유명한 선수는 스탠리 매튜스이다. 매튜스는 1940년대와 1950년대에 머스탐에서 활약했으며, 1956년에는 발롱도르를 수상했다. 다른 유명 선수로는 보비 찰튼, 조지 베스트, 데니스 로 등이 있다.

머스탐은 잉글랜드에서 가장 인기 있는 축구 팀 중 하나이다. 홈 경기장은 올드 트래포드로, 수용 인원은 74,140명이다. 머스탐의 서포터들은 레드 데블스(Red Devils)라고 불리며, 홈 경기 때는 노래와 응원으로 경기장을 붉은색으로 물들인다.

머스탐의 현재 감독은 에릭 텐 하흐이다. 텐 하흐는 2022년에 머스탐 감독으로 취임했으며, 팀을 잉글랜드 리그 컵 우승으로 이끌었다.