How Woodcoombe began

Sittingbourne, a market town dealing in livestock, fruit and vegetables. Builders Taylor Woodrow purchased land in the early sixties in order to build affordable housing surrounded by countryside for young couples many from London. Taylor Woodrow first developed Fulston Manor and then started developing land off of George Street in the Murston Road area mainly in 1964.

The new estate comprised of Wood berry Drive, Coombe Drive, the lower odd numbers in Lansdown Road and Keswick Avenue as illustrated in this 1964 map.

The new residents were surrounded by a Chicken Farm, an orchard and a pig farm, plus a railway line which many of them used to commute to London. It was on one of these commuter trains that Woodcoombe Football Club was discussed and became a reality. The name of course was easily and speedily arrived at.

The story goes that a few men inhabitants of the small estate - first started kicking a ball around over the "Rec", (Rectory Road Park) they then started playing friendlies often against Fulston Manor in September of 1964 and it cost 2/6d (12.1/2p) to join. In 1965/66 they joined the Sittingbourne & Sheppey League Division II. The team comprising of Ray Oddy (the Cat) , Barrie Warman, Lawrence Butcher, Pat Smith, John Rees ( the Welsh Wizard ), Mike Smith, John Roberts, Lawrie Vanlint, Jim Monahan and Alan Prime amongst others.