Holland Sports F.C.

Association football club in England

For the club based in Holland-on-Sea, Essex, see Holland F.C.

Football club

Holland SportsFull name| Holland Sports Football Club

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Nickname(s)| The Bees
Founded| 1929
Ground| Mill Lane, Oxted
League| Mid Sussex League Premier Division
2020–21| Mid Sussex League Premier Division (season curtailed)
Website| Club website

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Holland Sports Football Club is a football club based in the Hurst Green area of Oxted, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the Mid Sussex League Premier Division and play at Mill Lane.

## History

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The club was founded in 1929 and were then known as Holland Rovers.[1] They joined the Edenbridge & District League for the 1930–31 season. The club also had spells in the Redhill & District and Crawley & District Leagues. In 2008, they were founder members of the Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League but resigned mid-season and their records were expunged.[2] For the 2011–12 season, the club successfully applied to join the Kent County League Division Two West. They were promoted to Division One West for the 2012–13 season due to league re-organisation.[2] They went on to win the Division One West title at their first attempt, subsequently earning promotion to the Premier Division.[2] In their first season in the Premier Division, the club achieved an 11th-place finish.[3]

In August 2021, YouTube channel "Bunch of Amateurs" began a series based around the club named Holland Uncovered. The series followed the club and manager Peter Barkley and showcased what happens behind the scenes of a typical non-league English football club.[4]

## Ground

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The club play at the Holland Sports & Social Club on Mill Lane in Oxted, Surrey.[5]

## Honours

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### Crawley & District League

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* Premier Division champions, 2007–08

### Kent County League

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* Division One West champions, 2013–14

### Mid Sussex League

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* Division One leaders at start of pandemic lockdown, 2019–20

## References

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1. ^ "Holland Sports FC". hollandsportsclub.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
2. ^ a b c "HOLLAND SPORTS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
3. ^ "2014-15 Kent County League". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
4. ^ "Holland Uncovered S1:E1 | Here We Go Again". Bunch of Amateurs via YouTube. 21 August 2021.
5. ^ "News & Events". hollandsportsclub.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.