Sutton United

The club was formed in 1898 when Sutton Guild Rovers F.C. and Sutton Association F.C. agreed to merge. After years in the junior leagues, Sutton United became a senior side in 1910 and actually won the Southern Suburban League the very first year they joined. They spent 1922 to 1986 between the Athenian League and the Isthmian League, then they…

Sutton’s historical rival is Carshalton Athletic, as both clubs are located within the London Borough of Sutton. The teams have faced off in three different leagues and in 12 different Cup competitions, but the Us are now two levels above the Robins, who toil away in the Isthmian League. Sutton also shares close proximity to AFC Wimbledon, and…

The Sutton United Women play in the London and South East Women’s Regional Football League; that’s tier 5 of the pyramid. They also play at Gander Green

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Gander Green Lane is officially known as the VBS Community Stadium and opened in 1912. The current capacity is listed at 7,032. We, like most people, will continue to call it the wonderful Gander Green Lane. It looks like a non-league ground pieced together over the years–because it is. The main Grandstand was built in 1951, and its red and blue…

GETTING THERE: West Sutton is a station right by the ground and on the ThamesLink service from London Blackfriars. The main Sutton Station is a 20-minute walk away but in the middle of the food and drink action; that one is reached via the Southern Service from Victoria Station, and you can get from there to the ground with bus 80 toward…