Norton Sports currently play in the Bulmers Cider Kent Premier Division Home games are currently played at Winch's Field Herne Bay home of Herne Bay F.C. whilst the club look to re located back in the Sittingboune area
Norton Sports were established in their present form in 1927, after being given permission to use Norton Park as their base. From 1927 until season 1998-1999 Norton Sports competed as a junior club in local leagues, mainly the now defunct Sittingbourne and District League and then the Canterbury + District league. During this time the 1st Division championship was won in 1989/90 and 1996/97 as well as the Faversham Charity Cup in seasons 1986/87 and 1996/97.
Prior to the start of the 1998-1999 season Norton amalgamated with local rivals Teynham + Lynsted , who had been founder members of the Kent County League Premier Division and won the championship in 1993/1994 as well as the Inter Regional Cup in season 1995/1996. Although Teynham + Lynsted were the senior side as the side were to be playing at Norton Park the amalgamation was undertaken in the name of Norton Sports with the club continuing in the Kent County League.
Season 1999-2000 saw Norton winning the 1st Division East and gaining promotion to the Premier Division, after a bright start the side were relegated The next few seasons saw a re building exercise, Season 2004-2005 looked ominous as the side lost their first 4 league games, but a run of 18 wins and 2 draws clinched the title with a game to spare and brought a return to the Premier Division.
The first season was one of establishment, with Renny Gardner taking over the management roll,
At the start of the 2007-08 ex Sittingbourne and Fisher captain Ben Taylor took over the reigns The championship was clinched in March in a season that saw 23 wins out of a possible 26, with just one game lost. promotion to the Kent league was achieved Our first season ground sharing with Herne Bay saw us finish 11th with 40 points. |