Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
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19 Facts About Sutton United
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Sutton United started out playing in junior, local leagues, but progressed into the Athenian League in 1921; the Isthmian League in 1964; and the Conference in 1986.
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Sutton United won the Athenian League three times and the Isthmian League five times.
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Unfortunately, the next decade proved to be one of little success for the club and Sutton United went through a succession of managers, including Ted Powell and Dario Gradi, both of whom played for the team and went on to manage at higher levels.
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Sutton United guided Sutton to Wembley for the 1981 FA Trophy Final, but the side lost to Bishop's Stortford.
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Sutton United managed to cement their place in the league, often finishing mid-table.
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Sutton United won the Surrey Senior Cup in 2003 and the following season saw the team start well and recover from a bad spell over the winter to finish second.
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The next three seasons were unremarkable, with Sutton United finishing mid-table each time and no real success in cup competitions.
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Sutton United finished fifth in their first season back in the Isthmian League Premier Division and 2nd the following season, losing in both seasons' play-off semi finals to Staines Town and Kingstonian respectively.
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Shaw offered his resignation over the incident and Sutton were forced to play defender Simon Downer in goal in their next league game, against Torquay United, when first-choice goalkeeper Ross Worner was injured in the 15th minute.
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On 19 August 2017, Sutton United beat Chester in a league game to take them top of the National League, the highest league position in the club's history.
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Sutton United booked their place in the 2022 EFL Trophy Final after defeating Wigan Athletic on penalties.
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Sutton United began playing in 1898 wearing amber and chocolate brown stripes, adopting the colours of Sutton Association FC, one of the two clubs who amalgamated to form United.
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Amateur football teams began wearing away or change kits after the end of the Second World War and Sutton United initially wore a red and white away kit during the 1950s.
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Sutton United first began wearing an all white away kit by at least the time of the 1963 Amateur Cup semi-final, when their opponents Hitchin wore red.
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Sutton United attends all home matches and can be seen before kick-off.
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Sutton United received the seats for the grandstand at Gander Green Lane from the remodelling of Stamford Bridge and were given to them by the Chelsea FC Pitch Owners.
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In total, the two sides have met 133 times, with Sutton United winning on 72 of those occasions, Carshalton 33 and there have been 28 draws.
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