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Wikipedia - Metropolitan Police F.C.
Metropolitan Police Football Club is a football club based in East Molesey, Surrey, England. Originally made up of players from the Metropolitan Police, the rule requiring players to be employees of the service was removed when the Commissioner refused to sanction time off for playing. However, the club is still part-funded by a police staff lottery. They are currently members of the Isthmian League South Central Division and play at Imber Court, the base of the Met Police Sports and Social Club.
History
The club was established in 1919 as a team for officers and civilian staff of the Metropolitan Police. After playing friendlies for nine years and winning the Middlesex Senior Cup in 1927–28, they joined Division One East of the Spartan League in 1928, with the reserves joining Division Two East. Both teams won their division in their first season in the league. The reserves then left the league, with the first team placed in the Premier Division amidst league reorganisation, going on to win the title in the 1929–30 season. In 1931–32 they reached the first round of the FA Cup but lost 9–0 at Northampton Town. The following season saw them win the Surrey Senior Cup, beating Dulwich Hamlet 2–1 in the final. The club were FA Amateur Cup semi-finalists in 1933–34, losing 2–0 to Dulwich Hamlet. The following season saw them finish as runners-up in the Premier Division.
Metropolitan Police were Spartan League champions again in 1936–37 and 1938–39. When the league restarted after World War II, they were placed in the Central Division for the 1945–46 season, winning the title without losing a match. Placed in the Premier Division the following season, the club won the league title in 1946–47 and were runners-up in 1947–48. They won back-to-back titles in 1953–54 and 1954–55. In 1960 the club transferred to the Metropolitan League, finishing bottom of the league in 1961–62. They won the League Cup in 1968–69, and when the league folded in 1971, they transferred to Division One South of the Southern League, where they remained until moving to Division Two of the Isthmian League in 1977. They were Division Two runners-up in 1977–78, earning promotion to Division One. In 1984–85 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup, losing 3–0 at home to Dartford.
At the end of the 1984–85 season Metropolitan Police were relegated to Division Two South. Although they were promoted back to Division One after finishing as runners-up in the division in 1987–88, the club were relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1990–91 season. Another FA Cup first round appearance in 1993–94 ended in a 2–0 defeat at home to Crawley Town. Amidst league reorganisation, the club were moved into Division One South in 2002, before being placed in Division One in 2004. A fifth-placed finish in 2004–05 saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs, but they lost 4–3 on penalties to Bromley in the semi-finals after a 1–1 draw. The club finished fourth in the division the following season, but lost in the play-off semi-finals again, defeated 1–0 by Dover Athletic.
More league reorganisation saw Metropolitan Police placed in Division One South in 2006. They finished fourth in 2007–08, losing 2–0 to Cray Wanderers in the play-off semi-finals. Another fourth-placed finish in 2008–09 was followed by a 1–0 win against Fleet Town in the play-off semi-finals before a 1–0 loss to Cray Wanderers in the final. They won the London Senior Cup in 2009–10, beating AFC Wimbledon in the final on penalties. In 2010–11 the club won Division One South, earning promotion to the Premier Division. A fourth FA Cup first round appearance in 2012–13 saw the club drawn at home to Crawley Town again, this time losing 2–1. In 2014–15 they finished fifth, going on to lose 2–1 to Hendon in the play-off semi-finals. The club also won the Surrey Senior Cup, beating Merstham 2–0 in the final.
At the end of the 2017–18 season Metropolitan Police were transferred to the Premier South division of the Southern League as part of the restructuring of the non-League pyramid. The following season saw them reach the first round of the FA Cup again, losing 2–0 to Newport County. They also won the Surrey Senior Cup, and finished third in the Premier Division South. In the play-offs they defeated Salisbury 3–2 in the semi-finals, and went on to win the final against Poole Town 1–0, qualifying for the super play-off final against Tonbridge Angels, which they lost 3–2 after extra time. Despite finishing eighth in the Premier Division South in 2022–23, the club were voluntarily relegated to the South Central Division of the Isthmian League.