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Margate v Canterbury = Kent League Cup Final, May 1954

Kent League Cup Final - May 1954

Len Dolding the former Chelsea player tragically died in a car crash
 
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Les Manning - Margate FC fan for 65 years

Les Manning has been supporting Margate Football Club since 1961. He was first taken to Hartsdown Park there as a schoolboy by his father (a similar story for many MFC fans of course!). Sixty-five yea...
 
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Minster v ex-Margate, testimonial for Flo Fright, 1970

Margate sent a team of ex-players to Minster Football Club in 1970 to play in a testimonial for Minster fundraiser Flo Fright.
 
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A little piece of history

A part of the old wooden main stand at Hartsdown Park.
 
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Ben Greenhalgh on TalkSport, May 2025

Margate player-manager Ben Greenhalgh appeared on TalkSport in May 2025 to talk about his time at Inter Milan and life at Hartsdown.
 
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Mark Munday - In His Own Words

Mark Munday outlines in his own words his time at Margate and Thanet United in the eighties
 
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Match Ball v Hythe Town, March 29th, 2025

History Website Sponsors Match Ball

The team at the MFC History website sponsored the match ball for the home fixture against Hythe Town on March 29th, 2025.Apart from a mention in the programme, we had the privilege of choosing the...
 
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Excerpts from Alan Kay's Scrapbook - July 1946

After the war, Alan Kay was elected to the Management Committee of the reformed Margate Football Club. In 1951, he was appointed by the Club as its Honorary Secretary and Treasurer - a position that h...
 
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