Halls Athletic F.C.

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Halls AFC

| fullname = Halls AFC

| founded = 1919

| chairman = Steve Vanstone

| manager = George Michaelas

| league = {{English football updater|Halls}}

| season = {{English football updater|Halls2}}

| position = {{English football updater|Halls3}}

| ground = Erith Leisure Centre Community Stadium, Erith

| website =

}}

Halls Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Erith near Dartford, Kent. The club was founded in 1919 and is affiliated with the Kent County Football Association.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Halls AFC |url=https://www.scefl.com/sceflclub-halls-afc |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=SCEFL |language=en-GB}} As of the 2024–25 season, Halls Athletic competes in Division One of the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL), the tenth tier of the English football league system.

History

Halls Athletic has a long-standing presence in grassroots football since its establishment in 1919.

The club won promotion from the Kent County Football League Division 2 West in 2002-03 after finishing 2nd place, moving up to the Division 1 West. They finished bottom of the table in 2005-06 but weren't relegated. That fate happened a year later where they finished 12th in the division. In 2012-13, the club were once again promoted from the Division 2 West after a 4th placed finish, and in 2021-22 they gained promotion to the Premier Division for the first time after finishing runner up to Tenterden Town.{{Cite web |title=Football Club History Database - Halls |url=https://www.fchd.info/HALLS.HTM |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.fchd.info}}

Following 2 seasons in the Premier Division, which included a 5th placed finish in their first season and then winning the league in 2023-24, the club achieved promotion to Division One of the Southern Counties East Football League for the 2024–25 season.{{Cite web |title=Football Club History Database - Halls |url=https://www.fchd.info/HALLS.HTM |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.fchd.info}}{{Cite web |title=New Season League Fixtures Announced... - Previous & Archive News - Canterbury City Football Club |url=https://www.canterburycityfc.co.uk/news/1039/new-season-league-fixtures-announced |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.canterburycityfc.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-21 |title=And Finally.... Winners of the divisions for 2023-24 - Kent County Football League |url=https://kentcountyfootballleague.co.uk/league-news/and-finally-winners-of-the-divisions-for-2023-24/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=kentcountyfootballleague.co.uk |language=en-GB}} In the same season, Halls also finished runners up in the Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield, drawing 1-1 with league rivals Minster, before losing 3-1 on penalties.{{cite web |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/sport/minster-v-halls-kent-intermediate-challenge-shield-final-306559/ |website=Kent Online |title=Minster 1 Halls Athletic 1 (AET): DFDS Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield Final -Minster win 3-1 on penalties |first=Luke |last=Cawdell |date=12 May 2024 |access-date=27 March 2025}} Halls won their first game at Step 6, defeating Sheppey Sports 4-3 away from home.{{cite web |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2024-2025/southern-counties-east-league-first-division/sheppey-sports/halls-afc/508280 |website=Football Web Pages |title=Southern Counties East League First Division – Sheppey Sports 3 - 4 Halls AFC

|date=10 August 2024 |access-date=27 March 2025}}

Ground

The club plays its home matches at the Erith Leisure Centre Community Stadium.{{Cite web |title=Halls AFC {{!}} Southern Counties East Football League |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayTeam.html?id=356181940 |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=fulltime.thefa.com}} The pitch dimensions are 64 meters by 100 meters.