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AFC Whyteleafe was formed in 2021 by Kelly Waters, replacing another club, Whyteleafe FC, which had existed immediately before. Waters had hoped to purchase the Church Road premises before it was sold to Irama Sports in February 2021, but he discovered the auction a week too late, and the sale to Irama went through. Following the withdrawal of Whyteleafe FC from the Isthmian League, and inspired by the story of AFC Wimbledon in 2002, AFC Whyteleafe was born. The new club was granted a position in the Surrey South Eastern Combination League for the 2021/22 season, having formed a merge of registration with Balham FC B Team. This still left the club with less than one month to build a squad from scratch, ready for their debut match on 4th September 2021 at home to Earlsfield FC.
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A crucial part of the successful formation of the club was securing a ground. Church
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Road was the preferred choice, and a four-year deal was reached with Irama to play at what is considered the spiritual home of football in Whyteleafe.
Following a successful first season, AFC Whyteleafe merged with Whyteleafe youth FC and Whyteleafe Women ahead of the 2022/23 season to form one AFC Whyteleafe club comprising a men’s first team, U23s, women’s team and 28 youth teams from U7 to U18. in may 2022, the cluB was admitted intO the sOuthern cOunties east league divisiOn One which sits at step 6 in the natiOnal league system.
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