Just who are Ebbsfleet United?

Last updated : 08 November 2008 By Site Staff
Crewe entertain Ebbsfleet United in this season FA Cup as the two teams lock horns in the first round.

So what do we know about our opponents, well Ebbsfleet United play in the Blue Square Premier League and are currently lie 17th in the league.

Prior to May 2007 Ebbsfleet United where know as Gravesend and Northfleet with then the club being founded back in 1946.

The club has come through the leagues and where founder members of the Conference back in 1979 but were soon relegated back to the Southern League Premier. They had to wait until 2002 before they managed to get back in the Conference where they have remained since.

Today the club is owned by a web based venture where the members may vote on the team selection, transfers and ticket prices amoungst other things.

Team manager Liam Daish has been at the helm since 2005 and Daish led Ebbsfleet to a 1-0 victory over Torquay United at Wembley.

The Kent based club play from Northfleet in Gravesend at Stonebridge Road where the ground has a capacity og 5,011, although the club are looking at building a new stadium in the vicinity of Gravesham.