History
Cobham Football Club was formed in October 1892 and joinined a local junior league. The home ground was never settled, with the club playing at various fields around the outskirts of the village. During the late 1920s they played in the Kingston & District League winning Division One in seasons 1928–29 and 1929–30. In the early 1930s they gained Intermediate status and quickly achieved Senior Status for the 1937–38 campaign upon election to the Surrey Senior League.
After the second World War the club made its debut in the FA Cup in the 1948–49 campaign where they made it to the Preliminary round before being knocked out by Leatherhead 2–0.
The club established a home ground at Cobham Recreation Ground and continued to play there until the 1955–56 season when they moved to their current home of Anvil Lane ground (also known as the Leg O'Mutton Field). Because of the Anvil Lane address, the club became known as 'The Hammers'.
The club remained in the Surrey Senior League until 1978 when the league became the Home counties league and then a season later was renamed the Combined Counties League with Cobham as one of the founder members of the new league The closest they have come to winning the title was in 1998–99 when the Hammers finished second behind Ash United after leading the table for much of the season.
The Hammers' most recent silverware was won in season 2001–02 when they beat Befont 3–2 at the Kingfield Stadium to win the Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup.
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