Epsom Downs is an area of chalk upland near Epsom

Epsom

Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. Small parts of Epsom are in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, within the Greater London Urban Area. The town lies on the chalk downland of Epsom Downs.-History:Epsom lies...

, Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

; in the North Downs

North Downs

The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. The North Downs lie within two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty , the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs...

. Part of the area is taken up by the racecourse

Epsom Downs Racecourse

Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse near Epsom, Surrey, England. The "downs" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs. The course is best known for hosting the Epsom Derby, the United Kingdom's premier thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and fillies, over a mile and a half...

, the gallops are part of the land purchased by Stanly Wootton in 1925 in oder that racehorses can be trained without interference. It is open to users such as rambler

Rambler

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s, model aircraft

Model aircraft

Model aircraft are flying or non-flying models of existing or imaginary aircraft using a variety of materials including plastic, diecast metal, polystyrene, balsa wood, foam and fibreglass...

 flyers, golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

ers and cyclists. But all users are subject to the controls laid down by the purchase order; see 'The Wootton Family - Australia to Epsom' by Bill Eacott page 66/67. Since January 2006 model aircraft flyers on the Downs have been required to be members of the Epsom Downs Model Aircraft Club. There are over 20km of routeways for hack

Hack (horse)

Hack within the activity of equestrianism commonly refers to one of two things: as a verb, it describes the act of riding a horse for light exercise, and as a noun, it is a type of horse used for riding out at ordinary speeds over roads and trails...

 riders. There are bylaws for the use of the Downs. There are panoramic views of London

London

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 to the north from the Downs. The area is served by Epsom Downs

Epsom Downs railway station

Epsom Downs railway station is a railway station located on the boundary of the Reigate and Banstead and Epsom and Ewell boroughs of Surrey with the railway to the north forming a continuation of the boundary....

 and Tattenham Corner

Tattenham Corner railway station

Tattenham Corner railway station is in Surrey, in England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern, and it is the terminus of the Tattenham Corner Line. London-bound trains head south as far as Tadworth, then turn east and finally north....

 railway stations.

Conservators

Epsom Downs is managed by the Epsom and Walton Downs Conservators, which consists of six borough

Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....

 councillors, three representatives of the Epsom Downs Racecourse

Epsom Downs Racecourse

Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse near Epsom, Surrey, England. The "downs" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs. The course is best known for hosting the Epsom Derby, the United Kingdom's premier thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and fillies, over a mile and a half...

and one from the racehorse trainers. They are responsible for the maintenance and control of the Downs and the cost of this is split in the same proportion as the representation. The Conservators were set up in 1984 to give a voice to the users of the Downs.

Football club

Epsom Downs FC has two teams playing in the Morden & District Sunday Football League. The club's website can be found on www.edfc.co.uk and they can also be followed on Twitter via @epsomdownsfc.

Epsom Downs FC were established in August of 2004 by current founders Michael Holland, Stuart Duncan and James Baker. In 2008 Epsom Downs took on a reserve team now known as Epsom Downs Reserves (formerly Cheam Park Athletic)and are managed by Nick Sponder and Jamie Bramwell. The sides currently play their competitive football in the Morden & District Sunday Football League, which is governed by the Surrey County Football Association in Leatherhead.

The 1st team have enjoyed limited success in their time, earning promotion from the 3rd Division in the 2007/08 season, from which they were then relegated from 2 seasons later. They have however established themselves as a competent cup side, twice achieving Semi Final status in the league cup. In 2008/09 they reached the semi final of the Gordon Proctor Senior Cup, losing 3-0 to Premiership opposition Hazlehurst, who eventually went on to win the cup.
In 2010/11 Epsom reached the semi finals of the Frank Jones, losing 3-2 in the dying moments to Division 5 opposition St Helier in a heated affair. Their only successes relevant to trophies to date have been the Supplementary Cup in 2010/11 and the 'Secretary of the Year' that was won by Michael Holland in 2008/2009.

The Reserve side have also enjoyed limited success, but more recently earned promotion in 2010/11 from Division 9 to Division 6 with an excellent 2nd place finish. The Reserve side also won the Referee's Team of The Year award for the same season, a testament to their sporting nature. The Reserves enjoyed a fine win over their 1st team in the 2010/11 Frijj Challenge Trophy, winning 4-2 and putting the first team to shame. It was a feat that could not be repeated the following season, as the first team ran out 5-0 winners during the Frijj Challenge Trophy/Jason Ellis testimonial, played on the athletics track at Crystal Palace leisure centre.
First Team Management

Manager : Alex Avis
Secretary : Michael Holland
Treasurer : James Baker
Chairman : Stuart Duncan

Reserve Team Management

Manager : Jamie Bramwell
Secretary : Nick Sponder
Treasurer : Jamie Bramwell
Chairman : N/A

First Team Squad

GK - Darren Buss
CB - James Baker
CB - Justin Law
CB - Jamie Stevens
CB - Alex Avis
FB - Phillip Clements
FB - Marc Cottrel
FB - Daniel Parsons
FB - Steve Phillips
FB - Gianluca Palazzo
CM - Chris Dobson
CM - Mark Bickell
CM - Rizwan Rehman
CM - Anthony Cumber
CM - Elliot Quarcoo
WG - Robert Moggridge
WG - Mickey Mitchell
CF - Stuart Duncan
CF - Michael Holland
CF - Robert Perrett

Reserve Team Squad

GK - Alex Maynard
DF - Chris Bergin
DF - Daniel McCulloch
DF - Kevin Pratt
DF - Nick Sponder
DF - Jamie Bramwell
DF - Daniel Bosdet
CM - Max Russell
CM - Matt Baulch
WG - Andy Simmons
WG - Steven Duncan
WG - Matthew Field
WG - James Simmons
CF - Ben Stephenson
CF - Tony Burnett
CF - Fraser Addo
Home Ground :

Long Ditton Rec,
Windmill Lane,
Surbiton,
Surrey,
KT6 5JT

(Clubhouse on junction of Thorkhill Road & Ewell Road)

Website : www.edfc.co.uk