Burham has fielded a football team for many, many years and  although it is difficult to say precisely when the first ever team was started  we have uncovered a couple nostalgic squad photos from 1919 & 1920.
History also shows there were Burham teams  playing in Medway leagues through the 1930s but details are sketchy. Later, there was a team called Burham Rangers who  purchased the goalposts currently on the recreation ground and still in use  today! The Rangers team  were thought to have played in the 1960s and 70s. The current adult team still  play on the "sloping pitch" that so many old players will remember.

The 1980s saw the successful Burham Sports team win many trophies through  the decade with local players such as Jeff Rogers, Len Fletcher, Barry Relf, Pete  (Raddy) Sergeant, Colin Smith, Steve Breeds, Vic Gash, and the late great Micky  Miller, to name but a few.
 
The current Burham Football Club was formed in 2003 when  three villagers found the team their sons played for had folded. Rather than go  to another club they decided to start a local team. A committee was soon formed  with willing local parishioners who wanted something to happen and the club  entered the Invicta Primary League in May 2003
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In the first season the club had just one Under 10 team but  this was surpassed the following year when the club expanded to four teams  taking on Under 10s, 11s, 12s and Adults. This season also saw the introduction  of the new blue and white football kit, all teams wearing it and fully  sponsored. The club also designed a badge, agreed by the committee. With modern  technology the badge is now used to promote merchandise and branding.
The Club is dedicated to taking in children or adults who  want to play football. Players come from as far as Rochester, to the North, and  East Malling, to the South, but mainly from Burham and surrounding villages like  Eccles and Wouldham.

The village itself supports the club whole heartedly, both  in moral support and financially, with many fundraising events taking place. 

This has enabled the club to perform like a more established outfit, with  equipment purchased to benefit all players. The club puts many things back in to  the village by regularly holding events, not just to raise money but often just  social nights out... after all, that's what village life is about ! The club  recently held a charity match for the Kent Air Ambulance raising almost enough  for the huge cost of a single call out!

The club will start the 2010/11 season with 5 teams and  will naturally continue to grow providing the village with entertainment and  something for the children to do. Many Burham residents, especially the senior  ones, smile with happiness to see the recreation ground being used so well and  to see a successful football club within their village.