Thamesmead Youth FC was formed in 1969 as a community team for local youngsters, one of whom, Barry Stokely, is now the club Chairman. The club merged with Thamesmead senior football team, Southlake FC in 1973 to become Thamesmead F.C.

By 1979, the club were fielding a Saturday team, playing on park pitches at Crossways. In 1980 the club entered the London Spartan League at the Intermediate Division Three, becoming league champions at the first attempt. They dominated the intermediate divisions in the early 80s, but were unable to gain promotion to the senior division until they gained senior status. At around this time, the team played matches at the Meridian Sports Ground in Charlton.

In 1985, the club changed its name to Thamesmead Town FC, and later that year they relocated to their current ground, Bayliss Avenue. The new ground was officially opened in 1988 against the then current holders of the F.A. Cup, Wimbledon, in front of a crowd of over 400 people.

The club finally gained senior status during the summer of 1987 and were accepted into the London Spartan League Premier Division for the 1987/88 season. The club joined the Kent League in June 1991, under the managership of Micky Watts where they remained until 2008, generally finishing amongst the top half dozen in the table.

When Micky Watts resigned as manager in 1995, current Director of Football, Terry Hill and John Adams took charge of the first team. The Mead then enjoyed their best ever run in the F.A. Cup and F.A. Vase in 1995/96, reaching the last 16 in the latter before bowing out to in dramatic fashion, losing 2-1 to Canvey Island. The game was played in front of a record crowd of 811 at local club Slade Green after Bayliss Avenue was deemed too small to cope with the expected crowd.

In the same season Thamesmead also reached the semi-final of both the Kent Senior Trophy and London Senior Cup and saw the clubs first transfer completed as goalkeeper Charlie Mitten moved to Conference side Dover Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

In his last season in charge in 2001/02, Terry Hill took the club to the final of the Kent Senior Trophy and created history by winning the competition, the first senior cup win in Thamemead’s history.

2002/03 saw Paul Blade take over as 1st team Manager, where they missed the runner-up spot on goal difference, despite having more points than Cray Wanderers who won the League! This was due to placings being decided on points per game after Faversham Town failed to complete the season.

In summer 2004, the results of a £60,000 grant from the Football Foundation bore fruit as a new 100 seat stand was erected and new spectator rails installed. What followed in the summer in 2004/05 was the closest ever finish to a Kent League season for years, as Thamesmead finished runners up to champions Cray Wanderers by one point. The mead got revenge of sorts by defeating them in the League Cup Final 1-0.

The following season saw more silverware at Bayliss Avenue, as The Mead overcome local rivals Beckenham Town in the Kent Senior Trophy. Finishing third in the league, this would also be Paul Blades last season in charge as Keith McMahon took over the reigns, stepping up from his assistants position alongside Tony Potts. This would be the beginning of a new and even more successful era for Thamesmead. McMahon continued with the policy of bringing youth players through the clubs ranks which helped bring success in his first season in charge.

The first team won the League Cup, reaching the final in dramatic fashion after going down 2-0 in the first leg at home to Deal Town, to come back and win 3-2 on aggregate to beat league champions Whitstable Town 3-0 in the final. In addition to this, the reserves won a league and cup double and the youth team were victors in the Kent Youth Cup final. However, more was to follow in 2007/08, which would see the club complete it’s most successful season ever in it’s short history.

Keith McMahon brought home the Kent League title and with it promotion to the Ryman League in only his second year as full senior manager. He then proved what a quality manager he has become by capping off that achievement by leading the 1st team to Kent Senior Trophy title, thus doing the double.

Long serving reserve manager, Steve O’Boyle, who was at the club from childhood, led the reserve team to the third Kent League Division One title in a row, but sadly decided to leave the club in pursuit of bigger things, becoming Manager of Erith Town.

The club made their debut in the Ryman League Division 1 North in 2008/09 with great anticipation, but also trepidation. It turned out to be a long season, which took time for the team to adjust to Losing games by just the odd goal, it was a steep learning curve in season where the club avoided relegation and which was followed behind the scenes by BBC London in their fly on the wall documentary, “The Gaffa”.

Wayne Barrett and Ryan George successfully took over the reigns of the reserve team, continuing the success of Steve O’Boyle by winning the Kent League Division 1 title for a fourth season in a row as well as the Division 1/2 Cup, with largely a new squad, many of whom stepped up from the youth team. They also finished runners up in the London F.A. Intermediate Cup Final.

As the 2009/10 season begins, Bayliss Avenue undergoes it’s biggest transformation yet as work has begun on Sporting Club Thamesmead. The project will deliver first class facilities for the local community as well as a Conference South standard stadium for the team and will be ready in time for the 2010/11 season.

In addition to the award of the F.A. Charter standard, a five year plan to develop youth football for the whole community and steady growth and development of the club being steered from club officials who have been with the club since day one, there has never been a more exciting time to be involved at Thamesmead Town Football Club.

The club plays at Bayliss Avenue, with an official capacity is 6,000 (the vast majority standing). The ground was officially opened in August 1988 with a match against the then FA Cup holders Wimbledon.

The clubhouse, pitches and car park and other original facilities were constructed at a cost of £450,000, and further improvements were carried out in 2000, including the addition of perimeter railings and hard standing on the dugout side of the pitch.

Improvements have continued since then, including the erection of a new 125 seat stand, replacing two smaller stands with bench seating. Unfortunately, problems with vandalism have led to the clubhouse being fortified and the playing area surrounded with high mesh fencing, which also encloses the players' walkway from the clubhouse/dressing rooms to the pitch. There is also a large car park.

Development has begun on a new £4m redevelopment of the Bayliss Avenue ground will began in May 2009. When completed in the summer of 2010, the main arena will comprise of a 500 seat stand with a balcony over looking the main pitch from the pavilion. The pavilion will contain a bar, changing facilities and an indoor sports hall and gym. The main arena pitch will be surrounded by covered terracing with the rest of the ground comprising of a second sports pitch and multi use outdoor sports facilities available seven days a week to the local community.