HISTORY:

Following success in the Founder's Cup, Brixton first entered the National League in 1985 (playing as Lambeth for season 1986-7), and soon gained a reputation for developing young players. The nickname "Brixton Academy" was used long before formal academies began to be set up. The prime mover within the club was (and remains) Jimmy Rogers.

Many of the players developed, particularly in those early years, have gone on to enjoy glittering careers - examples include Ronnie and Stedroy Baker, and Andrew Bailey. 

Enjoyed success with runners-up positions in 1988 and 1999, and appeared in the Championship Final in 1990 and 1996.

Gradually, however, the lure of higher profile clubs made recruitment more difficult, and though the Topcats remained a tough team against which to play, they slipped down the table, finishing in last place in 1998 and 1999, despite having won the Junior NBL title in 1997.

This led to a drop into NBL Division 2, at just the wrong time. Despite finishing in fourth place, the reorganisation which saw the top division split into two consigned Brixton to the newly-named NBL 2 ... effectively the third division.

That, naturally, had a further effect on recruitment, but they gradually rebuilt, and in 2004 they picked up their first serious silverware, the EBL Men's Shield, and this was followed by the Southern division title of EBL 3. In 2005 they became the first team to appear in three (consecutive) Shield Finals, though recording their second defeat.

The club chose to remain in EBL 3 for the 2004-5 season.

A further period of struggle followed, and in 2008, having finished eleventh (out of 12) in Division 3 South, they found themselves relegated to Division 4 for the first time in their history. However, by the time the fixtures for 2008-9 were published they were back in Division 3 South - as the result of a successful appeal.

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