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STEYNING TOWN
COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB
v LINGFIELD FC
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2020 | 15:00
BUILDBASE FA VASE SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND
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WELCOME TO STEYNING TOWN
BARROWMEN BOSS GERRY MURPHY PENS HIS THOUGHTS FOR THE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME AS STEYNING TOWN
TURN THEIR ATTENTIONS TO THE BUILDBASE FA VASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE VISIT OF LINGFIELD
A warm welcome to everyone this afternoon Gatwick. The Anvils have started the season well,
as we welcome Lingfield to the Birchwood and on another night we could have left with
Ground as we kick off the Road to Wembley something to show for our efforts.
in the Buildbase FA Vase. We face a tough game today against Lingfield. They
have started the season in good shape, and sit 8th
This is the start of my 5th season as manager at this
in the SCFL Premier having beaten Alfold 2-1 last
fantastic club and I am delighted to be returning
weekend. We know we will have to be at our best if
once again. With everything we have all gone
we are going to book our place in the next round.
through since March I would personally like to thank
all those doctors and nurses in the NHS for all you With the new Covid guidelines, please make sure
have done for us and to offer my condolences to as fans and playing,management staff we adhere
all those that lost loved ones during these difficult to these as we really need to keep the grassroots
times, and we know times are still not perfect football alive.
but hopefully are heading in the right direction. It
certainly puts football in to perspective. Get behind the boys today as we look to put our
midweek frustration behind us and move on as we
My thanks also to Chairman and directors for giving bid to get into the hat for the next round.
me the chance to continue for another season along
with Hawkeye, Etters,and Emily, and all the brilliant Enjoy the match.
people we have helping behind the scenes. A special Best wishes
mention to Laura who has been working hard in
bringing revenue into club through the bar and our Gerry
burger shack.
It wasn’t the result we were hoping for on Tuesday
night as we went down 2-1 away at Crawley Down
Steyning Town CFC 3
OUR CLUB
Steyning Town Football Club was established in 1892 and
was originally called Steyning. The club became founding
members of the West Sussex Football League in 1896, joining
the junior Division.
The club joined Division 2 of the Brighton, Hove & District
Football League for the 1919–20 season, remaining in Division
2 until the end of the 1933–34 season, when they finished
The Birchwood Ground, The Shooting as champions and gained promotion to Division 1. The club
Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RX spent three seasons in the top division of the league before
being relegated, but they finished as champions two seasons
Founded: 1892 later in the 1938–39 campaign but were not promoted
After WWII, the club was still playing in Division 2 of the
Chairman: Ian Nichols Brighton & Hove league until the end of the 1951–52
Vice Chairman: Marco Spano campaign when they gained promotion to Division 1. The
Treasurer: Richard Woodbridge 1963–64 campaign saw the club leave division one, when
Commercial Manager: Mark Munns after finishing as runners-up, gaining promotion to Division 2
General Manager: Gerry Murphy of the Sussex County League.
Club Secretary: Aelred Wilkinson
Match Secretary: David Kennett For the next 17 seasons, Steyning stayed in Division Two
Kit and Equipment Officer: Paul Hart of the Sussex County League, until they gained promotion
U18 Secretary: Nigel Younger as champions, to Division One at the end of the 1977–78
campaign. After their first season in Division one the club in
Senior Football co-ordinator: Paul Hawkins 1979, they changed their name to their present one.
U18s co-ordinator: Richard Woodbridge & After winning the Sussex league the club left the league, to
Marco Spano become one of the founder members of the Wessex Football
Ladies & Girls Football co-ordinator: League in 1986. Later leaving to join the Combined Counties
Karen Bridgewater Football League. At the end of their fifth season in the
Youth Co-ordinator: Paul Hart Combined counties league, the club returned to the Sussex
Junior and Minis co-ordinator: Iain Staines county league but was placed in Division two.
Health & Safefy Officer: Pete Ifould
Groundsman: John Brown The next four seasons saw the club remain in Division Two
until they were relegated to Division Three at the end of the
First Team manager: Gerry Murphy 1996–97 campaign. At the fifth attempt, the club managed to
First team Head Coach: Paul Ettridge escape from Division three and return to Division two when
First team Asst Manager: Paul Hawkins they finished as runners up behind Pease Pottage Village at
Ladies First team manager: Danny Norris the end of the 2001–02 season.
Under 18s manager - West: George Staples In 2013, Steyning Town FC merged with the Steyning Strikers
Under 18s manager - North: Kinsley Iorpenda (Juniors) to become Steyning Town Community FC with 18
Under 18s manager - Arun: Paul Hart teams from men down to U6’s and two girl’s teams.
Club Physio: Emily Wardill
Registration Secretary: Gemma Manvell The club was awarded Sussex FA’s Community Club of the
Clubhouse Manager: Laura Turner Year in 2016 and 2017. On 16 October 2015, the club opened
Club welfare officer: Hannah Ifould its new 3G pitch at the Shooting Field ground after 3 months
Club welfare officer: Gemma Manvell of preparation and groundwork by Velocity. The 3G surface
Sponsorship and PR Manager: Geoff Balmont cost the club over £450,000 and was funded by a donation
from the Wilson Memorial Trust, other private investors and an
HSBC loan.
The 2018-19 season was a very successful season for the
club. The 1st team got promoted to the Premier Division
of the Sussex Combination Football League after finishing
Runners Up and won the League Cup beating Wick FC 4-0 in
4 #Barrowmen the Final.
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NON-LEAGUE PAPER
FOOTBALL IS BACK! WHICH MEANS THAT THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER COLUMN IS ALSO MAKING A RETURN. THIS WEEK
THEY TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES COMPARE TO A FOOTBALL MATCH...
HERE WE go again. This week, Boris Johnson urged No fewer than six players in Gareth Southgate’s
people to go back to the cinemas following the sad England squad for this week’s friendly with Wales
decision of Cineworld to temporarily close its 127 and Nations League games against Belgium and
theatres across the UK, affecting 45,000 jobs. Denmark boast a Non-League background. Doesn’t
that show that football at this level is impacting
It comes at the end of a damning week for the film
higher up the Pyramid?
industry with the launch of the forthcoming James
Bond film No Time To Die being put back to 2021. In the week when Macclesfield Town were wound
up by the High Court for debts totalling £500,000,
Sadly, it’s an all-too familiar story in these strange
Chelsea were spending £22 million for a replacement
Covid times, bearing a striking comparison to the
goalkeeper.
football industry, which too has been left to pick up
the pieces from the effects of the global pandemic. A couple of weeks later, Arsenal then opted to
severely damage their once proud community ties by
So, the question remains then Boris, if you are
dumping its much-loved mascot Gunnersaurus - for
pleading with people to go back to watching films in
the sake of £120-a-week - before then spending
the cinema - a small, enclosed arena with very little
£45 million on Thomas Partey.
room for manoeuvre or ventilation – then why can’t
fans return to football in a much larger, outdoor, Obviously, I’m not suggesting bailouts of those
socially-distanced environment? proportions but what a gesture it would be from
the 20 Premier League clubs if they put aside, say,
Last Saturday, 15 Vue Cinemas – Cineworld’s main
£1 million each, to strengthen their community ties
market rival – showed live Premier League matches,
when it is needed most and keep their local clubs
well attended by fans. How can you watch football
alive?
in a cinema but not an open-air stadium? That’s
madness. Cineworld’s demise is a worrying turn of events for
the entertainment industry, of which sport plays a
Quite frankly, I’m amazed – and mightily relieved
significant part.
- that more proud, well-established football clubs
haven’t fallen foul to these testing Covid times and Agreed, Boris, let us support our cinemas, theatres
credit for that lies with the people who work tirelessly and music venues – socially distanced, of course –
– usually without financial reward – to keep our clubs but how about including football stadiums in that
alive. too.
But, with a second Coronavirus wave threatening to
kick in and tougher restrictions gradually being put
in place, there comes a point when something has to
give, as Cineworld have shown.
Last week’s £10m Government bailout to the
National League at least papers over the cracks for a
few months but, at the time of writing this, clubs are
still waiting for news of their reimbursements almost
a week on and with their season already underway.
Indeed, poor communication throughout has been a
huge issue during this uncertain summer and that’s
something that needs to be addressed in any future
Covid post mortem.
Personally, I’m still dismayed by a lack of assistance,
and greed sometimes, of the mega-rich Premier
League and its member clubs during this crisis.
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THE CHAIRMAN
WE CATCH UP WITH STEYNING TOWN CHAIRMAN IAN NICHOLS WHO TALKS ABOUT THE LATEST NEWS FROM IN AND
AROUND THE BIRCHWOOD GROUND AHEAD OF TODAY’S FA VASE FIXTURE
Good afternoon and welcome to the Birchwood a free burger to the first person to find me and say
ground at Shooting Field for this afternoon’s FA “local meat is best” after the game starts and up
Vase 2nd round qualifying tie. until the half time whistle blows. Not wanting to give
anything away for free I may be in heavy disguise!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our
visitors from Lingfield. The Lingers travel down Following on from today’s match is a special charity
across the County border for this afternoon’s event that I am proud to say we were involved with
game. from the outset. The SANDS charity supports parent
of stillborn and neonatal death babies. Please stay
As I write this we are finishing off the installation
behind if you can or make a donation to this really
of our new floodlight system with thanks to DH
important cause.
Electrical for their continued hard work.
We will be strictly enforcing Covid 19 regulations
I would like to make a special mention to Metro
and ask for your co-operation to help us ensure that
Plumbers, kind sponsors of our VEO camera system.
non-league football continues to allow spectators
Thanks to Sam Pilling at Metro we are able to film
to attend. Please comply with requests from club
all Saturday and Sunday games as well as training
officials.
sessions. This is a great asset for managers and
coaches to have for training as well as match Have a great afternoon. Come on the Barrowmen
analysis.
Ian Nichols
The ever popular meat raffle continues today as does Chairman
the golden goal so kindly put your hands in your Steyning Town Community F.C
pockets please and spend a couple of quid to help
support the club. The meat tray is supplied by Mick
at Steyning Butchers.
The Dugout Burger Shack will be open for a taste of
local meat (or veggie) options, again supported by
Steyning Butchers. Our burgers are starting to build
quite a following of their own. In fact I am offering
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Steyning Town Community FC | 9
Steyning Town CFC 9 14 | v Bexhill United FC
FIXTURES & RESULTS THE LATEST FIXTURES, RESULTS AND SCORERS FROM THE 2020/21 SEASON AS STEYNING TOWN LOOK TO IMPROVE ON LAST SEASON’S DEBUT SEASON IN THE SCFL PREMIER DATE OPPOSITION H/A COMP RESULT ATT. SCORERS 01 SEPT K SPORTS A FAC EP 2-0 - HEATH, FITZPATRICK 05 SEPT AFC UCKFIELD TOWN A SCFL P 0-3 97 - 08 SEPT SALTDEAN UNITED H SCFL P 0-1 89 - 12 SEPT HANWORTH VILLA H FAC P 2-1 210 COUSINS 2 15 SEPT HASSOCKS A SCFL P 3-1 225 BOLD 2, GRIFFIN-TILLEY 19 SEPT BAGSHOT H FAV Q1 3-1 105 BOLD, BOILING, MARSDEN 22 SEPT SHEPPEY UNITED H FAC Q1 0-5 235 26 SEPT NEWHAVEN H SCFL P 0-3 81 29 SEPT CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK A SCFL P 1-2 69 OWN GOAL 03 OCT LANGNEY WANDERERS H SCFL P 1-0 81 COUSINS 06 OCT CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK A SSC R1 1-2 68 ROMAIN 10 OCT LINGFIELD H FAV Q2 15:00 13 OCT HORLEY TOWN A SCFL P 19:30 17 OCT EASTBOURNE UNITED ASSOC H SCFL P 15:00 20 OCT EAST PRESTON A SCFL P 19:30 24 OCT HORSHAM YMCA H SCFL P 15:00 31 OCT 07 NOV LOXWOOD H SCFL P 15:00 14 NOV LITTLE COMMON A SCFL P 15:00 21 NOV BROADBRIDGE HEATH A SCFL P 15:00 28 NOV LINGFIELD H SCFL P 15:00 05 DEC ALFOLD H SCFL P 15:00 12 DEC PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE A SCFL P 15:00 19 DEC AFC UCKFIELD TOWN H SCFL P 15:00 26 DEC LANCING A SCFL P 11:00 28 DEC HORLEY TOWN H SCFL P 11:00 02 JAN SALTDEAN UNITED A SCFL P 15:00 09 JAN PAGHAM A SCFL P 15:00 16 JAN EASTBOURNE TOWN H SCFL P 15:00 23 JAN LOXWOOD A SCFL P 15:00 30 JAN LITTLE COMMON H SCFL P 15:00 13 FEB BROADBRIDGE HEATH H SCFL P 15:00 20 FEB LINGFIELD A SCFL P 15:00 27 FEB EAST PRESTON H SCFL P 15:00 06 MAR LANGNEY WANDERERS A SCFL P 15:00 13 MAR EASTBOURNE UNITED ASSOC A SCFL P 15:00 20 MAR CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK H SCFL P 15:00 27 MAR NEWHAVEN A SCFL P 15:00 03 APR HASSOCKS H SCFL P 15:00 05 APR LANCING H SCFL P 11:00 10 APR ALFOLD A SCFL P 15:00 17 APR PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE H SCFL P 15:00 24 APR HORSHAM YMCA A SCFL P 15:00 01 MAY PAGHAM H SCFL P 15:00 10 #Barrowmen
SCFL PREMIER REVIEW
THE LATEST FIXTURES, RESULTS, GOALSCORERERS AND TABLE FROM THE 2020/21 MACRON STORE SOUTHERN
COMBINATION PREMIER DIVISION
P W D L F A W D L F A +/- Pts
AFC UCKFIELD TOWN 8 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 7 2 11 20
SALTDEAN UNITED 8 2 2 0 6 4 3 0 1 12 3 11 17
HORLEY TOWN 6 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 12 3 13 16
LANCING 7 2 0 1 9 4 2 1 1 10 7 8 13
CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK 6 3 1 0 10 4 1 0 1 4 3 7 13
PAGHAM 7 2 2 0 6 3 1 1 1 9 5 7 12
NEWHAVEN 6 2 1 1 10 5 1 1 0 3 0 8 11
LINGFIELD 7 2 2 1 5 5 1 0 1 6 7 -1 11
EASTBOURNE TOWN 7 2 0 1 9 5 1 1 2 4 4 4 10
HASSOCKS 6 3 0 1 8 7 0 0 2 3 9 -5 9
EASTBOURNE UNITED 7 3 0 1 6 3 0 0 3 0 10 -7 9
ALFOLD 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 7 6 2 8
LOXWOOD 7 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 3 7 8 -3 7
LITTLE COMMON 6 1 1 1 6 5 0 2 1 4 5 0 6
PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE 7 2 0 2 8 7 0 0 3 3 6 -2 6
STEYNING TOWN 6 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 2 4 6 -5 6
LANGNEY WANDERERS 6 0 0 1 1 6 1 1 3 2 5 -8 4
BROADBRIDGE HEATH 5 1 0 2 5 10 0 0 2 1 5 -9 3
HORSHAM YMCA 7 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 4 3 11 -12 3
EAST PRESTON 7 0 2 2 5 16 0 0 3 1 9 -19 2
SCFL PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS TOP SCORERS 20/21
Tuesday 29 September Steyning Town 1-0 Langney Wanderers Devon Fender
Crawley Down Gat. 2-1 Steyning Town Alfold 8
East Preston 0-8 Saltdean United Saturday 10 October
Horsham YMCA 0-2 Alfold AFC Uckfield Town v Newhaven
Dan Perry
Eastbourne United 0-2 AFC Uckfield Town
Hassocks 2-1 Pagham
Broadbridge Heath v Hassocks
Eastbourne United v Little Common AFC Uckfield Town 7
Lancing 1-2 Horley Town Loxwood v Eastbourne Town
Tyler Scrafton
Lingfield 1-3 Eastbourne Town
Loxwood 2-1 Broadbridge Heath FA Vase First Qualifying Round Peacehaven & Telscombe 7
Newhaven 3-2 Little Common Alfold v Stansfield
Cowes Sports v Pagham Adam Grant
Peacehaven & Telsc. 2-0 Langney W’drers
Crawley Down Gatwick v Cobham Horley Town 7
Saturday 3 October East Preston v Fisher
Epsom & Ewell v Langney Wanderers
Broadbridge Heath 4-1 East Preston Matt Daniel
Crawley Down Gat. 4-0 Eastbourne Utd Peacehaven & Telsc. v Balham
Punjab United v Horley Town
Lancing 6
Eastbourne Town 1-2 Horley Town
Hassocks 2-1 Peacehaven & Telsc. Sheerwater v Horsham YMCA
Joseph Clarke
Lingfield v Alfold
Little Common 2-3 Lancing
Steyning Town v Lingfield
Wick v Saltdean United Pagham 6
Loxwood 0-3 AFC Uckfield Town
Louis Croal
Newhaven 1-2 Saltdean United
Pagham 2-0 Horsham YMCA Broadbridge Heath 6
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Steyning Town Community FC | 7MATCH ACTION
1-3
TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2020
SOUTHERN COMBINATION LEAGUE PREMIER
The Barrowmen survived some early scares with their pace and directness and only some poor
before running out comfortable winners finishing and some cracking keeping kept the score
against Hassocks FC at the Beacon. down.
In an eventful opening twenty minutes Hassocks Romain hit the post with a 25 yard drive and Maher
missed a penalty, scored a goal and then fired over the bar on two occasions. At the other
unfortunately for them lost their main attacking end Hassocks had one chance where a long range
threat and playmaker in Charlie Pitcher. dipping volley drifted wide, and they had a late
penalty shout waved away.
Once the opening goal had gone in for the hosts
the Barrowmen got in to their rhythm and went on The other talking points of the second half were
to dominate most of the remainder of the game. A two dangerous tackles. One by Romain for Steyning
number of first half chances went begging however resulting in a yellow, and one for Brown of Hassocks
Town were still 2-1 up at half time. which ended in a straight red.
The first goal came minutes after the Hassocks goal Some locals were bemoaning a lack of consistency,
from a gloriously curled free kick from Bold after a and Romain may have been slightly fortunate to
rather soft free kick. The second a neat finish from a not receive further punishment, but the fact he
tight angle from Cian Tilley shortly before the break. actually managed to play the ball seemed the main
difference between the two challenges.
In the second half Town came out the traps quickly
and sub Bloomfield, on for Tilley, did superbly well Overall a cracking win at a lovely ground on a
to win back possession, played in the lively Cousins beautiful warm and still evening. The two late tackles
who was chopped down for a stonewall penalty. Bold aside the game was played in a good spirit and the
calmly dispatched the spot kick. Barrowmen were worthy winners.
This third goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of Hassocks will rue the early missed penalty , the loss
the hosts and Town went on to play some superb of a key player, and some decisions not going their
football and dominate the whole second half. way, but cannot really have any complaints about
Cousins, Bloomfield and Heath were causing havoc the final score.
Steyning Town CFC 13COVID AND FOOTBALL
FIGURES FROM ACROSS THE MEN’S PROFESSIONAL GAME INCLUDING MANAGERS, PLAYERS AND A SCOUT DISCUSS
HOW FOOTBALL WILL ALTER POST-COVID
THE MANAGERS level similar to now.
When life has finally returned to normal, I think Mark Warburton, Queens Park Rangers
football will change for the better. We should see
I think there will be a correction and prudent ap-
the reversal of a power balance that has swung the
proach generally but I’m not convinced that at the
wrong way for too long, switching it back in favour of
top level clubs won’t continue to pay top dollar for
the clubs.
top players. I still think we will see big fees; the best
I would certainly expect that to happen in the divi- still want the best and will pay big money to get
sions below the Premier League, where the financial them. If you look at the last five to 10 years, there
implications of Covid-19 are hitting particularly hard. has been an incredible rise in the scale of Premier
Players and agents will have to lower their expec- League wages, which affects clubs like ours who
tations, and we will see fewer instances of football then drop down a level. The market has run away
clubs being held to ransom over deals and contracts. with itself; I’ve actually been really surprised at
Championship wage levels.
Anyone going in saying, ‘This guy wants this money,
and I want this amount for doing the deal’, might Michael O’Neill, Stoke City
have to face a new reality. Do you want the club to
THE PLAYERS
go out of existence, and then there’s no club to play
at? If agents ask too much then clubs will say: ‘No It’s a scary time. There’s going to be less money in
problem, we’ll do something else.’ the game and fewer jobs. Our team [Stevenage] is
on furlough and my contract runs out on 30 June.
Recruitment will change and that may well see more
Offers will be smaller, especially at our level. Peo-
youth players becoming involved. At Ipswich we
ple are going to have to take cuts. You also have to
have a really talented group from under-15s and un-
think about the future. If there isn’t any football after
der-16s upwards. I know that if we can’t go out and
contracts expire you have to find a job. If football
spend a certain amount, we can bring these guys in
doesn’t start until later in the year you’re not going to
and develop them.
get paid for three or four months so it’s time to get
The supporters can relate to that. Mass gatherings into the real world. I graduated from my journalism
look like the very last port of call but I think a positive degree in November and I’m looking into coaching
knock-on effect will ultimately be that fans and play- and scouting. But if football’s not on, there’s no one
ers are brought closer together, and the atmosphere to coach or scout and you’d have to look outside the
in most stadiums could improve. sport.
Paul Lambert, Ipswich Town Joel Byrom, Stevenage
Being cynical, I think you have to say a lot of clubs I believe the early days of our return may see
will see this as a decent opportunity to reboot. It is change, whether that is the attendance in the sta-
hard to argue against that happening in a lot of cas- dium or how we travel to matches. But as not many
es, if you take out the emotion and passion of it. people like change even when it’s for the better, if
there is any long term it will, for sure, happen slowly.
I saw Barnet were losing £100,000 a month; how
I think we may well eventually return to how things
can that be allowed or sustainable? At QPR we spend
were.
65p for every pound we bring in but others in our
league are spending £1.75 or £2.05. Tosin Adarabioyo, Manchester City (on loan at
Blackburn)
People compare this to 2008 but the difference feels
like the scale by which club owners have seen their
own businesses decimated. Given owners are going
to be hit in the long term, I really think it could be
another 10 years before we get back to a financial
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We would like to wish all the Steyning Football Teams all the best for the season. Thank you for all the
support you have given Steyning Butchers. We welcome all our customers old and new alike, so why
not pop in and meet Mick and his team for some local quality meat, joints, steaks, our very own best in
town smoked and sweetcure back bacon and our delicious range of hand made sausages.
Christmas is just around the corner. We are now taking orders for your Christmas meats and local
Bronze Turkeys, free range white Turkeys, Geese, Capons, ribs of Beef and more. If you are looking for
something different or would like some assistance then we are always happy and here to help.
We shall look forward to seeing or hearing from you.
(Telephone Orders taken)
With Thanks
Mick
77-79 High Street, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RE
Come on the Barrowmen!
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20 | v Bexhill United FCTODAY’S OPPOSITION
AFTER A GOOD START TO THE NEW LEAGUE CAMPAIGN, LINGFIELD WILL BE HOPING TO BOOK THEIR PLACE INTO THE
FIRST ROUND OF THE FA VASE THIS AFTERNOON
Lingfield FC was formed in 1893, initially competing Bexhill United) in 2004/05. The club also reached
in the now defunct Edenbridge & District League for the final of the Division 3 Challenge Cup, but lost 1-3
the first 20 years of its history. Throughout virtually to Rustington.
all their history the club has retained its distinctive
In 2005/06 the Club fulfilled its promise of the
red and yellow colours, albeit in a variety of guises.
previous season by going one better and returning
After much success in junior and local intermediate to senior football after an absence of five years as
football the club applied to join the Sussex County runners-up to champions Peacehaven & Telscombe.
League (and senior football) in 1980, but were turned Lingfield finished five points clear of third-placed
down after the ground was deemed inadequate. Rustington, but the West Sussex club was once
However, Lingfield had more success with the again to prove their nemesis in the Challenge Cup,
Combined Counties League, which they joined the beating Lingfield 12-11 on penalties after the two
following season (1980/81). In 1981/82 Lingfield sides had drawn 1-1 in normal time. Astonishingly,
finished as runners-up in Division Two of the Eastern the shoot-out saw no fewer than 32 spot-kicks taken
Division.
In 2006/07 the club finished in 10th position but in
Lingfield installed floodlights for the first time in 2007/08 under manager Steve Perkins Jnr, secured
1983 and they were christened with a match on promotion to Division 1 for the first time in their
2nd March against Brighton, a game that drew a history by finishing as runners-up to East Grinstead
crowd of 1,200. With floodlights in place, the club Town.
was finally accepted into Division Two of the County
In their first season in Div 1 in season 2008/09 the
League, with the promise of less traveling and more
club finished in a highly respectable 8th position,
local derbies to look forward to. After three seasons
under manager Steve Perkins Jnr.
however, they were relegated to Division Three, and
intermediate football once more. In 2009-10 season Lingfield finished in 10th position
in Div 1
In 1993/94 Lingfield returned to senior football as
runners-up to Bosham, but it proved to be a brief In 2010-11 season Lingfield finished in 11th position
return, with relegation following the next season. In in Div 1
1997/98 however, the club was promoted once more,
this time as champions of Division Three, but again In 2011-12 season Lingfield finished in 7th position in
struggled to maintain senior status. In 2000 they Div 1
finished bottom but avoided the drop, but were not In 2012-13 season Lingfield finished in 6th position
as lucky with an identical finish the following year. in Div 1
2001/02 saw Lingfield close to dropping out of In 2013-14 season Lingfield finished in 15th position
the League altogether after they finished bottom in Div 1
of Division Three, only to be saved by the merger
of Ansty Rangers and St. Francis Hospital to form Surrey FA Premier County Cup: Winners: 2018-19
St. Francis Rangers. The following two seasons
however, saw a steady improvement, finishing 3rd
in the table (albeit 8 points behind second-placed
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