Seaford Town F.C.
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| Seaford Town | |
| Full name | Seaford Town Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Badgers |
| Founded | |
| Ground | The Crouch Seaford |
| Manager | Duncan Kneller |
| League | Sussex County League Division Two |
| 2006–07 | Sussex County League Division Two, 6th |
Seaford Town F.C. are a football club based in Seaford, East Sussex, England. They were among the founding members of the Sussex County League Division Two in 1952.
They won promotion to Division One in the 1963-64 season and were an ever-present in the top division until being relegated in 1971. During that period they achieved their highest ever league position - 4th place in 1965-66.
The club left the County League in 1978 but rejoined as of the founder members of the new Division Three in 1983. Seaford Town won Division Three in 1985-86 and followed up this success with winning the Division Two title in 1988-89 earning promotion back to the top flight. This spell in Division One only lasted two seasons before they were relegated back in 1991 after finishing 17th. Further relegations followed in 1992-93 and in 1996-97 which saw the club leaving the Sussex County League altogether.
After two seasons in the East Sussex League, they regained their County League status and also changed their name to just 'Seaford' as opposed to 'Seaford Town' as they merged with the youth sides 'Seaford Seagulls' which had teams ranging from under 7s all the way through to under 16s. This saw Seaford change from their traditional all red strip, to a red shirt with blue sleeves and blue shorts.
Seaford were promoted to Division Two in 2000-01 where they have been ever since, with 6th being their best finish achieved in 2004-05 and 2006-07 (adopting the "Town" suffix once more in 2005.
For the 2007-08 season, they are still members of the Sussex County League Division Two. Their manager is Duncan Kneller (whose son Adam plays for the team) and recently the club installed floodlights at their ground (which is known as 'The Crouch') for the 2007-08 season and won their first game under the floodlights with a 3-2 win against Lancing in the league.
The club have only competed in the FA Vase on one occasion - a Preliminary Round defeat at the hands of Cowes in 1975-76, but after the erection of the floodlights, should become eligible for the national competition again in 2008-09.
