Eastbourne Town F.C.

Eastbourne Town
Full name Eastbourne Town Football Club
Nickname(s) Town
Founded 1881 (as Devonshire Park)
Ground The Saffrons, Eastbourne
(Capacity: 3,000 (200 Seated))
Chairman David Jenkins
Manager Danny Bloor
League Isthmian League Division One South
2010–11

Isthmian League Division One South, 18th

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Home colours
Away colours

Eastbourne Town F.C. are an English football club based in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The club was founded in 1881 as Devonshire Park FC and they claim to be the oldest senior football club in Sussex. Eastbourne Town FC play at The Saffrons in central Eastbourne, considered to be one of the most pleasant grounds in Sussex with an excellent pitch. Its picturesque setting was featured in David Bauckham's book Dugouts.[1]

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History

Early history

Founded in 1881 as Devonshire Park Football Club, named after the original ground they played at (now used as the Women's International Open Tennis), and moved to their current home The Saffrons in 1886. A home they have shared since with Eastbourne Cricket Club. They changed their name to Eastbourne F.C. as the town was being expanded after the railway arrived into the town. Although not in a league then, they competed in the Sussex Senior Cup reaching the final teb times between 1890 and 1903, winning seven times in that period.

They were founding members of the Southern Amateur Football League in 1907 in which they remained in until 1946, winning the Sussex Senior Cup three more times in that period. They briefly left in 1920 and was one of the founding teams of the Sussex County Football League, in which they stayed for one season and returned to the Southern Amateur Football League in 1921. 1946 saw them join the Corinthian League. In 1953, Eastbourne played their local rivals Hastings United in the FA Cup, although they lost 7-2 the team had their record attendance of 7,378.

In 1963 the Corinthian League merged with the Athenian League in which they were in the first division for the first three seasons before relegating into the second division. In 1971, they changed their name from Eastbourne F.C. to the present name. But during the 1975-76 season, they reached the 5th round of the FA Vase. Although they nearly amalgamated with league rivals Eastbourne United But opted to re-join the Sussex County League.

Sussex County League

Their first season in the Sussex County League was successful, winning the Division 1 title in their first attempt. Although they nearly came close by finishing third in the 1984/85 and 1985/86 seasons.

In 2001 they were relegated into Division 2 after 25 years, missing promotion in 2002 but rose again into Division 1 at the end of the 2002-03 season after finishing second place.

In the 2006-07 season, they became Sussex County League champions again on the last day of the season, defeating Oakwood 6-1 away from home to pip Whitehawk at the post, earning promotion to the Isthmian League Division One South.

The club runs a reserve team, and for the 08/09 season two youth (under 18's) team and a ladies' team.

Honors and Achievements

Winners: 1889/90, 1890/91, 1893/94, 1894/95, 1898/99, 1899/00, 1900/01, 1902/03, 1921/22, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1952/53.

Division 1 Champions: 1920/21, 2006/07.

Winners: 1931/32, 1951/52, 1953/54, 1985/86, 1986/87.

5th Round: 1975/76

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Russell Tanner
DF Paul Richardson
DF Ben Putland
DF Lloyd Antony
25 DF Mohd Danial Jeffri Amran
26 MF Haikal Irfan Amir
Danny Simmonds
Simon Catt
FW James Norwood
Jamie Salvidge
FW Steve Dallaway
19 FW Mohd Zulfikar Jeffri Amran
23 FW Fariz Maulana Rahman

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ Bauckham, David (2006). Dugouts. New Holland. ISBN 1-8453-7478-9. 

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