| Full name | Horley Town Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Clarets | |
| Founded | 1896 (as Horley F.C.) | |
| Ground | The New Defence, Horley (Capacity: 2,000 (130 seated)) |
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| Chairman | Mark Sale | |
| Manager | Ali Rennie | |
| League | Combined Counties League Premier Division |
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| 2010–11 | Combined Counties League Premier Division, 16th |
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Horley Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Horley, Surrey, England. They currently run 3 senior teams with the first team playing at step 5 of the National League System in the Combined Counties Football League[1]. They have a junior section with teams from Under 7 to Under 18.[2]
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The club was originally known as Horley F.C. and was first affiliated to Surrey F.A. in 1896. In 1908 the club merged with Gatwick Rovers but did not change its name until 1975 when it became Horley Town F.C. In 1984 the club joined the Combined Counties Football League, but left in 1996 and were members of local leagues until rejoining the Combined Counties in 2003. They are currently members of the Premier Division, which is a feeder league to the Isthmian League. Horley were demoted to Division 1 in season 2005-2006 because their ground failed to meet the facility requirements of the league.[3] The club also has a reserve side that plays in the Suburban Football League and a youth team which competes in the Southern Youth League.[4]
Horley Town play their home matches at the New Defence which they moved into in 2003. Their previous ground was known as The Defence in memory of those that died in the defence of their country.[4]
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