| Full name | Little Common Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1966 (as Albion United) | ||
| Ground | The Recreation Ground Little Common Bexhill-on-Sea |
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| Chairman | Ken Cherry[1] | ||
| Manager | Mark Linch and Chris Shoesmith[1] | ||
| League | Sussex County League Division Two |
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| 2010–11 | Sussex County League Division Two, 13th |
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Little Common F.C. is a football club based in Bexhill, East Sussex, who currently play in Division Two of the Sussex County Football League. The club were founded as Albion United and were later renamed Little Common Albion, before dropping the 'Albion' from their name and are based at Little Common Recreation Ground.[2]
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Little Common were formed in 1966 as Albion United, originally consisting of two youth teams playing in the local Hastings League. By the 1977/78 season the club were playing in the East Sussex League and won a league and cup double, subsequently joining Division Two of the Sussex County League. Their first season in the League saw them finish in 5th place and reaching the Division Two Cup final, losing out to Crowborough Athletic.[2]
The club changed their name to Little Common Albion after the 1985/86 season, the two subsequent seasons saw them finish in 6th place, however by the 1993/94 the finished bottom and were related to Division Three. The club then finished bottom in the 1994/95 season and left the Sussex County League and rejoined the East Sussex League, however the club found themselves playing junior football after another relegation.[2]
By the 1998/99 season Little Common were back in the East Sussex Premier Division and just missed out on promotion back to the Sussex County League to Seaford, however the club were relegated back to Division One the following season. The 2004/05 season saw Little Common win the East Sussex League and earn promotion back into the Sussex County League.[2]
Their most noteworthy and prolific player is Lewis Hole, top scorer in Division Two in the 2009/2010 season with an impressive 36 goals.
Little Common play their home games at Little Common Recreation Ground, where they have been based since their formation. When the club first used the ground, the field had no facilities until 1974 when the club used two prefabricated buildings to house changing rooms and a bar.[2]
The new sports pavilion was opened in 2002 after the football club joined up with the local council and cricket club and were awarded a £262,000 lottery grant from Sport England. The construction of the new pavilion alongside other minor works around the pitch has brought the ground up to the required standard for the team to be able to play in the Sussex County League.[2]
A new stand was erected behind the goal and this has been named the "Lewis Hole Stand" in honour of their leading prolific goalscorer Lewis Hole. The unveiling is due for summer 2011.
Not only is Lewis Hole the clubs most prolific goalscorer but he is also but he is also chairman of the clubs social committee. He organises amazing pub sessions for his team mates but unfortunately most of them follow Chris Steward and go home early.
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