Seaford Town F.C.

Seaford Town F.C. are a football club based in Seaford, East Sussex, England.

History

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).

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 two occasions - a Preliminary Round defeat at the hands of Cowes Sports in 1975-76, but after the erection of the floodlights, became eligible for the national competition from the 2008-09 season and were subsequently knocked out by Chichester City United in the Preliminary Round that season. After recent ground improvements the club has once again entered the competition and in season 2011-12 will entertain Cobham in the Preliminary Round.

For the 2010-11 season, they are still members of the Sussex County League Division Two. Their current manager is Tony Coade.

The Club is purely amateur and run by local volunteers. As well as First and Reserve Teams playing Senior level football, the Club has a Youth section for teams in the Under 8 to Under 18 age-groups, which play and compete in the Sussex Sunday Youth League.