Sidley United F.C.

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Sidley United
Full name Sidley United Football Club
Nickname(s) "The Blues"
Founded 1906
Ground Gullivers Sports Ground
Bexhill-on-Sea
Chairman Dickie Day
Manager Vacant
League Sussex County League
Division One
2011–12 Sussex County League
Division One, 11th
Home colours
Away colours
Sidley at home to Sidlesham

Sidley United F.C. is a football club based in Sidley, near Bexhill, England. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association[1] For the 2012–13 season, they are members of the Sussex County League Division One.

History

Sidley United were founded in 1906 and were founder members of Division Two of the Sussex County League in 1952.[2] Which they managed to win in the 1958–59 season.[3] By 1965 the club found themselves back in Division Two, however they won the Division straight away to win promotion back into Division One.[4]

The club alternated between Division One and Two for the next 21 seasons, which saw them twice finish runners up in Division Two in 1971 and 1978.[5] During this period the club also made their debut in the FA Cup in the 1973-74 season.[5] At the end of the 1987–88 season Sidley were relegated into Division Three.[6] It then took the club three seasons to get back up to Division Two when they won promotion into Division Two as runners-up in 1988–89.[6]

In 1996–97 Sidley won the Division Two cup and won the league in 1998–99, winning promotion back into Division One.[7] The 2000–01 season saw Sidley win Division One for the first time in their history, finishing five points ahead of Burgess Hill Town, they also won the John O'Hara League Challenge Cup completing the league and cup double.[2] Seven seasons later at the end of the 2007-08 campaign the club were relegated back to Divisions two, when they finished bottom of Division One.[8] Under the management of John Lambert the club gained promotion back to Division One at the end of the 2009-10 season, and completed a double by winning the Hastings Senior Cup as well.[9][10] The club has since remained in Division One.

Stadium

Sidley United play their home games at Gullivers Sports Ground,Glovers Lane, North Road, Sidley, East Sussex, TN39 5BL.

The ground is named after the farmer who donated the ground for sporting activity, where they share with Sidley Cricket Club. The ground contains the clubhouse next to the main entrance and a new seater stand built to allow Sidley to play in Division One.[2]

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
England GK Harry Killick
England GK Gavin Bourne
England DF Chris Rea
England DF Carl Morris
England DF Danny Spice
England DF Mark Chandler
England DF Dan Cruickshank
England DF Paddy Cody
England DF Paul Tuppeney
No. Position Player
England MF Chris Agutter
England MF Marc Munday
England MF Jason Taylor
England MF Kevin Bird
England MF Lawrence Brand
England FW Kevin Barden
England FW Scott McDonald
England FW Terry Payne
England FW Lewis Hole
England FW Steve Morris

Honours

League honours

  • Sussex County League Division One[5]
    • Champions (1): 2000–01
  • Sussex County League Division Two[5]
    • Champions (3): 1958–59, 1964–65, 1998–99
    • Runners-up (2): 1971–72, 1977–78
  • Sussex County League Division Three[5]
    • Runners-up (1): 1989–90

Cup honours

  • The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup[11]
    • Runners Up (1): 2002–03
  • Sussex County League Challenge Cup[12]
    • Winners (1): 2000-01
    • Runners Up (2): 1969-70, 2006–07
  • Sussex County League Division Two Cup[12]
    • Winners (2): 1957-58, 1996–97
    • Runners Up (2): 1953-54, 1975–76
  • Hastings Senior Cup[10][13]
    • Winners (2): 2009-10, 2010–11
    • Runners Up (1): 2011-12

Records

  • Highest League Position:[5] 1st in Sussex County League Division One 2000-01
  • FA Cup best performance:[5] First Qualifying Round 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79
  • FA Vase best performance:[5] Third Round 1998–99, 2005–06

Former players

  1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
  2. Players with full international caps.

References

  1. ↑ "misconduct minutes". Surrey County FA. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sidley United FC". Nomad Online. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  3. ↑ "Sussex County League 1920-1960". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  4. ↑ "Sussex County League 1960-1980". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Sidley United at the Football Club History Database
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Sussex County League 1980-1993". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  7. ↑ "Sidley United Football Club - Home Page". Sidley United Football Club. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  8. ↑ "Sussex County League 2003-2012". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  9. ↑ Published on Thursday 2 August 2012 12:00 (2012-08-02). "Season preview - Sidley United - County League Football". Rye and Battle Observer. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "2011/12 Reports". Sidleyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  11. ↑ "R.U.R. Cup Final Results – Sussex County Football Association". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "SCFL Division 2 Cup - Sussex County Football League". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  13. ↑ Published on Wednesday 28 March 2012 16:50 (2012-03-28). "Bexhill cup win "a bit special" - County League Football - Hastings and St. Leonards Observer". Hastingsobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 

External links

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Division Two
Division Three
Reserves Premier
Reserves East
Reserves West
Seasons

Coordinates: 50°51′26.78″N 0°28′25.43″E / 50.8574389°N 0.4737306°E / 50.8574389; 0.4737306

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