East Grinstead Town F.C.

East Grinstead Town

Full name

East Grinstead Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Wasps

Founded

8 May 1890 (as East Grinstead)

Ground

East Court, East Grinstead

Chairman

Richard Tramontin

Manager

Simon Funnell

League

Isthmian League
Division One South

2014–15

Isthmian League
Division One South, 22nd (Reprieved)

Home colours

East Grinstead Town F.C. is an English football club based in East Grinstead, West Sussex. As of 2014 the club are members of Division One South of the Isthmian League and play at East Court.

History

The club was established on 8 May 1890 as East Grinstead, and did not play their first competitive match until 1900, when they were founder members of the Mid-Sussex League. They won the league in 1902, and in 1909 were joint winners of the Sussex Junior Cup. In 1920 they were founder members of the Sussex County League, and finished bottom of the table in its first season.^[1] After finishing eleventh out of twelve the following season, they left the league. They returned in 1924, but after finishing bottom of the table again in both 1924–25 and 1925–26, they left again after failing to be re-elected and dropped into the Brighton League. In 1930 they transferred to the Southern Amateur League, winning Division Three in 1931–32. They returned to the Mid-Sussex, and after winning it in 1936–37, returned to the Sussex County League for a third spell.^[2]

In the first season after World War II they were placed in the Eastern Division, but the league returned to a single division for the 1946–47 season. After a second division was added in 1952. East Grinstead remained in Division One until 1979, when they were relegated to Division Two. In 1988–89 they finished bottom of the division and were relegated to Division Three. After finishing third in 1990–91 they were promoted to Division Two, and two seasons later they finished third again, earning promotion to Division One. However, they finished bottom of the table in 1994–95 and were relegated back to Division Two.

In 1997 the club was renamed East Grinstead Town.^[3] They were promoted back to Division One after finishing third in 2002–03, but were relegated back to Division Two after two seasons. In 2007–08 they won Division Two, and were promoted back to Division One.^[4] They were promoted to the Isthmian League in 2013–14.

Ground

East Grinstead Town play their home games at East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 3LS.

Their ground is called the GAC stadium

Honours

Sussex County League
- Division Two champions 2007–08
Mid-Sussex League
- Champions 1901–02, 1936–37
Southern Amateur League
- Division Three champions 1931–32

Cup honours

The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup^[5]
- Winners (1): 2003–04
- Runners Up (1): 1974–75
Baldwin Cup
- winners 1951–52

Records

Attendance: 2,006 vs Lancing, FA Amateur Cup, November, 1947^[2]

References

↑ East Grinstead at the Football Club History Database
↑ 2.0 2.1 History East Grinstead Town FC
↑ East Grinstead Town at the Football Club History Database
↑ Sussex Division Two Tony Kempster
↑ "R.U.R. Cup Final Results – Sussex County Football Association". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.

External links

Official website

Isthmian League

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